Josef Pasternack

Josef Alexander Pasternack (7 July 1881 – 29 April 1940) was a conductor and composer in the first half of the 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born Częstochowa (city in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland), Died April 29, 1940 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, director, piano, arranger, composer, organ, celeste, chimes, songwriter, viola, pipe organ, choral director, session supervisor, string bass

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 2795 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-1109 10-in. 3/14/1904 Estudiantina waltz Arthur Pryor's Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-1505 10-in. 6/22/1904 Anvil polka Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-1916 10-in. 11/9/1904 Santa Lucia Emilio de Gogorza Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-1949 10-in. 11/18/1904 Don't be cross Arthur Pryor's Orchestra ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-2108 10-in. 1/4/1905 Loch Lomond Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-2188 10-in. 2/1/1905 Loveland waltzes Pryor's Orchestra [i.e., Victor Orchestra] Orchestra conductor  
Victor C-2238 12-in. 2/11/1905 O don fatale Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment conductor  
Victor C-2328 12-in. 2/23/1905 Hearts and flowers Arthur Pryor's Orchestra ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-2543 10-in. 5/10/1905 Turkey in de straw Billy Golden Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-2895 10-in. 11/17/1905 Scots, wha' hae wi' Wallace bled Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-3100 12-in. 2/11/1906 M'apparì Enrico Caruso Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-3186 10-in. 3/16/1906 La sorella march Victor Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-3355 10-in. 5/2/1906 How firm a foundation Trinity Choir Chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-3357 10-in. 5/2/1906 There is a fountain fill'd with blood Trinity Choir Chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-3413 10-in. 5/25/1906 Blest be the tie that binds Trinity Choir Chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-3416 10-in. 5/25/1906 Some time we'll understand Trinity Choir Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-3861 12-in. 10/9/1906 He shall feed his flock Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-3913 12-in. 10/22/1906 La barcarolle waltz Victor Dance Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-4060 10-in. 5/17/1910 Melody of love : Intermezzo Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with cello solo conductor  
Victor C-4516 12-in. 5/21/1907 The lost chord Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-5055 12-in. 2/3/1908 Un bel dì, vedremo Geraldine Farrar Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-5061 10-in. 2/6/1908 Fifth nocturne Howard Rattay Violin solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-6037 10-in. 5/27/1914 Old black Joe Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-6038 12-in. 3/17/1908 Fac ut portem Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-6249 10-in. 6/5/1908 The Holy City Howard Rattay Violin solo, with orchestra conductor  
(Results 1-25 of 2795 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pasternack, Josef," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110033.

Pasternack, Josef. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110033.

"Pasternack, Josef." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

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