Arthur Hartmann

Arthur Martinus Hartmann (né Arthur Hartman; July 23, 1881 – March 30, 1956) was an American violinist, composer and friend of Claude Debussy.

Hartmann was the son of Sigmund Hartman and Pepi Schweiger, who had immigrated from Hungary in December 1879. His father discovered his musical talents early on, and from the age of 6 Arthur studied with the Dutch-born violinist and composer Martinus van Gelder (1854–1941). Later, Hartmann would adopt "Martinus" as a middle name in his teacher's honor.

He was uncle to writer/artist Alfred Bendiner (1899–1964)

He was the author of Claude Debussy as I Knew Him and Other Writings of Arthur Hartmann.

Hartmann was born in Philadelphia, and died in New York City's St. Vincent Hospital after a stroke.

Birth and Death Data: Born Philadelphia (largest city in Pennsylvania, United States), Died March 30, 1956 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: 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
Victor B-11754 10-in. 3/21/1912 To a wild rose Jacques Hoffmann Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor B-20026 10-in. 6/7/1917 Poupée valsante Maud Powell Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor B-31418 10-in. 11/18/1924 Minuet Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor B-31420 10-in. 11/18/1924 To Slumber-land Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor B-31939 10-in. 2/11/1925 La fille aux cheveux de lin Fritz Kreisler Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor BVE-31939 10-in. 8/28/1925 La fille aux cheveux de lin Fritz Kreisler Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor CVE-33770 12-in. 11/9/1925 Nocturne Renée Chemet Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor CVE-33771 12-in. 11/9/1925 Minuet Renée Chemet Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor BVE-33776 10-in. 11/10/1925 Berceuse Renée Chemet Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor CVE-37290 12-in. 12/29/1926 La fille aux cheveux de lin Jascha Heifetz Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor BVE-55180 10-in. 7/31/1929 El vuelo de la abeja (Flight of the bumble bee) Alfredo San Malo Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Victor BS-067559 10-in. 8/12/1941 La fille au cheveux de lin William Primrose ; Franz Rupp Viola solo, with piano arranger  
Victor D4RC-0495 10-in. 12/26/1944 La fille aus cheveux de lin Adolph Baller ; Yehudi Menuhin Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Columbia 78329 10-in. 3/1/1919 To a wild rose Eddy Brown ; Max Terr Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Columbia W145796 10-in. 3/24/1928 To a wild rose Sascha Jacobsen Violin solo, with piano arranger  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2156 10-in. 4/5/1930 Gopak Maurice Faure ; Maurice Maréchal Cello solo, with piano arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hartmann, Arthur," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110053.

Hartmann, Arthur. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110053.

"Hartmann, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110053

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Hartmann, Arthur, 1881-1956 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95033649

Wikidata: Arthur Hartmann - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4798984

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/39619398

MusicBrainz: Arthur Hartmann - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/17df9e44-5e1c-4d45-bc89-4512eab6707d

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/358534 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/358534

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