Enric Madriguera

Enric R. Madriguera (Barcelona, 17 February 1904 – 7 September 1973) was a violinist of Catalan origin who was playing concerts as a child before he studied at the Barcelona Conservatory. (The Castilian form of his name is Enrique, which he sometimes used on records.) Whilst still in his twenties he was lead violinist at Boston's and Symphony orchestras before becoming the conductor of the Cuban Philharmonic.

In the late 1920s Madriguera played in Ben Selvin's studio orchestra at Columbia Records in New York, and served briefly as that company's director of Latin music recording. In 1932 he began his own orchestra at the Biltmore Hotel, which recorded for Columbia until 1934. His music at this period was mostly Anglo-American dance or foxtrot, frequently jazz-inflected, although he had a modest hit with his rhumba rendition of Carioca (1934).

By the 1930s he was recording Latin American music almost exclusively. (His composition Adios became a national hit in 1931.) On his radio appearances, the band was billed as "Enric Madriguera and His Music of the Americas," and Adios was its theme song. It was said that the ambassadors from all the South American countries declared Madriguera to be the "Ambassador of Music to all the Americas". Madriguera appeared in a number of "musical shorts" including "Enric Madriguera and his Orchestra" (1946) where he performed a number of songs including the orchestra for his vocalist-wife Patricia Gilmore. A review of one of his appearances recorded how he "reflected the warmth of our neighbors to the south".

He died in retirement in Danbury, Connecticut. His sister was pianist Paquita Madriguera, the second wife of Andres Segovia.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 17, 1904 (Barcelona), Died September 7, 1973 (Danbury)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, director, violin, composer, arranger, songwriter, vocalist

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

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 274 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W703429 10-in. October 1930 Juego de amor : Vals lento Enrique Madriguera ; Notas Mágicas ; Adolfo Utrera Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W703448 10-in. October 1930 Cortesana : Vals Enrique Madriguera ; Notas Mágicas ; Adolfo Utrera Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W703449 10-in. October 1930 Decepción : Vals Enrique Madriguera ; Notas Mágicas ; Adolfo Utrera Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W703460 10-in. approximately November 1930 El capulí : San Juan Orquesta Madriguera [Notas Magicas] Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W703461 10-in. approximately November 1930 Tito : Pasodoble flamenco Enrique Madriguera ; Notas Mágicas ; Adolfo Utrera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W703473 10-in. January 1931 Tu eres para mí : Vals Los Embajadores Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W703474 10-in. January 1931 El vals de la reina : Vals Los Embajadores Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704004 10-in. March 1931 Siboney Enric Madriguera ; Notas Mágicas Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet leader  
Columbia W704009 10-in. March 1931 No vaya a popa : Fox trot canción Guty Cárdenas ; Enrique Madriguera ; Notas Mágicas Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704024 10-in. April 1931 Adiós linda morena : Rumba fox trot Guty Cárdenas ; Enrique Madriguera ; Notas Mágicas Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, composer  
Columbia W704072 10-in. July 1931 El berlingonero : Danzón Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal leader  
Columbia W704073 10-in. July 1931 Se soltó el loco : Danzón Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704084 10-in. July 1931 Sueños de amor Enric Madriguera ; Nilo Menéndez Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia W704090 10-in. August 1931 Penas mías : San Juan Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704092 10-in. August 1931 Noche de lágrimas : Habanera Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704094 10-in. September 1931 Mabuhay! : Fox trot Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704095 10-in. September 1931 Guayaquil : One-step Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704118 10-in. October 1931 Horas así (Cerca de tí) Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Adolfo Utrera Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704119 10-in. October 1931 Ruindad : Blues Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704120 10-in. October 1931 Ostentación : Blues Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704121 10-in. October 1931 Evocación : Blues Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704122 10-in. October 1931 Visión de estío : Blues Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704123 10-in. October 1931 Discúlpame : Fox trot Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704129 10-in. November 1931 Desesperación : Yaraví Quinteto Madriguera Jazz/dance quintet leader  
Columbia W704130 10-in. November 1931 Paraguay : Fox trot Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
(Results 176-200 of 274 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Madriguera, Enric," accessed May 31, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106371.

Madriguera, Enric. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 31, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106371.

"Madriguera, Enric." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 31 May 2023.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106371

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