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Ignaz Holzbauer
Person · male · Vienna · born 1711 · died 1783 · recording since 1996
German composer of symphonies, concertos, operas, and chamber music (1711-1783)
Also known as 伊格納茨·霍茨鮑爾
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1710s
1780s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Günther von Schwarzburg
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2000s
Biography
English biography553 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1369988286
Biography
Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer (18 September 1711 – 7 April 1783) was an Austrian composer of symphonies, concertos, operas, and chamber music, and a member of the Mannheim school. His aesthetic style is in line with that of the Sturm und Drang movement of German art and literature.
Biography
Holzbauer was born in Vienna. Despite the opposition of his parents, who intended him for the law, he studied music, and in 1745 became Kapellmeister to Count Rottal and at the Court Theatre of Vienna. Later he was Kapellmeister at Stuttgart, Germany. His operas include Il figlio delle selve, which was the opening performance of the Schlosstheater Schwetzingen in 1753. Its success led to a job offer from the court at Mannheim, Germany, where he stayed for the rest of his life, continuing to compose and teach, his students including Johann Anton Friedrich Fleischmann (1766–1798), the pianist, and Carl Stamitz. Holzbauer died in Mannheim, having been entirely deaf for some years.
His opera Günther von Schwarzburg, based on the life of the eponymous king, was an early German national opera, a performance of which Mozart and his sister attended, during which they met Anton Raaff, who was later to premiere a role in Mozart's Idomeneo. This opera has recently been recorded on the label cpo. Holzbauer wrote 196 symphonies in total.
Mozart also composed nine numbers for insertion in a Miserere by Holzbauer on commission by the Parisian Concert Spirituel in 1778, but they have been lost. They have been given the catalog number K. 297a in the list of Mozart's works.
Operas
Lucio Papirio (dramma per musica, libretto by Apostolo Zeno, 1737, Holleschau)
Sesostri, re d'Egitto (dramma per musica, libretto by Zeno, 1738, Holleschau)
Vologeso (dramma per musica, libretto by Zeno, 1739, Holleschau)
Hypermnestra (German opera, libretto by Johann Leopold van Ghelen, 1741, Vienna)
La fata meravigliosa (dramma giocoso per musica, 1748, Vienna)
Il figlio delle selve (favola pastorale per musica, libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece, 1753, Schwetzingen)
L'isola disabitata (azione per musica, libretto by Pietro Metastasio, 1754, Schwetzingen)
L'Isspile (dramma per musica, libretto by Metastasio, 1754, Mannheim)
Il Don Chisciotte (opera semiridicola, libretto by Zeno, 1755, Schwetzingen)
I cinesi (componimento drammatico per musica, libretto by Metastasio and Mattia Verazi, 1756, Schwetzingen)
Le nozze d'Arianna (festa teatrale per musica, libretto by Verazi, 1756, Schwetzingen)
La clemenza di Tito (dramma per musica, libretto by Metastasio and Verazi, 1757, Mannheim)
Nitteti (dramma per musica, libretto by Metastasio, 1758, Mannheim)
Alessandro nell'Indie (dramma per musica, libretto by Metastasio, 1759, Milan)
Ippolito ed Aricia (dramma per musica, libretto by Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni and Verazi, 1759, Mannheim)
Günther von Schwarzburg (singspiel, libretto by Anton von Klein, 1777, Mannheim)
La morte di Didone (revised as Tod der Dido) (singspiel, based on a libretto by Metastasio, 1779, Mannheim)
Tancredi (dramma per musica, 1783, Monaco)
Orchestral works (partial list)
Flute Concerto in A major
Flute Concerto in E minor
Flute Concerto No. 1 in D major
Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major
Oboe Concerto in D minor
Symphony in D minor
Symphony in G major
Symphony in A major, Op. 2, No. 4
Symphony in E♭ major, Op. 3, No. 1
Symphony in D major, Op. 3, No. 4
Pupils
Maddalena Allegranti (1754–1829), opera singer
Furher reading
"Announcement" of a 1972 concert with a sinfonia concertante by Holzbauer, performed by Lucerne Festival Strings conducted by Rudolf Baumgartner
"Brief biography", hoasm.org
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 | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -213 | 3.1th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 47 tracks · 2:58:34
Disc 11Günther von Schwarzburg: Sinfonia5:522Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. "Es ist geschrieben"3:503Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. Aria "Ach, wie leide ich"2:154Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. "Warum verweil ich?"3:445Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. Recitativo "Nur einmal spricht Rudolf"3:016Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. "Vergebens red ich!"3:597Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. Aria "Dein Haupt wird heut die Kaiserkrone schmücken"6:138Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. "Wie? Nennt er Karlen nich seiner Tochter Bräutigam?"2:109Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. Aria "Der glänzende Himmel war finstere Wüste"7:1310Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. "Woh! Tiefsinn wölket seine Stirne"2:5211Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. Recitativo "Doch wir sinken nicht - ich fühls!"7:3312Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. Aria "Schönster Sohn des Himmels!"5:2113Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. "Erhabner Held! Bald Haupt der Deutschen!"2:2814Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. "Pocht nicht mein Herz!"4:3115Günther von Schwarzburg: I. Akt. "Das römische Reich!"3:38Disc 21Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Recitativo "Vergebens sucht mein Auge dich, Geliebter!"2:402Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. "Sie flohen alle - o die Feigen!"4:543Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Aria "Welch edle Treibe!"4:374Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Terzetto "Bestürm das Lager!"4:245Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. "Begleite mich, ich zeige dir den Pfad!"1:436Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Recitativo "Wie wüten sie in meiner Seele"4:267Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Aria "Die Klüfte sausen!"4:318Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Marsch1:409Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Coro "Der Kaiser lebe!"1:4810Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. "Wir sind am Zwecke, Freund"0:5111Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Aria "Wenn das Silber deiner Haare"4:4712Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Recitativo "O meine Freunde!"2:2513Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Aria "Menschenliebe ist der Grund"6:3314Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. "Was seh ich?"0:3315Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Aria "Du hast dein Ziel, die Kron erlangt"6:3016Günther von Schwarzburg: II. Akt. Coro "Der Kaiser lebe!"1:53Disc 31Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. Recitativo "Es ist geschehen!"4:172Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. Recitativo "O Schicksall"5:173Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. Coro "Sturm! Sturm! Sturm!"2:514Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. Recitativo "O König, höre deine Diener!"3:495Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. Aria "Welch eine schöne Seele wartet meiner"4:446Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. Recitativo "Du liebenswürdiger, du guter Jüngling!"1:507Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. Aria "Ich fühle, was kein Sterblicher noch fühlte!"1:428Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. "Komm Freund!"0:219Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. Duetto "O König, deine Hand"7:1510Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. "O Freund!"2:0411Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. Aria "O wo ist ihr göttlich Auge"2:3312Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. "Du bringst mich zum Erstaunen"7:1813Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. "Flieh!"1:4514Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. "Verderben! Ha!"5:0915Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. Aria "O süßes Ende meiner Plage!"4:0716Günther von Schwarzburg: III. Akt. "Noch sah ich nicht den Mann"4:372000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:16
1Symphony in D major, op. 3 no. 4: I. Allegro6:292Symphony in D major, op. 3 no. 4: II. Andante non molto6:303Symphony in D major, op. 3 no. 4: III. Tempo di Minuetto. Cantabile gratioso - Presto3:514Symphony in D minor: I. Allegro2:025Symphony in D minor: II. Adagio - Fuga - Adagio3:456Symphony in D minor: III. Allegro1:257Symphony in A major, op. 2 no. 4: I. Allegro molto3:488Symphony in A major, op. 2 no. 4: II. Andante3:389Symphony in A major, op. 2 no. 4: III. Presto2:1810Symphony in G major, Overture to "Il figlio delle selve": I. Allegro assai2:0011Symphony in G major, Overture to "Il figlio delle selve": II. Andante assai e gratioso3:3412Symphony in G major, Overture to "Il figlio delle selve": III. Presto2:1613Symphony in E-flat major, op. 3 no. 1: I. Spirituoso molto7:1014Symphony in E-flat major, op. 3 no. 1: II. Andante con espressione3:5415Symphony in E-flat major, op. 3 no. 1: III. Minuetto I & II5:0616Symphony in E-flat major, op. 3 no. 1: IV. Presto5:302009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 59:36
1Flute Concerto in D major: I. Allegro Molto4:472Flute Concerto in D major: II. Largo non troppo5:153Flute Concerto in D major: III. Allegro non presto4:134Flute Concerto in E minor: I. Allegro moderato6:335Flute Concerto in E minor: II. Largo5:496Flute Concerto in E minor: III. Allegro4:157Flute Concerto in A major: I. Allegro comodo5:338Flute Concerto in A major: II. Larghetto5:499Flute Concerto in A major: III. Allegro4:1510Flute Concerto in D major: I. Vivace5:3011Flute Concerto in D major: II. Andantino e grazioso assai3:1412Flute Concerto in D major: III. Allegro, con molto spirito4:23
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ignaz Holzbauer head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -213 | 3.1th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Holzbauerbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Holzbauer
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Wikidata: Q697238 · MusicBrainz: dadb1082-ff59-44ab-b363-230667c3b228
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