HUGO WOLF The Austrian composer Hugo Wolf carried still further the expressive power of the German Lied. His later life was clouded by illness, depression and final insanity, after a period of intense activity as a composer.
Songs
Collections of songs by Wolf include the 53 Mörike songs of 1888, settings of Eichendorff, 51 Goethe songs completed in 1889, the Spanisches Liederbuch of the same year, and the two collections of the Italienisches Liederbuch, the first written in 1891 and the second in 1896. These, along with the many other songs written between 1888 and 1897, form a remarkable body of work in which the texts set were given prominence in performance and served as the real and acknowledged inspiration for the music.
Instrumental Music
Wolf wrote or started to write orchestral compositions, chamber music and works for piano, many of these in the earlier years of his career. The best-known instrumental work is his Italian Serenade of 1892, a movement for string quartet to which he planned to add further movements and make a suite for small orchestra. It was first performed in 1904.
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Role: Classical Artist
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Catalogue No |
Work Category |
| BARBER, S.: String Quartet / Cello Sonata / WOLF, H.: Italian Serenade (Stradivari Records String Quartet) (1951) |
Naxos Classical Archives 9.80942 |
Chamber Music
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| BERG: String Quartet / Lyric Suite / WOLF: Italian Serenade |
Naxos 8.557374 |
Chamber Music
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| BJORLING, Jussi: Bjorling Collection, Vol. 5: Lieder and Songs (1939-1952) |
Naxos Historical 8.110789 |
Vocal
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| Choral Music (Russian) - TCHAIKOVKSY, P.I. / CHESNOKOV, P. / KALINNIKOV, V.S. / KOSELEV, A.I. (Sounds on my Spirit) (Russia Spiritual Revival Choir) |
Delos DE3301 |
Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
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| CLASSIC ARCHIVE: Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (NTSC) |
EuroArts 3085268 |
Classical Concert
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| CLASSIC ARCHIVE: Great Voices of the Golden Age (NTSC) |
EuroArts 3078538 |
Opera DVD, Classical Concert
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| CLASSIC MOODS - SCHUBERT, F. / BRAHMS, J. / DAVID, F. / BEETHOVEN, L. van / WOLF, H. / MAHLER, G. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / ABY, F.W. / REYER, E. |
Capriccio C18412 |
Orchestral, Vocal, Choral - Secular
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| DUPEYRON, F.: Conversations a Rechlin (Grand Theatre de Geneve, 2009) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik 101541 |
Opera DVD
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| ELGAR, E.: Serenade, Op. 20 / SUK, J.: Serenade, Op. 6 / WOLF, H.: Serenade, "Italienische Serenade" (Budapest Strings, Botvay) |
Capriccio C10527 |
Orchestral
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| FAMOUS AUSTRIAN COMPOSERS - STRAUSS / MOZART, W.A. / SCHUBERT, F. / BEETHOVEN, L. van / HAYDN, F.J. / HAYDN, M. / ALBRECHTSBERGER, J.G. |
Capriccio C49370 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
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| GERMAN ROMANTIC CHRISTMAS (Frohlocket ihr Volker auf Erden) (Munich Bach Choir, Albrecht) |
Oehms Classics OC924 |
Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular, Opera
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| GOETHE AND MUSIC, Vol. 2 - WOLF, H. / SCHUBERT, F. / MOZART, W.A. / BEETHOVEN, L. van / SCHUMANN, R. / BRAHMS. J. / LISZT, F. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix |
Capriccio C49271-9 |
Vocal, Choral - Secular
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| JANACEK, L.: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 / WOLF, H.: Italian Serenade (Hagen Quartet) |
Newton Classics NC8802072 |
Chamber Music
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| LEHMANN, Lotte: Lieder Recordings, Vol. 1 (1935-1937) |
Naxos Historical 8.111093 |
Vocal
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| LEHMANN, Lotte: Lieder Recordings, Vol. 2 (1937-1940) |
Naxos Historical 8.111094 |
Vocal
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| LEHMANN, Lotte: Lieder Recordings, Vol. 4 (1941) |
Naxos Historical 8.111095 |
Vocal
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| LUDWIG, Christa: Christa Ludwig - The Birthday Edition (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik 102089 |
Classical Concert
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| LYRIC ORCHESTRAL SONGS |
Capriccio C5101 |
Orchestral, Vocal
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| MIDNIGHT LOUNGE - Chill Out Classics and Meditation |
Capriccio C49326 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Film and TV Music, Instrumental, Choral - Secular, Opera
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| Opera Arias (Baritone): Bonelli, Richard - AMBROISE, T. / MASSENET, J. / GOUNOD, C.-F. / GIORDANO, U. / VERDI, G. / WAGNER, R. (1934-1946) |
Delos DE5502 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Opera
