From: Miguel Muelle wrote:

>Which should I get, Bayreuth 1951 or 1963?

The two recordings you speak of are both classics.  The 1951 is
originally Decca but has this month been issued by Naxos, tansferred
from LPs.  I haven't heard this incarnation yet but I know the recording
well.  The 1963 (2, in fact) is on the Philips label.  I reviewed this
latter recording for Music Web at:

   http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2001/Sept01/Wagner_Parsifal.htm

but in the course of my review deal with the 1951 version also.  I think
you will find it helpful

My advice is to go for the later one if you can only have one.

Tony Duggan, England.
Mahler CD recordings survey is at:
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/Mahler/index.html