Henry Swoboda
Henry Swoboda (October 29, 1897 – August 13, 1990) was a Czechoslovakian conductor and musicologist and, with James Grayson and Mischa Naida, co-founder of U.S. Westminster Records which flourished in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s as a purveyor of classical music recordings. Swoboda made many recordings for Westminster and the Concert Hall record label, including the first commercially available recording of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony. He worked from 1927 to 1931 for Electrola, Berlin and later as conductor for Radio-Prag. He was a Guestprofessor at University of Southern California between 1931–1939 and emigrated 1939 to the USA. Lit: Horst Weber, Manuela Schwartz (Ed.), Sources relating to the history of émigré musicians, 1933–1950, vol. 2, Munich 2005, p.272. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 29, 1897 (Prague), Died August 13, 1990 (Rossinière)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | BL4206 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | Wien, Wien, nur du allein | Anton Maria Topitz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | BL4207 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | Im Prater blüh'n wieder die Bäume | Anton Maria Topitz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Swoboda, Henry," accessed October 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109125.
Swoboda, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109125.
"Swoboda, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Swoboda, Henry - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91014833
Wikidata: Henry Swoboda - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5728915
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71604718
MusicBrainz: Henry Swoboda - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/89fc6b77-d36a-4d20-833b-9e23149ffb6b
ISNI: 0000 0000 6311 1737 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000063111737
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