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Ignaz Friedman

Ignaz Friedman (also spelled Ignace or Ignacy; full name Solomon (Salomon) Isaac Freudman(n), Yiddish: שְׁלֹמֹה יִצְחָק פֿרײדמאַן; February 13, 1882 – January 26, 1948) was a Polish pianist and composer. Critics (e.g. Harold C. Schonberg) and colleagues (e.g. Sergei Rachmaninoff) alike placed him among the supreme piano virtuosi of his day, alongside Leopold Godowsky, Moriz Rosenthal, Ferruccio Busoni, Josef Hofmann and Josef Lhévinne.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 14, 1882 (Podgórze), Died January 26, 1948 (Sydney)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, harpsichord, arranger

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

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 80941 10-in. 4/9/1923 Mazurka in C sharp minor, op. 63, no. 3 Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 80942 10-in. 4/9/1923 Elle danse, op. 10 Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 80951 10-in. 4/11/1923 Hark, hark, the lark Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 81596 10-in. 3/3/1924 Viennese dance no. 1 Ignaz Friedman Piano solo composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 81597 10-in. 3/3/1924 Mazurka Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 81598 10-in. 3/3/1924 Viennese dance no. 2 Ignaz Friedman Piano solo composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 81599 10-in. 3/4/1924 Serenata Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 81621 10-in. 3/13/1924 Arabesques on Strauss's Blue Danube Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 81622 10-in. 3/14/1924 Arabesques on Strauss's Blue Danube Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 81658 10-in. 3/31/1924 Prelude, op. 28, no. 19 Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 81659 10-in. 3/31/1924 Prelude in A Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 98072 12-in. 4/9/1923 La campanella Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 98073 12-in. 4/11/1923 Nocturne, op. 8, no. 2 Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 98115 12-in. 1/19/1924 Valse in E-flat major Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 98129 12-in. 3/4/1924 Prelude Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 98137 12-in. 3/31/1924 Rondo favori Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 98138 12-in. 3/31/1924 Polonaise Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 98139 12-in. 4/1/1924 Etude, op. 25, no. 11 Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W141438 10-in. 12/28/1925 Mazurka in D major Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W141449 10-in. 12/30/1925 Serenata Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W141604 10-in. 2/5/1926 Rondo alla turca Ignaz Friedman Harpsichord solo instrumentalist, harpsichord  
Columbia W141605 10-in. 2/5/1926 Pastorale Ignaz Friedman Harpsichord solo instrumentalist, harpsichord  
Columbia W98196 12-in. 12/28/1925 Ballade in A flat Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W98197 12-in. 12/28/1925 Ballade in A flat Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W98198 12-in. 12/30/1925 Moonlight sonata Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W98199 12-in. 12/30/1925 Moonlight sonata Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W98200 12-in. 12/30/1925 Moonlight sonata Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W98201 12-in. 12/31/1925 Moonlight sonata Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W98202 12-in. 12/31/1925 Nocturne Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W98203 12-in. 12/31/1925 Etude, op. 10, no. 12 Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W98230 12-in. 2/6/1926 Valse in A minor Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W98237 12-in. 2/6/1926 Minuet Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WAX1871 12-in. between July and October 1926 Polonaise in A flat Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WAX1872 12-in. between July and October 1926 Polonaise in A flat Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WA6942 10-in. either January or February 1928 Mazurka Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WA6944 10-in. either January or February 1928 Music box of the little Nana Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WA6945 10-in. either January or February 1928 Judgment of Paris Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Columbia (U.K.) WA6946 10-in. either January or February 1928 The butterfly Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WA10662 10-in. between August and October 1930 Songs without words Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WA10671 10-in. between August and October 1930 Songs without words Ignaz Friedman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX261 12-in. 3/6/1928 Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 : Allegro molto allegro (Commencement) Ignaz Friedman ; Philippe Gaubert Piano with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX262 12-in. 3/6/1928 Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 : Allegro molto allegro (Continuation) Ignaz Friedman ; Philippe Gaubert Piano with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX263 12-in. 3/6/1928 Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 : Allegro molto allegro (Continuation) Ignaz Friedman ; Philippe Gaubert Piano with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX264 12-in. 3/6/1928 Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 : Allegro molto allegro (Completion) Ignaz Friedman ; Philippe Gaubert Piano with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX268 12-in. 3/7/1928 Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 : Adagio (First part) Ignaz Friedman ; Philippe Gaubert Piano with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX269 12-in. 3/7/1928 Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 : Adagio (Completion); Allegro moderato molto e marcato Ignaz Friedman ; Philippe Gaubert Piano with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX270 12-in. 3/7/1928 Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 : Finale: Poco animato (Continuation) Ignaz Friedman ; Philippe Gaubert Piano with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX271 12-in. 3/7/1928 Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 : Finale: Poco animato (Completion) Ignaz Friedman ; Philippe Gaubert Piano with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friedman, Ignaz," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105057.

Friedman, Ignaz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105057.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105057

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LCNAR: Friedman, Ignaz - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85244087

Wikidata: Ignaz Friedman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1657463

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FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/172147

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