Adolf Busch

Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch (8 August 1891 – 9 June 1952) was a German-Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer.

Birth and Death Data: Born Siegen (city in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), Died June 9, 1952 (Guilford (town in Windham County, Vermont, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, conductor, arranger

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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
Gramophone CNR835 12-in. 11/8/1929 Sonata in D minor, part 1 Adolf Busch Violin solo instrumentalist, violin  
Gramophone CNR836 12-in. 11/8/1929 Sonata in D minor, part 2 Adolf Busch Violin solo instrumentalist, violin  
Gramophone CNR837 12-in. 11/8/1929 Sonata in D minor, part 3 Adolf Busch Violin solo instrumentalist, violin  
Gramophone CNR838 12-in. 11/8/1929 Sonata in D minor, part 4 Adolf Busch Violin solo instrumentalist, violin  
Gramophone CNR839 12-in. 11/8/1929 Sonata in D minor, part 5 Adolf Busch Violin solo instrumentalist, violin  
Gramophone CNR840 12-in. 11/8/1929 Sonata in D minor, part 6 Adolf Busch Violin solo instrumentalist, violin  
Gramophone 0B6050 10-in. 2/21/1934 Suite in A major, part 1 Jascha Heifetz ; Arpad Sandor Violin and piano duet arranger  
Gramophone 0B6051 10-in. 2/21/1934 Suite in A major, part 2 Jascha Heifetz ; Arpad Sandor Violin and piano duet arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Busch, Adolf," accessed December 28, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103051.

Busch, Adolf. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 28, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103051.

"Busch, Adolf." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 28 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103051

External Sources

Wikipedia: Adolf Busch

Discogs: Adolf Busch

Allmusic: Adolf Busch

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IMSLP: Adolf Busch

RISM: Adolf Busch

Britannica: Adolf Busch

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Busch, Adolf, 1891-1952 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81018833

Wikidata: Adolf Busch - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q213724

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/12490998

MusicBrainz: Adolf Busch - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c9a5f1be-50cd-4136-9330-67370734a311

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/68135 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/68135

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