Leo Low
Leo Low (born Moshe Leib Liow; 15 January 1878, Wolkowysk, Grodno Governorate – 5 October 1960, New York City) was Jewish choral conductor, composer, arranger, teacher and lecturer. He was one of the first to collect, arrange, and popularize Yiddish and Hebrew folk and art songs, popularizing songs such as A Dudele by Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev. Low was born 1878 in Wolkowysk, Russia, and the Eastern European element is always apparent in his work. At the age of twelve, he led synagogue prayers for the first time. Three years later he was acting as choirmaster. He worked as Choir conductor at the Great Synagogue in Vilna (1902–1905), Bucharest Reform Temple (1905–1908), Tłomackie Synagogue in Warsaw (1908–1920), Hazomir and Grosser Club choruses in Warsaw, choruses of the Jewish National Workers' Alliance and Workmen's Circle in New York. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 15, 1878 (Vaŭkavysk), Died October 5, 1960
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, director, composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-26849 | 12-in. | 8/30/1922 | A dudele | Mordechai Hershman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Victor | BVE-57510 | 10-in. | 10/30/1929 | Ahin-ahin | Nationaler Arbeiter Verband Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with piano | director | |
Victor | BVE-57511 | 10-in. | 10/30/1929 | Purim lied | Nationaler Arbeiter Verband Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with piano | director | |
Victor | BVE-57512 | 10-in. | 10/30/1929 | Wi asoi lebt a Kaiser | Nationaler Arbeiter Verband Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with piano | director | |
Victor | BVE-57513 | 10-in. | 10/30/1929 | Ale far eins | Nationaler Arbeiter Verband Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with piano | director | |
Victor | D9FC-1850 | 12-in. | 6/29/1949 | Kdushah | Moshe Koussevitzky | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | D9FC-1851 | 12-in. | 6/29/1949 | Kdushah | Moshe Koussevitzky | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1927-12-16-01] | 12-in. | 1/16/1928 | Dudele | Rosella Soffian | Female vocal solo | arranger | |
Columbia | W206145 | 12-in. | approximately January 1929 | Lieder krantz, ershter theil (ליעדר קראַנץ ערשטער טהייל) | Ab. Elstein ; Mordechai Hershman | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | arranger | |
Columbia | W206146 | 12-in. | approximately January 1929 | Lieder krantz, tzveier theil (ליעדר קראַנץ ווייטער טהייל) | Ab. Elstein ; Mordechai Hershman | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Low, Leo," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116939.
Low, Leo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116939.
"Low, Leo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Low, Leo, 1878-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2004015503
Wikidata: Leo Low - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q26180426
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/45102727
ISNI: 0000 0001 1491 0732 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114910732
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