Angelo Mascheroni

Angelo Mascheroni (1855 in Bergamo, Italy – 1905) was a pianist composer, conductor, and music teacher, brother of the conductor Edoardo Mascheroni. He is most famous for his "Eternamente" for voice and violin, sung by Enrico Caruso; his two-act opera Il mal d'amore, with a libretto by Ferdinando Fontana, was written in 1898. Among his pupils was Spyridon Samaras.

He studied music at the Conservatoire of his native city under the guidance of Alessandro Nini, with such success that at the age of nineteen he became conductor of an operatic company. With them he made the tour of Italy, France and Spain. Later Mascheroni spent some years in Greece and Russia and then visited all the cities of importance in North and South America. He spent five years in Paris, perfecting himself in the vocal art at the Paris Conservatoire with Léo Delibes for composition and Camille Saint-Saëns for piano; a few years later he made a name in England and America.

When Mascheroni arrived in London, unknown, he experienced great difficulty in obtaining a few guineas for his song For all eternity; but this copyright when sold by public auction a few years later realized as many thousand guineas — the record price paid for a musical copyright. Other of his successful vocal compositions are : Woodland serenade, with mandolin obbligato, published in 1892, and Ave Maria, composed at Madame Patti's Welsh castle. Mascheroni was the author of several arrangements and original compositions for mandolin and piano, the principal being: On the banks of the Rhine; Tarantella, written in 1894, published by Augener, London; Fantasia on Faust (Gounod), and others of a like nature. Mascheroni also wrote obbligatos for the mandolin to several of his vocal compositions, as well as solos and duos for mandolin, with piano accompaniment.

Music historian Philip J. Bone tried to describe the nature of Mascheroni's music, saying, Mascheroni struck out the golden mean between the German and Italian schools and his compositions combine the solidity and scholarly attainments of the German, with the grace, beauty and charm of the Italian schools." Bone said that Mascheroni's music was permeated with Italian traditions, with a "beautiful melodic structure, a foundation of sound musicianship upon which the lighter graces and charms of lyric art flourish."

Mascheroni had a son who studied the guitar and mandolin under his father, and appeared as a guitar soloist in London in 1902.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1855 (Bergamo), Died 1905 (Bergamo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 59 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-14346 10-in. 1/19/1914 For all eternity Michele Rinaldi Cornet solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-17653 12-in. 5/10/1916 For all eternity John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with piano and violin composer  
Victor C-31040 12-in. 10/23/1924 Valse espagnole Goldman Band ; Edwin Franko Goldman Band composer  
Victor B-31119 10-in. 10/24/1924 For all eternity Ralph Crane Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra composer  
Victor BS-Test-2115 10-in. 11/26/1935 Eternamente Salvo Bove Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Trial 1917-03-05-02] Not documented 3/5/1917 For all eternity Mrs. C. H. Hart Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1923-02-14-02] 10-in. 2/14/1923 Till death (I love you) John R. Heim Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 412 7-in. ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 For all eternity Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 412 10-in. between 1901 and September 1902 For all eternity Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 711 7-in. ca. 1902 For all eternity Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 711 10-in. between 1902 and 1908 For all eternity Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 846 7-in. ca. 1902 For all eternity Henry Burr ; Charles D'Almaine Male vocal solo and violin, with piano composer  
Columbia 846 10-in. ca. 1902 For all eternity Henry Burr ; Charles D'Almaine Male vocal solo and violin, with piano composer  
Columbia 3948 10-in. between 1908 and April 1909 For all eternity Alan Turner Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30202 12-in. approximately 1908 For all eternity Henry Burr Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 48613 12-in. 2/25/1916 For all eternity Adkins Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 6042 12-in. approximately 1909 or 1910 For all eternity A. Stroud Haxton Violin solo composer  
Columbia 25940 10-in. approximately 1906 For all eternity Bernice De Pasquali Soprano vocal solo, with violin composer  
OKeh S-745 10-in. ca. July 1919 For all eternity Joseph A. Phillips Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick [Br cat 25146-a] 12-in. approximately Sept. 1917 For all eternity Marie Morrisey Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 5233 10-in. approximately Mar. 1921 For all eternity Richard Bonelli Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 10281-10282 10-in. 4/6/1923 Ave Maria Claire Dux Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra and violin obbligato composer  
Brunswick 10283-10285 10-in. 4/6/1923 Ave Maria Claire Dux Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra and violin obbligato composer  
Brunswick 15427-15428 10-in. 4/3/1925 Ave Maria Claire Dux Soprano vocal solo, with violin, piano, and organ composer  
Brunswick E18549-E18550 10-in. 3/25/1926 Eternamente Giuseppe Danise Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 26-50 of 59 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mascheroni, Angelo," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107510.

Mascheroni, Angelo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107510.

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