Rudolf Friml

Rudolf Friml

Charles Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 – November 12, 1972) was a Czech-born composer of operettas, musicals, songs and piano pieces, as well as a pianist. After musical training and a brief performing career in his native Prague, Friml moved to the United States, where he became a composer. His best-known works are Rose-Marie and The Vagabond King, each of which enjoyed success on Broadway and in London and were adapted for film.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 7, 1879 (Prague), Died January 12, 1972 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, director, songwriter

Notes: Name also appears as Rudole Friml.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 395 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	80648	10-in.	11/3/1922	Loveland	Garber-Davis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81216	10-in.	9/16/1923	Chansonette	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81542	10-in.	2/9/1924	On the blue lagoon	Columbia Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81590	10-in.	2/27/1924	On the blue lagoon	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	140099	10-in.	10/12/1924	Indian love call	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	140140	10-in.	11/14/1924	Rose-Marie	Ted Lewis Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	36797	12-in.	ca. 1913	Sympathy waltz	Prince's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	36803	12-in.	ca. 1913	The firefly	Prince's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	36840	12-in.	12/19/1913	High jinks : Waltz	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	36964	12-in.	5/14/1914	Sympathy	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	37279	12-in.	5/12/1915	Spanish serenade	Prince's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	49084	12-in.	1/15/1917	Allah's holiday	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	49160	12-in.	3/21/1917	You're in love	Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson	Band	composer
Columbia	49226	12-in.	6/14/1917	You're in love : Selections	Prince's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	49414	12-in.	approximately 1918	Love's own kisses	Dorothy Brunton	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	49415	12-in.	approximately 1918	The bubble	Dorothy Brunton	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W140522	10-in.	4/13/1925	Rose-Marie	Charles Hart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W141322	10-in.	11/29/1925	Song of the vagabonds	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141391	10-in.	12/15/1925	Song of the vagabonds	Rudolf Friml	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Columbia	W141392	10-in.	12/15/1925	Chansonette	Rudolf Friml	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Columbia	141413	10-in.	12/18/1925	Song of the vagabonds	Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141920	10-in.	4/6/1926	Only a rose	Sascha Jacobsen	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W142467	10-in.	7/21/1926	Wasn't it nice?	Harry Reser's Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W142908	10-in.	11/4/1926	We'll have a kingdom	Harry Reser's Syncopators ; Gladys Rice ; Tom Stacks	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	composer
Columbia	W143068	10-in.	11/4/1926	The vagabond king	Peerless Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer

(Results 176-200 of 395 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friml, Rudolf," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102891.

Friml, Rudolf. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102891.

"Friml, Rudolf." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.