Louis Friedsell

Louis Friedsell (born 1863 or 1865 - 1923) was a conductor and composer for the Yiddish theatre.

Friedsell was born in 1863 or 1865 in Yekaterinoslav in the Russian Empire

He wrote the music for about 150 plays and operettas (partly by himself, partly with other music writers). A large number of his songs were written for historical operettas and comedies. As a conductor he made at least eleven recordings for the United Hebrew Disc and Cylinder Company.

He died June 25, 1923, in New York City.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1863 (Yekaterinoslav, Ukraine), Died June 25, 1923 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, arranger, songwriter

= 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
Victor B-1568 10-in. 7/8/1904 Die fier kashes Lizzie Goldfinger ; Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Victor A-1568 7-in. 7/8/1904 Die fier kashes Lizzie Goldfinger ; Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Victor B-1569 10-in. 7/8/1904 Die fier chsidem Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Victor A-1569 7-in. 7/8/1904 Die fier ch'sidem Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Victor B-1572 10-in. 7/8/1904 Die fier kashes Lizzie Goldfinger ; Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Victor A-1572 7-in. 7/8/1904 Die fier kashes Lizzie Goldfinger ; Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Victor A-1573 7-in. 7/8/1904 The children's song Lizzie Goldfinger ; Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Victor B-1573 10-in. 7/8/1904 The children's song Lizzie Goldfinger ; Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Victor B-1578 10-in. 7/8/1904 Der kidysh Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Victor B-3839 10-in. 9/27/1906 Boruch haboh Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-6627 10-in. 11/30/1908 Dus fertriebene teibele Solomon Smulewitz Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-9084 10-in. 6/14/1910 Ich benk a heim Frances Simonoff Female vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Victor B-9085 10-in. 6/14/1910 Dus Fertriebene Teible Frances Simonoff Female vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Victor B-9089 10-in. 6/14/1910 Die Toire Frances Simonoff Female vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Victor C-9092 12-in. 6/15/1910 Eili, Eili Frances Simonoff Female vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Victor B-9136 10-in. 6/27/1910 Sprinzes licht : Bentschen Solomon Small Male vocal solo, with "Jewish orchestra" composer  
Victor C-13328 12-in. 5/19/1913 Adom jesado meofor David Kessler Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-13329 12-in. 5/19/1913 Kadish David Kessler Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-15987 10-in. 5/4/1915 A mutters hertz Jakov M. Medvedieff Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-15989 10-in. 5/4/1915 El rachum vechanun Kalman Juvelier Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-15992 10-in. 5/4/1915 Nachas fom kinder Kalman Juvelier ; Fanny Lubritsky Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-15994 10-in. 5/4/1915 Der bitochen zu Gott Fanny Lubritsky Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-17820 10-in. 6/9/1916 Kadisch nuch der mamen David Lubritsky ; Fanny Lubritsky Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-17821 10-in. 6/9/1916 Eli, Eli, Gotteniu host schoin genig korbunis David Lubritsky ; Fanny Lubritsky Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-17822 10-in. 6/9/1916 Far Tata Mama Fanny Lubritsky Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-17823 10-in. 6/9/1916 Kerachem ov al bonim Fanny Lubritsky Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-17842 10-in. 6/15/1916 Die Toire Regina Zuckerberg Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-17853 10-in. 6/15/1916 Dus fertriebene Teibele Regina Zuckerberg Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-17917 10-in. 6/22/1916 Tchepe dich up Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-17942 10-in. 6/28/1916 Liebe Samuel Rosenstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-17943 10-in. 6/28/1916 Die sise hofenung Samuel Rosenstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-17944 10-in. 6/28/1916 Al tiru avde Yankov Samuel Rosenstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-17945 10-in. 6/28/1916 Ein eshes chaiel Samuel Rosenstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-18638 10-in. 10/27/1916 A mama iz der bester friend Fanny Lubritsky Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-18639 10-in. 10/27/1916 As falt a mama David Lubritsky ; Fanny Lubritsky Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-18647 10-in. 10/31/1916 Galt iz roond Fanny Lubritsky Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-18648 10-in. 10/31/1916 Leiba David Lubritsky Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-19049 10-in. 1/17/1917 Amerika ganef Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-19257 10-in. 3/8/1917 Chinka pinka Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-19259 10-in. 3/8/1917 Madlich Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-19441 10-in. 4/4/1917 The Yid in Romanian Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-19442 10-in. 4/4/1917 Mendel shiker Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-19720 10-in. 4/27/1917 Shachna and Yachna Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-20107 10-in. 6/12/1917 Die motnia Jacob Jacobs Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-20942 10-in. 11/1/1917 A gett Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-20950 10-in. 11/7/1917 Vie senen meine kinder Abraham Rosenstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-20975 10-in. 11/13/1917 Ales bam fetter Jacob Jacobs Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-21110 10-in. 11/22/1917 I should worry Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-21126 10-in. 11/30/1917 Of dem stoop Anna Hoffman Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-23175 10-in. 9/29/1919 Jerusholiam Marcus Eisenberg Male vocal solo, with viola obbligato and orchestra composer  
