Albert Wolff
Albert Louis Wolff (19 January 1884 – 20 February 1970) was a French conductor and composer of Dutch descent. Most of his career was spent in European venues, with the exception of two years that he spent as a conductor at the Metropolitan Opera and a few years in Buenos Aires during the Second World War. He is most known for holding the position of principal conductor with the Opéra-Comique in Paris for several years. He was married to the French mezzo-soprano Simone Ballard. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 19, 1884 (7th arrondissement of Paris), Died February 21, 1970 (Paris)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | XE36771 | 12-in. | 5/22/1931 | La valse, pt. 1 | Orchestra Association des Concerts Lamoureux, Paris ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | XE36772 | 12-in. | 5/22/1931 | La valse, pt. 2 | Orchestra Association des Concerts Lamoureux, Paris | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | XE36773 | 12-in. | 5/22/1931 | La valse, pt. 3 | Orchestra Association des Concerts Lamoureux, Paris ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | XE36774 | 12-in. | 5/22/1931 | La valse, pt. 4 | Orchestra Association des Concerts Lamoureux, Paris ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1021bm | 10-in. | 1928 | Le roi d’Ys : Overture, pt. 1 | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1022½bm | 10-in. | 1928 | Le roi d’Ys : Overture, pt. 2 | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1023bm | 10-in. | 1928 | Le roi d’Ys : Overture, pt. 3 | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1024bm | 12-in. | 1928 | Carmen : Overture | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1025bm | 12-in. | 1928 | La vida breve : Interlude | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1026bm | 12-in. | 1928 | La vida breve : Dance | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1027bm | 12-in. | 1928 | Pelléas et Mélisande : Prélude | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1028bm | 12-in. | 1928 | Pelléas et Mélisande : Spinning song | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1029bm | 12-in. | 1928 | Pelléas et Mélisande : Sicilienne | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1030bm | 12-in. | 1928 | Pavane for a dead princess | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1669bm | 12-in. | 1929 | The sorcerer’s apprentice : Scherzo | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1670bm | 12-in. | 1929 | The sorcerer’s apprentice : Scherzo | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1671bm | 12-in. | 1929 | The sorcerer’s apprentice : Scherzo | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1672bm | 12-in. | 1929 | Baba Yaga | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1676bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Funeral march of a marionette | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1677bm | 12-in. | 1930 | March of the little tin soldiers | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1678bm | 12-in. | 1930 | La fileuse | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1679bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Bourée fantasque | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1680bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Marche joyeuse | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1681bm | 10-in. | 1930 | On the steppes of Central Asia, pt. 1 | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1682bm | 10-in. | 1930 | On the steppes of Central Asia, pt. 2 | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1682bm | 10-in. | 1930 | Minuet of the will-o’-the wisps | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1683bm | 10-in. | 1930 | Le cygne | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1683bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Rákóczy march (Hungarian march) | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1690bm | 10-in. | 1930 | Funeral march | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1691bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Minuet of the will-o’-the-wisps | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1692bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Minuet of the will-o’-the-wisps | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1694bm | 10-in. | 1930 | L’après-midi d’un faune : Prelude, pt. 1 | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1695bm | 10-in. | 1930 | L’après-midi d’un faune : Prelude, pt. 2 | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1706bm | 12-in. | 1930 | En bateau | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1707bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Petite suite : Cortege | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1711bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Petite suite : Menuet | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1712bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Petite suite : Ballet | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1713bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Le coq d’or : Introduction | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1714bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Le coq d’or : Bridal cortége | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1715½bm | 12-in. | 1930 | A night on Bare Mountain | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1716bm | 12-in. | 1930 | A night on Bare Mountain | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1719bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Redemption : Interlude | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1720bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Redemption : Interlude | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1721bm | 12-in. | 1930 | Romance in F minor for French horn | M. Devamy ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | French horn solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1722bm | 12-in. | 1930 | The fair at Sorotchinsk : Gopak | M. Devamy ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | French horn solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1793bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Le chasseur maudit | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1794½bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Le chasseur maudit | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1796bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Le chasseur maudit | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1803bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Capriccio espagnol | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1804bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Capriccio espagnol | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1805bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Capriccio espagnol | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1808¾bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Carmen | Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1809½bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Carmen | Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1810bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Menuet antique | Orchestra of Association des Lamoureaux, Paris ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1811bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Menuet antique | Orchestra of Association des Lamoureaux, Paris ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1816½bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Carmen | Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1818½bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Carmen | Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1819½bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Carmen | Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1820bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Carmen | Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1821½bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Carmen | Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1822bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Carmen | Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1823½bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Carmen | Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1833bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Carmen | Opéra-Comique Chœurs [Paris, France] ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1858bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Nocturne no. 1: Nuages (Clouds) | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1859bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Nocturne no. 1: Nuages (Clouds) | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1860bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Nocturne no. 2 : Fêtes (Festivals) | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1861bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Nocturne no. 2 : Fêtes (Festivals) | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1915bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Fervaal : Introduction | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1936bmp | 10-in. | 1930 | La valse, pt. 1 | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1937bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | La valse | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1938bmp | 10-in. | 1930 | La valse, pt. 3 | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1939bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | La valse, pt. 4 | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1962bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | Tarantelle | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1963bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | La valse | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1964½bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | La valse | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 1965bmp | 12-in. | 1930 | La valse | Orchestra of Association des Lamoureaux, Paris ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 2010bmp | 12-in. | 1931 | Symphony for orchestra and piano on a French mountain air | Jeanne-Marie Darré ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Piano, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 2011½bmp | 12-in. | 1931 | Symphony for orchestra and piano on a French mountain air | Jeanne-Marie Darré ; Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Piano, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 2020bmp | 12-in. | 1931 | Jeune Henri : Overture | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | 2021bmp | 12-in. | 1931 | Jeune Henri : Overture | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wolff, Albert," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116406.
Wolff, Albert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116406.
"Wolff, Albert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Wolff, Albert, 1884-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr90008029
Wikidata: Albert Wolff - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q597362
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MusicBrainz: Albert Wolff - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/07bc5b60-60b1-4559-8f4e-c4f7fa607b1f
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