Today I am posting this 1956 WDR radio studio recording of Fidelio. in 2007 this was released on CD, taken straight from the master tapes. Sound quality was excellent, but sadly no attention was paid to tape speed and pitch meandered around throughout the performance - sometimes sharp, sometimes flat (see screenshots). "Abscheulicher", for example, started at a much higher pitch than it ended. I restored every part to a consistent a=444 Hz.
FIDELIO
Oper in zwei Aufzügen von Ludwig van Beethoven.
Text von Joseph Sonnleithner und Friedrich Treischke.
Don Fernando, Minister: Hans Braun
Don Pizarro, Gouverneur: Paul Schöffler (Dialoge: Walther Richter)
Florestan, Gefangener: Hans Hopf (Dialoge: Gerhard Becker)
Leonore, seine Gattin: Birgit Nilsson (Dialoge: Ingeborg Schlegel)
Rocco, Kerkermeister: Gottlob Frick (Dialoge: Kaspar Brüninghaus)
Marzelline, seine Tochter: Ingeborg Wenglor (Dialoge: Brigitte Schubert)
Jaquino, Pförtner: Gerhard Unger (Dialoge: Thomas Braut)
1. Gefangener: Peter Witsch
2. Gefangener: Walter Koller
Kölner Rundfunkchor
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Erich Kleiber
Köln, Funkhaus des WDR, Saal I, 7. - 12. Januar 1956
Radio studio recording, pitch corrected to a=444 Hz
2 FLAC files: https://1fichier.com/?xivxmw8o4fcu9vhonkdb "
