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 201-225 of 395 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W143647	10-in.	3/14/1927	The vagabond king waltz	Columbians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W144808	10-in.	9/29/1927	Indian love call	Eddy Brown	Violin solo	composer
Columbia	145980	10-in.	4/9/1928	Ma belle	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W145981	10-in.	4/9/1928	March of the musketeers	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet	composer
Columbia	145989	10-in.	4/10/1928	Ma belle	Ernie Golden and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	145991	10-in.	4/10/1928	March of the musketeers	WMCA Broadcasters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W146459	10-in.	6/19/1928	Allah's holiday	George McMurphy Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W146476	10-in.	6/22/1928	Indian love call	Cole McElroy's Spanish Ball Room Band	Jazz/dance band, with piano-accordion	composer
Columbia	W147700	10-in.	12/6/1928	Allah's holiday	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	[W]149740	10-in.	1/8/1930	Only a rose	Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	composer
Columbia	W98167	12-in.	4/16/1925	Rose-Marie : Selections	Robert Hood Bowers Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	12727	10-in.	approximately 1905-1908	Marná láska	Mirko Štork	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	21726	10-in.	between 1911 and 1915	The firefly waltz	Pietro Deiro		composer
Columbia	75260	12-in.	approximately 1916	High jinks, selection	London Repertoire Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75292	12-in.	approximately 1916	Something seems tingle-ingleing	Ciro's Club Coon Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	76336	12-in.	approximately 1919	Allah's holiday	Dan & Harvey's Jazz Band	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W106306	10-in.	approximately February 1926	Posledni polibek	Fišerova Sokolska Kapela	Band, with vocal	composer
Columbia	W703071	10-in.	December 1929	Amor, siempre amor : Canción	Julián Mario Oliver	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	423	10-in.	ca. Oct. 1918	Sometime	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-7064	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1919	'Round the corner	Van Eps Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
OKeh	S-7097	10-in.	ca. Dec. 1919	Oh! What a little whopper	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	o-8183	10-in.	ca. June 1921	Bring back my blushing rose	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	9745	10-in.	June 1926	Posledni polibek	Mary Havelka ; Václav Havelka ; E. Huzicka	Mixed vocal trio, with band	composer
OKeh	S-70039	10-in.	July 1921	Bring back my blushing rose	Rega Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-70074	10-in.	Aug. 1921	Bring back my blushing rose	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 201-225 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.