Otto Nicolai

Otto Nicolai

Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (9 June 1810 – 11 May 1849) was a German composer, conductor, and one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic. Nicolai is best known for his operatic version of Shakespeare's comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor as Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor. In addition to five operas, Nicolai composed lieder, works for orchestra, chorus, ensemble, and solo instruments.

Birth and Death Data: Born Königsberg, Died May 11, 1849 (Berlin)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 44 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-1788	12-in.	10/19/1904	Merry wives of Windsor overture	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-1788	10-in.	10/19/1904	Merry wives of Windsor overture	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-1889	12-in.	11/2/1904	Merry wives of Windsor overture	Arthur Pryor's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	C-19533	12-in.	3/29/1917	Le comari di Windsor : Ouverture	Pietro	Accordion solo	composer
Victor	C-26532	12-in.	6/15/1922	The merry wives of Windsor : Overture	Josef Pasternack ; Victor Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-33633	12-in.	12/7/1925	Merry wives of Windsor overture	Victor Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-33634	12-in.	12/7/1925	Merry wives of Windsor overture	Victor Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CS-023916	12-in.	6/28/1938	The merry wives of Windsor, part 1	Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CS-023917	12-in.	6/28/1938	The merry wives of Windsor, part 2	Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	178	7-in.	between 1901 and September 1902	Merry wives of Windsor : Overture	Columbia Band	Band	composer
Columbia	178	10-in.	approximately 1901	Merry wives of Windsor : Overture	Columbia Band	Band	composer
Columbia	4947	10-in.	approximately 1910	Tarry with me	Harry Anthony ; James F. Harrison	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38364	10-in.	10/23/1912	Lied des Falstaff	Louis Bauer	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	48532	12-in.	12/27/1915	Merry wives of Windsor : Overture	Prince's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	98080	12-in.	5/2/1923	The merry wives of Windsor : Overture	Walter Damrosch ; New York Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	5722	12-in.	1907	Overture	Banda Española ; Charles Adams Prince	Band	composer
Columbia	44003	10-in.	either 1916 or 1917	Fallstaff's Trinklied	Carl Braun	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	88301	10-in.	approximately November 1922	Muntra fruarna i Windsor : Dryckesvisa	Oscar Bergström	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-7373	12-in.	April 1920	Merry wives of Windsor	Henry Hadley Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	X7068	12-in.	approximately January 1922	Merry wives of Windsor overture	Walter B. Rogers Band	Band	composer
Brunswick	X10073-X10076	12-in.	3/8/1923	Merry wives of Windsor : Overture	Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	XC272-XC274	12-in.	5/3/1926	Merry wives of Windsor overture	Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	810½bi	10-in.	1929	The merry wives of Windsor : Act I, pt. 3	The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	811bi	10-in.	1929	The merry wives of Windsor : Act III, pt. 2	The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	812½bi	10-in.	1929	The merry wives of Windsor : Act III, pt. 1	The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer

(Results 1-25 of 44 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nicolai, Otto," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102655.

Nicolai, Otto. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102655.

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