voc, *1943 AT, Vienna
Musician of Classical
Werner Krenn (born 21 September 1943 in Vienna) is an Austrian tenor.Krenn received his first musical training as a member of the boys' choir Wiener Sängerknaben. He later studied bassoon and was principal bassoonist of the Wiener Symphoniker from 1962 to 1966. His singing talents were recognized, embarked upon voice lessons with Elisabeth Rado. Krenn made his operatic debut in The Fairy Queen at the Berlin Deutsche Oper. He made a number of notable recordings of Schubert in the late 1960s. He was a regular performer with the Vienna State Opera in the 1970s. Krenn performed in Salzburg in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. The Musical Times said of him in 1971, "Werner Krenn's voice is sweet and true and earnest". He has performed with the Scottish Opera and the
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Die Schöne Müllerin | Franz Schubert / Werner Krenn, Rudolf Buchbinder | 2007 | Album |
De Klassieken 13 - Mozart: Hoogtepunten Uit Le Nozze Di Figaro, Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail, Don Giovanni, Cosi Fan Tutte, Il Rè Pastore, Die Zauberflöte | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Lucia Popp, Brigitte Fassbaender, Werner Krenn, Tom Krause, Manfred Jungwirth, István Kertész | 2006 | Album |
Cantata Della Fiaba Estrema / Novae De Infinito Laudes | Hans Werner Henze − Edita Gruberova • Ingrid Mayr • Werner Krenn • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau • ORF-Chor • ORF Symphonieorchester • Leif Segerstam • Milan Horvat | 2003 | Album |
Johannes Passion BWV 245 - Passion Selon Saint Jean - St John Passion | Johann Sebastian Bach - Felicity Palmer, Birgit Finnilä, Kurt Equiluz, Werner Krenn, Ruud Van Der Meer, Philippe Huttenlocher, Ensemble Vocal De Lausanne, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne, Michel Corboz | 1999 | Album |
Die Schöpfung | Joseph Haydn / Elly Ameling • Werner Krenn • Tom Krause • Wiener Staatsopernchor • Erna Spoorenberg • Robin Fairhurst, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Münchinger | 1997 | Album |
Zar Und Zimmermann (Komische Oper In Drei Aufzügen • Comic Opera In Three Acts Gesamtaufnahme • Complete Recording) | Albert Lortzing - Lucia Popp • Hermann Prey • Adalbert Kraus • Karl Ridderbusch • Gudrun Wewezow • Werner Krenn • Alexander Malta • Helmut Berger-Tuna • Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks • Münchner Rundfunkorchester Dirigent: Heinz Wallberg | 1997 | Album |
Don Giovanni | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Donald Gramm, Joan Sutherland, Gabriel Bacquier, Clifford Grant, Werner Krenn, English Chamber Orchestra | 1996 | Album |
Magnificat - Cantatas BWV 67 & 130 | Johann Sebastian Bach - Elly Ameling, Helen Watts, Werner Krenn, Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger, Ernest Ansermet | 1992 | Compil. |
Oster-Oratorium/Kantate BWV10 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Elly Ameling, Helen Watts, Werner Krenn, Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger | 1990 | Album |
Golden Operetta | Joan Sutherland, Régine Crespin, Gundula Janowitz, Pilar Lorengar, Jussi Björling, Werner Krenn, Hilde Güden | 1985 | Compil. |
Lieder (Selección) - Sonata Para Arpeggione Y Piano En La Menor, D. 821 | Franz Schubert, Werner Krenn, Tom Krause, Gerald Moore, Erik Werba, Irwin Gage, Mstislav Rostropovich, Benjamin Britten | 1983 | Compil. |
Messiah | Georg Friedrich Händel ; Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Werner Krenn, Tom Krause, The Ambrosian Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | 1982 | Album |
The Flying Dutchman - Highlights | Richard Wagner • Georg Solti, Norman Bailey, Janis Martin, Martti Talvela, René Kollo, Werner Krenn, Isola Jones, Chicago Symphony Chorus & The Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 1979 | Album |
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons) | Joseph Haydn - Ileana Cotrubas • Werner Krenn • Hans Sotin, Brighton Festival Chorus, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Dorati | 1978 | Album |
