Henry Swoboda
Henry Swoboda (29 October 1897, Prague – 13 August 1990, Rossinière) was a Czech-American conductor and musicologist and, with James Grayson and Mischa Naida, co-founder of U.S. Westminster Records which flourished in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s as a purveyor of classical music recordings. Swoboda made many recordings for Westminster and the Concert Hall record label, including the first commercially available recording of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony. He worked from 1927 to 1931 for Electrola, Berlin and later as conductor for Radio-Prag. He was a Guestprofessor at University of Southern California between 1931 and 1939 and emigrated in 1939 to the United States. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Prague (capital city of the Czech Republic), Died August 13, 1990 (Rossinière (municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramophone | BL4206 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | Wien, Wien, nur du allein | Anton Maria Topitz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Gramophone | BL4207 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | Im Prater blüh'n wieder die Bäume | Anton Maria Topitz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Swoboda, Henry," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109125.
Swoboda, Henry. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109125.
"Swoboda, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Swoboda, Henry - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91014833
Wikidata: Henry Swoboda - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5728915
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/71604718
MusicBrainz: Henry Swoboda - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/89fc6b77-d36a-4d20-833b-9e23149ffb6b
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