Performance with significant cuts. Rec. at Großer Musikvereinssaal, Vienna,
1962-04-18.
Cast: Fritz Wunderlich (Evangelist, Tenor Arias), Otto Wiener (Christus), Wilma Lipp (Soprano Arias), Christa Ludwig (Contralto Arias), Walter Berry (Petrus, Bass Arias), Wolfgang Schellenberg (Hoherpriester), Peter Wimberger (Pilatus), Robert Springer (Judas, 2. Priester), Otto Binder (1. Priester), Mia Pavlik (1. Magd), Elfriede Rosner (2. Magd), Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien, Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Symphoniker, cond. Karl Böhm
Henrik Engelbrecht in Gramophone's "International Opera Collector", Spring 1998: "Wunderlich is in superb voice, as is Christ Ludwig, but the set is marred by an inadequate choir and performances by Wilma Lipp and Otto Wiener that were better kept in eternal darkness. Listen with your finger on the CD-player's skip button!"
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