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Wilhelm Kienzl
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Wilhelm Kienzl was an Austrian composer, conductor, musicologist, and pianist. Born in Waizenkirchen in 1857, he studied at the University of Vienna, the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, and the Prague Conservatory under Wilhelm Mayer. He was a student of Wilhelm Mayer and played the piano. His works include the opera *Hassan, der Schwärmer*, *Heilmar*, *Miscellen*, and *Alpenlieder aus Deutsch-O sterreich*. He wrote in German and is associated with the romantic and 20th Century Classical genres.
Kienzl received the Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna. He died in Vienna in 1941 and is buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery. His citizenship included the Austrian Empire, Cisleithania, Austria, and Nazi Germany. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1857
- Died
- 1941
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Miscellen
- Hassan, der Schwärmer
- Heilmar
- Alpenlieder aus Deutsch-O sterreich
- Festschrift zum sechzigsten Geburtstage des Meisters Wilhelm Kienzl
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1857
- Active to
- 1941
Discography
- Der Evangelimann1997
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 601
- Total plays
- 4,652
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Kienzl was born in the small, picturesque Upper Austrian town of Waizenkirchen. His family moved to the Styrian capital of Graz in 1860, where he studied the violin under Ignaz Uhl, piano under Johann Buwa, and composition from 1872 under the Chopin scholar Louis Stanislaus Mortier de Fontaine. From 1874, he studied composition under Wilhelm Mayer-Rémy, music aesthetics under Eduard Hanslick and music history under Friedrich von Hausegger. He was subsequently sent to the music conservatorium at
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cisleithania
- Place of birth
- Waizenkirchen
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- Prague Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Wilhelm Mayer
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Wilhelm Kienzl by Friedrich Bruckmann (before 1898) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON010547 B.jpg
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- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Commons category
- Wilhelm Kienzl
- date of birth
- 1857-01-17
- date of death
- 1941-10-03
- name in native language
- Wilhelm Kienzl
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- Wilhelm Kienzl
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Wilhelm Kienzl, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![The cowherd, “Zum Strassburg auf der Schanz.” [Arie of Primus Thaller from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 1st act, 5th scene]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F007887%2Ffon_snp_a_007887_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
The cowherd, “Zum Strassburg auf der Schanz.” [Arie of Primus Thaller from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 1st act, 5th scene]
![Cow rhymes Madame, may I congratulate? : [Terzett from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 2nd act, 4th scene]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fb%2F007364%2Ffon_snp_b_007364_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Cow rhymes Madame, may I congratulate? : [Terzett from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 2nd act, 4th scene]
![O beautiful youth days from “Evangelimann”/[Wilhelm Kienzl]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fb%2F006719%2Ffon_snp_b_006719_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
O beautiful youth days from “Evangelimann”/[Wilhelm Kienzl]
We stay surrounded: (farewell scene, II part); duet of “Evangelimann,” I. Nude/by Wilhelm Kienzl
Blessed are the persecution: aus “Evangelimann”/(Kienzl)
O beautiful youth days: from “Evangelimann”/von Kienzl
“Der Evangelimann”: O "Jugendtage (Song of the Magdalena)/(Kienzl)
The Gospel Man: “Blessed are suffering persecution”
What I suffered: narrative of Matthias, II part, from “Der Evangelimann”/von Kienzl
![Drinking song of the Favart “How to be miserable would be a soldier” from “Der Kuhreigen”: [Arie des Favart with choir of chasseurs from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 1st act, 1st scene]/[Musik: Wilhelm] Kienzl. [Text: Richard Batka]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F008234%2Ffon_snp_a_008234_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Drinking song of the Favart “How to be miserable would be a soldier” from “Der Kuhreigen”: [Arie des Favart with choir of chasseurs from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 1st act, 1st scene]/[Musik: Wilhelm] Kienzl. [Text: Richard Batka]
