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Brendel, Wolfgang

Overview
Works: 425 works in 1,150 publications in 5 languages and 11,153 library holdings
Genres: Operas  Live sound recordings  Requiems  Excerpts  Arrangements (Music)  Art music  Librettos  Opera adaptations  Musical settings  Songs 
Roles: Performer, Singer, Author, Other, Vocalist, br=, Contributor, Actor, Interviewee, Instrumentalist
Classifications: M1500, 782.1
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by Wolfgang Brendel
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss( )

54 editions published between 1968 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 1,041 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A brilliant ensemble cast bring Strauss's beloved operetta to life, with new English dialogue by playwright Douglas Carter Beane and lyrics by Jeremy Sams (who also directed this production, first seen on New Year's Eve 2013). Christopher Maltman and Susanna Phillips are Eisenstein and Rosalinde, the married couple at the center of this lighthearted tale of love, revenge, and mistaken identities. Paulo Szot sings Falke, Eisenstein's friend, who sets the plot in motion. Anthony Roth Costanzo is Prince Orlofsky, Jane Archibald sings Adele, and Broadway star Danny Burstein is Frosch, the jailer. Adam Fischer conducts
Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( )

19 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 616 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

18. Jahrhundert; Oper
The magic flute (highlights) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( )

8 editions published between 1982 and 2001 in German and held by 551 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Werke für Chor und Orchester by Johannes Brahms( )

24 editions published between 1983 and 1997 in German and Undetermined and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Leonora by Fernando Paer( )

19 editions published between 1978 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor by Otto Nicolai( )

27 editions published between 1977 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Komisch-phantastische Oper in drei Akten. Libretto: Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
Der Freischutz by Carl Maria von Weber( )

22 editions published between 1980 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 350 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The opera holds a crucial place in history, setting the course of German Romantic opera. Nikolaus Harnoncourt's typically probing approach produced an interpretation that, in the words of the distinguished critic Alan Blyth, 'has the ring of reality about it, uncovering the troubled psyche and element of superstition in this extraordinary piece.'
Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns( Visual )

20 editions published between 1981 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 340 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The classic story of seduction, betrayal of love and religion and the vengence of man and God
Alt-Rhapsodie ; Nänie ; Schicksalslied ; Triumphlied by Johannes Brahms( )

8 editions published between 1983 and 1990 in German and Undetermined and held by 306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rhapsodie für Alt, Männerchor & Orchester, op. 53. Text aus Harzreise im Winter von J.W. Goethe / Schicksalslied für Chor & Orchester, op. 54. Text: F. Hölderlin / Nänie für Chor & Orchester, op. 82. Text: F. Schiller / Gesang der Parzen für Chor & Orchester, op. 89. Text: J.W. Goethe / Marienlieder für Chor a cappella, op. 22
The magic flute : highlights by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( )

2 editions published in 2000 in German and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ein deutsches Requiem : op. 45 by Johannes Brahms( )

13 editions published between 1965 and 2001 in German and held by 290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

1. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen (13:33) -- 2. Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras (15:33) -- 3. Herr, lehre doch mich (10:58) -- 4. Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen (5:41) -- 5. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (8:09) -- 6. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt (11:34) -- 7. Selig sind die Toten (14:09)
Great opera duets by Anonymous and Multiple Composer Title Listing (multiple composer volumes)( )

4 editions published in 2007 in Italian and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Spanning 400 years of musical history, this collection features some of the greatest operatic duets with works by Purcell, Handel, Mozart, Verdi, and more
Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms( )

11 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in German and Undetermined and held by 284 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Brahms's Requiem, completed in 1868, draws on the legacy of his forerunners, Heinrich Schütz and Johann Sebastian Bach. In setting texts from the German Bible, it deliberately departs from the models of the Catholic liturgy and imposes a sorrowing yet consolatory meditation on death and the Last Judgment, in the manner of a poignant and grandiose cradle song for the dead
Das Paradies und die Peri : op. 50 by Robert Schumann( )

4 editions published in 2007 in German and English and held by 281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi( )

5 editions published in 2003 in Italian and held by 277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

EMI: Cdh 7 61052 2
Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( )

7 editions published between 1999 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two Italian soldiers test the faithfulness of their respective lovers by faking their departure to battle, reappearing in disguise as Albanians and proceeding to court them
Die Fledermaus : extraits by Johann Strauss( )

4 editions published in 1997 in German and held by 273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Berühmte Opernarien = Famous opera arias = Airs d'opéra célèbres by Edita Gruberova( )

2 editions published in 2002 in Italian and held by 272 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Der Freischütz highlights by Carl Maria von Weber( )

3 editions published between 1991 and 2015 in German and held by 272 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Orchestra and Chorus of the Berlin Opera, Lovro Von Matacic, conductor. Claire Watson; Rudolf Schock; Gottlob Frick; Fritz Ollendorff; Lotte Schaedle
Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni( )

7 editions published between 1978 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 270 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

EMI: Cdh 7 61052 2
 
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Alternative Names
Wolfgang Brendel

Wolfgang Brendel artiste lyrique

Wolfgang Brendel cantante de ópera alemán

Wolfgang Brendel deutscher Opernsänger

Wolfgang Brendel Duits zanger

Wolfgang Brendel German opera singer

Wolfgang Brendel Germany karimba ŋun nyɛ doo

Wolfgang Brendel professor académico alemão

Wolfgang Brendel tysk professor

Languages
German (176)

Italian (32)

French (23)

English (6)

Latin (1)