Hermann Leopoldi

Hermann Leopoldi (born Hersch Kohn; 15 August 1888 – 28 June 1959) was an Austrian composer and cabaret star who survived Dachau and Buchenwald. Einzi Stolz, wife of composer Robert Stolz, remembered him thus: "Leopoldi was for us all some sort of creature from a different planet. Through a salvation bordering on a wonder he had survived the horrors of concentration camps Buchenwald and Dachau. He maintained his belief in the good in humanity and remained an optimist, who gave courage and confidence to many in times of difficulty."

Birth and Death Data: Born August 15, 1888 (Gaudenzdorf), Died June 28, 1959 (Vienna)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, piano, arranger, lyricist, songwriter, speaker

= 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	B-27105	10-in.	10/30/1922	Schön sind die Mädels von Prag	Bauernkapelle	Band, with male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	B-27962	10-in.	5/18/1923	Die Deutschmeister	Harry Steier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-28792	10-in.	10/30/1923	Wien, sterbende Märchenstadt	Victor Schrammel-Orchester	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-30450	10-in.	7/1/1924	When love dies	Rosa Hamilton	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31290	10-in.	10/30/1924	When love dies	Elsie Baker	Female vocal solo, with cello and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-32408	10-in.	4/8/1925	Ja so ein Rutscher	Adolf Engel	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-044558	10-in.	1/4/1940	A little cafe down the street	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	59778	12-in.	1923	Wien, sterbende Märchenstadt	Grosses Künstler Orchester	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO31523	10-in.	7/14/1941	Wien, sterbende Marchenstadt	Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	9530	10-in.	5/26/1924	Vienna, city of departing fairy tales	Gregor Skolnik Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Gramophone	0VH32	10-in.	9/22/1934	Weisst du was schön wär Mariechen?	Hermann Leopoldi ; Betja Milskaja	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, composer
Gramophone	0VH33	10-in.	9/22/1934	Im Prater ist Musik	Hermann Leopoldi ; Betja Milskaja	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer, vocalist
Gramophone	0WX640	10-in.	12/23/1933	Ja, wenn der Werkelmann spielt	Hermann Leopoldi ; Betja Milskaja	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano
Gramophone	0WX641	10-in.	12/23/1933	Liebes Esperanto	Hermann Leopoldi ; Betja Milskaja	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano
Gramophone	0WX708	10-in.	4/30/1934	In Weidling am Bach	Fredd Folkmann ; Hermann Leopoldi ; Betja Milskaja	Female-male vocal duet, with piano and animal imitations	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano
Gramophone	0WX709	10-in.	4/30/1934	Johanna, Johanna, Johanna!	Hermann Leopoldi ; Betja Milskaja	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Gramophone	0D1357	10-in.	12/20/1932	In einem kleinen Café von Hernals	Marek Weber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Gramophone	CW1800	12-in.	before 10/31/1929	Der Volkerbund (League of Nations)	Hermann Leopoldi	Male vocal solo, with piano	arranger, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, lyricist
Gramophone	CW1801	12-in.	9/19/1928	Endlich wieder einmal, ein wiener Lied	Hermann Leopoldi	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Gramophone	BLR6143	10-in.	3/6/1930	Du hast mir was versprochen, Kunigunde	Siegfried Arno	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Leopoldi, Hermann," accessed October 1, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106754.

Leopoldi, Hermann. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 1, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106754.

"Leopoldi, Hermann." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 1 October 2023.

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