Fritz Rotter

Fritz Rotter (1900–1984) was an Austrian writer and composer. Along with his brother Alfred he owned several Berlin theatres during the Weimar Republic but, due to his Jewish background, was forced to emigrate following the Nazi rise to power in 1933. After emigrating to the US he also used the writing alias M. Rotha ('Mausie Rotha').

Birth and Death Data: Born March 3, 1900 (Vienna), Died April 11, 1984 (Ascona)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 50 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 0D934 10-in. 5/20/1932 Ein Lied aus meiner Heimat Marcel Wittrisch Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Gramophone 0D935 10-in. 5/20/1932 Es war einmal ein Walzer Marcel Wittrisch Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Gramophone BW2175 10-in. 1/29/1929 Vier Worte George Kober Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Gramophone BW2212 10-in. 2/5/1929 Sie küssen mir die Hand, mein Herr, warum nicht meinen Mund? George Kober Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Gramophone BL4263 10-in. 6/14/1928 Ich küße ihre Hand, Madame Jim Cowler ; Austin Egen Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Gramophone BL4281 10-in. 6/19/1938 Was weißt denn Du? Jim Cowler ; Austin Egen Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Gramophone BLR4449 10-in. 8/28/1928 Wenn der weisse Flieder wieder blüht Austin Egen ; Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone BLR4450 10-in. 8/28/1928 Was der Onkel Doktor sagt Austin Egen ; Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Gramophone CLR4784 12-in. 11/27/1928 I kiss your hand, madame Sam Browne ; Jack Hylton Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone BLR5491 10-in. 6/19/1929 Du bist ein Veilchen, das im Verborgenen blüh Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Gramophone BLR5493 10-in. 6/19/1929 Einmal sagt man sich adieu Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone BLR5652 10-in. 9/26/1929 More beautiful than you Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band lyricist  
Gramophone BLR5785 10-in. 10/31/1929 Leutnant, warst du Grosses Salonorchester Instrumental ensemble, with vocal lyricist  
Gramophone BLR6020 10-in. 1/31/1930 Übers Meer grüss' ich dich, Heimatland Marcel Wittrisch Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Gramophone BLR6023 10-in. 1/31/1930 Deine Mutter bleibt immer bei dir Marcel Wittrisch Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Gramophone BLR6054 10-in. 2/13/1930 Boxerlied Hugo Fischer-Köppe ; Kurt Gerron ; Max Schmeling Male vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
Gramophone BLR6120 10-in. 2/28/1930 Heute Nacht—eventuell... Siegfried Arno ; Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone BLR6121 10-in. 2/28/1930 Ihr reizenden Frauen, nach mir wart ihr verruckt Siegfried Arno ; Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone BLR6122 10-in. 2/28/1930 In deinen Augen liegt das Herz von Wien Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal lyricist  
Gramophone BD9274 10-in. 11/14/1930 O cara mia Marek Weber Orchestra ; Leo Moll Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone [Gra cat 60-1993] 10-in. early 1930s Im Gasthaus zum goldenen Stern Rolf Roland Tanzorchester Jazz/dance band, with vocal songwriter  
Victor (Canada) [ViC cat 263607-B] 10-in. August 1929 or earlier Un baiser sur vos mains, madame Georges Beauchemin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2329 10-in. 6/5/1930 C'est une valse qui chante Armand Bernard ; Jean Sorbier Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2962 10-in. 4/9/1931 Ah! Les femmes de Paris! Pierre Chagnon ; Orchestre de Jazz ; André Randall Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3242 10-in. 7/3/1931 La seule au monde Pierre Chagnon ; Adrien Lamy Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 26-50 of 50 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rotter, Fritz," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105843.

Rotter, Fritz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105843.

"Rotter, Fritz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105843

External Sources

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