Marianne Oswald

Marianne Oswald (January 9, 1901 – February 25, 1985) was the stage name of Sarah Alice Bloch, a French singer and actress born in Sarreguemines in Alsace-Lorraine. She took this stage name from a character she much admired, the unhappy Oswald in the Ibsen play Ghosts. She was noted for her hoarse voice, heavy half-Lorraine, half-German accent, and for singing about unrequited love, despair, sadness, and death. She sang the songs of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht. She was friends with Jean Cocteau, Jacques Prévert, François Mauriac, and Albert Camus. In fact, the text for one of her album covers was written by Camus. She was an inspiration for the composers Francis Poulenc and Arthur Honegger.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 9, 1901 (Sarreguemines), Died February 25, 1985 (Limeil-Brévannes)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WL4117 10-in. 1/11/1933 Chante des canons Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL4118 10-in. 1/11/1933 Le grand étang Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL4119 10-in. 1/11/1933 Complainte de Kesquban Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL4120 10-in. 1/11/1933 Surabaya-Johnny Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4442 10-in. 7/6/1933 Mon oncle a tout repeint Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4443 10-in. 7/6/1933 Sans repentir Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4633 10-in. 1/8/1934 Tout est dit Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4770 10-in. 3/13/1934 Le jeu de massacre Valdo Garman ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4771 10-in. 3/13/1934 Appel Valdo Garman ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4772 10-in. 3/13/1934 Anna la bonne Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4773 10-in. 3/13/1934 Anna la bonne Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4830 10-in. 4/24/1934 Viens, gosse de gosse Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with piano and accordion vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5282 10-in. 4/1/1935 Embrasse-moi Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5283 10-in. 4/1/1935 Evidemment bien sûr Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5376 10-in. 5/15/1935 L'émigrante Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5377 10-in. 5/15/1935 Le bateau ivre Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5533 10-in. 12/17/1935 Mes sœurs, n'aimez pas les marins Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5534 10-in. 12/17/1935 Les boules de neige Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5535 10-in. 12/17/1935 La dame de Monte-Carlo, chanson parlée, 1re partie Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5536 10-in. 12/17/1935 La dame de Monte-Carlo, chanson parlée, 2e partie Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5613 10-in. 2/19/1936 La dame de Monte-Carlo Valdo Garman ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5614 10-in. 2/19/1936 La dame de Monte-Carlo Valdo Garman ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5909 10-in. 10/20/1936 Les soutiers Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5910 10-in. 10/20/1936 Chasse à l'enfant Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5959 10-in. 11/19/1936 La lavandiere Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
(Results 1-25 of 31 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oswald, Marianne," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360529.

Oswald, Marianne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360529.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360529

External Sources

Wikipedia: Marianne Oswald

Discogs: Marianne Oswald

IMDb: Marianne Oswald

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Oswald, Marianne, 1901-1985 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002045889

Wikidata: Marianne Oswald - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3291323

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64135694

MusicBrainz: Marianne Oswald - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5106faa6-eccd-45fd-8987-a6d6e3f31f4a

ISNI: 0000 0000 4457 1199 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000044571199

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