Oscar Fried

Oskar Fried (1 August 1871 – 5 July 1941) was a German conductor and composer. He was known as a great admirer of Gustav Mahler, whose works he performed many times throughout his life. Fried was also the first conductor to record a Mahler symphony. He held the distinction of being the first foreign conductor to perform in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution (1922). He eventually left his homeland in 1933 to work in the Soviet Union after the political rise of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party, and became a Soviet citizen in 1940. In 1899, Fried married the amateur poet Augusta (Gusti) Rathgeber (1872–1926) and had two daughters with her, Monika and Emerentia (dates are unknown). From 1892, Gusti Rathgeber had been married to German poet Otto Julius Bierbaum but left him when she and Fried met, and fell in love with each other.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 10, 1871 (Berlin), Died July 5, 1941 (Moscow)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 36 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	564½bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Bruno Kittelsche Chor ; Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin ; Eugen Transky	Orchestra, with tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus	conductor
Brunswick	565½bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Bruno Kittelsche Chor ; Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus	conductor
Brunswick	566½bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Bruno Kittelsche Chor ; Oscar Fried ; Wilhelm Guttmann ; Jenny Sonnenberg ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin ; Eugen Transky	Orchestra, with mixed vocal quartet and mixed vocal chorus	conductor
Brunswick	567½bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Bruno Kittelsche Chor ; Oscar Fried ; Wilhelm Guttmann ; Jenny Sonnenberg ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin ; Eugen Transky	Orchestra, with mixed vocal quartet and mixed vocal chorus	conductor
Brunswick	586bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	587bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	588¾bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	633bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	634bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	635bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	636bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	637bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	638bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	639½bm	12-in.	1927	Symphony no. 9, D minor (Choral)	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	681½bi	12-in.	1927	A Faust overture	Oscar Fried ; The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1267bm	12-in.	1928	Mazeppa	Oscar Fried ; Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1268½bm	12-in.	1928	Mazeppa	Oscar Fried ; Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1269bm	12-in.	1928	Mazeppa	Oscar Fried ; Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1340bm	12-in.	1928	Mazeppa	Oscar Fried ; Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1341bm	12-in.	1928	Les préludes	Oscar Fried ; Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1342bm	12-in.	1928	Les préludes	Oscar Fried ; Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1343bm	12-in.	1928	Les préludes	Oscar Fried ; Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1344bm	12-in.	1928	Les préludes	Oscar Fried ; Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1359bm	10-in.	1928	Scheherazade : 1st movement, pt. 1	Oscar Fried ; Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The	Orchestra	conductor
Brunswick	1360½bm	10-in.	1928	Scheherazade : 1st movement, pt. 2	Oscar Fried ; Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The	Orchestra	conductor

(Results 1-25 of 36 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fried, Oscar," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103964.

Fried, Oscar. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103964.

"Fried, Oscar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.