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 176-182 of 182 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 73283 1/17/1946 Song of India Radio City Music Hall Orchestra conductor  
Decca 73284 1/17/1946 Hymn to the sun Radio City Music Hall Orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WA6486 10-in. between approximately October 17th 1927 and November 28th 1927 Charmaine Layton and Johnstone Male vocal duet, with piano songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) A6512 10-in. approximately 1927 Charmaine Piccadilly Revels Band ; Ray Starita Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL831 10-in. 12/19/1927 Charmaine Georges van Parys ; Saint-Granier Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL836 10-in. 12/20/1927 Charmaine A. Carrara Accordion solo, with banjo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL9116 10-in. approximately 1951 Charmaine Tino Rossi ; Pierre Spiers Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
(Results 176-182 of 182 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rapée, Erno," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110168.

Rapée, Erno. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110168.

"Rapée, Erno." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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