Paul Abraham
Born: 2nd November 1892, Apatin, Austria-Hungary
Died: 6th May 1960, Hamburg, Germany
Nationality: Hungarian
Paul Abraham was a Jewish-Hungarian composer of operettas, who scored major successes in the German-speaking world. His specialty – and own innovation – was the insertion of jazz interludes into operettas.
Abraham was born in Apatin, Austria-Hungary (today Serbia), and studied at the Royal National Hungarian Academy of Music in Budapest from 1910 to 1916. He studied cello with Adolf Schiffer and composition with Viktor Herzfeld.
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Jonas Kaufmann's Magische Töne
10th Apr 2026
The superstar tenor sounds in mint condition on this fascinating exploration of operetta by Hungarian-born composers including Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Léhar and Paul Abraham, supported by wonderfully idiomatic playing from the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra under Dirk Kaftan.
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- Ball at the Savoy Excerpts (1)
- Die Blume von Hawaii (11)
- Die Blume von Hawaii (from Die Blume von Hawaii) (1)
- Diwanpüppchen (from Die Blume von Hawaii) (1)
- Ein bißchen Liebe für mich (1)
- Good night (Victoria und ihr Husar) (2)
- Hawaii Rozaja Excerpts (1)
- In meinen weißen Armen (from Ball im Savoy) (1)
- Reich mir zum Abschied noch einmal die Hände (from Victor und ihr Husar) (1)
- Toujours l'amour (1)
- Viktoria Excerpts (1)
- Viktoria und ihr Husar (9)
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Magische Töne
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Dirk Kaftan
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Gramophone Awards, 2026 Shortlist, Voice & Ensemble
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Operette | Wien - Berlin - Paris
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2024, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th December 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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