Person · conductor
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Albums
378
Members
1
Active
1929–2016
Origin
Austria
Biography
Harnoncourt was born in Berlin, was brought up in Graz and studied music in Vienna. Nikolaus Harnoncourt founded Concentus Musicus Wien with his wife, Alice Hoffelner, in 1953 while playing cello with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. That group was dedicated to authentic performances on period instruments, and by the 1970s his work with it had made him quite well known. He played the viola da gamba at this time, as well as the cello. In 1971, Harnoncourt started a joint project with conductor Gustav Leonhardt to record all of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas. The project was eventually completed in 1990, and (barring a couple of cantatas, nos. 51 and 199) was the first and only cantata cycle to utilise an all-male choir and soloist roster. He has been recognized with the Sonning Award (Denmark) in 1993 and Kyoto Prize (Japan) 2005.
Discography
Works for Piano by Mozart, Corea, and Gulda
5 Violinkoncete · sinfonia concertante
Die Fledermaus
Die Zauberflöte
L’Orfeo, Ulisse, Poppea
Das Kantatenwerk Vol. 26
Das Kantatenwerk, Vol. 45
Don Giovanni
Doppelkonzert / Krönungskonzert
Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Divertimento, K. 251 / Ein musikalischer Spaß
Kantaten BWV 140 & 147
Kantatenwerk Vol. 20, BWV 76-79
Le Quattro Stagioni / Concerti
Musikalisches Opfer
Musique de Table
Pimpinone / Der Tag des Gerichts
Salieri: Prima la musica, poi le parole / Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor
Concerti Brandeburghesi No. 3-6
Da Capo: Die Teldec Klassik Edition, Folge 1: Arien und Chöre
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 99 & 101 'The Clock'
Jagdkantate BWV 208 & Bauernkantate BWV 212
Lucio Silla
Missa Solemnis c-moll KV 139 (47a) / Exsultate, Jubilate KV 165 (158a)
Pièces de clavecin en concert
9 Symphonies
Così fan tutte
Dido and Aeneas
Die Zauberflöte: Highlights
Serenades
St. Matthew Passion: Highlights
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" / Symphony No. 8
Symphony no. 8 / Zauberharfe / Rosamunde
The Abduction From the Seraglio: Highlights
The Late Symphonies: Nos. 31-41
Violinkonzerte Nr. 1, 2, 5
Concert Arias
Das Kantatenwerk Vol. 25
Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze
Ein Sommernachtstraum / Die erste Walpurgisnacht
La finta giardiniera
Les Trois Dernières Symphonies 39, 40 et 41 >Jupiter<
L'Orfeo
Missa in C, K. 257 "Credo" / Litaniae de Venerabili Altaris Sacramento, K.243
Symphonies Nos. 12, 19 & 24
Symphonies nos. 35 & 36
Symphonies nos. 39-41
Symphonies nos. 40 & 41 “Jupiter”
Symphony no. 101 “The Clock” / Symphony no. 102
Symphony No. 103 “Drum Roll” / Symphony no. 104 “London”
Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 3 "Eroica"
Symphony No. 2. / Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" / Symphony No. 4 "Italian"
Symphony No. 4 / Symphony No. 7
Symphony no. 9
Symphony no. 94 "Surprise" / Symphony no. 95
W.A. Mozart: Bassoon Concerto, K. 191 / Notturno, K. 286 / Serenata notturna, K. 239 / L. Mozart: Trumpet Concerto
Weihnachtsoratorium
Così fan tutte: Highlights
Die Macht der Musik
Die Macht Der Musik = La Force De La Musique = The Power Of Music
Credits
The Last Symphonies: Mozart's Instrumental Oratorium
4 Orchestral Suites
Requiem
Die Schöpfung
Piano Concerto / The Golden Spinning Wheel
Neujahrskonzert 2001
Armida
Bach 2000: The Complete Bach Edition
Theodora
Bach: Magnificat / Handel: Utrecht Te Deum
Fidelio
Symphonies no. 38 'Prague' & no. 39
Das Kantatenwerk/Sacred Cantatas
Symphonies nos. 31, 59 & 73: "Horsignal" . "Feuer" . "La chasse"
The Symphonies
Violin Concerto / Romances
Symphony no. 9
Weihnachtsoratorium
Die Zauberflöte: Highlights
Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Divertimento, K. 251 / Ein musikalischer Spaß
Kantaten BWV 140 & 147
Salieri: Prima la musica, poi le parole / Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor
Darmstadt Overtures
Doppelkonzerte
Das Kantatenwerk, Volume 1
Das Kantatenwerk, Volume 2
Das Kantatenwerk, Volume 6
Orchestral Suites 3 & 4
Mozart: Double Concerto / Corea - Gulda: Compositions
Brandenburgische Konzerte Nos. 3, 6, 5
Le quattro stagioni
Sämtliche Orgelkonzerte, op. 4 & op. 7
Brandenburgische Konzerte
11 Sonaten / Sonatas / Sonates
12 Concerti Op. 8 Mit Originalinstrumenten
15 Fantasias ∙ Chacony In G Minor
4 Concertos - 6 Concerti Grossi
5 Violinkonzerte – Sinfonia Concertante
6 Concerti Op. 8
9 Symphonies
Agnus Dei - Cantates BWV 54 Et 170 - Oeuvres De Purcell, Dowland, Parsons, Campian, Bartlett
Aida
Alexander's Feast
An Der Schönen Blauen Donau, Geschichten Aus Dem Wienerwald, Zigeunerbaron-Ouvertüre U.A.
An Der Schönen Blauen Donau = The Blue Danube = Le Beau Danube Bleu
Apollo E Dafne
Apollo E Dafne / Ino
Aus Dem Repertoire Der Kaiserlichen Hofkapelle
Aus Der Tafelmusik Vol. 2
Battalia • Pauernkirchfahrt • Ballettae • Sonatae
Bauern- Und Kaffee- Kantaten
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 "Pastoral"; Leonore No.2; Coriolan & Fidelio Overtures
Belshazzar
Blockflötenkonzerte
Blockflötenwerke Des Barock
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4 Overture No. 2
Brandenburg Concertos Nos.3, 4 & 5
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3, 5 & 6 · Overture No. 3
Brandenburgische Konzerte 1•3•4 Auf Originalinstrumenten 1721
Brandenburgische Konzerte 2•5•6 Auf Originalinstrumenten 1721