Franz Abt
Franz Wilhelm Abt (22 December 1819 – 31 March 1885) was a German composer and choral conductor. He composed roughly 3,000 individual works mostly in the area of vocal music. Several of his songs were at one time universally sung, and have obtained a more or less permanent place in the popular repertory. Abt was a renowned choral conductor, and he spent much of the last three decades of his life working as a guest conductor with choirs throughout Europe and in the United States. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 22, 1819 (Eilenburg), Died March 31, 1885 (Nordfriedhof (Wiesbaden))
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 830 | 7-in. | 8/10/1897 | Morning serenade | Boston Fadettes Ladies Brass Quartette | Brass quartet | composer | |
| Berliner | 1566 | 7-in. | 4/21/1897 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts ziehn | F. H. Weber | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]940 | 7-in. | 9/9/1901 | Sonnenlicht, Sonnenschein | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]940 | 10-in. | 8/4/1902 | Sonnenlicht, Sonnenschein | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2070 | 7-in. | 3/17/1903 | When the swallows homeward fly | Minnie Emmett | Female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]2070 | 10-in. | 3/17/1903 | When the swallows homeward fly | Minnie Emmett | Female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3542 | 10-in. | 9/9/1901 | Sonnenlicht, Sonneschein | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | C-552 | 12-in. | 10/7/1903 | Embarrassment | Jules Levy | Cornet solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-1407 | 10-in. | 6/3/1904 | Sonnenlicht Sonnenschein | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-1468 | 10-in. | 6/10/1904 | The merry postillion | Jean Moeremans | Saxophone solo | composer | |
| Victor | A-1468 | 7-in. | 6/10/1904 | The merry postillion | Jean Moeremans | Saxophone solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-2369 | 10-in. | 3/13/1905 | When the swallows homeward fly | Charles D'Almaine ; Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with piano and violin obbligato | composer | |
| Victor | B-2954 | 10-in. | 12/13/1905 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts zieh'n | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | E-2954 | 8-in. | 3/22/1906 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts zieh'n | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-3503 | 10-in. | 7/10/1906 | Min älskades namn | Joel Mossberg | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | E-4308 | 8-in. | 3/14/1907 | When the swallows homeward fly | Elise Stevenson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-4532 | 10-in. | 5/24/1907 | When I know that thou art near me | Frederic Freemantel ; Corinne Morgan | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-4678 | 10-in. | 7/12/1907 | When the swallows homeward fly | Helene Noldi | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-4915 | 12-in. | 11/8/1907 | Ave Maria | Frederic Freemantel | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-9661 | 12-in. | 11/17/1910 | Über den Sternen ist Ruh | Albert G. Janpolski | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-10967 | 10-in. | 9/15/1911 | The foot traveler | Marguerite Dunlap ; Elizabeth Wheeler | Female vocal duet, with violin and cello | composer | |
| Victor | B-11574 | 10-in. | 2/8/1912 | Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind | Albert G. Janpolski | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12212 | 10-in. | 7/18/1912 | Far o'er the stars is rest | Evan Williams | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12279 | 10-in. | 8/1/1912 | When I know that thou art near | Elsie Baker ; Frederick J. Wheeler | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12637 | 10-in. | 11/21/1912 | The fisher boy | Kitty Berger | Harp-zither solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-12649 | 10-in. | 11/25/1912 | O Lord, most holy | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-13491 | 10-in. | 6/26/1913 | Over the stars there is rest | Elsie Baker ; Frederick J. Wheeler | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15774 | 10-in. | 3/10/1915 | When the swallows homeward fly | Lucy Isabelle Marsh | Female vocal solo, with flute and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15908 | 10-in. | 4/16/1915 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwarts zieh'n | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with violin obbligato and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15978 | 10-in. | 4/30/1915 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwarts ziehn | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-16652 | 12-in. | 10/13/1915 | Embarrassment | Sophie Braslau | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-17837 | 10-in. | 6/12/1916 | When the swallows homeward fly | McKee Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | B-18415 | 10-in. | 9/11/1916 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwarts ziehen | Carl Schlegel | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21571 | 10-in. | 3/12/1918 | O hur underskön är ej varens tid | Grace Eklund Carlson ; Florence Eklund Reims | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-25298 | 10-in. | 5/11/1921 | Den älskades namn | Gustaf Holmquist | Male vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-25888 | 10-in. | 12/21/1921 | O Schwarzwald, O Heimat | Schwäbische Liedergruppe | Mixed vocal chorus, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-27811 | 10-in. | 4/9/1923 | Abendglocken | Deutsches Opernhaus Quartett | Male vocal quartet, with brass quartet | composer | |
