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Hugo Riesenfeld

Hugo Riesenfeld (January 26, 1879 – September 10, 1939) was an Austrian-American composer. As a film director, he began to write his own orchestral compositions for silent films in 1917, and co-created modern production techniques where film scoring serves an integral part of the action. Riesenfeld composed about 100 film scores in his career.

His most successful compositions were for Cecil B. DeMille's Joan the Woman (1917), The Ten Commandments (1923) and The King of Kings (1927); D. W. Griffith's Abraham Lincoln (1930); and the original scores to F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Tabu (1931).

Birth and Death Data: Born January 26, 1879 (Vienna), Died September 10, 1939 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, composer, arranger, conductor, leader, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 77 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-16774 10-in. 11/15/1915 Suzanne's secret overture Victor Orchestra Orchestra arranger  
Victor B-23886 10-in. 4/6/1920 Just listen to my heart beat Palace Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Victor BVE-46132 10-in. 7/11/1928 Western allegro Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor MVE-46276 16-in. 7/23/1928 Tempest : Overture Motion Picture Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo director  
Victor MVE-46277 16-in. 7/23/1928 Tempest Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46278 16-in. 7/23/1928 Tempest Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra director  
Victor MVE-46279 16-in. 7/24/1928 Tempest Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46280 16-in. 7/24/1928 Tempest Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46281 16-in. 7/24/1928 Tempest Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46282 16-in. 7/25/1928 Tempest Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46283 16-in. 7/25/1928 Tempest Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra director  
Victor MVE-46284 16-in. 7/25/1928 Tempest Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46285 16-in. 7/26/1928 Tempest Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46286 16-in. 7/26/1928 Tempest Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46287 16-in. 7/26/1928 Tempest : Reel 11 Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46386 16-in. 12/8/1928 The toy shop Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal quartet director  
Victor MVE-46700 16-in. 7/31/1928 Two lovers Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46701 16-in. 7/31/1928 Two lovers Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra director  
Victor MVE-46702 16-in. 8/1/1928 Two lovers Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra director  
Victor MVE-46703 16-in. 8/1/1928 Two lovers Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46704 16-in. 8/1/1928 Two lovers : Overture Motion Picture Orchestra Orchestra, with female-male vocal duet director  
Victor MVE-46705 16-in. 8/1/1928 Two lovers Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra director  
Victor MVE-46706 16-in. 8/1/1928 Two lovers Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra director  
Victor MVE-46710 16-in. 8/3/1928 Two lovers Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal chorus director  
Victor MVE-46712 16-in. 8/3/1928 Two lovers : Epilogue Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture epilogue : Orchestra director  
(Results 1-25 of 77 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Riesenfeld, Hugo," accessed November 20, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105681.

Riesenfeld, Hugo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105681.

"Riesenfeld, Hugo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105681

External Sources

Wikipedia: Hugo Riesenfeld

Discogs: Hugo Riesenfeld

Grove: Hugo Riesenfeld

IMSLP: Hugo Riesenfeld

IMDb: Hugo Riesenfeld

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Riesenfeld, Hugo, 1879-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87847049

Wikidata: Hugo Riesenfeld - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q79043

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/15065823

MusicBrainz: Hugo Riesenfeld - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7ed88675-8bf1-4f31-933e-16e00d830d23

ISNI: 0000 0000 8094 6939 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000080946939

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/224159

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