Victor B-23869 10-in. 3/26/1920 De movies Anna Hoffman Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-24200 12-in. 6/24/1920 Noch amul Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-24216 12-in. 6/30/1920 A child is the world Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-26256 10-in. 3/17/1922 Eil rachem S. Birnzweig ; William Robyn Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-36640 10-in. 10/26/1926 Al tashlichenu Shloimele Rothstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3002 10-in. ca. 1904 Der Kadish fun schwarzen Yiden Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Columbia 3003 10-in. ca. 1904-1908 Die Wide Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Columbia 3005 10-in. ca. 1904-1908 Emes Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Columbia 3007 10-in. ca. 1904-1908 Hamavdel Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Columbia 3010 10-in. ca. 1904-1908 Kol nidre Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Columbia 3011 10-in. ca. 1904 Koli shema Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Columbia 3172 10-in. between January and May 1905 Donkey monkey business Solomon Smulewitz Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
Columbia 3208 10-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1905 Die seder nacht Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3262 10-in. ca. Jan.-Oct. 1905 Kadish Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3843 10-in. approximately August 1907 Sisi wesimchi Goldin Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 19238 10-in. 2/17/1911 Al tashlichenu Hyman Adler Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 19240 10-in. 2/17/1911 Yom hachupo Hyman Adler Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 38755 10-in. 4/4/1913 Yidelekh briderlekh (אידעלאך ברידערלאך) Elenkrig's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 39413 10-in. 5/25/1914 A muters harts (א מוטער׳ס הארץ) Bennie Zeidman Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 45511 10-in. 4/1/1915 Eishes chail Mischa Ferenzo Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 44564 10-in. either 1916 or 1917 Ishkabibl (אישקע ביבעל) Columbia Band Band songwriter  
Columbia 44565 10-in. either 1916 or 1917 Zion march (ציון מאַרץ) Columbia Band Band composer  
Columbia 58320 10-in. approximately 1917 Tsores̀ fun Moyshe ḳapoyr (צרות פון משה קאַפּויר) Rose Rubin ; William Ziegenlaub Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 59752 12-in. 1923 Es beinkt zich aheim William Schwartz Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 59755 12-in. 1923 Yiden geht kein zion Charles Cohan ; William Schwartz Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 84079 10-in. approximately February 1918 Feige-Miril redt English Rose Rubin ; William Ziegenlaub Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 84080 10-in. approximately February 1918 Meidlach drai far a nickel Rose Rubin ; William Ziegenlaub Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 84081 10-in. approximately March 1918 Ḳadoḥes̀ in Dzshulay (קדחת אין דזשוליי) Rose Rubin ; William Ziegenlaub Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 86199 10-in. approximately April 1920 Fartribene taybele (פאַרטריבענע טייבעלע) Estella Shriner Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 87578 10-in. approximately June 1921 Kadish (קדיש) Joseph Feldman ; Morris Goldstein Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 88482 10-in. approximately April 1922 Die woile yungen : A nichpe sol es treffen William Schwartz Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 88621 10-in. approximately May 1922 Eyl rakhum (אל רחום) William Schwartz Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 88623 10-in. approximately May 1922 Barekhnt aykh, Rebe (באַרעכענט אייך רבי) William Schwartz Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 88879 10-in. approximately November 1922 Libe iz dos beste vort (ליעבע איז דאָס בעסטע וואָרט) William Schwartz Male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 88935 10-in. approximately December 1922 Libes shpilkhl (ליעבעס שפּיעלכעל) William Schwartz Male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick 6221 10-in. approximately Aug. 1921 Al Tashlichenu Estelle Schreiner Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 6224 10-in. approximately Aug. 1921 Das fertreibene Teibele Estelle Schreiner Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 9158 10-in. 9/13/1923 Mother's prayer Regina Prager Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Zonophone 5709 10-in. 1905 Die seider nacht Solomon Small Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Favorite 2920-o 10-in. May or June 1907 Ich bleib a bucher Leon Kalisch Male vocal solo composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friedsell, Louis," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113401.

Friedsell, Louis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113401.

"Friedsell, Louis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113401

External Sources

Wikipedia: Louis Friedsell

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Friedsell, Louis - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007013665

Wikidata: Louis Friedsell - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47008298

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/9615102

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