Max Yenkovitz

Max Yankowitz (1875–1945) or Yenkovitz (Yiddish: מאַקס יאַנקאָװיטש) was a Romanian-born American Klezmer accordionist and recording artist. He was one of the first musicians to record Klezmer music in the United States, making a handful of recordings for Columbia Records in 1913; he continued to record sporadically until around 1929.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 23, 1875 (Romania), Died April 26, 1945 (The Bronx)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion, composer, arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-49748 10-in. 2/26/1929 Doină Românesca Max Yenkovitz Accordion solo, with cimbalom instrumentalist, accordion, composer  
Victor BVE-49749 10-in. 2/26/1929 Foster dance Max Yankowitz Accordion solo, with cimbalom instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor BVE-49750 10-in. 2/26/1929 Horă Românesca Max Yenkovitz Accordion solo, with cimbalom arranger, instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor BVE-49751 10-in. 2/26/1929 Rosenkes mit mandlen Max Yankowitz Accordion solo, with cimbalom instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia 38764 10-in. 4/5/1913 Die neshume von mein folk (די נשמה פון מיין פאלק) Goldberg ; Max Yenkovitz Accordion and cimbalom duet instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia 38765 10-in. 4/5/1913 Rumenishe doyne (ראמיענעשע דאינע) Goldberg ; Max Yenkovitz Accordion and cimbalom duet instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia 38766 10-in. 4/5/1913 Pintele Yid (פּינטעלע ייִד) Goldberg ; Max Yenkovitz Accordion and cimbalom duet instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia 38767 10-in. 4/5/1913 Kol nidrei (כל נדרי) Goldberg ; Max Yenkovitz Accordion and cimbalom duet instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia 38768 10-in. 4/5/1913 Terkisher tants (טערקעשער טאַנץ) Goldberg ; Max Yenkovitz Accordion and cimbalom duet instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia 38769 10-in. 4/5/1913 Az du furst avek (אז דו פארדט אוועק) Goldberg ; Max Yenkovitz Accordion and cimbalom duet instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia 38770 10-in. 4/5/1913 Yorke fort avek (יארקע פארט אַוועק) Goldberg ; Max Yenkovitz Accordion and cimbalom duet instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia 38771 10-in. 4/7/1913 Hore national Goldberg ; Max Yankowitz Accordion and cimbalom duet instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia 38772 10-in. 4/5/1913 Sholems Bulgarish (שלומס בולגארעש) Goldberg ; Max Yenkovitz Accordion and cimbalom duet instrumentalist, accordion  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yenkovitz, Max," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211268.

Yenkovitz, Max. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211268.

"Yenkovitz, Max." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211268

External Sources

Wikipedia: Max Yankowitz

Linked Open Data Sources

Wikidata: Max Yankowitz - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q116908852

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79766437

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