Elias Breeskin

Elias Breeskin (Russian: Элиас Бреескин; Ukrainian: Еліас Бреескін; 1896 – May 9, 1969) was a violinist, composer and conductor. Elias was born on October 25, 1895, in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipropetrovsk), a small village 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 Dneiper River, shown on the film Doctor Zhivago, is in this city.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 8, 1896 (Dnipro), Died May 9, 1969 (Mexico City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1922

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin

= 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
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 Oct. 1919	Elégie	Elias Breeskin ; Archer Chamlee	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	3432	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1920	Minuet in "G"	Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen	Violin solo, with piano	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	3539	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1920	Souvenir poétique	Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen	Violin solo, with piano	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	3579	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1920	Serenade	Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen	Violin solo, with piano	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	3598	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1920	Old folks at home	Elias Breeskin ; Virginia Rea	Female vocal solo, with violin obbligato	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	3651	10-in.	approximately Feb. 1920	Caprice "Yankee Doodle"	Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen	Violin solo, with piano	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	3654	10-in.	approximately Feb. 1920	Cavatina	Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen	Violin solo, with piano	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	3694	10-in.	approximately Feb. 1920	Hebrew melody and dance	Elias Breeskin	Violin solo	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	4642	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1920	The old refrain	Elias Breeskin	Violin solo	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	4983	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1921	The old refrain	Elias Breeskin ; Arthur Loesser	Violin solo, with piano	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	4984	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1921	Serenade	Elias Breeskin ; Rudolph Gruen	Violin solo, with piano	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	5145	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1921	Serenade espagnole	Elias Breeskin	Violin solo	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	7224	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1922	From the canebreak	Josef Bonime ; Elias Breeskin	Violin solo, with piano	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	7410	10-in.	approximately Feb. 1922	Simple confession	Josef Bonime ; Elias Breeskin	Violin solo, with piano	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	3595-3596	10-in.	approximately Jan. 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.	Mar. 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 April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113246.

Breeskin, Elias. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113246.

"Breeskin, Elias." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.