Rudolf Friml

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 7, 1879 (Prague), Died January 12, 1972 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, director, songwriter

Notes: Name also appears as Rudole Friml.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 301-325 of 395 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	TCL1474	10-in.	6/8/1931	Trees	Waldo Mayo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	DB56	10-in.	9/25/1928	Rose Marie : Selection	E. Cruft ; Duophone Light Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	DB57	10-in.	9/25/1928	Rose Marie : Selection	E. Cruft ; Duophone Light Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	577	10-in.	May 1928	Chanson	Fred Elizalde Music	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	2246	10-in.	4/22/1913	Sympathy	Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	composer
Edison	2248	10-in.	4/23/1913	Something	Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	composer
Edison	2365	10-in.	7/8/1913	Giannina mia	Albert Quesnel	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	2802	10-in.	Feb. 1914	The bubble	Emory B. Randolph	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	2815	10-in.	Feb. 1914	Mignonette	Samuel Gardner	Violin solo	composer
Edison	2906	10-in.	between 3/24/1914 and 3/25/1914	Love is like a firefly	Adelaide Fischer	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	3032	10-in.	May 1914	Something seems tingle-ingleing	Walter Van Brunt	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	3854	10-in.	6/7/1915	Flame of love	Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4445	10-in.	1/27/1916	'Tis the end, so farewell	Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4446	10-in.	1/27/1916	I want all the world to know	Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	composer
Edison	4447	10-in.	1/27/1916	Katinka	Walter Van Brunt	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4479	10-in.	2/8/1916	Rackety-coo	Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4519	10-in.	2/23/1916	'Tis the end, so farewell	Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4535	10-in.	2/28/1916	Rackety coo!	Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips	Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra	composer
Edison	5421	10-in.	3/1/1917	You're in love	George Wilton Ballard ; Gladys Rice	Female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5436	10-in.	3/8/1917	Allah's holiday	Jaudas' Society Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	5441	10-in.	3/12/1917	He will understand	George Wilton Ballard ; Gladys Rice ; Betsy Lane Shepherd	Mixed vocal trio and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6487	10-in.	between 12/2/1918 and 12/11/1918	Sometime	Charles Hart ; Leola Lucey	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	composer
Edison	7054	10-in.	12/8/1919	Mélodie	Blanche Dann ; Rosalynd Davis	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Edison	7184	10-in.	2/26/1920	Giannina mia	Allan Rogers	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7343	10-in.	5/10/1920	I love you, dear	Mabelle Wagner-Shank	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 301-325 of 395 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friml, Rudolf," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102891.

Friml, Rudolf. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102891.

"Friml, Rudolf." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.