Albert Wolff

Albert Wolff

Albert Louis Wolff (19 January 1884 – 20 February 1970) was a French conductor and composer of Dutch descent. Most of his career was spent in European venues, with the exception of two years that he spent as a conductor at the Metropolitan Opera and a few years in Buenos Aires during the Second World War. He is most known for holding the position of principal conductor with the Opéra-Comique in Paris for several years. He was married to the French mezzo-soprano Simone Ballard.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 19, 1884 (7th arrondissement of Paris), Died February 21, 1970 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 80 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	XE36771	12-in.	5/22/1931	La valse, pt. 1	Orchestra Association des Concerts Lamoureux, Paris ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	XE36772	12-in.	5/22/1931	La valse, pt. 2	Orchestra Association des Concerts Lamoureux, Paris	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	XE36773	12-in.	5/22/1931	La valse, pt. 3	Orchestra Association des Concerts Lamoureux, Paris ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	XE36774	12-in.	5/22/1931	La valse, pt. 4	Orchestra Association des Concerts Lamoureux, Paris ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1021bm	10-in.	1928	Le roi d’Ys : Overture, pt. 1	Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1022½bm	10-in.	1928	Le roi d’Ys : Overture, pt. 2	Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1023bm	10-in.	1928	Le roi d’Ys : Overture, pt. 3	Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1024bm	12-in.	1928	Carmen : Overture	Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1025bm	12-in.	1928	La vida breve : Interlude	Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1026bm	12-in.	1928	La vida breve : Dance	Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1027bm	12-in.	1928	Pelléas et Mélisande : Prélude	Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1028bm	12-in.	1928	Pelléas et Mélisande : Spinning song	Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1029bm	12-in.	1928	Pelléas et Mélisande : Sicilienne	Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1030bm	12-in.	1928	Pavane for a dead princess	Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1669bm	12-in.	1929	The sorcerer’s apprentice : Scherzo	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1670bm	12-in.	1929	The sorcerer’s apprentice : Scherzo	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1671bm	12-in.	1929	The sorcerer’s apprentice : Scherzo	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1672bm	12-in.	1929	Baba Yaga	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1676bm	12-in.	1930	Funeral march of a marionette	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1677bm	12-in.	1930	March of the little tin soldiers	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1678bm	12-in.	1930	La fileuse	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1679bm	12-in.	1930	Bourée fantasque	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1680bm	12-in.	1930	Marche joyeuse	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1681bm	10-in.	1930	On the steppes of Central Asia, pt. 1	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1682bm	10-in.	1930	On the steppes of Central Asia, pt. 2	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	conductor

(Results 1-25 of 80 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wolff, Albert," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116406.

Wolff, Albert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116406.

"Wolff, Albert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.