Emanuel Balaban
Emanuel Balaban (January 27, 1895 – April 17, 1973) was a pianist and free-lance conductor who taught at the Eastman School of Music and later at the Juilliard School. Balaban was born to Joseph Balaban and Olga Ribman Balaban in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the Institute of Musical Art, then studied under Fritz Busch in Germany. Although a pianist (he was accompanist to Efrem Zimbalist, Mischa Elman and Erica Morini), conducting was his goal. He was a conductor at the Dresden State Opera and led orchestra in Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, New York, and Washington D.C. From 1929 through 1944 he was Director of the Opera Department at the Eastman School of Music. In 1947 he joined the faculty of the Juilliard School, a position he held until his death. From 1953 to 1956 he was on the faculty of the Berkshire Music Center. He recorded at two operas composed by Gian Carlo Menotti, The Medium and The Telephone. Balaban died at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York City. He was married to Priscilla Brown who survived him, as did his siblings Edward Balaban and Stella Appelbaum. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 27, 1895, Died April 17, 1973
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1923
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-23992 | 10-in. | 5/5/1920 | Spring song | Efrem Zimbalist | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-23993 | 10-in. | 5/5/1920 | Serenade | Efrem Zimbalist | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-24907 | 10-in. | 1/24/1921 | Russian dance | Efrem Zimbalist | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | C-25126 | 12-in. | 3/29/1921 | Mazurka | Erica Morini | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | C-25127 | 12-in. | 3/29/1921 | Romance | Erica Morini | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-25592 | 10-in. | 10/7/1921 | Serenade | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | C-25654 | 12-in. | 10/17/1921 | Eïli, Eïli | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-25724 | 10-in. | 10/18/1921 | Canzonetta | Erica Morini | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-25725 | 10-in. | 10/18/1921 | Gavotte antique | Erica Morini | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-26193 | 10-in. | 4/3/1922 | At the fountain | Erica Morini | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | C-26194 | 12-in. | 4/3/1922 | Romance in G | Erica Morini | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-26195 | 10-in. | 4/3/1922 | Gavotte | Erica Morini | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-26199 | 10-in. | 4/3/1922 | Serenade, op. 6 | Erica Morini | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-26400 | 10-in. | 4/3/1922 | Valse sentimentale | Erica Morini | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 78984 | 10-in. | 2/19/1920 | If you could care | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 79037 | 10-in. | 3/9/1920 | At dawning | Emanuel Balaban ; Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 79189 | 10-in. | 5/19/1920 | Close to your heart | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 79780 | 10-in. | 3/8/1921 | Variations on "Yankee Doodle" | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 79816 | 10-in. | 5/2/1921 | Liebeslied, no. 2 | Emanuel Balaban ; Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 79817 | 10-in. | 5/3/1921 | Berceuse | Emanuel Balaban ; Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 79818 | 10-in. | 5/4/1921 | Serenade | Emanuel Balaban ; Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 79819 | 10-in. | 5/4/1921 | Flower song, op. 30, no. 5 | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 79820 | 10-in. | 5/4/1921 | Spring song | Emanuel Balaban ; Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 79823 | 10-in. | 5/5/1921 | Angel's serenade | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | 79836 | 10-in. | 5/10/1921 | I lost my heart to you | Emanuel Balaban ; Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Balaban, Emanuel," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109455.
Balaban, Emanuel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109455.
"Balaban, Emanuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Balaban, Emanuel, 1895-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93003679
Wikidata: Emanuel Balaban - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q23091396
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/4500970
MusicBrainz: Emanuel Balaban - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/648477ff-f692-41a1-86fb-11a78e0f4de1
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