Composer
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Austrian conductor (1929–2016)
1929–2016
7 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1929
- Died
- 2016
- Birthplace
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Sankt Georgen im Attergau
- Citizenship / historical state
- Austria
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Johann Nikolaus Harnoncourt (6 December 1929 – 5 March 2016) was an Austrian conductor, known for his historically informed performances. He specialized in music of the Baroque period, but later extended his repertoire to include Classical and early Romantic works. Among his best known recordings are those of Bach, whose 193 cantatas he recorded with Gustav Leonhardt.
Starting out as a classical cellist, he founded his own period instrument ensemble, Concentus Musicus Wien, in 1953, and became a pioneer of the Early Music movement. Around 1970, Harnoncourt began conducting opera and concert performances, soon leading international symphony orchestras, and appearing at leading concert halls, operatic venues and festivals. In 2001 and 2003, he conducted the Vienna New Year's Concert. Harnoncourt was also the author of several books, mostly on subjects of performance history and musical aesthetics.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; choir director; viol player; cellist; composer; musicologist; actor; music educator; musician
- Teachers
- Josef Mertin; Paul Grümmer
- Career institutions / employers
- Mozarteum University Salzburg
- Recorded memberships
- European Academy of Sciences and Arts; Vienna Symphony; Vienna Philharmonic
- Genres
- Baroque music
- Selected awards
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Ring of Honour of the Austrian state Styria; Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna; Erasmus Prize; Léonie Sonning Music Prize; Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement; Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance; Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal; honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh; Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy; Ernst von Siemens Music Prize; Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau
- Official website
- https://www.harnoncourt.info/; https://www.harnoncourt.info/en/
- Birth name
- Johann Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 42025397
- ISNI
- 0000000121008966
- GND ID
- 12162692X
- Library of Congress ID
- n81084038
- MusicBrainz ID
- 98b95966-64db-4631-8b9f-8aa66f32cc98
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Der Musikalische Dialog: Vorwort | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Uber das Klangbild der mittelalterlichen Musik | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Musikinstrumente in der Kirche und ausserhalb der Kirche | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Die grosse Neuerung um 1600 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Zur Klangaesthetik: Ist hasslich schon? | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Monteverdi heute | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Werk und Bearbeitung, di | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 42025397. Portrait: Marcel Antonisse / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.