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Max Kalbeck

Max Kalbeck (4 January 1850 – 4 May 1921) was a German music critic, writer and translator. Best known as a biographer of his friend Johannes Brahms, he became one of the most influential critics in Austria. He was bitterly opposed to the music of Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner and Hugo Wolf.

Birth and Death Data: Born Wrocław (city in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland, and historical capital of Silesia), Died May 4, 1921 (Vienna (capital of and state in Austria) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E23966-E23967 10-in. 7/13/1927 Die Maienkonigin Lia Karina ; Rena Pfiffer Female vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kalbeck, Max," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104813.

Kalbeck, Max. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104813.

"Kalbeck, Max." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104813

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LCNAR: Kalbeck, Max, 1850-1921 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85031766

Wikidata: Max Kalbeck - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q71192

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/32103304

MusicBrainz: Max Kalbeck - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b201c60e-fbc4-4e1b-a050-6e7cd01df5f5

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/156651 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/156651

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