Elias Breeskin
Elias Breeskin (Russian: Элиас Бреескин; Ukrainian: Еліас Бреескін; October 25, 1895 – May 9, 1969) was a violinist, composer and conductor. Elias was born on October 25, 1895, in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipro), a city in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire, now part of Ukraine, which has now morphed into the industrial city of Dnipro, with over a million inhabitants. The dam on the Dnieper River, shown on the film Doctor Zhivago, is in this city. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Dnipro (city and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine), Died May 9, 1969 (Mexico City (capital and largest city of Mexico) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1922
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | [Trial 1913-12-08-01] | Not documented | 12/8/1913 | Canzonetta | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 20284-a] | 12-in. | approximately late 1918 | Caprice viennois | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 20284-b] | 12-in. | approximately late 1918 | Serenade | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 2980 | 10-in. | approximately October 1919 | Elégie | Elias Breeskin ; Archer Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 3432 | 10-in. | approximately January 1920 | Minuet in "G" | Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 3539 | 10-in. | approximately January 1920 | Souvenir poétique | Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 3579 | 10-in. | approximately January 1920 | Serenade | Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 3598 | 10-in. | approximately January 1920 | Old folks at home | Elias Breeskin ; Virginia Rea | Female vocal solo, with violin obbligato | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 3651 | 10-in. | approximately February 1920 | Caprice "Yankee Doodle" | Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 3654 | 10-in. | approximately February 1920 | Cavatina | Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 3694 | 10-in. | approximately February 1920 | Hebrew melody and dance | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 4642 | 10-in. | approximately November 1920 | The old refrain | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 4983 | 10-in. | approximately January 1921 | The old refrain | Elias Breeskin ; Arthur Loesser | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 4984 | 10-in. | approximately January 1921 | Serenade | Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 5145 | 10-in. | approximately March 1921 | Serenade espagnole | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 7224 | 10-in. | approximately January 1922 | From the canebreak | Josef Bonime ; Elias Breeskin | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 7410 | 10-in. | approximately February 1922 | Simple confession | Josef Bonime ; Elias Breeskin | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | 3595-3596 | 10-in. | approximately January 1920 | Souvenir poétique | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Edison | 2651 | 10-in. | 12/22/1913 | Adoration | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Edison | 2652 | 10-in. | 12/22/1913 | Canzonetta [no.] 1 in G | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Edison | 2860 | 10-in. | March 1914 | Berceuse no. 2 | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Edison | 5803 | 10-in. | 9/21/1917 | Traumerei | Elias Breeskin | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Edison | 5804 | 10-in. | 9/21/1917 | Canzonetta | Elias Breeskin ; Robert Gayler | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Breeskin, Elias," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113246.
Breeskin, Elias. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113246.
"Breeskin, Elias." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Breeskin, Elias - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006111207
Wikidata: Elias Breeskin - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5360458
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/19441437
MusicBrainz: Elias Breeskin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d4602b59-de1a-480a-aee5-b1468611973e
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