Short bio Reinhard Keiser
Birthday:
1674 in Leipzig, Germany
Died:
1739 in Hamburg, Germany
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Baroque
Full biography Reinhard Keiser
Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739) was a German opera composer who attained popularity during the Baroque period. He is primarily known for his works in the Hamburg opera scene, where he wrote over a hundred operas throughout his career. Keiser's operas were known for bridging the styles of the late Baroque and the Rococo galant style. Keiser's compositions were often set to Italian librettos, which was common for opera composers in Germany at the time.
While Keiser was once considered one of the greatest opera composers in the world, his popularity declined in the 18th century. However, in recent years, scholars have revisited Keiser's works, and he has regained some recognition for his contributions to the development of Baroque opera.
In addition to his opera works, Keiser also composed cantatas and oratorios. Among his most famous works are "Nero and Octavia" and "Croxall's Fables," which were praised for their dramatic and musical innovations.
Overall, Reinhard Keiser was an accomplished composer whose works contributed greatly to the development of German opera during the Baroque period. Despite his popularity waning after his death, his oeuvre remains a valuable and intriguing window into the musical world of the time.
Compositions featuring Reinhard Keiser
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Der lächerliche Prinz Jodelet, opera | Opera | 1726 | |
| 2 | Du angenehme Nachtigall, song (for the singspiel "Ulysses") | 5:27 min | Vocal Music | 1722 |
| 3 | Passionsoratorium nach dem Evangelisten Markus | 62:57 min | Choral | 1717 |
| 4 | Die grossmütige Tomyris, opera | 139:34 min | Opera | 1717 |
| 5 | Seelige Erlösungs-Gedancken, for 6 voices, 3 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas & continuo | 26:20 min | Vocal Music | 1715 |
| 6 | Über den 62 Psalm, cantata ("Meine Seele bleibet stille") (from Musicalische Land-Lust) | 7:53 min | Vocal Music | 1714 |
| 7 | Von der Musik, cantata (from Musicalishe Land-Lust) | 9:58 min | Vocal Music | 1714 |
| 8 | Von dem Landleben, cantata (from Musicalische Land-Lust) | 6:53 min | Vocal Music | 1714 |
| 9 | Salvate il mio sposo, aria (from Divertimenti serenissimi) | 3:40 min | Vocal Music | 1713 |
| 10 | Il geloso Sprezzante, cantata (from Divertimenti serenissimi) | 8:11 min | Vocal Music | 1713 |
| 11 | Die oesterreichische Großmuth oder Carolus V, opera (mostly lost) | 6:47 min | Opera | 1712 |
| 12 | Kleine Vöglein, eure Scherze, song (for the singspiel "Arsinoe") | 2:31 min | Vocal Music | 1710 |
| 13 | Ihr fliegenden Sänger, song (for the singspiel "Orpheus") | 2:23 min | Vocal Music | 1709 |
| 14 | Der blutige und sterbende Jesus, oratorio | 127:55 min | Choral | 1705 |
| 15 | Der gestürzte und wider erhöhte Nebucadnezzar, König zu Babylon, opera | Opera | 1704 | |
| 16 | Die verdammte Staat-Suche oder Der verführte Claudius, opera | Opera | 1703 | |
| 17 | Die über die Liebe triumphierende Weissheit, oder, Salomon, opera | Opera | 1703 | |
| 18 | Pomona, opera | 122:42 min | Opera | 1702 |
| 19 | La forza della virtù (Die Macht der Tugend), opera | Opera | 1700 | |
| 20 | Hercules und Hebe, opera | Opera | 1699 | |
| 21 | Hercules und Hebe, suite from the opera | 22:09 min | Orchestral | 1699 |
| 22 | Der bey dem allgemeinen Welt-Friede un dem Grossen Augustus geschlossne Tempel de Janus, opera | Opera | 1699 | |
| 23 | Der geliebte Adonis, opera | 216:30 min | Opera | 1697 |
| 24 | Octavia, for 5 bassoons | Chamber Music | - | |
| 25 | Menuet alternativement avec le Sec. Menuet, for orchestra (Theatralische Music) | 1:49 min | Orchestral | - |
