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

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

Recordings (Results 201-225 of 274 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W704131 10-in. November 1931 Al Uruguay : Fox trot Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704132 10-in. November 1931 Lola : Fox trot Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704134 10-in. November 1931 Siendo triste vivo alegre : San Juan Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704142 10-in. November 1931 Horas de ilusión : Vals Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704143 10-in. November 1931 Tuyo es mi corazón : Vals Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704146 10-in. November 1931 El sacrificio de las hijas del sol : Fox trot incaico Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704147 10-in. November 1931 Danza y runa : Danzoneta cañarí Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704148 10-in. November 1931 Ingratitud : Pasillo ecuatoriano Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia W704159 10-in. February 1932 La jibarita : Bolero capricho Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704160 10-in. February 1932 Capullito de alelí : Bolero Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704161 10-in. February 1932 Los tres días : Jaleo Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704164 10-in. April 1932 Adiós : Rumba fox trot Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
Columbia W704181 10-in. July 1932 Mi secreto amor : Vals Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, composer  
Columbia W704182 10-in. July 1932 Rumba blues : Rumba Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, composer  
Columbia W704187 10-in. September 1932 Silencio : Bolero Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704188 10-in. September 1932 Lucerito del alba : Bolero Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia W704189 10-in. September 1932 Prohibido amor : Vals Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader, composer  
Columbia W704190 10-in. September 1932 Neblina : Vals Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick E28958 10-in. 1/5/1929 Piedad Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Instrumental ensemble leader  
Brunswick E28959 10-in. 1/5/1929 Negrita Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Instrumental ensemble leader  
Brunswick E28960 10-in. 1/5/1929 Arrabalero Orquesta Tipica de Madriguera Instrumental ensemble leader  
Brunswick E28961 10-in. 1/7/1929 Esta noche me emborracho Orquesta Típica Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick E28962 10-in. 1/7/1929 Arrabalero Pilar Arcos Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Brunswick E28963 10-in. 1/7/1929 Piedad Pilar Arcos Female vocal solo, with orchestra leader  
Brunswick E28964 10-in. 1/10/1929 Mi guitarra Enric Madriguera ; Orquesta Típica Jazz/dance band leader  
(Results 201-225 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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