Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt was an Austrian conductor and cellist renowned as a pioneer of historically informed performance, especially of Baroque and Classical repertoire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nikolaus Harnoncourt canonical | 5 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cellist
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ musicologist ⓘ pioneer of historically informed performance ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
NERFINISHED
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Ernst von Siemens Music Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ Polar Music Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1929-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
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Germany ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2016-03-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Sankt Georgen im Attergau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Vienna Music Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Graz University of Music and Performing Arts
NERFINISHED
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Vienna Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harnoncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Eberhard de la Fontaine Graf d’Harnoncourt-Unverzagt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Arnold Schoenberg Choir (as co-founder and collaborator in early years)
NERFINISHED
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Concentus Musicus Wien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Johann Nikolaus Graf de la Fontaine und d’Harnoncourt-Unverzagt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque music
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Classical period music ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Johann Nikolaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | cello ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Concentus Musicus Wien
NERFINISHED
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Vienna Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Ladislaja Gräfin von Meran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | historically informed performance ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Graf (Count) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
performance based on historical sources and treatises
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use of period instruments in Baroque and Classical repertoire ⓘ |
| notablePublication | Musik als Klangrede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s historically informed performance students at Mozarteum (various conductors and instrumentalists) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Complete Bach sacred cantatas with Gustav Leonhardt and others
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Pioneering recordings of J. S. Bach’s cantatas ⓘ Recordings of Beethoven symphonies with Chamber Orchestra of Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Recordings of Monteverdi operas ⓘ Recordings of Mozart’s late symphonies ⓘ |
| occupation |
cellist
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conductor ⓘ musicologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
cellist in Vienna Symphony Orchestra
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professor of performance practice at Mozarteum University Salzburg ⓘ |
| residence | St. Georgen im Attergau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Alice Harnoncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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