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| Quartettsatze (Quartet Movements) - WOLF, H. / PUCCINI, G. / ORFF, C. / IVES, C. / RIHM, W. / SCHUBERT, F. / WEBERN, A. (Signum Quartet) |
Capriccio C5064 |
Chamber Music
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| SCHREKER, F.: 5 Gesange / Ein Tanzpiel / Festwalzer und Walzerintermezzo / Schwanensang / Fagea (Gulke) |
Capriccio C67063 |
Orchestral, Vocal, Choral - Secular, Spoken Commentary
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| SCHUMANN, R.: Liederkreis / WOLF, H.: Morike Lieder (excerpts) (Souzay) (1956) |
Naxos Classical Archives 9.80567 |
Vocal
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| SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 / TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 |
Amadis 7247 |
Orchestral, Instrumental
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| SONGS OF THE ROMANTIC AGE |
Cedille CDR90000-019 |
Vocal
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| STRAUSS, R. / SCHUBERT / GOUNOD / BRAHMS: Songs for Baritone |
BIS BIS-CD-54 |
Vocal
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| Vocal Music (Ballads and Songs) - SCHUBERT, F. / WOLF, H. / LOEWE, C. / LOEFFLER, C.M. / MAHLER, G. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / REUTTER, H. / LISZT, F. |
Capriccio C67103 |
Vocal
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| Vocal Recital (Lieder): Ludwig, Christa - SCHUBERT, F. / WOLF, H. / MAHLER, G. / STRAUSS, R. / BERNSTEIN, L. (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik 102149 |
Classical Concert
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| Vocal Recital: Baker, Janet - HAYDN, F.J. / SCHUMANN, R. / SCHUBERT, F. / WOLF, H. / STRAUSS, R. (1968, 1970) |
BBC Legends BBCL4049-2 |
Vocal
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| Vocal Recital: Behle, Renate / Behle, Daniel - MENDELSSOHN, Felix / BEETHOVEN, L. van / SCHUMANN, R. / BRAHMS, J. / WOLF, H. / LISZT, F. (Generation) |
Capriccio C5148 |
Vocal
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| Vocal Recital: Bernhard, Susanne – DVORAK, A. / WOLF, H. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / REGER, M. |
Oehms Classics OC806 |
Vocal
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| Vocal Recital: Danco, Suzanne - BRAHMS, J. / WOLF, H. / DEBUSSY, C. (1950) |
Naxos Classical Archives 9.80127 |
Vocal
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| Vocal Recital: Ferrier, Kathleen - BACH, J.S. / HANDEL, G.F. / GLUCK, C.W. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / SCHUBERT, F. (Arias and Songs) (1946-1950) |
Naxos Historical 8.112071 |
Vocal, Opera
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| Vocal Recital: Groop, Monica - Christmas Carols and Arias (Loista joulun tahtonen!) |
Ondine ODE857-2 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| Vocal Recital: Kranzle, Johannes Martin - LOEWE, C. / SCHUMANN, R. / WOLF, H. / SCHUBERT, F. / MAHLER, G. / BUSONI, F. (Romantic Ballads) |
Oehms Classics OC815 |
Vocal
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| Vocal Recital: Seefried, Irmgard - BRAHMS, J. / SCHUBERT, F. / WOLF, H. (1962) |
BBC Legends BBCL4040-2 |
Vocal, Spoken Commentary
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| Vocal Recital: Soderstrom, Elisabeth - STRAUSS, R. / GRIEG, E. / NIELSEN, C. / LISZT, F./ SCHUBERT, F. / WOLF, H. / RACHMANINOV, S. (1971, 1984) |
BBC Legends BBCL4132-2 |
Vocal, Spoken Commentary
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| Vocal Recital: Volle, Michael - SCHUBERT, F. / REUTTER, H. / WOLF, H. / STRAUSS, R. (Ein Liederabend) |
Oehms Classics OC823 |
Vocal
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| Vocal Recital: Weikl, Bernd - LISZT, F. / RHEINBERGER, J.G. / WOLF, H. (Romantic Songs for Baritone and Organ) |
Capriccio C10092 |
Vocal
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| VOICES OF OUR TIME: Ian Bostridge |
TDKDVD DV-VTIB-EUR |
Classical Concert
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| VOICES OF OUR TIME: Ian Bostridge |
TDKDVD DVUS-VTIB |
Classical Concert
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| WOLF, H.: Fest auf Solhaug (Das) [Opera] |
Capriccio C71101 |
Opera
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| WOLF, H.: Gedichte von Eduard Morike (excerpts) (Shirai, Holl) |
Capriccio C10830 |
Vocal
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| WOLF, H.: Goethe Lieder (Shirai, Holl) |
Capriccio C10855 |
Vocal
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| WOLF, H.: Italienisches Liederbuch (Baker, Shirley-Quirk, Bedford) (1977) |
ICA Classics ICAC5076 |
Vocal
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| WOLF, H.: Italienisches Liederbuch (excerpts / Morike Lieder (excerpts) / BERG, A.: 7 Early Songs |
BIS BIS-CD-161 |
Vocal
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| WOLF, H.: Italienisches Liederbuch (Isokoski, Skovhus) |
Ondine ODE998-2D |
Vocal
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| WOLF, H.: Orchestral Songs (Shirai, Berlin Radio Symphony, Kurz) |
Capriccio C67091-92 |
Vocal, Opera
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| WOLF, H.: Songs (Shrut) |
Dorian Sono Luminus DOR-90131 |
Vocal
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| WOLF: Morike Lieder (Selections) |
Oehms Classics OC305 |
Vocal |
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