| 26 | Philomele Krausle die Znge (Instrumental) | 2:08 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 27 | Qual nova crudeltate, cantata | 6:35 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 28 | Rondeau, for orchestra (Theatralische Music) | 1:06 min | Orchestral | - |
| 29 | Croesus, opera in 3 acts | 181:10 min | Opera | - |
| 30 | Sonata à 3 No. 1, for flute, viola d'amore & continuo | 10:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 31 | St. Mark Passion | 69:39 min | Choral | - |
| 32 | Concerto: Allegro assai, adagio e piano, forte, vivace, for orchestra (Theatralische Music) | 4:03 min | Orchestral | - |
| 33 | Brockes Passion, oratorio | 119:39 min | Choral | - |
| 34 | Wir gingen alle in der Irre, for 6 voices, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas & continuo (Frament of a St. Luke Passion) | 31:35 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 35 | Wol Damm: Ihr Felsen Gebet Nach Komm Adonis Meine Ruh | 5:04 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 36 | Benche sempre crudel, cantata for mezzo-soprano, oboe d'amore & continuo | 10:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | Non sà dire, cantata | 10:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 38 | Nichts als Traum sind Amors Freuden (Instrumental) | 1:33 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 39 | Mi lasci dunque, cantata for mezzo-soprano, viola da braccio & continuo | 9:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 40 | Menuet alternativement avec le Trio, for orchestra (Theatralische Music) | 2:03 min | Orchestral | - |
| 41 | Die bis in den Tod geliebte Iris, cantata for mezzo-soprano, 2 violins & continuo | 19:35 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 42 | Masaniello furioso, opera | 146:33 min | Opera | - |
| 43 | Luci non vi turbate, aria for mezzo-soprano, transverse flute & continuo | 4:11 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 44 | La Bella Cantatrice, cantata | Vocal Music | - | |
| 45 | L'Occaso di Titone all'Aurora oriente, cantata for mezzo-soprano & continuo | 6:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 46 | Aria andante, for orchestra (Theatralische Music) | 4:12 min | Orchestral | - |
| 47 | Ich liege und schlafe ganz mit Frieden, motet for 4 voices, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello & continuo | 21:04 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 48 | Grave - Presto - Entree, for orchestra (Theatralische Music) | 2:55 min | Orchestral | - |
| 49 | Fredegunda, opera | 141:26 min | Opera | - |
| 50 | Die römische Unruhe, oder Die edelmütige Octavia, opera in 3 acts | Opera | - | |
| 51 | Dialogus von der Geburt Christi | 30:53 min | Choral | - |
Albums featuring Reinhard Keiser
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Reinhard Keiser - Olivia Vermeulen / Capella Orlandi Bremen / Thomas Ihlenfeldt – Theatralische Music(CD, Album) | 2020 | cpo |
| 2 |  |
Reinhard Keiser - Mauch, Kellnhofer, Bierwirth, Ludwig, Mammel, Wörner, Lutze, Luhn, Cantus Thuringia, Capella Thuringia, Bernhard Klapprott – Der Blutige Und Sterbende Jesus(2×CD, Album) | 2019 | cpo |
| 3 |  |
Reinhard Keiser - Ensemble Jacques Moderne, Gli Incogniti, Joël Suhubiette – Markuspassion = Passion Selon Saint Marc(CD, ) | 2015 | Mirare |
| 4 |  |
Reinhard Keiser / Vox Luminis, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Brockes-Passion(2×CD, ) | 2014 | Ramée |
| 5 |  |
Reinhard Keiser - Tenkanen • Sandmann • Vermeulen • Schoch • Podger • Spogis • Jahrmärker - Capella Orlandi Bremen / Thomas Ihlenfeldt – Passion Music(CD, Album) | 2010 | cpo |
| 6 |  |
