Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde) - Richard Wagner
The original, classic mono recording of Tristan and Isolde is for many still the supreme version.
Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, 1952.
Cast: Ludwig Suthaus (Tristan), Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Blanche Thebom (Brangäne), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Kurwenal), Josef Greindl (König Marke).
EMI CMS5 67621-1 (mono)