Wiener Sängerknaben

The Vienna Boys' Choir (German: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countries.

The choir is a private, non-profit organization. There are approximately 100 choristers between the ages of nine and fourteen. The boys are divided into four touring choirs, named after Austrian composers Bruckner, Haydn, Mozart and Schubert, which combined perform about 300 concerts each year before almost 500,000 people. Each group tours for about nine to eleven weeks. Some pieces include "Good Morning" and "Merry Christmas from Vienna Boys".

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-027295 10-in. 10/14/1938 Angels we have heard on high Viktor Gomboz ; Vienna Choir Boys Boys vocal chorus, unaccompanied Vocal group  
Victor BS-027296 10-in. 10/14/1938 Maria auf dem Berge Hans Frank ; Viktor Gomboz ; Hoffman Herbert ; Hans Schneider ; Vienna Choir Boys Boy soprano and alto vocal solos, with boys vocal chorus and organ Vocal group  
Victor BS-027297 10-in. 10/14/1938 Weinachtslied aus dem Vintschgau Viktor Gomboz ; Rudolf Rab ; Vienna Choir Boys Boy soprano solo and boys vocal chorus, unaccompanied Vocal group  
Victor BS-027298 10-in. 10/14/1938 Noël Viktor Gomboz ; Vienna Choir Boys Boys vocal chorus, unaccompanied Vocal group  
Victor BS-027299 10-in. 10/14/1938 Es hat sich halt Viktor Gomboz ; Vienna Choir Boys Boys vocal chorus, unaccompanied Vocal group  
Victor BS-028100 10-in. 10/14/1938 Ayapo Viktor Gomboz ; Hans Schneider ; Vienna Choir Boys Boy soprano solo and boys vocal chorus, unaccompanied Vocal group  
Victor BS-028101 10-in. 10/14/1938 Adeste fideles Viktor Gomboz ; Hans Schneider ; Vienna Choir Boys Boy soprano solo, with boys vocal chorus and organ Vocal group  
Victor BS-028102 10-in. 10/14/1938 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht Viktor Gomboz ; Vienna Choir Boys Boys vocal chorus, unaccompanied Vocal group  
Victor CS-030796 12-in. 1/5/1939 Stabat Mater, part 1 Viktor Gomboz ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with string orchestra and harpsichord Vocal group  
Victor CS-030797 12-in. 1/5/1939 Stabat Mater, part 2 Viktor Gomboz ; Hans Schneider ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with boy soprano vocal solo, string orchestra, and harpsichord Vocal group  
Victor CS-030798 12-in. 1/5/1939 Stabat Mater, part 3 Hans Frank ; Viktor Gomboz ; Erich Kuchar ; Hans Schneider ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with boy soprano vocal solo, boys alto vocal duet, string orchestra, and harpsichord Vocal group  
Victor CS-030799 12-in. 1/5/1939 Stabat Mater, part 4 Hans Frank ; Viktor Gomboz ; Hans Schneider ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with boy soprano and alto vocal solos, string orchestra, and harpsichord Vocal group  
Victor CS-031400 12-in. 1/5/1939 Stabat Mater, part 5 Viktor Gomboz ; Erich Kuchar ; Hans Schneider ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with boy soprano and alto vocal solos, string orchestra, and harpsichord Vocal group  
Victor CS-031401 12-in. 1/5/1939 Stabat Mater, part 6 Viktor Gomboz ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with string orchestra and harpsichord Vocal group  
Victor BS-031413 10-in. 1/6/1939 Die Fledermaus (The bat) Viktor Gomboz ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with piano Vocal group  
Victor BS-031414 10-in. 1/6/1939 Die Fledermaus (The bat) : Czardas Viktor Gomboz ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with piano Vocal group  
Victor BS-031415 10-in. 1/6/1939 Pizzicato polka Viktor Gomboz ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with piano Vocal group  
Victor BS-031416 10-in. 1/6/1939 Radetzky marsch Viktor Gomboz ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with piano Vocal group  
Victor BS-031417 10-in. 1/6/1939 An der Schoenen, blauen Donau, part 1 Viktor Gomboz ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with piano Vocal group  
Victor BS-031418 10-in. 1/6/1939 An der Schoenen, blauen Donau, part 2 Viktor Gomboz ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with piano Vocal group  
Victor BS-031419 10-in. 1/6/1939 Kaiser Walzer, part 1 Viktor Gomboz ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with piano Vocal group  
Victor BS-031420 10-in. 1/6/1939 Kaiser Walzer, part 2 Viktor Gomboz ; Wiener Sängerknaben Boys vocal chorus, with piano Vocal group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wiener Sängerknaben," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100041.

Wiener Sängerknaben. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100041.

"Wiener Sängerknaben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100041

External Sources

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