Johannes Gelbke

Johannes Woldemar Gelbke (19 July 1846 – 1 March 1903) was a German composer, choir lieder, conductor and singer He became known especially in Germany for his song Horch! Die alten Eichen rauschen... ("Heimkehr"). He also worked as a composer, conductor, choirmaster and singer in the US, where he lived and worked from 1882.

Birth and Death Data: Born Radeberg (town in Saxony, Germany), Died March 1, 1903 (Buffalo (city and county seat of Erie County, New York, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick 143bh 10-in. 1926 Heimkehr Professor Felix-Schmidt-Doppelquartet Vocal quartet composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gelbke, Johannes," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112324.

Gelbke, Johannes. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112324.

"Gelbke, Johannes." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112324

External Sources

Wikipedia: Johannes Gelbke

Discogs: Johannes Gelbke

RISM: Johannes Gelbke

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Gelbke, Johannes - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004035238

Wikidata: Johannes Gelbke - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1697550

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/36624967

MusicBrainz: Johannes Gelbke - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1f02d1e8-f3bd-4c4f-9c79-1e40eeb2d437

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