![Lug, Dursel, lug ', the evening breaks in (evening mood): from “Der Kuhreigen,” op. 85, finale, 1st act; (1st part)/[Musik: Wilhelm] Kienzl. [Text: Richard] Batka](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F011051%2Ffon_snp_a_011051_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Lug, Dursel, lug ', the evening breaks in (evening mood): from “Der Kuhreigen,” op. 85, finale, 1st act; (1st part)/[Musik: Wilhelm] Kienzl. [Text: Richard] Batka
O beautiful youth days: from “Der Evangelimann”/(Kienzl)
!["Evangelimann! : Blessed are who suffer persecution, [aria of Mathias from the opera “Der Evangelimann,” 2nd act]/Kienzl](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F008450%2Ffon_snp_a_008450_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
"Evangelimann! : Blessed are who suffer persecution, [aria of Mathias from the opera “Der Evangelimann,” 2nd act]/Kienzl
“O beautiful youth days”: a. d. opera “Der Evangelimann”/(Kienzle)
![“Evangelimann” [Evangelical Man]: “Selig sind die” “” “”, 1. Teil/(W. Kienzl)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F019792%2Ffon_snp_a_019792_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
“Evangelimann” [Evangelical Man]: “Selig sind die” “” “”, 1. Teil/(W. Kienzl)
Scene of the Magdalena and the Mathias from “Evangelimann”: Thank you too/(Kienzl)
Spott song of Hans from “Evangelimann”: O Zitterbart, o Zitterbart/(Kienzl)
![EvangeliEvangelimann "[Evangelimann] (Blessed Man)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F011752%2Ffon_snp_a_011752_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
EvangeliEvangelimann "[Evangelimann] (Blessed Man)
You expensive man: (farewell scene, I. Teil); duet of “Evangelimann,” I. Nude/by Wilhelm Kienzl
My lust is life! / (Wilh. Kienzl)
O beautiful youth days: from “Der Evangelimann”/(Kienzl)
![He gets a red kamisol - from “Kuhreigen”: [aria from the opera “Der Kuhreigen”]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fb%2F007302%2Ffon_snp_b_007302_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
He gets a red kamisol - from “Kuhreigen”: [aria from the opera “Der Kuhreigen”]
![“Evangelimann” [Evangelical Man]: “Selig sind die” “” “” [Blessed Man], 2nd part/(W. Kienzl)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F019792%2Ffon_snp_a_019792_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
“Evangelimann” [Evangelical Man]: “Selig sind die” “” “” [Blessed Man], 2nd part/(W. Kienzl)
Blessed are the persecution: from “Der Evangelimann”/Wilhelm Kienzl
![The Cowherd: The Strasbourg member (Zum Strassburg am Schanz); [Arie des Primus Thaller from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 1st act, 5th scene]/(Kienzl)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F005688%2Ffon_snp_a_005688_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
The Cowherd: The Strasbourg member (Zum Strassburg am Schanz); [Arie des Primus Thaller from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 1st act, 5th scene]/(Kienzl)
![The Cowherd: Zum Strassburg am Schanz; [Arie des Primus Thaller from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 1st act, 5th scene]/(W. Kienzl)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F011052%2Ffon_snp_a_011052_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
The Cowherd: Zum Strassburg am Schanz; [Arie des Primus Thaller from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 1st act, 5th scene]/(W. Kienzl)
Blessed are the persecution: from “Der Evangelimann”/Wilhelm Kienzl
“Evangelimann”: O beautiful youth days/(Kienzl)
The cow rhyme: Lug “, Dursel, lug”/(W. Kienzl)
O beautiful youth days: “Der Evangelimann”/(Kienzl)
Appearance of the Martha and the Mathias from “Evangelimann”: Salve Regina/(Kienzl)
![O beautiful youth days [Song of the Magdalena]: from “Evangelimann”/von Kienzl](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F008225%2Ffon_snp_a_008225_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
O beautiful youth days [Song of the Magdalena]: from “Evangelimann”/von Kienzl
The cow rhyme: Lug “, Dursel, lug”/(W. Kienzl)
![The Cowherd: (Das Strasburglied) Zum Strassburg at Schanz; [Arie des Primus Thaller from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 1st act, 5th scene]/[Musik: Wilhelm] Kienzl.](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F011053%2Ffon_snp_a_011053_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
The Cowherd: (Das Strasburglied) Zum Strassburg at Schanz; [Arie des Primus Thaller from the opera “Der Kuhreigen,” 1st act, 5th scene]/[Musik: Wilhelm] Kienzl.
O beautiful youth days: from “Der Evangelimann”/Wilhelm Kienzl
The cow rhyme: Lug “, Dursel, lug” (1st act)/W. Kienzl
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Encyclopedic overview
Wilhelm Kienzl. Photo by Friedrich Bruckmann
Wilhelm Kienzl (17 January 1857 – 3 October 1941) was an Austrian composer.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wilhelm Kienzl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.