| Victor | B-27813 | 10-in. | 4/9/1923 | Frühmorgens wenn die Hähne kräh'n | Deutsches Opernhaus Quartett | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37314 | 10-in. | 12/14/1926 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts zieh'n | George Gut ; Teles Longtin | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-038228 | 10-in. | 7/6/1939 | The new year | Ruth Carhart ; Vaughn Comfort ; Betty Martin | Female vocal duet, with piano ("The new year"; "To Rosella"); mixed vocal trio, with piano ("March wind") | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 110 | 7-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | Fly away, birdling (op.196, no.1) | Mina Hickman ; William F. Hooley | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 110 | 10-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | Fly away, birdling (op.196, no.1) | Mina Hickman ; William F. Hooley | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 1421 | 7-in. | ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 | The last wish | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 1421 | 10-in. | ca. 1903-1908 | The last wish | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 19234 | 10-in. | 2/10/1911 | When the swallows homeward fly | Will Oakland | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 38166 | 10-in. | 7/29/1912 | When I know that thou art near me | Elsie Baker ; Frederick J. Wheeler | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39774 | 10-in. | 1/14/1915 | When the swallows homeward fly | Charles Adams Prince | Celeste solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 45718 | 10-in. | 5/29/1915 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwarts ziehn | Karl Jörn | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 45848 | 10-in. | 7/9/1915 | When the swallows homeward fly | Charles Adams [i.e., Charles Adams Prince] | Celeste solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 80936 | 10-in. | 4/6/1923 | When the swallows homeward fly | Lucy Gates | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 30630 | 12-in. | ca. Jan. 1911 | Am neckar, am rhein | Alexander Heinemann | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 48875 | 12-in. | 7/17/1916 | Over the stars there is rest | Oscar Seagle | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 49175 | 12-in. | 4/9/1917 | When the swallows homeward fly | Oscar Seagle | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 12508 | 10-in. | approximately 1905 | Soldatenart | Albert Moser | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 43962 | 10-in. | approximately May 1916 | Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind | Johannes Sembach | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 59431 | 12-in. | approximately 1916-1917 | Wald andacht | Hermann Weil | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 15029-15030 | 10-in. | 3/2/1925 | Gut’ nacht | Friedrich Schorr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 15084-15085 | 10-in. | 3/6/1925 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts gieh’n | Friedrich Schorr | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 637 | 10-in. | approximately Apr. 1911 | Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind | Heinrich Hensel | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 814 | Not documented | 9/25/1911 | When the swallows homeward fly | Pauline Benedict ; Grace Kerns | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 1036 | 10-in. | 5/21/1912 | When the swallows homeward fly | Harry Anthony ; Elizabeth Spencer | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 1076 | 10-in. | 6/14/1912 | Embarrassment | Harry Anthony ; Christine Miller | Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 2648 | 10-in. | 12/22/1913 | Embarrassment | Instrumental quartet (unidentified; Edison Records) | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
| Edison | 4682 | 10-in. | 4/24/1916 | Weiss ich dich in meiner Nähe | Marie Rappold ; Jacques Urlus | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 4687 | 10-in. | 4/25/1916 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts | Marie Rappold ; Jacques Urlus | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6870 | 10-in. | 7/14/1919 | He giveth His beloved sleep | Arthur Middleton | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 7444 | 10-in. | 7/13/1920 | The fisher boy | Kitty Berger | Zither solo | composer | |
| Edison | 7789 | 10-in. | 2/9/1921 | When the swallows homeward fly | Charles Hart ; Elizabeth Spencer | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 9987 | 10-in. | 2/3/1925 | Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts zieh'n | Manhattan Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Edison | 10318 | 10-in. | 4/14/1925 | Cuckoo, shall I grow old? | Anna Case | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | 253ae | 10-in. | Mar. 1909 | Morgonsång | Ernst Svedelius | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | BLR5241 | 10-in. | 3/26/1929 | O Jugend, wie bist du so schön | Marcel Wittrisch | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WAX3456 | 12-in. | between March and May 1928 | Serenade | Don Cossack Choir ; Serge Jaroff | Vocal chorus | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Abt, Franz," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105609.
Abt, Franz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105609.
"Abt, Franz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Abt, Franz, 1819-1885 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87801355
Wikidata: Franz Abt - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174178
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/15155083
MusicBrainz: Franz Abt - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d8d76372-0f17-4b36-9648-20317e3a6948
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