August Eduard Grell

Eduard Grell or August Eduard Grell (6 November 1800 – 10 August 1886) was a German composer, organist, and music teacher.

Grell was born in Berlin. Among his early teachers were Carl Friedrich Zelter and Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen. On Zelter's recommendation, Grell became in 1817 the organist at the Nikolaikirche in Berlin; he also joined the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin of which he was a lifelong member, and director from 1853 to 1876, succeeding Rungenhagen. He also became in 1853 professor of composition at the Prussian Academy of Arts. In 1864 he was awarded the order "Pour le Mérite".

Grell's oeuvre includes three symphonies, three string quartets, and large amounts of vocal music. He is considered one of the leaders of the Palestrina renaissance in Europe. He was also the first to produce the Christmas Oratorio since the death of its composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 6, 1800 (Berlin), Died August 10, 1886 (Berlin)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-3333 10-in. 4/25/1906 The laurel and the rose Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone 0RA132 10-in. 10/9/1934 Gnädig und barhmerzig ist der Herr Berliner Solisten-Vereinigung Waldo Favre ; Otto Favre Vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grell, August Eduard," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116545.

Grell, August Eduard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116545.

"Grell, August Eduard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116545

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