Joseph Achron

Joseph Achron

Joseph Yulyevich Achron, also seen as Akhron (Russian: Иосиф Юльевич Ахрон, Hebrew: יוסף אחרון) (May 1, 1886 – April 29, 1943) was a Russian-born Jewish composer and violinist, who settled in the United States. His preoccupation with Jewish elements and his desire to develop a "Jewish" harmonic and contrapuntal idiom, underscored and informed much of his work. His friend, the composer Arnold Schoenberg, described Achron in his obituary as "one of the most underrated modern composers".

Birth and Death Data: Born May 1, 1886 (Lazdijai), Died April 29, 1943 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-16507	12-in.	9/17/1915	Hebräische melodie	Samuel Gardner	Violin solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-21268	12-in.	12/19/1917	Hebrew melody	Jascha Heifetz	Violin solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-22272	12-in.	10/4/1918	On wings of song	André Benoist ; Jascha Heifetz	Violin solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	CVE-22272	12-in.	5/8/1928	On wings of song	Jascha Heifetz	Violin solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	B-27034	10-in.	10/19/1922	Hebrew lullaby	Jascha Heifetz	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-30931	12-in.	9/24/1924	Hebrew dance	Jascha Heifetz	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-30932	10-in.	9/24/1924	Tambourin	Jascha Heifetz	Violin solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	B-30936	10-in.	9/24/1924	Stimmung	Jascha Heifetz	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CVE-34071	12-in.	12/29/1925	Scherzo impromptu	Jascha Heifetz	Violin solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	CVE-38949	12-in.	12/31/1926	Hebrew melody	Jascha Heifetz	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	PCVE-42093	12-in.	3/15/1928	La romanesca	Yehudi Menuhin	Violin solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	CVE-43960	12-in.	5/8/1928	Jota	Jascha Heifetz	Violin solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	CVE-49879	12-in.	2/27/1929	Treren	Lea Golinkin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	composer
Columbia	98061	12-in.	2/2/1923	Hebrew melody	Toscha Seidel	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W98615	12-in.	1/30/1929	Hebrew melody	Toscha Seidel	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E28608	10-in.	11/3/1928	Dus Heilige Shneider’l	Maurice Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with organ	composer
Brunswick	E28609	10-in.	11/3/1928	Dus Kozak-Lied	Maurice Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with organ	composer
Edison	7862	10-in.	3/23/1921	On wings of song	Asta Doubravska ; Vasa Prihóda	Violin solo, with piano	arranger

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Achron, Joseph," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103210.

Achron, Joseph. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103210.

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