Paul Abraham
| Paul Abraham (Hungarian: Ábrahám Pál; 2 November 1892 – 6 May 1960) was a Jewish-Hungarian composer of operettas, who scored major successes in the German-speaking world. His specialty – and own innovation – was the insertion of jazz interludes into operettas. Abraham was born in Apatin, Austria-Hungary (today Serbia), and studied at the Royal National Hungarian Academy of Music in Budapest from 1910 to 1916. He studied cello with Adolf Schiffer and composition with Viktor Herzfeld. |
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-74969 | 10-in. | 1/23/1933 | Was hat eine Frau von der Treue | Greta Keller | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-068957 | 10-in. | 1/22/1942 | Calling all cats | André Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BS-068960 | 10-in. | 1/22/1942 | Tonight or never | André Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BS-075587 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | Over the hilltops | André Musette Orchestra | Instrumental sextet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-075590 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | Crackerjack | André Musette Orchestra | Instrumental sextet | composer | |
| Edison | 19266 | 10-in. | 6/24/1929 | Sweet Madelon | Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | N-975 | 10-in. | 6/24/1929 | Sweet Madelon | Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0VH34 | 10-in. | 9/27/1934 | Lila akácok nyíltak a fán | Gyula Szántó | Male vocal solo, with instrumental | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0D86 | 10-in. | 1/29/1931 | Ich bin ja heut' so glücklich | Marek Weber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0D87 | 10-in. | 1/29/1929 | Mein Herz hab' ich gefragt (English waltz) | Marek Weber Orchestra ; Leo Moll | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0VH322 | 10-in. | 10/12/1937 | Késő… | Heinz Sandauer Orchester ; Gyula Szántó | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | BV706 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | Czardas 2 (March) | Magyar Királyi 2. Honvéd Gyalogezred Zenekara | Military band | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0D825 | 10-in. | 3/15/1932 | Ein bisschen Liebe für dich | Orchester Lewis Ruth | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | composer | |
| Gramophone | BW2002 | 10-in. | 11/19/1928 | Teve van egy púpú | Béla Bálint ; Bodo Jazz Band | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Gramophone | BW2004 | 10-in. | 11/19/1928 | 32-es baka vagyok én | Béla Bálint | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Gramophone | BW2010 | 10-in. | 11/20/1928 | Harőm bokor saláta | Béla Bálint ; Bodo Jazz Band | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Gramophone | BLR6109 | 10-in. | 2/26/1930 | Bin kein Hauptmann, bin kein grosses Tier | Comedian Harmonists | Male vocal quintet, with piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | BD8992 | 10-in. | 9/5/1930 | Good night | Elisabeth Böhm van Endert ; Orchester des Metropol-Theaters Berlin ; Clemens Schmalstich ; Marcel Wittrisch | Femlae-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | BD8994 | 10-in. | 9/5/1930 | Pardon, Madame | Elisabeth Böhm van Endert ; Orchester des Metropol-Theaters Berlin ; Clemens Schmalstich ; Marcel Wittrisch | Femlae-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL3119 | 10-in. | 5/27/1931 | La tirelire | Armand Bernard ; Pierre Chagnon | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL3120 | 10-in. | 5/27/1931 | Je vois la vie en rose | Armand Bernard ; Pierre Chagnon | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Abraham, Paul," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104999.
Abraham, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104999.
"Abraham, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Abraham, Paul, 1892-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85180097
Wikidata: Paul Abraham - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q158650
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ISNI: 0000 0000 8089 3822 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000080893822
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