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Nienstedt, Gerd 1932-1993

Overview
Works: 251 works in 653 publications in 5 languages and 7,656 library holdings
Genres: Operas  Live sound recordings  Drama  Requiems  Excerpts  Cantatas  Art music  Librettos  Filmed performances  Studio recordings 
Roles: Performer, Singer, Other, Actor, br=, Vocalist, b=b, Conductor, htt, t=t
Classifications: M1500, 782.1
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by Gerd Nienstedt
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner( )

37 editions published between 1974 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 967 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg): Overture performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra with Yevgeny Mravinsky conducting. [Note: This product is an authorized CD-R and is manufactured on demand]
Die Walküre by Richard Wagner( )

38 editions published between 1973 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 792 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wagner's powerful and wrenching tale of ill-fated love requires a cast of great singing actors, and that's just what this broadcast provides. Jon Vickers and Régine Crespin are the brother and sister who fall rapturously in love, only to be torn apart by death. The legendary Birgit Nilsson sings Brünnhilde, the Valkyrie of the title who is punished by her father (the magnificent Theo Adam as Wotan) for doing what he really wants her to do. Herbert von Karajan conducts his final Met performance
Lohengrin : highlights by Richard Wagner( )

8 editions published between 1971 and 2003 in German and held by 599 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner( )

16 editions published between 1967 and 2015 in German and Undetermined and held by 507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Under James Levine's thrilling direction the famous Met Orchestra is at its best in this first installment of Wagner's Ring cycle. From the dark, mysterious beginning in the depths of the Rhine River to the blazing end as the gods cross the rainbow bridge into their new home of Valhalla, this is a searing performance. James Morris is the commanding Wotan, the god who thinks he has everything under control, even as he unwittingly sows the seeds of his own destruction
Parsifal by Richard Wagner( )

26 editions published between 1964 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wagner's mystical opera makes extraordinary demands on the conductor, but James Levine is renowned for the special affection and authority he brings to this transcendent work. The music shimmers and glows, evoking the legendary world of the Knights of the Holy Grail and the pure fool who brings healing power to the land. Peter Hofmann stars as the questing title hero, Jerome Hines sings the wise old man, Gurnemanz, and Mignon Dunn is the voluptuous Kundry, whose erotic temptations almost ensnare the young hero
The great choral works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( )

7 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in 3 languages and held by 382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sir Colin Davis conducts Mozart's Great Mass, Coronation Mass and Requiem
Lulu by Alban Berg( )

17 editions published between 1979 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Christine Schäfer sings the title role in Berg's twelve-tone masterpiece--the femme fatale who so enthralls admirers both male and female that they are powerless to halt their own destruction. Among them are Dr. Schön (James Courtney) and his son Alwa (David Kuebler), the Countess Geschwitz (Hanna Schwarz), the Painter (Clifton Forbes), two princes, an acrobat, and a schoolboy. But the magnetic Lulu is the emotional vortex around which everything revolves--all the way through her own downward spiral, until she is brutally murdered by Jack the Ripper. Maestro James Levine brings unparalleled insight and unexpected lyricism to the score, leading a powerful performance
Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner( )

12 editions published between 1973 and 2010 in German and Undetermined and held by 351 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

El anillo del nibelungo en alemán, es un ciclo de cuatro óperas épicas, basadas libremente en figuras y elementos de la mitología germánica, particularmente las Sagas islandesas. Estas operas son, El oro del Rin (Das Rheingold), La valquiria (Die Walküre), Sigfrido (Siegfried) y El ocaso de los dioses (Götterdämmerung)
Lohengrin by Richard Wagner( )

17 editions published between 1971 and 1997 in 4 languages and held by 320 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recorded June 1990, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth
Singing earth by Elinor Remick Warren( )

3 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in English and held by 313 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Elektra by Richard Strauss( )

