Ernö Rapée (or Erno Rapee) (4 June 1891 in Budapest, Hungary – 26 June 1945 in New York City, New York) was one of the most prolific American symphonic conductors in the first half of the 20th Century. His most famous tenure was that of the head conductor of the Radio City Symphony Orchestra, the resident orchestra of the Radio City Music Hall, whose music was heard by millions over the air. A virtuoso pianist, Rapée is also remembered for popular songs that he wrote in the late 1920s as photoplay music for silent films. When not conducting live orchestras, he supervised film scores… read more
Ernö Rapée (or Erno Rapee) (4 June 1891 in Budapest, Hungary – 26 June 1945 in New York City, New York) was one of the most prolific American symphonic conductors in the first half of the 20th Century. His most famous tenure was that of the head conductor of the Radio City Symphony Orchestra,… read more
Ernö Rapée (or Erno Rapee) (4 June 1891 in Budapest, Hungary – 26 June 1945 in New York City, New York) was one of the most prolific American symphonic conductors in the first half of the 20th Century. His most famous tenure was that of the head conductor of the Radio City Symphony Orchestra, the resident orchestra of the Radio City Music Hall, whose music was he… read more