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 (Results 51-73 of 73 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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