Reinhard Keiser - Pavlíková • Koch • Stuber • Wendt • Kranebitter • Matsubara • Haaks • Munich Neue Hofkapelle • Christoph Hammer (2) – Fredegunda(2×CD, Album) | 2009 | Naxos |
| 7 |  |
Reinhard Keiser - Susanne Rydén / Capella Orlandi Bremen – La Bella Cantatrice: Cantatas(CD, Album) | 2004 | cpo |
| 8 |  |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Reinhard Keiser, Johann Gottfried Müthel, Nicola Porpora, Georg Philipp Telemann – 20 Jahre Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin(CD, Stereo) | 2002 | Harmonia Mundi s.a. |
| 9 |  |
Reinhard Keiser – Zumbült, Popken, Spogis, Rydén, Spägele, Kobow, Schoch, Capella Orlandi Bremen, Thomas Ihlenfeldt – Der Geliebte Adonis(3×CD, Album) | 2001 | cpo |
| 10 |  |
Reinhard Keiser, René Jacobs, Dorothea Röschmann, Roman Trekel, Werner Güra, Klaus Häger, Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin – Croesus - Extraits/Highlights(CD, Promo, Sampler) | 2000 | Harmonia Mundi France |
| 11 |  |
Reinhard Keiser - Dorothea Röschmann, Roman Trekel, Werner Güra, Klaus Häger, Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs – Croesus | 2000 | Harmonia Mundi France |
| 12 |  |
Reinhard Keiser - Sabine Paßow / Capella Orlandi Bremen / Thomas Ihlenfeldt – In Arkadien(CD, Album) | 1998 | ambitus |
| 13 |  |
Reinhard Keiser – Tanja D'Althann, Petra Geitner, Melinda Paulsen, Bernhard Hirtreiter, Jochen Elbert, Hartmut Elbert, Parthenia Vocal, Parthenia Baroque, Christian Brembeck – Markus-Passion | 1993 | Christophorus |
| 14 |  |
Reinhard Keiser, Barbara Schlick, Dorothea Röschmann, David Cordier, Harry van der Kamp, Michael Schopper, Fiori Musicali, Thomas Albert (2) – Masaniello Furioso(2×CD, Album, Stereo) | 1993 | cpo |
| 15 |  |
Reinhard Keiser - Linde-Consort, Hans-Martin Linde – Die Grossmütige Tomyris(2×LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo) | 1988 | EMI |
| 16 |  |
Augustin Pfleger, Reinhard Keiser, Leonhard Lechner – Augustin Pfleger Passionmusik, Reinhard Keiser De Profundis Clamavi, Leonhard Lechner Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ(LP) | 1975 | Not On Label |
| 17 |  |
Reinhard Keiser, Albrecht Haupt, Ulmer Barockensemble – Markus-Passion(2×LP, Stereo, Box Set, ) | 1973 | Corona (2) |
| 18 |  |
Reinhard Keiser - Church Choir, Langnau, Mixed Choir, Zweisimmen, Jörg Ewald Dähler – Passion According To Saint Mark | 1971 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 19 |  |
Reinhard Keiser, Johann Mattheson, Georg Philipp Telemann, Georg Friedrich Händel – Hamburg - Die Frühe Deutsche Oper Am Gänsemarkt | 1961 | His Master's Voice |
| 20 |  |
Vivaldi, Keiser, Loeillet, Haendel / Le Collegium Pro Arte – Un Concert De Musique Baroque (Première Partie)(LP, Mono) | - | L'Oiseau-Lyre |
Videos featuring Reinhard Keiser
Keiser Reinhard - Fredegunda (1715)
Dora Pavlikova (Fredegunda)
Bianca Koch (Galsuinde)
Katja Stuber (Bazina)
Tobias Haaks (Landerich)
Tomo Matsubara (Hermenegild)
Michael Kranebitter (Sigibert)
Tomi Wendt (Chilperich)
Munich Neue Hofkapelle,
Christoph Hammer
Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739) - Markus Passion (Christian Brembeck)
Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739) - Markus Passion (Christian Brembeck)
Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739) - Passion music
Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739) - Passion music
Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739) – Croesus (1710)
Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739) – Croesus (1710)
Libreto: http://www.kareol.es/obras/creso/acto1.htm
Reinhard Keiser (Teuchern 1674 - Hamburgo 1739) estrenó esta obra en el Theater am Gänsemarkt de Hamburgo en 1710. El estreno de una segunda versión tuvo lug
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