Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman (né Wachsmann; December 24, 1906 – February 24, 1967) was a German-born composer and conductor of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre. His film scores include Bride of Frankenstein, Rebecca, Sunset Boulevard, A Place in the Sun, Stalag 17, Rear Window, Peyton Place, The Nun's Story, and Taras Bulba. He received twelve Academy Award nominations, and won two Oscars in consecutive years (for Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun). He also received a Golden Globe Award for the former film. Bernard Herrmann said that the score for Taras Bulba was "the score of a lifetime." He also composed concert works, including the oratorio Joshua (1959), and The Song of Terezín (1964–65), a work for orchestra, chorus, and children's chorus based upon poetry written by children in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. Waxman also founded the Los Angeles Music Festival in 1947 with which he conducted a number of West Coast premieres by fellow film composers, and concert composers alike. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 24, 1906 (Chorzów), Died February 24, 1967 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-03276 | 10-in. | 11/24/1936 | Gone | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-03561 | 10-in. | 12/10/1936 | Gone | Dick Stabile Orchestra ; Burt Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Gramophone | 0D1175 | 10-in. | 10/11/1932 | Für'n Groschen Liebe | Orchester Lewis Ruth | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
Gramophone | BLR5519 | 10-in. | 8/20/1929 | Ewige Liebe, das gibt's nur im Roman | Weintraubs Syncopators | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Vocalion | 21687 | 10-in. | 9/13/1937 | Who wants love? | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CB5760 | 10-in. | 12/8/1933 | Mi sento un non so che | Elsa Merlini ; Orchestra Ferruzzi | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CB5763 | 10-in. | 12/8/1933 | Waltzer della felicita | Italo Corsi ; Elsa Merlini ; Orchestra Ferruzzi | Vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CB7150 | 10-in. | 10/7/1935 | Fior di felicità | Jazz Sinfonico Cannobbiana | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CB7151 | 10-in. | 10/7/1935 | Tanti baci...Veronica | Jazz Sinfonico Cannobbiana | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL3676 | 10-in. | 4/15/1932 | Si vous saviez comme l'on s'en f... | Borels | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL3677 | 10-in. | 4/15/1932 | Les d'moisell's de Montparnasse | Pierre Chagnon ; Line Marlys | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5005 | 10-in. | 7/19/1934 | On ne voit ça qu'à Paris | Pierre Chagnon ; Albert Préjean | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5008 | 10-in. | 7/19/1934 | Sans un mot | Pierre Chagnon ; Albert Préjean | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5009 | 10-in. | 7/19/1934 | La crise est finie | Pierre Chagnon ; Albert Préjean | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Waxman, Franz," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104211.
Waxman, Franz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104211.
"Waxman, Franz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065680
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