Joseph Mohr
Josephus Franciscus Mohr, sometimes spelled Josef (11 December 1792 – 4 December 1848) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and writer, who wrote the words to the Christmas carol "Silent Night." |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-2784 | 10-in. | 10/5/1905 | Silent night, hallowed night | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
Victor | B-3094 | 10-in. | 2/8/1906 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-3094 | 8-in. | 3/22/1906 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-6472 | 12-in. | 9/28/1908 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12047 | 10-in. | 5/27/1912 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Marguerite Dunlap | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-14378 | 10-in. | 1/26/1914 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Julia Culp | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-18510 | 12-in. | 9/27/1916 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Alma Gluck ; Paul Reimers | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-19516 | 10-in. | 3/26/1917 | Silent night | Julia Culp | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-20683 | 10-in. | 9/19/1917 | Silent night, holy night | Alma Gluck ; Paul Reimers | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with chimes and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-38341 | 10-in. | 4/12/1927 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Mary Lewis ; Paul Reimers | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-96482 | 10-in. | 12/14/1935 | Silent night, holy night | Louise Hunter Windsor | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-96482 | 10-in. | 12/14/1935 | Silent night, holy night | Hadassah McGiffen ; Louise Hunter Windsor | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-09063 | 10-in. | 12/2/1936 | Silent night | Homer Hall Glee Club | Male vocal chorus, with elecctric organ, celeste, and chimes | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-026905 | 10-in. | 9/8/1938 | Silent night | Lew White | Mixed vocal chorus, with violin, organ, and harp | lyricist | |
Victor | E1FB-1104 | 10-in. | 2/9/1951 | Noche de paz | Los Ruiseñores | Vocal chorus, with percussion and organ | lyricist | |
Victor | PD6VB-2678 | 10-in. | 8/20/1946 | Silent night | Russ Case ; Perry Como | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and organ | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1595 | 10-in. | 8/27/1947 | Hark! The herald angels sing | Dick Leibert | Organ solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 30288 | 12-in. | ca. Jan.-Nov. 1909 | Silent night | Metropolitan Trio | Mixed vocal trio, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
Columbia | 30708 | 12-in. | 3/30/1911 | Stille nacht, heilige nacht | Olive Fremstad | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W142606 | 10-in. | 9/13/1926 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Elsa Alsen | Soprano vocal solo, with violin, organ, and chimes | lyricist | |
Columbia | W98585 | 12-in. | 9/18/1928 | Silent night, holy night | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quintet | lyricist | |
OKeh | S-7600 | 10-in. | Oct. 1920 | Silent night, holy night | Gounod Mixed Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
OKeh | W80975 | 10-in. | 6/3/1927 | Silent night | Ruth Neal ; Wanda Neal | Female vocal duet, with banjo and guitar | lyricist | |
OKeh | W401225 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | Silent night, holy night | Emil Velazco | Pipe organ solo, with mixed vocal quartet | lyricist | |
Brunswick | 6422-6424 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | Silent night | Florence Easton | Soprano vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E16770-E16771 | 10-in. | 10/26/1925 | Silent night | Florence Easton | Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E24945-E24947 | 10-in. | 10/27/1927 | Silent night | Florence Easton | Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | 466bg | 12-in. | 1927 | Stille nacht, Heilige nacht | Basilica Choir ; Pius Kalt | Vocal chorus | lyricist | |
Edison | 2006 | 10-in. | 11/13/1912 | Silent night | Thomas Chalmers ; Royal Fish ; Elizabeth Spencer | Vocal trio (soprano, Male, and baritone) and vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 3624 | 10-in. | 3/4/1915 | Die heilige Nacht | Manhattan Quartet | Vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 3902 | 10-in. | 6/23/1915 | Silent night | Metropolitan Quartet | Vocal trio (soprano, Male, and baritone) and vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4934 | 10-in. | 8/18/1916 | Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! | Marie Rappold | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 6714 | 10-in. | 4/3/1919 | Silent night | Frieda Hempel | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Gramophone | CW230 | 12-in. | 8/21/1926 | Stille Nacht | Hugo Rüdel ; Staats- und Domchor Berlin | Vocal chorus | lyricist | |
Gramophone | BE1800 | 10-in. | 08/16/1929 | Glade jul | Erling Krogh | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 3380r | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1907 | Glade jul, dejlige jul | Oscar Stribolt | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Gramophone | BDR4592 | 10-in. | 5/13/1927 | Stille Nacht | Elisabeth Böhm van Endert ; Marek Weber Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 13510u | 10-in. | 1908 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Mizzi Fink | Female vocal solo, with piano, harmonium, and bells | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 13589u | 10-in. | 1908 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Max Kuttner | Male vocal solo, with organ and bells | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 15814b | 10-in. | 9/9/1911 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Weimarsches Vokal-Quartett | Vocal quartet | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 15840b | 10-in. | 9/14/1911 | Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | Nebe-Quartett | Male vocal quartet, with organ and chimes | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mohr, Joseph," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101861.
Mohr, Joseph. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101861.
"Mohr, Joseph." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.
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