Willy Burmester
Carl Adolph Wilhelm “Willy” Burmester (16 March 1869 – 16 January 1933) was a German violinist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Hamburg (city and state in the North of Germany), Died January 16, 1933 (Hamburg (city and state in the North of Germany) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, composer, lyricist
Notes: Name appears in Victor ledgers as Burmeister.
= 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 | B-9874 | 10-in. | 1/31/1911 | Minuet in D major | Mischa Elman | Violin solo | arranger | |
| Victor | B-9950 | 10-in. | 2/12/1911 | Capricietto | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | B-13187 | 10-in. | 4/23/1913 | Walzer | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | B-13188 | 10-in. | 4/23/1913 | Menuett in D | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | B-13474 | 10-in. | 6/25/1913 | Menuett | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | C-14684 | 12-in. | 4/8/1914 | Menuette | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | B-23464 | 10-in. | 11/10/1919 | Menuett | Hans Kindler | Cello solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
| Victor | B-25900 | 10-in. | 12/12/1921 | Wiegenlied (Cradle song) | Hans Kindler | Cello solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | B-28687 | 10-in. | 10/23/1923 | Menuet Es-dur | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | BVE-29622 | 10-in. | 10/27/1925 | Ländlicher Tanz | Cecilia Hansen | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | B-29622 | 10-in. | 3/5/1924 | Ländlicher Tanz | Cecilia Hansen | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | B-30003 | 10-in. | 4/21/1924 | Deutscher tanz | Renée Chemet | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | B-30032 | 10-in. | 4/30/1924 | Minuet | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | BRC-72511 | 10-in. | 4/26/1932 | Capriccietto | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-023336 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Air | Louis Persinger ; Ruggiero Ricci | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | BS-038248 | 10-in. | 7/10/1939 | Warum | Joseph Kahn ; William Primrose | Viola and piano duet | arranger | |
| Columbia | 79848 | 10-in. | 5/17/1921 | Minuet | Josef Bonime ; Eddy Brown | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Columbia | 80284 | 10-in. | 4/6/1922 | Capricietto | Josef Bonime ; Eddy Brown | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Edison | 8415 | 10-in. | 4/12/1922 | Air | Vasa Prihóda | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WA6583 | 10-in. | either October or November 1927 | Menuett | Gaspar Cassadó | Cello solo | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burmester, Willy," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111281.
Burmester, Willy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111281.
"Burmester, Willy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Willy Burmeister
Discogs: Willy Burmester
IMSLP: Willy Burmester
RISM: Willy Burmester
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Burmester, Willy, 1869-1933 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99008034
Wikidata: Willy Burmeister - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q76249
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/32767043
MusicBrainz: Willy Burmeister - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bbf2c990-724e-4641-b8af-db87961b5c1c
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/428982 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/428982
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