Franz Abt

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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-73 of 73 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 51-73 of 73 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Abt, Franz," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105609.

Abt, Franz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105609.

"Abt, Franz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.