Fredigundis (Schmidt, Franz)

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Josef Weinberger, 1922. Plate J.W. 2290.
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Work Title Fredigundis
Alternative. Title Fredegundis
Composer Schmidt, Franz
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFS 6
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts (5 scenes)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1916-1921
First Performance. 1922, Berlin (poss. 19 Dec. 1922, Berlin State Opera?)
First Publication. 1922
Librettist Bruno Hardt-Warden (1883-1954) and Ignaz Michael Welleminsky (1882-1942)
after Felix Dahn (1834-1912)
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2 hours 20 minutes?
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation soloists, chorus and orchestra
InstrDetail 3 flutes (3rd takes piccolo?), 2 oboes (2nd takes English horn), 3 clarinets (including E-flat and bass), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, 2 harps, celesta, strings, + stage band: 4 horns, 4 trumpets (in D), 6 trumpets (in E-flat), percussion, harmonium, strings
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Only one, non-commercial recording (made September 27 1979 with Dunja Vejzovic as Fredigundis) as of January 2011. Available on the "Voce" LP label and, apparently as of February 2024, as an Orfeo d'or CD set...