Henry Swoboda

Henry Swoboda (October 29, 1897 – August 13, 1990) was a Czechoslovakian conductor and musicologist and, with James Grayson and Mischa Naida, co-founder of U.S. Westminster Records which flourished in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s as a purveyor of classical music recordings. Swoboda made many recordings for Westminster and the Concert Hall record label, including the first commercially available recording of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony. He worked from 1927 to 1931 for Electrola, Berlin and later as conductor for Radio-Prag. He was a Guestprofessor at University of Southern California between 1931–1939 and emigrated 1939 to the USA.

Lit: Horst Weber, Manuela Schwartz (Ed.), Sources relating to the history of émigré musicians, 1933–1950, vol. 2, Munich 2005, p.272.


Birth and Death Data: Born October 29, 1897 (Prague), Died August 13, 1990 (Rossinière)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone BL4206 10-in. 5/24/1928 Wien, Wien, nur du allein Anton Maria Topitz Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BL4207 10-in. 5/24/1928 Im Prater blüh'n wieder die Bäume Anton Maria Topitz Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Swoboda, Henry," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109125.

Swoboda, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109125.

"Swoboda, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109125

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