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Aksel Schiøtz
Person · male · Kingdom of Denmark · Roskilde · born 1906 · died 1975 · recording since 2004
Danish opera singer (1906–1975)
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Also known as アクセル・シェッツ
Timeline
5 events◦ Birth 1✦ Award 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1900s
1940s
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Die Winterreise / Die schöne Müllerin
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography386 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376965155
Biography
Aksel Schiøtz (1 September 1906 – 19 April 1975) was a Danish tenor and later baritone, who was considered one of Europe's leading lieder singers of the post-World War II period. He worked as a voice teacher at several universities.
Biography
Schiøtz was born in Roskilde, Denmark, but grew up in Hellerup near Copenhagen. He studied singing with John Forsell. Having obtained an M.A. in Danish and English in 1930, he taught at various schools in Roskilde and Copenhagen until 1938, when he gave up teaching. In October 1936, he gave his first lieder recital, and he made his opera début at the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen, in Mozart's Così fan tutte in 1939. In 1940, he made a legendary recording of the tenor aria from Handel's Messiah.
In 1946, he underwent an operation for tumor acousticus. In Our Schubert, David Schroeder writes that the surgery "should have put an end to his career in 1945, since it left him paralyzed on one side of his face and neck; but with the encouragement of friends and loved ones he relearned how to sing, becoming a baritone instead of a tenor." His wife Gerd particularly motivated him.
At the Glyndebourne Festival in 1946, he alternated with Peter Pears in the part of 'Male Chorus' in Britten's The Rape of Lucretia. More than as an opera singer, however, Schiøtz is remembered for his interpretation of Danish songs and Schubert's and Schumann's lieder, as well as songs by Carl Michael Bellman. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark (1940–1945), he achieved great popularity for his recording of traditional Danish songs of the 19th and early 20th centuries. During the occupation there was a strong rise in Danish nationalism. Aksel Schiøtz's lyrical and sensitive interpretation of Danish songs and his perfect command of the Danish language resulted in an everlasting gift to the Danish people.
From 1955 to 1958 he served as professor of vocal music at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, later in Toronto by invitation of Boyd Neel, and finally at the University of Colorado, Boulder. From 1968 he was professor in Copenhagen. After retiring, he wrote The Singer and His Art (Hamish Hamilton, 1971).
Schiøtz died in Copenhagen in 1975, aged 68, and is buried in the churchyard of the Raabjerg Church, near Skiveren, Denmark, with his wife Gerd.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -29 | 7.6th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
Die Winterreise / Die schöne Müllerin
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 44 tracks · 2:16:41
Disc 11Die Winterreise: 1. Gute Nacht6:212Die Winterreise: 2. Die Wetterfahne2:053Die Winterreise: 3. Gefrorne Tränen3:194Die Winterreise: 4. Erstarrung3:135Die Winterreise: 5. Der Lindenbaum4:416Die Winterreise: 6. Wasserflut3:407Die Winterreise: 7. Auf dem Flusse4:178Die Winterreise: 8. Rückblick2:379Die Winterreise: 9. Irrlicht2:5110Die Winterreise: 10. Rast3:5511Die Winterreise: 11. Frühlingstraum4:4212Die Winterreise: 12. Einsamkeit2:5213Die Winterreise: 13. Die Post2:4114Die Winterreise: 14. Der greise Kopf2:5615Die Winterreise: 15. Die Krähe2:1116Die Winterreise: 16. Letzte Hoffnung2:3817Die Winterreise: 17. Im Dorfe2:5918Die Winterreise: 18. Der stürmische Morgen1:0419Die Winterreise: 19. Täuschung1:4020Die Winterreise: 20. Der Wegweiser4:0421Die Winterreise: 21. Das Wirtshaus3:5822Die Winterreise: 22. Mut1:3523Die Winterreise: 23. Die Nebensonnen2:4724Die Winterreise: 24. Der Leiermann3:29Disc 21Die schöne Müllerin: 1. Das Wandern2:442Die schöne Müllerin: 2. Wohin?2:063Die schöne Müllerin: 3. Halt!1:264Die schöne Müllerin: 4. Danksagung an den Bach2:055Die schöne Müllerin: 5. Am Feierabend2:376Die schöne Müllerin: 6. Der Neugierige3:417Die schöne Müllerin: 7. Ungeduld2:508Die schöne Müllerin: 8. Morgengruß4:279Die schöne Müllerin: 9. Des Müllers Blumen3:3610Die schöne Müllerin: 10. Tränenregen4:0511Die schöne Müllerin: 11. Mein!2:2712Die schöne Müllerin: 12. Pause4:2413Die schöne Müllerin: 13. Mit dem grünen Lautenbande2:2114Die schöne Müllerin: 14. Der Jäger1:1315Die schöne Müllerin: 15. Eifersucht und Stolz1:3216Die schöne Müllerin: 16. Die liebe Farbe4:2217Die schöne Müllerin: 17. Die böse Farbe2:0618Die schöne Müllerin: 18. Trockne Blumen3:3119Die schöne Müllerin: 19. Der Müller und der Bach3:4520Die schöne Müllerin: 20. Des Baches Wiegenlied4:48— · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 56:30
1Danmark, nu blunder den lyse nat2:212Det haver så nyligen regnet3:113Mor Danmark2:504Du danske sommer2:285Midsommervisen3:456Ørnen løfter med stærke slag2:267Hvor tindrer nu min stjerne?2:178Du, som har sorg i sinde2:249Til glæden2:1910Lær mig, nattens stjerne3:1111I Danmark er jeg født2:5212Hvor nilen vander ægyptens jord3:2813Majnat2:4714Limfjorden2:1615Vær hilset, I damer3:1016Forårsregn2:5317Knud Lavard4:5118Hvorfor svulmer Weichselfloden?3:1219Olufs ballade3:49
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dichterliebe / Frauenliebe und -leben: A Treasury of Great InterpretationsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2009 | |
| — | KavanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 55:431Nu vågne alle Guds Fugle små2:37 2Lysets Engel går med Glans3:30 3Gud ske Tak og Lov2:25 4I fjerne Kirketårne hist3:27 5Bliv hos os, når Dagen hælder3:19 6Der står et Slot i Vesterled3:43 7Natten er så stille1:31 8Kommer hid, I Piger små2:50 9Duffede Enge1:54 10Skøn Jomfru, luk dit Vindue op2:27 11Jens Vejmand3:38 12Grøn er Vårens Hæk1:38 13Sommersang2:25 14I Aften3:15 15Irmelin Rose2:36 16Den milde Dag er lys og lang2:10 17I Solen går jeg bag min Plov2:02 18Min Pige er så lys som Rav1:56 19Underlige Aftenlufte3:18 20Jeg bærer med Smil min Byrde1:27 21Så bittert var mit Hjerte3:35 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Aksel Schiøtz head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -29 | 7.6th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog | won |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f3d91f42-e102-4b73-8963-b343adfcce60discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f3d91f42-e102-4b73-8963-b343adfcce60core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421518seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aksel_Schi%C3%B8tzbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aksel_Schi%C3%B8tz
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Danish musicians
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Wikidata: Q421518 · MusicBrainz: f3d91f42-e102-4b73-8963-b343adfcce60