Willy Rosen

Willy Rosen (1894 – 1 October 1944) was a German-Jewish composer, songwriter, and renowned cabaret player. Rosen was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp on 1 October 1944.

Rosen was born Willy Julius Rosenbaum in Magdeburg, Germany. In 1942, Rosen was incarcerated in the Westerbork transit camp, and in 1944 deported to Theresienstadt on 4 September 1944 and then on to the Auschwitz concentration camp on 29 September, where he died.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 18, 1899 (Magdeburg), Died October 26, 1944 (Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 0D32 10-in. 1/19/1931 Im Rosengarten von La Plata Tango-orchestra Juan L. Llossas Jazz/dance band, with vocal composer  
Gramophone 0D828 10-in. 3/15/1932 Was ich von dir weiss, kleine Elisabeth Orchester Lewis Ruth Jazz/dance band, with vocal songwriter  
Gramophone 0D861 10-in. 4/5/1932 Venezuela Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal composer  
Gramophone 0BA2577 10-in. 6/21/1938 Canto della nostalgia Emílio Livi ; Orchestra Gino Dover Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone BLR5161 10-in. 3/12/1929 Wenn Du einmal dein Herz verschenkst Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Gramophone CLR5561 12-in. 8/28/1929 Achtung! Achtung! Wir senden Tanzmusik! Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone CLR5562 12-in. 8/28/1929 Achtung! Achtung! Wir senden Tanzmusik! Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone BLR5975 10-in. 1/22/1930 Darf ich um den nächsten Tango bitten Marek Weber Orchestra Instrumental ensemble composer  
Gramophone BLR6017 10-in. 1/31/1930 Auf einer kleinen Bank im Park Marek Weber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Odeon £Be9089 10-in. 1930 Erika, brauchst du nicht einen Freund Frank Leo ; Tanz-Orchester Dajos Béla Orchestra, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CB8800 10-in. 6/15/1938 Canto della nostalgio Carlo Buti ; Orchestra Ferruzzi Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2327 10-in. 6/5/1930 Tu me dis: non! Armand Bernard ; Jean Sorbier Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2328 10-in. 6/5/1930 Donne-moi ton coeur Armand Bernard ; Jean Sorbier Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rosen, Willy," accessed April 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116983.

Rosen, Willy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116983.

"Rosen, Willy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116983

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