Erno Rapée

Ernö Rapée (or Erno Rapee) (4 June 1891 – 26 June 1945) was a Hungarian-born American symphonic conductor in the first half of the 20th century whose prolific career spanned both classical and popular music. His most famous tenure was as the head conductor of the Radio City Symphony Orchestra, the resident orchestra of the Radio City Music Hall, whose music was also heard by millions over the air.

A virtuoso pianist, Rapée is also remembered for popular songs that he wrote in the late 1920s as photoplay music for silent films. When not conducting live orchestras, he supervised film scores for sound pictures, compiling a substantial list of films on which he worked as composer, arranger or musical director.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 4, 1891 (Budapest), Died June 26, 1945 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, songwriter, piano, arranger, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 182 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick 9836 10-in. approximately Feb. 1923 Ballet égyptien Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick 9839 10-in. approximately Feb. 1923 Ballet égyptien Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X9196-X9198 12-in. approximately Nov. 1922 Orpheus in Hades : Overture Capitol Grand Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X9199-X9201 12-in. approximately Nov. 1922 Orpheus in Hades overture Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X10073-X10076 12-in. 3/8/1923 Merry wives of Windsor : Overture Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X10077-X10079 12-in. 3/8/1923 Prelude to Act 1 Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X10590-X10592 12-in. 5/9/1923 Overture Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick 10602-10604 10-in. 5/10/1923 Capitol march Capitol Grand Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X10605-X10608 12-in. 5/10/1923 Wedding march Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick 10774-10776 10-in. 5/31/1923 Ballet music Capitol Grand Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick 10777-10780 10-in. 5/31/1923 Ballet music Capitol Grand Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X10790-X10792 12-in. 6/2/1923 Oberon : Overture Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X10793-X10795 12-in. 6/2/1923 Oberon : Overture Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X10930-X10932 12-in. 6/26/1923 Ballet music : Cleopatra and the golden cup Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X10933-X10935 12-in. 6/26/1923 Faust : Ballet music Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X10943-X10945 12-in. 6/27/1923 Ballet music : Dance of the Trojan maidens Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick X10946-X10948 12-in. 6/27/1923 Faust : Ballet music Capitol Grand Orchestra ; Erno Rapée Orchestra conductor  
Brunswick E23724 10-in. 6/22/1927 Charmaine Lew White Organ solo, with violin obligato composer  
Brunswick E27423 10-in. 4/25/1928 My angel Scrappy Lambert Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E27429 10-in. 4/26/1928 Little mother Lew White Organ solo, with instrumental quartet composer  
Brunswick E27433 10-in. 4/26/1928 My angel Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Lewis James ; Vincent Lopez Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick E27675 10-in. 6/8/1928 My angel Lew White Organ solo composer  
Brunswick E27676 10-in. 6/8/1928 Angela mia Lew White Organ solo composer  
Brunswick E27955 10-in. 8/2/1928 Someday somewhere (We'll meet again) Nick Lucas Male vocal solo, with guitar and organ composer  
Brunswick E27983 10-in. 8/6/1928 Someday, somewhere (We'll meet again) Regent Club Orchestra ; Eddy Thomas Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) composer  
(Results 101-125 of 182 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rapée, Erno," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110168.

Rapée, Erno. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110168.

"Rapée, Erno." 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/110168

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