Franz Wasner

Franz Mathias Wasner (December 28, 1905 – June 21, 1992) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest, the director and conductor of the Trapp Family Singers, and a missionary. In the quasi-fictionalized stage and screen musical The Sound of Music, he is represented by the character Max Detweiler.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 28, 1905 (Feldkirchen bei Mattighofen), Died June 21, 1992 (Salzburg)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: choral director, arranger, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 52 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-030710 10-in. 12/16/1938 Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030711 10-in. 12/16/1938 Landsknechtständchen Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030712 10-in. 12/16/1938 Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030713 10-in. 12/16/1938 Feinslieb du hast mich gfangen (My love you have bewitched me) Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030720 10-in. 12/17/1938 Zu Bethlehem geboren Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030721 10-in. 12/17/1938 Wohlauf ihr lieben Gäste Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030722 10-in. 12/17/1938 Die Martinsgans (St. Martin's goose) Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030723 10-in. 12/17/1938 Mein einigs A Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030724 10-in. 12/17/1938 Il bianco e dolce cigno Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030741 10-in. 12/21/1938 Wach auf, wach auf Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030742 10-in. 12/21/1938 Der Mond ist aufgegangen Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030743 10-in. 12/21/1938 Come, heavy sleep Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-030744 10-in. 12/21/1938 Andreas Hofers Abschied vom Leben Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied arranger, choral director  
Victor BS-030745 10-in. 12/21/1938 In einem kühlen Grunde Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied arranger, choral director  
Victor BS-030746 10-in. 12/21/1938 Bist einmal kommen du Heiland der Welt Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied arranger, choral director  
Victor BS-030752 10-in. 12/22/1938 Es wird scho' glei dumpa Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied arranger, choral director  
Victor BS-030753 10-in. 12/22/1938 Der späte Abend Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied choral director, arranger  
Victor BS-030754 10-in. 12/22/1938 Lavantal, Lavantal (Valley of Levant) Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied arranger, choral director  
Victor BS-030755 10-in. 12/22/1938 Maria durch ein Dornwald ging Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied arranger, choral director  
Victor BS-030756 10-in. 12/22/1938 Schönster Herr Jesu Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied arranger, choral director  
Victor BS-042964 10-in. 10/16/1939 Chorale : O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal ensemble, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-042965 10-in. 10/16/1939 Chorale : Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal ensemble, unaccompanied choral director  
Victor BS-042967 10-in. 10/17/1939 Chorale : Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal ensemble (unaccompanied) choral director  
Victor BS-042968 10-in. 10/17/1939 Chorale : Nun danket alle Gott Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal ensemble (unaccompanied) choral director  
Victor BS-042969 10-in. 10/17/1939 Chorale : Lobt Gott ihr Christen allzugleich Trapp Family Choir ; Franz Wasner Mixed vocal ensemble (unaccompanied) choral director  
(Results 1-25 of 52 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wasner, Franz," accessed November 14, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105990.

Wasner, Franz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105990.

"Wasner, Franz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105990

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