Hugo Riesenfeld
Hugo Riesenfeld (January 26, 1879 – September 10, 1939) was an Austrian-American composer. As a film director, he began to write his own orchestral compositions for silent films in 1917, and co-created modern production techniques where film scoring serves an integral part of the action. Riesenfeld composed about 100 film scores in his career. His most successful compositions were for Cecil B. DeMille's Joan the Woman (1917), The Ten Commandments (1923) and The King of Kings (1927); D. W. Griffith's Abraham Lincoln (1930); and the original scores to F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Tabu (1931). |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 26, 1879 (Vienna), Died September 10, 1939 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, composer, arranger, conductor, leader, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 77 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-16774 | 10-in. | 11/15/1915 | Suzanne's secret overture | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | arranger | |
| Victor | B-23886 | 10-in. | 4/6/1920 | Just listen to my heart beat | Palace Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-46132 | 10-in. | 7/11/1928 | Western allegro | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | MVE-46276 | 16-in. | 7/23/1928 | Tempest : Overture | Motion Picture Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46277 | 16-in. | 7/23/1928 | Tempest | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46278 | 16-in. | 7/23/1928 | Tempest | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46279 | 16-in. | 7/24/1928 | Tempest | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46280 | 16-in. | 7/24/1928 | Tempest | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46281 | 16-in. | 7/24/1928 | Tempest | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46282 | 16-in. | 7/25/1928 | Tempest | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46283 | 16-in. | 7/25/1928 | Tempest | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46284 | 16-in. | 7/25/1928 | Tempest | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46285 | 16-in. | 7/26/1928 | Tempest | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46286 | 16-in. | 7/26/1928 | Tempest | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46287 | 16-in. | 7/26/1928 | Tempest : Reel 11 | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46386 | 16-in. | 12/8/1928 | The toy shop | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal quartet | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46700 | 16-in. | 7/31/1928 | Two lovers | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46701 | 16-in. | 7/31/1928 | Two lovers | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46702 | 16-in. | 8/1/1928 | Two lovers | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46703 | 16-in. | 8/1/1928 | Two lovers | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46704 | 16-in. | 8/1/1928 | Two lovers : Overture | Motion Picture Orchestra | Orchestra, with female-male vocal duet | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46705 | 16-in. | 8/1/1928 | Two lovers | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46706 | 16-in. | 8/1/1928 | Two lovers | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46710 | 16-in. | 8/3/1928 | Two lovers | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | MVE-46712 | 16-in. | 8/3/1928 | Two lovers : Epilogue | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture epilogue : Orchestra | director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Riesenfeld, Hugo," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105681.
Riesenfeld, Hugo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105681.
"Riesenfeld, Hugo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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External Sources
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LCNAR: Riesenfeld, Hugo, 1879-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87847049
Wikidata: Hugo Riesenfeld - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q79043
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/15065823
MusicBrainz: Hugo Riesenfeld - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7ed88675-8bf1-4f31-933e-16e00d830d23
ISNI: 0000 0000 8094 6939 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000080946939
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