Fritz Wilhelm Stein

Friedrich Wilhelm Stein (17 December 1879 – 14 November 1961) was a German theologian, conductor, musicologist and church musician. He found in an archive in Jena the score of the so-called Jena Symphony, which he published as possibly a work by the young Ludwig van Beethoven. After a long period in Kiel from 1919 to 1933, teaching at the Kiel University and as Generalmusikdirektor, he had a leading position in the Reichsmusikkammer of the Nazis in Berlin.

Birth and Death Data: Born Lauda-Königshofen (municipality in Germany), Died November 14, 1961 (Berlin (federated state, capital and largest city of Germany) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-48907 12-in. 1/16/1929 Sinfonia in B flat major Willem Mengelberg ; New York Philharmonic Orchestra arranger  
Victor CVE-48908 12-in. 1/16/1929 Sinfonia in B flat major Willem Mengelberg ; New York Philharmonic Orchestra arranger  
Victor CVE-48909 12-in. 1/16/1929 Sinfonia in B flat major Willem Mengelberg ; New York Philharmonic Orchestra arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stein, Fritz Wilhelm," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104131.

Stein, Fritz Wilhelm. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104131.

"Stein, Fritz Wilhelm." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104131

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