Aladár Rácz

Aladár Rácz (February 28, 1886 Jászapáti - March 28, 1958 Budapest) was a Hungarian cimbalom player known for adapting Baroque harpsichord and clavecin repertoire for the cimbalom, which is traditionally a Hungarian folk music instrument. He was the winner of the 1948 Kossuth Prize and influenced the composer Igor Stravinsky to incorporate the cimbalom into his compositions.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 28, 1886 (Jászapáti), Died March 28, 1958 (Budapest)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: cimbalom, arranger, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WL2679 10-in. 12/24/1930 Caprice tzigane Aladár Rácz Cimbalom solo, with piano instrumentalist, cimbalom, composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2680 10-in. 12/24/1930 Danse roumaine, 1re partie Aladár Rácz Cimbalom solo, with piano instrumentalist, cimbalom, arranger  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2681 10-in. 12/24/1930 Danse roumaine, 2e partie Aladár Rácz Cimbalom solo, with piano instrumentalist, cimbalom, arranger  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2682 10-in. 12/24/1930 Air hongrois Aladár Rácz Cimbalom solo, with piano instrumentalist, cimbalom, arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rácz, Aladár," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360471.

Rácz, Aladár. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360471.

"Rácz, Aladár." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360471

External Sources

Wikipedia: Aladár Rácz

Discogs: Aladár Rácz

IMDb: Aladár Rácz

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Rácz, Aladár - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00012783

Wikidata: Aladár Rácz - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1252162

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64196397

MusicBrainz: Aladár Rácz - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5d408e5d-4cdf-4fd2-8489-c040fa36f6d5

ISNI: 0000 0000 3915 4673 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000039154673

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/444288

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