1 edition published in 2018 in German and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In the courtyard of the palace of Agamemnon, murdered king of Mycenae, Elektra bemoans her father's murder at the hands of her mother, Klytämnestra, and her mother's lover, Aegisth. She vows vengeance. She is interrupted by her younger sister, Chrysothemis, who urges Elektra to give up her obsession with revenge so they both can lead normal lives. Chrysothemis reappears with news that Orest is dead. Stunned, Elektra tells her sister she must now help kill Klytämnestra and Aegisth. When the girl pulls away in terror and runs off, Elektra starts to dig for the buried ax that killed Agamemnon. She is interrupted by a stranger who says he has come to inform Klytämnestra of Orest's death. When Elektra reveals her name, he tells her Orest lives. Servants come and kiss his hand. The dogs of the house know me, he says, but not my own sister. Crying his name, Elektra falls into Orest's arms and tells him she has lived only for his return. Their reunion is cut short when Orest is summoned before Klytämnestra. He kills both the queen and her lover. Elektra begins an ecstatic dance and when Chryothemis returns, Elektra falls dead
Boulez conducts Mahler, Wagner by Pierre Boulez( )

4 editions published in 2009 in 3 languages and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tannhäuser : highlights = höhepunkte = extraits by Richard Wagner( )

2 editions published in 1997 in German and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Leonore (1805) by Ludwig van Beethoven( )

1 edition published in 2021 in German and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Das Klagende Lied by Gustav Mahler( Recording )

22 editions published between 1970 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Waldmarchen=Forest tale=Histoire de la Foret--Der Spielmann=The minstrel=Le menestrel--Hochzeitsstuck=Wedding piece=Le mariage
Requiem : K 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( Recording )

17 editions published between 1967 and 1991 in 5 languages and held by 167 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

CD #710
Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner( Recording )

27 editions published between 1966 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Digital Audio Download Includes: Part 1: 1. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I: Vorspiel (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Karl Ridderbusch/Bernd Weikl/Peter Schreier/Martin Vantin/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 2. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 1: Westw?rts schweift der Blick (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Peter Schreier/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 3. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 2: Frisch weht der Wind der Heimat zu (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Peter Schreier/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 4. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 2: Hab 'acht, Tristan! (Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 5. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Weh! ach wehe! Dies zu dulden! (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 6. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 7. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: O blinde Augen! Bl?de Herzen! (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 8. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Welcher Wahn! Welch' eitles Z?rnen! (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 9. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Kennst du der Mutter K?nste nicht? (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 10. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 4: Auf! Auf! Ihr Frauen! (Helga Dernesch/Walter Berry/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 11. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 4: Herrn Tristan bringe meinen Gruss (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 12. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 4: H?rtest du nicht? Hier bleib' ich (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 13. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Begehrt, Herrin, was ihr w?nscht (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 14. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Da du so sittsam, mein Herr Tristan (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) Part 2: 1. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: War Morold dir so wert (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 2. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Des Schweigens Herrin heisst mich schweigen (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 3. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Tristan! ... Isolde! (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 4. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Schnell, den Mantel, den K?nigsschmuck! (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 5. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act II: Vorspiel (Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von ... (P) 2011 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd
Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner( )

7 editions published in 2005 in 3 languages and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Soloists: Wiener Philharmoniker Georg Solti, con
Das klagende Lied : cantata = Kantate = cantate by Gustav Mahler( Recording )

2 editions published in 1991 in German and held by 82 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The best of the Ring by Richard ( Wagner( Recording )

2 editions published in 1996 in German and held by 75 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

 
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Alternative Names
Gerd Nienstedt

Gerd Nienstedt deutscher Opernsänger

Gerd Nienstedt Duits zanger (1932-1993)

Gerd Nienstedt opera singer

Nienstedt, Gert

Nienstedt Gert 1932-...

Nienstedt Karl Gustav Gerhard

Languages
German (179)

French (18)

Latin (15)

English (12)

Italian (2)