Felix Draeseke: Opera and Vocal Music

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Operas & Theater Works (Libretti by Felix Draeseke):

 

  • König Sigurd - Opera in 3 Acts after Emanuel Geibel's Sigurd (1853-7)
  • Dietrich von Bern - Opera in 3 Acts  (1877; revised by Otto zur Nedden, 1925)
  • Herrat - Opera in 3 Acts  (1877-9, revised 1885) 
  • Gudrun - Opera in 3 Acts (1879-84)
  • Der Waldschatzhauser (1882)
  • Bertran de Born - Opera in 3 Acts (1892-4) There is an article describing this composition on line; click to read.
  • Fischer und Kalif - Comic Opera in 1 Act (1894-5) 
  • Merlin - Opera in 3 Acts, after K.L. Immermann (1903-5)
Vocal Music (Sacred): 
  
  • Lacrimosa, op.10 (1865)
  • Requiem in b, op 22 (1883) There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
  • Adventlied, op 30 (1871-5)
  • Salvum fac regem, op 55 (1889)
  • Psalm 93, op 56 (1889) There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
  • Four Sacred Songs for Mixed Chorus, op 57 (1891) There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
  • Psalm 23, op 59 (1889)
  • Grand Mass in f#, op 60 (1890)
  • Christus. Mysterium in a Prelude and Three Oratorios, opp.70-3 (1895-9):
    Vorspiel: Die Geburt des Herrn, (Prelude: The Birth of the Lord) op. 70 There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
    First Oratorio: Christi Weihe (Christ's Consecration), op. 71 There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
    Second Oratorio: Christus der Prophet (Christ the Prophet), op. 72 There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
    Third Oratorio: Tod und Sieg des Herrn (Death and Victory of the Lord), op. 73 There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
  • Grand Mass in a, op.85 (1908-9) There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page. There is an article describing this composition on line; click to read.
  • Requiem in e  (1909-10) There is an article describing this composition on line; click to read.
  • Psalm 57 for baritone, chorus, and orchestra, WoO 31 (1907)
Vocal Music (Secular, Orchestral):
  
  • Germania an ihre Kinder, after Kleist, soprano, male chorus, and orchestra, WoO 3a (1859)
  • Die Hermannsschlacht, Music for Kleist's Play, WoO 4 (1860)
  • Der Schwur im Rutli (The Oath in Rutli), Cantata for soprano, and male chorus, WoO 9 (1862-3 version for wind orchestra; 1868 version for full orchestra)
  • Osterszene nach Goethes Faust (Easter Scene after Goethe's Faust), op 39 (1887)
  • Columbus, Cantata for soprano, baritone, male chorus, and orchestra, op 52 (1890)
  • Sachsen-Hymne, for male chorus and orchestra, WoO 23 (1893)
  • Der Deutsche Sang (The German Song), for male chorus, op 64 (1897)
  • Faust in Schlaf Gesungen, for chorus and orchestra, WoO 32 (1907)
  • Parzengesand, after Goethe's Iphigenie, for alto and orchestra, WoO 33 (1907)
Vocal Music (Secular, Piano Accompaniment):

 

  • Helges Treue, op 1 (1859) There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
  • Frage und Antwort (Question and Answer) after Moerike for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), WoO 5 (1861)
  • Lieder, op 2: I Märzblumen (6 songs) There is a recording of the Valse Scherzo - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.; II Cypressen (6 songs); III Heliotropen
  • Weihestunden. Six songs for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), op 16 (1880)
  • Buch des Frohmuts. Six songs for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), op 17 (1880)
  • Bergidylle. Ballade for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), op 18 (1880)
  • Ritter Olaf. Ballade for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), op 19 (1881) There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
  • An den Mond, for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) and piano, WoO 16 (1881)
  • Landschaftsbilder. Six songs for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), op 20 (1881)
  • Trauer und Trost. Six songs for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), op 24 (1880) There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
  • Vermischte Lieder. Six songs for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), op 26 (1881)
  • Liebeswonne und -weh. Six songs for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), op 29 (1880)
  • Gedenkblätter  Two songs for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), op 33 (1880)
  • Two Ballades for baritone (or mezzo-soprano), op 34 (1880)
  • Das Schloss am Meer, op 53 (1897)
  • Der Tod kennt den Weg. Ballade for bass, op 58 (1897)
  • Five Songs, op 61 (1896)
  • Four Songs, op 62 (1896)
  • Five Songs, op 67 (1899)
  • Three Songs, op 68 (1899)
  • Drei Geistliche Gesänge, op 75 (1901)
  • Drei Gesänge, op 76 (1906) There is a recording of the Valse Scherzo - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
  • Frühlingsgruss, op 78 (1906)
  • Die Traurige Krönung, op 80 (1906)
  • Four Songs, op 81 (1906) There is a recording of this work - click to go to the Draeseke discography page.
  • Four Songs, after Grete Ihle, WoO 39 (1912)
Vocal Music (Secular, a-cappella):
  
  • Three Songs for Male Chorus, op 28 (1880-5)
  • Die Heinzelmännchen, op 41 (1887)
  • Dem Deutschen Volke ist Gegeben, for male chorus, op 46 (1888)
  • Meleagerchor for 6 soloists and mixed chorus, WoO 18 (1888)
  • Four Songs for Women's Chorus, op 47 (1889)
  • Gesang zur Fahnenweihe, WoO 20 (1890)
  • Getrennte wege, for four-part women's chorus, WoO 28 (1903)
  • Fugen, for four voices, WoO 37 (1910-1)
  • Dämmerung, after Weitbrecht, for male chorus, WoO 41 (?)
  • Auflösung on Brahms' Canon "Töne lindernder Klang", WoO 42 (?)
Melodrama:
  
  • Der Mönch von Bonifazio, op 74 There is a recording of the Valse Scherzo - click to go to the Draeseke discography page. There is an article describing this composition on line; click to read.
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