Rudolf Friml

Rudolf Friml

Charles Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 – November 12, 1972) was a Czech-born composer of operettas, musicals, songs and piano pieces, as well as a pianist. After musical training and a brief performing career in his native Prague, Friml moved to the United States, where he became a composer. His best-known works are Rose-Marie and The Vagabond King, each of which enjoyed success on Broadway and in London and were adapted for film.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 7, 1879 (Prague), Died January 12, 1972 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, director, songwriter

Notes: Name also appears as Rudole Friml.

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 395 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E-4027	8-in.	1/30/1907	A garden matinee	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-4027	10-in.	11/7/1906	A garden matinee	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12777	10-in.	1/8/1913	Sympathy	Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-12793	12-in.	1/13/1913	Firefly waltzes	Victor Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	C-12907	12-in.	2/14/1913	When a maid comes knocking at your heart	Olive Kline	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-14531	12-in.	3/3/1914	High jinks	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-14564	10-in.	3/10/1914	Sympathy waltz	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-14811	12-in.	5/8/1914	Gems from High jinks	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15815	10-in.	3/19/1915	The flame of love	Edna Brown ; James F. Harrison	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-16003	12-in.	5/6/1915	The peasant girl waltz medley	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-16960	10-in.	1/4/1916	Rackety coo	Alice Green	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-18707	12-in.	11/14/1916	Katinka	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-18746	10-in.	11/10/1916	Katinka : Selections	Vessella's Italian Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-18747	10-in.	11/10/1916	Katinka : Selections	Vessella's Italian Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-19097	10-in.	2/19/1917	Allah's holiday	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-19333	10-in.	3/2/1917	You're in love	Lyric Quartet ; Harry Macdonough	Mixed vocal quartet and male vocal soloist, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19408	10-in.	3/26/1917	You're in love	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-20288	10-in.	8/7/1917	Za tichých nocí	František A. Pangrác	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-22389	12-in.	2/27/1919	Sometime	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-22845	10-in.	5/12/1919	When she gives him a shamrock bloom	John Steel	Male vocal solo, with celeste, piano, and orchestra	composer
Victor	C-23023	12-in.	6/20/1919	Gems from Sometime	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23327	10-in.	11/6/1919	'Round the corner	Van Eps Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	B-25338	10-in.	6/7/1921	Giannina mia	Lucy Isabelle Marsh	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25457	10-in.	7/8/1921	Bring back my blushing rose	Shilking Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with whistling	composer
Victor	B-25567	10-in.	9/22/1921	Bring back my blushing rose	John Steel	Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra	composer

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friml, Rudolf," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102891.

Friml, Rudolf. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102891.

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