Hugo Wolf
Hugo Philipp Jacob Wolf (; German: [vɔlf]; 13 March 1860 – 22 February 1903) was an Austrian composer, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Romantic music, somewhat related to that of the Second Viennese School in concision but diverging greatly in technique. Though he had several bursts of extraordinary productivity, particularly in 1888 and 1889, depression frequently interrupted his creative periods, and his last composition was written in 1898, before he suffered a mental collapse caused by syphilis. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Slovenj Gradec (town in northern Slovenia), Died February 22, 1903 (Vienna (capital of and state in Austria) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-12168 | 10-in. | 7/9/1912 | Zur' Ruh, zur Ruh'! | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-13137 | 10-in. | 4/16/1913 | Modest heart | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-14742 | 10-in. | 4/22/1914 | Heimweh | Margarethe Arndt-Ober | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-19859 | 10-in. | 5/16/1917 | Elfenlied | Frieda Hempel | Soprano vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-32538 | 10-in. | 4/24/1925 | Schlafendes Jesuskind | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-32787 | 10-in. | 7/21/1925 | Verborgenheit | Paula Kiehne | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38242 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | Zur Ruh, zur Ruh! | Royal Dadmun | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-58691 | 12-in. | 3/10/1930 | Wo find ich trost | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-62187 | 10-in. | 6/3/1930 | Verborgenheit | Amalia Frantz ; Dalies Frantz | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-78515 | 10-in. | 11/6/1933 | Anakreon's grab | Nora Mellon | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-89860 | 10-in. | 6/5/1935 | Fussreise (Tramping) | Myrtle C. Eaver ; James Wilkinson | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-95619 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | Anakreons Grab | Ernő Balogh ; Lotte Lehmann | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-95620 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | In dem Schatten meiner Locken | Ernő Balogh ; Lotte Lehmann | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | LCS-100352 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/6/1936 | Love's festival | Martin W. Bush ; Mable Allen Smails | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-06658 | 10-in. | 3/16/1937 | Storchenbotschaft | Ernő Balogh ; Lotte Lehmann | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-06659 | 10-in. | 3/16/1937 | Der Gartner (The gardener) | Ernő Balogh ; Lotte Lehmann | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-022421 | 10-in. | 4/11/1938 | Schon streckt' ich aus im Bett | Lauritz Melchior ; Ignace Strasfogel | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-031403 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | Gebet | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-031404 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | Nun lass uns Frieden Schliessen | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-031405 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | Frühling ubers Jahr | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-031406 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | In der Frühe | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-031407 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | Auf ein altes Bild | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-031408 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | Auch kleine Dinge | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-031409 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-031410 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | Peregrina no. 1 | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-031411 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | Der Knabe und das Immlein | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-031412 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | Heimweh | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-035710 | 10-in. | 4/7/1939 | Verborgenheit | Elsa Fiedler ; Hulda Lashanska | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-035711 | 10-in. | 4/7/1939 | Das verlassene Magdlein | Elsa Fiedler ; Hulda Lashanska | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-043337 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Zur ruh, zur ruhe | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-050889 | 10-in. | 5/29/1940 | Gesang Weylas | Marjorie Lawrence | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | CS-057008 | 12-in. | 10/18/1940 | Mignon (Kennst du das Land) | Leo Rosenek ; Kerstin Thorborg | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | CS-057009 | 12-in. | 10/18/1940 | Mignon (Kennst du das Land) | Leo Rosenek ; Kerstin Thorborg | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-068828 | 10-in. | 12/30/1941 | Nun lab uns Frieden schlieben | Hertha Glatz ; Frederick Kitzinger | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D9RB-1303 | 10-in. | 4/15/1949 | Cophtisches Lied, no. 2 | William Hughes ; Blanche Thebom | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D9RB-1304 | 10-in. | 4/15/1949 | Auf ein Wanderung | William Hughes ; Blanche Thebom | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D9RB-1305 | 10-in. | 4/15/1949 | Verschwiegene Liebe | William Hughes ; Blanche Thebom | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D9RB-1306 | 10-in. | 4/15/1949 | Um Mitternacht | William Hughes ; Blanche Thebom | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D9RB-1307 | 10-in. | 4/15/1949 | Schlafendes Jesuskind | William Hughes ; Blanche Thebom | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D9RB-1308 | 10-in. | 4/15/1949 | Auf dem grünen Balkon | William Hughes ; Blanche Thebom | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-Test-2501 | 10-in. | 7/1/1936 | Auch kleine Dinge | Roland Hayes | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 39313 | 10-in. | 4/3/1914 | Verborgenheit | Ottilie Metzger | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46169 | 10-in. | 11/1/1915 | Heimweh | Robert Leonhardt | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W149472 | 10-in. | 11/6/1929 | Verborgenheit | Alexander J. Kisselburgh | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W91735 | 12-in. | 12/12/1927 | Auch kleine Dinge; Nimmersatte Liebe | Mina Hager ; Lora Orth Kimsey | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | 337bd | 12-in. | 1927 | Heimweh | Franz Rupp ; Heinrich Schlusnus | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1606bk | 12-in. | 1930 | Biterolf | Franz Rupp ; Heinrich Schlusnus | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 1625bk | 10-in. | 1930 | Wenn meine Mutter hexen könnt’ | Franz Rupp ; Heinrich Schlusnus | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 1672bk | 10-in. | 1930 | Verschwiegene Liebe | Franz Rupp ; Heinrich Schlusnus | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0D1288 | 10-in. | 11/18/1932 | Italian serenade in G major, part 1 | Budapest String Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0D1289 | 10-in. | 11/18/1932 | Italian serenade in G major, part 2 | Budapest String Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0EA2134 | 10-in. | 6/28/1935 | Herr, was trägt der Boden hier | John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0EA2135 | 10-in. | 6/28/1935 | Auch kliene Dinge | John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | Bb21030 | 10-in. | 12/3/1930 | Anakreons Grab | John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wolf, Hugo," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102575.
Wolf, Hugo. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102575.
"Wolf, Hugo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wolf, Hugo, 1860-1903 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79124575
Wikidata: Hugo Wolf - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q215747
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/120704169
MusicBrainz: Hugo Wolf - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/21f39bff-fdec-4424-8ad7-86207565d571
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/44829 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/44829
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