Iosif Ivanovici
Ion Ivanovici (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Ивановић) (alternatively: Jovan Ivanović, Iosif Ivanovici, Josef Ivanovich) (1845 – 28 September [O.S. 16 September] 1902) was a Romanian military band conductor and composer of Banat Serbian origin, best remembered today for his waltz Waves of the Danube. Ivanovici was born in Timișoara, Austrian Empire. His interest in music began after he learned to play a flute given to him when he was a child. Ivanovici moved to and lived most of his life in Kingdom of Romania, Galați. Reaching the rank of officer in the Romanian army, his interest in military music culminates during his appointment as general inspector of military songs in 1900. In 1901 he settled in Bucharest where he died a year later. Although today Ivanovici is chiefly remembered for his waltz "Waves of the Danube" ("Donauwellen" in German, "Flots du Danube", in French), in his lifetime he composed over 300 works (many of them lost today). Other notable compositions are Carol I March, dedicated to King Carol of Romania, "Carmen Sylva" waltz, dedicated to Queen Elisabeth of Romania, and "Romanian heart" waltz op 51 ("Inimă română" in Romanian , "Cordialité roumaine" in French). His works were published by over sixty publishing houses throughout the world. In 1889, Ivanovici won the coveted march prize to mark the World Exhibition in Paris, out of 116 entries. While some may dispute his nationality today, he is by all historical standards a Romanian composer of Serbian origin. His great-grandson Andrei Ivanovitch is a successful international classical pianist. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1745 | 10-in. | 11/12/1902 | Danube waves | American Band of Providence | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1745 | 7-in. | 11/12/1902 | Danube waves | Clarke's Band of Providence | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-195 | 10-in. | 7/27/1903 | Danube waves | Clarke's Band of Providence | Band | composer | |
Victor | A-195 | 7-in. | 7/27/1903 | Danube waves | Clarke's Band of Providence | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-4079 | 12-in. | 12/6/1906 | Danube waves waltz | Victor Dance Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-6897 | 12-in. | 3/18/1909 | Danube waves waltz | Victor Dance Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-9433 | 10-in. | 9/13/1910 | Dunajské vlny waltz | České Trio z Prahy | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | B-22024 | 10-in. | 6/20/1918 | Na falach Dunaju | Julja Pijanowska | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-23211 | 10-in. | 8/13/1919 | Dunári keringö | Sió Aladár és Zenekara | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-23270 | 10-in. | 9/22/1919 | Waves of the Danube | Lager and Olson | Accordion duet | composer | |
Victor | CVE-34742 | 12-in. | 3/30/1926 | Danube waves | Victor Schrammel-Orchester | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-45984 | 10-in. | 6/25/1928 | Na falach Dunaju | Paweł Faut | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-51685 | 10-in. | 5/6/1929 | Idän ruusut | Östman-Stein Orkesteri | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | CVE-53466 | 12-in. | 6/24/1929 | Carmen Sylva | International Novelty Orchestra ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BAVE-60773 | 10-in. | 4/16/1931 | Ondas del danubio | Orquesta Típica Victor | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BRC-69629 | 10-in. | 5/19/1931 | Danube wave | Pietro | Accordion solo | composer | |
Victor | CS-010962 | 12-in. | 6/29/1937 | Danube waves | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CS-010963 | 12-in. | 6/29/1937 | Danube waves | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-028104 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | Emaline | Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-028105 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | I kissed you in a dream last night (Do you mind?) | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-028106 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | After looking at you | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-028107 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | That's what I want for Christmas | Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-028108 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | The story book ball | Carl Carelli ; Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Bill North ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-3544 | 10-in. | 12/30/1946 | Anniversary song | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2077 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | My son | Kaye Choir ; Sammy Kaye ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Recitation, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 49277 | 12-in. | 11/26/1917 | Danube waves | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W98294 | 12-in. | 7/17/1926 | Danube waves | Jacques Jacobs Ensemble | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | 6408 | 12-in. | approximately 1914 | Donauwellen waltz | Alexander Prince | Concertina solo | composer | |
Columbia | 21732 | 10-in. | between 1911 and 1915 | Danube waves | Pietro Deiro | Accordion solo | composer | |
Columbia | 44477 | 10-in. | approximately 1917 | Carmen Sylva | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W107125 | 10-in. | September 1926 | Donaus vågor | Eddy Jahrl | Accordion solo | composer | |
Columbia | W107384 | 10-in. | December 1926 | Carmen Sylva : Waltz | Russian Novelty Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Brunswick | XE27383 | 12-in. | 4/20/1928 | Danube waves waltz | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | C7173 | 10-in. | 1/3/1931 | Ondas del Danubio | Orquesta Tipica Torreblanca | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 461 | Not documented | 12/10/1910 | Danube waves | Orchestra (unidentified; Edison Records) | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 665 | Not documented | approximately Apr. 1911 | Blue Danube waltz | National Promenade Band | Band | composer | |
Edison | 6807 | 10-in. | 5/26/1919 | Waves of the Danube | Frieda Hempel | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 9187 | 10-in. | 10/2/1923 | Danube waves waltz | Peerless Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Edison | 11769 | 10-in. | 6/29/1927 | Danube waves waltz | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band | composer | |
Gramophone | 10L | 10-in. | 1902 | Donauwellen | Konigliche Bairische Infantrie Liebregiment | Band | composer | |
Gramophone | CWR901 | 12-in. | 3/18/1927 | Danube waves | Marek Weber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Gramophone | BL6432 | 10-in. | 5/30/1930 | Danube waves | Bob Fowler | Barrel organ solo | composer | |
Gramophone | 10273b | 10-in. | Mar. 1907 | El Danubio azul | Alexander Prince | Concertina solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5031 | 10-in. | 10/6/1934 | Valurile dunării | Alexander et son Orchestre ; Maurice Alexander | Accordion solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ivanovici, Iosif," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105617.
Ivanovici, Iosif. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105617.
"Ivanovici, Iosif." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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