Hans Georg Nägeli

Hans Georg Nägeli (26 May 1773 – 26 December 1836) was a composer and music publisher. Nägeli was born in Wetzikon, Switzerland. He studied under his father as a child and then opened a private music shop and publishing firm in the 1790s. In 1803 he began publishing the Repertoire des Clavecinistes, which included the first editions of keyboard pieces by composers such as Muzio Clementi, Johann Baptist Cramer, and Ludwig van Beethoven. He founded two singing societies (Sängervereine) in Zurich, in addition to writing profusely on music theory and aesthetics, as well as introductory treatises for students. He died in Zurich in 1836. Much of Nägeli's compositional output consists of keyboard works and songs. His "Gold'ne Abendsonne" (1815) was adapted by others for various purposes. One version of the tune, sung by a bird (feathered) on Today, was described by its presenters as a "Folk Song", but also appears in various music editions of the Metrical psalter (as the tune "Zurich"), where it is correctly attributed to Nägeli. Nowadays he is probably best known for the hymn (and psalm) tune Dennis.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 26, 1773 (Wetzikon), Died December 26, 1836 (Zürich)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	0338	7-in.	7/15/1899	Blessed be the tie that binds	S. H. Dudley	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]569	7-in.	12/5/1900	Blest be the tie that binds	J. J. Fisher	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]720	10-in.	11/7/1901	Blest be the tie that binds	Choir [i.e., Lyric Trio]	Mixed vocal trio, with organ	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]720	7-in.	3/11/1901	Blest be the tie that binds	Choir [i.e., Lyric Trio]	Mixed vocal trio, with organ	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3198	10-in.	3/11/1901	Blest be the tie that binds	Lyric Trio	Mixed vocal trio	composer
Victor	B-2302	10-in.	2/15/1905	Blest be the tie that binds	Trinity Choir	Chorus, with organ	composer
Victor	A-2302	7-in.	2/15/1905	Blest be the tie that binds	Trinity Choir	Chorus, with organ	composer
Victor	B-3413	10-in.	5/25/1906	Blest be the tie that binds	Trinity Choir	Chorus, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-18247	10-in.	8/2/1916	Freut euch des Lebens	Frida Bennèche	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-27370	10-in.	1/3/1923	Blest be the tie that binds	Trinity Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-51892	10-in.	10/28/1929	Medley of Christian Science hymns	Claude E. Saunier	Organ solo	composer
Victor	BVE-64259	10-in.	9/29/1930	Bless be the tie that binds	Marion Talley	Female vocal solo, with organ	composer
Columbia	3777	10-in.	ca. 1907-Feb. 1908	Blest be the tie	Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette	Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Columbia	W145790	10-in.	3/21/1928	Blest be the tie that binds	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with organ	composer
Columbia	W147249	10-in.	10/22/1928	The tie that binds	James "Stump" Johnson	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	composer
Edison	5487	10-in.	4/3/1917	Blest be the tie that binds	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8259	10-in.	10/19/1921	Freut euch des Lebens	Eduard Mittelstadt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nägeli, Hans Georg," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104254.

Nägeli, Hans Georg. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104254.

"Nägeli, Hans Georg." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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