Engineering · Production
Karl-August Naegler
real name Karl August Nägler
Karl-August Naegler is credited on 1,649 pressings across 336 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,649
Pressings
336
Albums
6
Decades active
38
In collections
Biography
German recording engineer, joining the company Deutsche Grammophon in 1971 after qualifying as Tonmeister (balance engineer). He was born 1944.
Between 1980 and 2001 he was nominated for 13 Grammy awards and won 6.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,649 pressings · 336 albums · active 1972–2022
- Engineering · 1,402
- Production · 431
- Other credits · 163
- Performance · 3
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Henry Wood Hall, London · All Saints Church, Tooting, London · Orchestra Hall, Chicago · Herkulessaal, München
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

West Side Story
1985

Symphonien Nos. 7 & 8
1987

Missa Solemnis
1990

Appalachian Spring / Adagio For Strings / "Candide" Overture / American Festival Overture
1983

The Desert Music
1985

Symphony No. 5 / Rückert-Lieder
1981

Werke Mit Laute = Lute Concertos And Trios = Concertos Et Trios Pour Luth
1977

5 Symphonies · 7 Overtures
2000

La Mer • Nocturnes • Jeux • Rhapsodie Pour Clarinette Et Orchestre
1995

Symphonic Dances / Taras Bulba
1995

Concerto For Orchestra = Konzert Für Orchester = Concerto Pour Orchestre / 4 Orchestral Pieces = Orchesterstücke Op. 12
1993

9 Ungarische Tänze = Hungarian Dances; Symphonische Variationen = Symphonic Variations, Böhmische Suite = Czech Suite
1993

Cantata Profana Sz 94 / The Wooden Prince Sz 60 (Op. 13)
1992

Symphonie No.5
1988

Préludes · Volume 2
1988

Symphonie No. 9
1987

Songs
1987

Mass In B Minor • Messe In H-Moll • Messe En Si Mineur
1985

Cello-Sonaten
1985

Symphonie No. 2 / Manfred-Ouvertüre
1984

Rhapsody In Blue · West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
1983

Enigma Variations, "Pomp And Circumstance" Marches Nos. 1&2, "The Crown Of India": March
1982

An American In Paris / West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
1981

Rhapsody In Blue / Ein Amerikaner In Paris / Klavierkonzert In F
1981
Frequent collaborators
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Beethoven
- Mozart
- Mahler
- Robert Schumann
- Igor Stravinsky
- Mendelssohn
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