Rudolf Friml
Charles Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 – November 12, 1972) was a Czech-born composer of operettas, musicals, songs and piano pieces, as well as a pianist. After musical training and a brief performing career in his native Prague, Friml moved to the United States, where he became a composer. His best-known works are Rose-Marie and The Vagabond King, each of which enjoyed success on Broadway and in London and were adapted for film. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 395 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E-4027 | 8-in. | 1/30/1907 | A garden matinee | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-4027 | 10-in. | 11/7/1906 | A garden matinee | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-12777 | 10-in. | 1/8/1913 | Sympathy | Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-12793 | 12-in. | 1/13/1913 | Firefly waltzes | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-12907 | 12-in. | 2/14/1913 | When a maid comes knocking at your heart | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-14531 | 12-in. | 3/3/1914 | High jinks | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-14564 | 10-in. | 3/10/1914 | Sympathy waltz | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-14811 | 12-in. | 5/8/1914 | Gems from High jinks | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-15815 | 10-in. | 3/19/1915 | The flame of love | Edna Brown ; James F. Harrison | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-16003 | 12-in. | 5/6/1915 | The peasant girl waltz medley | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-16960 | 10-in. | 1/4/1916 | Rackety coo | Alice Green | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-18707 | 12-in. | 11/14/1916 | Katinka | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-18746 | 10-in. | 11/10/1916 | Katinka : Selections | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-18747 | 10-in. | 11/10/1916 | Katinka : Selections | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-19097 | 10-in. | 2/19/1917 | Allah's holiday | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-19333 | 10-in. | 3/2/1917 | You're in love | Lyric Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Mixed vocal quartet and male vocal soloist, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-19408 | 10-in. | 3/26/1917 | You're in love | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-20288 | 10-in. | 8/7/1917 | Za tichých nocí | František A. Pangrác | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-22389 | 12-in. | 2/27/1919 | Sometime | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-22845 | 10-in. | 5/12/1919 | When she gives him a shamrock bloom | John Steel | Male vocal solo, with celeste, piano, and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-23023 | 12-in. | 6/20/1919 | Gems from Sometime | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-23327 | 10-in. | 11/6/1919 | 'Round the corner | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | B-25338 | 10-in. | 6/7/1921 | Giannina mia | Lucy Isabelle Marsh | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-25457 | 10-in. | 7/8/1921 | Bring back my blushing rose | Shilking Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | composer | |
Victor | B-25567 | 10-in. | 9/22/1921 | Bring back my blushing rose | John Steel | Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friml, Rudolf," accessed November 13, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102891.
Friml, Rudolf. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102891.
"Friml, Rudolf." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 November 2024.
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