E.T.A. Hoffmann
Hoffmann studied law and concurrently learned the organ with Podbielski. Between 1798 and 1799 he began his first compositions when studying with Reichardt. In 1804 he was able to have some of his works performed in Warsaw. When a civil servant, he yielded to the muse of music becoming a theatre conductor in Bamberg (1808) and the conductor of Skedona's troupe in Dresden (1813-14). By 1815 Hoffmann had re-entered the civil service in Berlin after composing several operas between 1801 and 1816. Hoffmann discovered that he had greater success at writing stories and reviews than at composition. Some of the titles of his operas included "Scherz, List und Rache," "Der Renegat," "Julius Sabina," and his best opera "Undine." Musically he extended the German Singspiel by increasing the scope of the chorus and gave a larger responsibility to the chorus. Other genres in which he worked included ballet, symphony, overture, quintet for harp and strings, piano sonatas, and a Mass. His literary works were his greatest contribution to the artistic world and was responsible for inventing "Johannes Kreisler the Kapellmeister" who was a character that inspired Schumann's "Kreileriana." Hoffmann received accolades from Beethoven, Carlyle, Schumann and Weber and his admiration for Mozart caused him the change his Christian name to include Amadeus. The fictional characters he develped also had an influence upon Offenbach and Wagner.
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E.T.A. Hoffmann: Der Sandmann (Reclam Hörbuch)
Reclam Hörbücher, Hans Sigl, E.T.A. Hoffmann
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Sony Music Catalog on 2 mrt. 2018
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E.T.A. Hoffmann: Nussknacker und Mausekönig (Reclam Hörbuch)
Reclam Hörbücher, Winfried Frey, E.T.A. Hoffmann
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Sony Music Catalog on 30 mrt. 2018
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E.T.A. Hoffmann: Das Fräulein von Scuderi (Reclam Hörbuch)
Reclam Hörbücher, Hans Sigl, E.T.A. Hoffmann
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Sony Music Catalog on 20 okt. 2017
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E.T.A. Hoffmann: Der goldne Topf (Reclam Hörbuch)
Reclam Hörbücher, Kaja Sesterhenn, E.T.A. Hoffmann
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Sony Music Catalog on 1 apr. 2010
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Deutsche Romantik
Wilhelm Hauff, Novalis, Adalbert Von Chamisso, E.T.A. Hoffmann
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by SAGA Egmont on 17 feb. 2022
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Lebensansichten des Katers Murr: (Nebst fragmentarischer Biographie des Kapellmeisters Johannes Kreisler in zufälligen Makulaturblättern.)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by hoerbuchedition words and music on 2 apr. 2021
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E.t.a. Hoffmann Die Abenteuer der Sylvester-Nacht
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by die GehörGäng on 1 dec. 2023
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E.T.A. Hoffmann: Nussknacker und Mausekönig
E.T.A. Hoffmann, Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Deutsche Grammophon Literatur on 30 sep. 2002
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E.T.A. Hoffmann: Das Gelübde (Reclam Hörbuch)
Reclam Hörbücher, Mirko Böttcher, E.T.A. Hoffmann
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Sony Music Catalog on 1 jan. 2004
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Der goldne Topf
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by AUDIOBUCH on 23 aug. 2017
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Die Marquise de la Pivardiere (Ungekürzt)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by SAGA Egmont on 10 jul. 2019
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Gespenster, Gespenster (Die Klassiker der phantastischen Literatur gelesen von Christiane Blumhoff und Mathias Kahler)
Heinrich Zschokke, Frédérik Boutet, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Egid Filek, Edgar Allen Poe, E.T.A. Hoffmann
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Langen-Müller on 1 aug. 2006
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Ritter Gluck (Eine Erinnerung aus dem Jahre 1809)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by hoerbuchedition words and music on 16 aug. 2019
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Outo intohimo
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by SAGA Egmont on 13 apr. 2022
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Die Fermate (Eine Erzählung von E.T.A. Hoffmann)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by hoerbuchedition words and music on 30 apr. 2021
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Das Fräulein von Scuderi
Kinderen - Released by Goyalit on 23 aug. 2019
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Rat Krespel
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by SWR Mediaservices GmbH on 15 dec. 1968
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Der Vampir (Der Vampyr oder Cyprians Erzählung. Eine Schauergeschichte)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by SWR Mediaservices GmbH on 1 nov. 1991
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Das Fräulein von Scuderi (Ungekürzt)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by BUCHFUNK Verlag on 24 mei 2017
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Die Abenteuer der Silvesternacht - Spukgeschichten (Ungekürzte Lesung)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Argon Verlag GmbH on 18 mrt. 2016
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Das öde Haus - Eine Spukgeschichte (Ungekürzte Lesung)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Argon Verlag GmbH on 18 mrt. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo