Johann Balthasar König

Johann Balthasar König (baptised 28 January 1691 – buried 2 April 1758) was a German Baroque composer, especially of hymn melodies, having published a hymnal with 1,913 melodies. He was the church musician at Frankfurt's main Protestant church, the Katharinenkirche, and the town's Kapellmeister. He was also closely associated with Georg Philipp Telemann.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1691 (Waltershausen), Died 1758 (Frankfurt am Main)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 664ae 10-in. September 1909 Jesu din søde forening at smage Carl Hagemann Male vocal solo composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "König, Johann Balthasar," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109174.

König, Johann Balthasar. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109174.

"König, Johann Balthasar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109174

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