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Carl Millöcker

Carl (or Karl) Joseph Millöcker ((1842-04-29)29 April 1842 – (1899-12-31)31 December 1899), was an Austrian composer of operettas and a conductor.

He was born in Vienna, where he studied the flute at the Vienna Conservatory. While holding various conducting posts in the city, he began to compose operettas. The first was Der tote Gast, an operetta in one act, premiered in 1865 with libretto by Ludwig Harisch, after the novel by Heinrich Zschokke.

The international success of Der Bettelstudent enabled him to retire from conducting. However, he never achieved a comparable success afterward.

Carl Millöcker died in Baden bei Wien; on 31 December 1899. He was buried in an honorary grave in Vienna's Zentralfriedhof cemetery (group 32, A35).

Birth and Death Data: Born Vienna (capital of and state in Austria), Died December 31, 1899 (Baden (municipality in Lower Austria, Austria) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

Notes: Name also appears as Karl Millöcker.

= 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 Audio
Victor B-1529-A 10-in. 6/28/1904 Vice-admiral quadrille Victor Dance Orchestra [i.e., Pryor's Orchestra] Orchestra composer  
Victor C-1529-A 12-in. 6/28/1904 Vice-admiral quadrille Victor Dance Orchestra [i.e., Pryor's Orchestra] Orchestra composer  
Victor B-1529-C 10-in. 6/22/1905 Vice-admiral quadrille Victor Dance Orchestra [i.e., Pryor's Orchestra] Orchestra composer  
Victor C-1529-C 12-in. 6/28/1904 Vice-admiral quadrille Victor Dance Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-1529-B 10-in. 6/28/1904 Vice-admiral quadrille Victor Dance Orchestra [i.e., Pryor's Orchestra] Orchestra composer  
Victor C-3071 12-in. 1/31/1906 Carlotta waltz Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor C-3794 12-in. 9/13/1906 Selections from The beggar student Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-4793 10-in. 9/10/1907 Dream of happiness waltz Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor C-6480 12-in. 9/29/1908 I und mei Bua Ernestine Schumann-Heink Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-6905 10-in. 3/18/1909 Czardas Blanche Arral Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-10132 10-in. 3/29/1911 Er soll dein Herr sein Albert Reiss Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-10825 10-in. 7/24/1911 I ta, co smy cskiem Stanisław Smoczyński Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor C-13014 12-in. 3/26/1913 Gems from The beggar student Victor Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-13228 10-in. 5/2/1913 Lakes of heavenly blue D. Wormser Zither solo composer  
Victor B-16846 10-in. 12/1/1915 I ta co smyczkiem tnie Norbert Wicki Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-21357 10-in. 1/10/1918 O du Himmel blauer See Magda Szécsy Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-24771 12-in. 1/3/1921 The blue lagoon Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-24771 10-in. 3/30/1923 The blue lagoon Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-26758 10-in. 9/11/1922 O, du himmelblauer See Victor Schrammel-Orchester Orchestra composer  
Victor B-27724 10-in. 3/30/1923 The blue lagoon Fritz Kreisler Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor BS-74706 10-in. 12/19/1932 If I am dreaming Richard Crooks Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-74707 10-in. 12/19/1932 Without your love Richard Crooks ; Grace Moore Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-74708 10-in. 12/19/1932 I give my heart Grace Moore Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-74709 10-in. 12/19/1932 The Dubarry Grace Moore Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-74733 10-in. 12/28/1932 If I am dreaming Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor PBS-97311 10-in. 2/26/1936 I give my heart Grete Natzler Female vocal solo composer  
Victor [Trial 1913-04-28-09] Not documented 4/28/1913 Himmelblauersee D. Wormser Zither solo composer  
Columbia 670 7-in. approximately 1902 Lama waltz Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 670 10-in. between 1902 and 1908 Lama waltz Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 1476 10-in. approximately 1903 Loblied der Poliu Sigmund Kunstadt Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 3826 10-in. approximately 1908 Bordal Laura Réthy Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 39086 10-in. 11/8/1913 I und mei' bua Kitty Berger Zither solo composer  
Columbia 36721 12-in. approximately 1913 Shall I tell her Grace Kerns ; Reed Miller Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer  
Columbia 36725 12-in. approximately 1913 The beggar student : Vocal gems Columbia Light Opera Company Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 44071 10-in. June 1916 Loblied der Polin Robert Leonhardt Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 466 Not documented 12/15/1910 Carlotta Orchestra (unidentified; Edison Records) Orchestra composer  
Edison 3107 10-in. June 1914 Carlotta waltz Orchestra (unidentified; Edison Records) Orchestra composer  
Gramophone 125L 10-in. 1902 Student's song M. S. Dalsky Tenor vocal solo composer  
Gramophone CWR950 12-in. 4/1/1927 Beggar student : Medley Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Gramophone CWR951 12-in. 4/1/1927 Beggar student : Medley Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Gramophone 0RA1153 10-in. 3/20/1936 Dunkelrote Rosen Walther Ludwig Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone 2D754 12-in. 1/26/1932 Die Dubarry : Selection Will Lachner ; New Light Symphony Orchestra ; Elly Vanini Orchestra, with soprano vocal soloist composer  
Gramophone 2D755 12-in. 1/26/1932 Die Dubarry : Selection Will Lachner ; New Light Symphony Orchestra ; Elly Vanini Orchestra, with soprano vocal soloist composer  
Gramophone BLR5021 10-in. 2/12/1929 Ich hab' kein Geld Marcel Wittrisch Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Lindström 15706 10-in. May 1914 O Du himmelblauer See Noris-Gesangsterzett Nürnberg Male vocal trio, with piano composer  
Odeon CE7211 10-in. 10/18/1935 I give my heart Gitta Alpár Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Odeon CE7212 10-in. 10/18/1935 The Dubarry Gitta Alpár Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Odeon CE7214 10-in. 10/28/1935 Good luck Gitta Alpár Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Parlophon £133199 10-in. 8/27/1931 Heut hab ich Glück Gitta Alpár Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Parlophon £133201 10-in. 8/27/1931 Ich schenk mein Herz Gitta Alpár Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Parlophon W133300 10-in. 11/6/1931 Ich denk' zurück an jene Zeit Gitta Alpár ; Herbert Ernst Groh Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer  
Parlophon W133301 10-in. 11/6/1931 Is lockt die Nacht Gitta Alpár ; Herbert Ernst Groh Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Millöcker, Carl," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103544.

Millöcker, Carl. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103544.

"Millöcker, Carl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103544

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Millöcker, Carl, 1842-1899 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82032747

Wikidata: Carl Millöcker - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q456099

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/69733921

MusicBrainz: Carl Millöcker - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a4cd8bc-109a-40c4-b69f-6a9475db7fe2

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/88516 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/88516

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