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Poldowski

Poldowski was the professional pseudonym of a Belgian-born British composer and pianist born Régine Wieniawski (16 May 1879 – 28 January 1932), daughter of the Polish violinist and composer Henryk Wieniawski. Some of her early works were published under the name Irène Wieniawska. She married Sir Aubrey Dean Paul, 5th Bt (1869–1961), becoming Lady Dean Paul. Her name appears in a number of forms:

  • Régine Wieniawski
  • Irène Wieniawska
  • Irene Regina Wieniawski or Wieniawska
  • Lady Dean Paul
  • Lady Irene Dean Paul
  • Lady Irene Poldowski Paul
  • (Madame) Poldowski, Poldowsky or Poldowska.

Birth and Death Data: Born City of Brussels (municipality and capital city of Belgium), Died January 28, 1932 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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-77690 10-in. 9/19/1933 Rhythmic activity Olga Mendoza Piano solo composer  
Victor PBS-061278 10-in. 5/29/1941 L'heure exquise Donald Dickson ; William Hughes Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Poldowski," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108931.

Poldowski. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108931.

"Poldowski." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108931

External Sources

Wikipedia: Poldowski

Discogs: Poldowski

Grove: Poldowski

IMSLP: Poldowski

RISM: Poldowski

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Poldowski, 1879-1932 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90003340

Wikidata: Poldowski - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4107299

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/121726276

MusicBrainz: Poldowski - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d149e530-1046-4e6b-a896-90b2a446a55e

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1970455 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1970455

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