Der Fliegende Holländer | Richard Wagner - Norman Bailey, Janis Martin, René Kollo, Isola Jones, Werner Krenn, Martti Talvela, Chicago Symphony Chorus & The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti | 1977 | Album |
Requiem | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Anna Tomowa-Sintow · Agnes Baltsa · Werner Krenn · José van Dam, Wiener Singverein · Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | 1976 | Album |
Mozart: Messe Du Couronnement / Bruckner: Te Deum | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Anton Bruckner – Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, Peter Schreier, José van Dam, Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker | 1976 | Album |
Requiem KV626 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Beyer, Hans Buchhierl, Mario Krämer, Werner Krenn, Barry McDaniel, Tölzer Knabenchor, Collegium Aureum Conducted By Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden | 1975 | Album |
De Klassieken 5 - Bach : Hoogtepunten Uit Matthäus-Passion, Weihnachtsoratorium, Magnificat, Hohe Messe | Johann Sebastian Bach - Elly Ameling, Marga Höffgen, Helen Watts, Werner Krenn, Peter Pears, Hermann Prey, Tom Krause, Karl Münchinger | 1974 | Album |
Mass In C Minor, K.427 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Ileana Cotrubas / Kiri Te Kanawa / Werner Krenn / Hans Sotin / John Alldis Choir / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Raymond Leppard | 1974 | Album |
The Best of Franz Lehar: Great Moments From Viennese Operetta | Franz Lehár, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Anton Paulik, Werner Krenn, Renate Holm | 1971 | Compil. |
Vienna, Women And Song | Renate Holm, Werner Krenn, Wiener Volksopernorchester • Anton Paulik | 1971 | Album |
Schubert & Schumann Lieder | Franz Schubert & Robert Schumann, Werner Krenn, Erik Werba | 1971 | Album |
Mass In B Minor | Johann Sebastian Bach - Elly Ameling / Yvonne Minton / Helen Watts / Werner Krenn / Tom Krause, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester / Karl Münchinger | 1971 | Album |
Don Giovanni | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Donald Gramm, Joan Sutherland, Gabriel Bacquier, Clifford Grant, Werner Krenn, English Chamber Orchestra | 1970 | Album |
Messiah | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Werner Krenn, Tom Krause, The Ambrosian Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | 1970 | Album |
Complete Masonic Music | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Werner Krenn ∙ Tom Krause, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, The London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | 1969 | Album |
A Faust Symphony - Two Episodes From Lenau's Faust | Franz Liszt - L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Werner Krenn, Ernest Ansermet | 1968 | Album |
18 Songs By Schubert | Franz Schubert, Werner Krenn With Gerald Moore | 1968 | Album |
Mass No. 5 In C, K.167 ('Missa Trinitatis')/Mass No. 6 in F, K.192 ('Missa Brevis') | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Ferdinand Grossmann, Elisabeth Thomann, Werner Krenn, Germaine De Brandt, Karl Neugebauer | 1964 | Album |
Sämtliche Symphonien | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Sona Ghazarian, Edita Gruberova, Werner Krenn, Josef Böck, Christoph von Dohnányi, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor | Album | |
Mozart - Ses Plus Belles Musiques Sacrées - Requiem K. 626 / Messe En Ut Mineur K. 427 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carlo Maria Giulini, Raymond Leppard, Helen Donath, Christa Ludwig, Robert Tear, Robert Lloyd, Ileana Cotrubas, Kiri Te Kanawa, Werner Krenn, Hans Sotin | Compil. | |
Freimaurermusik - Sämtliche Kompositionen | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Werner Krenn / Tom Krause / Edinburgh Festival Chorus / The London Symphony Orchestra / István Kertész | Album |
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