Ernst Victor Wolff
Ernst Victor Wolff (August 6, 1889 – August 21, 1960) was a German-born concert pianist and harpsichordist, who maintained a career not only as a soloist but also as a respected accompanist. Singers with whom he performed included Dorothy Maynor and Alexander Kipnis; he accompanied the latter in the Hugo Wolf Society recording project of the 1930s. As a harpsichordist, on February 20, 1938, he participated in the Carnegie Hall premiere of J.S. Bach's Coffee Cantata under the direction of Walter Damrosch; the other performers on that occasion included singers Charles Kullman, Helen Jepson, and Lawrence Tibbett; flutist Frances Blaisdell; violinists Jascha Heifetz and Sascha Jacobsen; violist Léon Barzin; cellist Gaspar Cassadó; and double bassist Anselme Fortier. From 1947 until his death, Wolff taught at Michigan State University. His widow and family donated a collection of his papers to the MSU library; it includes photographs and other memorabilia and his diary, student notes, and performing scores. MSU has established an Ernst Victor Wolff Memorial Fund to support awards to meritorious music students. Perhaps his most distinguished student was the American conductor, musicologist, and harpsichordist Alan Curtis. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 6, 1889 (Berlin), Died August 21, 1960 (East Lansing)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: harpsichord, piano
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Recordings (Results 51-56 of 56 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | CS-07539 | 12-in. | 3/26/1937 | The Passion of our Lord (According to St. Matthew) | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Vocal chorus, soloists, and orchestra | instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
Victor | CS-07540 | 12-in. | 3/26/1937 | The Passion of our Lord (According to St. Matthew) | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Vocal chorus, soloists, and orchestra | instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
Victor | CS-07541 | 12-in. | 3/26/1937 | The Passion of our Lord (According to St. Matthew) | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Vocal chorus, soloists, and orchestra | instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
Victor | CS-07550 | 12-in. | 3/26/1937 | The Passion of our Lord (According to St. Matthew) | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Harvard Glee Club ; Serge Koussevitzky ; Radcliffe Choral Society ; G. Wallace Woodworth | Vocal chorus, soloists, and orchestra | instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
Victor | BS-043902 | 10-in. | 11/20/1939 | Little Jack Horner | Alexander Kipnis | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-056420 | 10-in. | 9/30/1940 | Ah! Willow | Alexander Kipnis | Bass vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wolff, Ernst Victor," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109435.
Wolff, Ernst Victor. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109435.
"Wolff, Ernst Victor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Wolff, Ernst Victor, 1889-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92032666
Wikidata: Ernst Victor Wolff - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5395171
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