Paul Abraham

Paul Abraham

Paul Abraham (Hungarian: Ábrahám Pál; 2 November 1892 – 6 May 1960) was a Jewish-Hungarian composer of operettas, who scored major successes in the German-speaking world. His specialty – and own innovation – was the insertion of jazz interludes into operettas. Abraham was born in Apatin, Austria-Hungary (today Serbia), and studied at the Royal National Hungarian Academy of Music in Budapest from 1910 to 1916. He studied cello with Adolf Schiffer and composition with Viktor Herzfeld.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 2, 1892 (Apatin), Died May 6, 1960 (Hamburg)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, conductor

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-74969	10-in.	1/23/1933	Was hat eine Frau von der Treue	Greta Keller	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-068957	10-in.	1/22/1942	Calling all cats	André Musette Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-068960	10-in.	1/22/1942	Tonight or never	André Musette Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-075587	10-in.	7/28/1942	Over the hilltops	André Musette Orchestra	Instrumental sextet	composer
Victor	BS-075590	10-in.	7/28/1942	Crackerjack	André Musette Orchestra	Instrumental sextet	composer
Edison	19266	10-in.	6/24/1929	Sweet Madelon	Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	N-975	10-in.	6/24/1929	Sweet Madelon	Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	0VH34	10-in.	9/27/1934	Lila akácok nyíltak a fán	Gyula Szántó	Male vocal solo, with instrumental	composer
Gramophone	0D86	10-in.	1/29/1931	Ich bin ja heut' so glücklich	Marek Weber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Gramophone	0D87	10-in.	1/29/1929	Mein Herz hab' ich gefragt (English waltz)	Marek Weber Orchestra ; Leo Moll	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Gramophone	0VH322	10-in.	10/12/1937	Késő…	Heinz Sandauer Orchester ; Gyula Szántó	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Gramophone	BV706	10-in.	11/4/1929	Czardas 2 (March)	Magyar Királyi 2. Honvéd Gyalogezred Zenekara	Military band	songwriter
Gramophone	0D825	10-in.	3/15/1932	Ein bisschen Liebe für dich	Orchester Lewis Ruth	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal	composer
Gramophone	BW2002	10-in.	11/19/1928	Teve van egy púpú	Béla Bálint ; Bodo Jazz Band	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Gramophone	BW2004	10-in.	11/19/1928	32-es baka vagyok én	Béla Bálint	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Gramophone	BW2010	10-in.	11/20/1928	Harőm bokor saláta	Béla Bálint ; Bodo Jazz Band	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Gramophone	BLR6109	10-in.	2/26/1930	Bin kein Hauptmann, bin kein grosses Tier	Comedian Harmonists	Male vocal quintet, with piano	composer
Gramophone	BD8992	10-in.	9/5/1930	Good night	Elisabeth Böhm van Endert ; Orchester des Metropol-Theaters Berlin ; Clemens Schmalstich ; Marcel Wittrisch	Femlae-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	BD8994	10-in.	9/5/1930	Pardon, Madame	Elisabeth Böhm van Endert ; Orchester des Metropol-Theaters Berlin ; Clemens Schmalstich ; Marcel Wittrisch	Femlae-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Odeon	£Be10156	10-in.	approximately 1933	Was hat eine Frau von der Treue	Gitta Alpar	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, conductor
Odeon	£Be10156	10-in.	approximately 1933	Madeleine's soliloquy	Gitta Alpar	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Odeon	£Be10158	10-in.	approximately 1933	Toujours l'amour	Gitta Alpar	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, conductor
Odeon	£Be10171	10-in.	January-September 1933	I think I'm in love with my wife	Gitta Alpar	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Odeon	£Be10172	10-in.	January-September 1933	A girl like Nina	Gitta Alpar	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4597	10-in.	2/24/1932	Io ho una vecchia zia	Italo Corsi	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4767	10-in.	9/5/1932	Un pò d'amore per me	Italo Corsi ; Orchestra Stefano	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4811	10-in.	2/13/1932	How do you do Mister Brown?	Orchestra Stefano	Orchestra and chorus	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4812	10-in.	9/16/1932	Un pò d'amore per me	Italo Corsi ; Ines Talamo	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB4813	10-in.	9/16/1932	Paese incantator	Italo Corsi ; Ines Talamo	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB5106	10-in.	1/19/1933	Good night!	Italo Corsi ; Ines Talamo	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WB5134	10-in.	2/8/1933	Se la mamma è nata a Yokoama	Italo Corsi ; Ines Talamo	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CB5790	10-in.	1/8/1934	È tanto bello	Lotte Menas	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CB5791	10-in.	1/8/1934	Su e giù	Lotte Menas	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3119	10-in.	5/27/1931	La tirelire	Armand Bernard ; Pierre Chagnon	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3120	10-in.	5/27/1931	Je vois la vie en rose	Armand Bernard ; Pierre Chagnon	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Abraham, Paul," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104999.

Abraham, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104999.

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