Heinrich Proch
Heinrich Proch (22 July 1809 – 18 December 1878) was an Austrian composer. Born in Vienna, Proch studied jurisprudence and completed his training as a violinist in his native city. From 1834 to 1867, he was a member of the Vienna Hofkapelle. He was also Kapellmeister at the Theater in der Josefstadt between 1837 and 1840, after which he became First Kapellmeister at the Theater am Kärntnertor, the predecessor of the Vienna State Opera. Besides his conducting duties, Proch also worked as a singing teacher. He composed one opera (Ring und Maske), three operettas, incidental music, orchestral works, and chamber music, as well as over 200 lieder, and won further distinction for his translations of Italian operas (e.g., Verdi's Il trovatore, Donizetti's Don Pasquale). Today, his most famous composition remains the air with variations Deh! torna mio bene, a virtuosic work for coloratura soprano that has been recorded by most sopranos from Luisa Tetrazzini and Amelita Galli-Curci to Maria Callas. Proch died in Vienna. His daughter, Louise Proch, became a well-known singer and actor. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]458 | 7-in. | 10/26/1900 | The alpine horn | Frank Badollet ; Jean Moeremans | Flute and saxophone duet | composer | |
Victor | C-10077 | 12-in. | 3/18/1911 | Proch's air and variations | Luisa Tetrazzini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra and flute | composer | |
Victor | CVE-20663 | 12-in. | 5/6/1926 | Proch's air and variations | Amelita Galli-Curci | Soprano vocal solo, with flute and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-20663 | 12-in. | 9/13/1917 | Proch's air and variations | Amelita Galli-Curci | Soprano vocal solo, with flute and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1923-06-23-02] | 10-in. | 6/23/1923 | Proch's airs | E. F. Hollands | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 49803 | 12-in. | 4/23/1920 | Theme and variations | Maria Barrientos ; Marshall P. Lufsky | Soprano vocal solo, with flute obbligato and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 98136 | 12-in. | 3/24/1924 | Proch's air and variations | Florence Macbeth | Soprano vocal solo, with flute and orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 20232-a] | 12-in. | approximately June 1918 | Proch's Themes and variations | Mme. Nadina Legat | Soprano vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 398 | 12-in. | approximately Nov. 1910 | Thema con variazioni | Maria Galvany | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 399 | 12-in. | approximately Nov. 1910 | Thema con variazioni | Lucette Korsoff | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 3211 | 10-in. | July 1914 | Tema con variazioni | Lucette Korsoff | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4161 | 10-in. | 9/30/1915 | Theme and variation | Yvonne de Tréville | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5937 | 10-in. | 12/19/1917 | Theme and variations | Frieda Hempel | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 10894b | 10-in. | 1907 | Variazioni di Proch | Maria Galvany | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Proch, Heinrich," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107140.
Proch, Heinrich. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107140.
"Proch, Heinrich." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Proch, Heinrich - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94090837
Wikidata: Heinrich Proch - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q321701
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51876408
MusicBrainz: Heinrich Proch - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ad94ac48-8e70-4ff4-b9b2-62bbd7561b05
ISNI: 0000 0001 1642 0614 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000116420614
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