Robert Planquette

Robert Planquette

Jean Robert Planquette (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ plɑ̃kɛt]; 31 July 1848 – 28 January 1903) was a French composer of songs and operettas. Several of Planquette's operettas were extraordinarily successful in Britain, especially Les cloches de Corneville (1878), the length of whose initial London run broke all records for any piece of musical theatre up to that time. Rip Van Winkle (1882) also earned international fame.

Birth and Death Data: Born former 2nd arrondissement of Paris (one of the 12 administrative districts of Paris, France, before 1860), Died January 28, 1903 (boulevard Pereire (boulevard in Paris, France) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 77 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-49814	10-in.	1/31/1929	Chimes of Normandy : On billows rocking	Victor Symphonic Band	Band	composer
Victor	BA-53	10-in.	4/28/1922	Rip-rip	Jorge Balmaceda	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-048896	10-in.	4/30/1940	Telegramm (Waltz)	Swiss music box	Music box	composer
Columbia	45700	10-in.	5/26/1915	Le régiment de Sambre et Meuse	Torcom Bézazian	Male vocal solo, with band	composer
Columbia	30821	12-in.	between May and August 1911	The chimes of Normandy : Vocal gems	Columbia Light Opera Company	Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	30858	12-in.	9/28/1911	With joy, my heart	Andrea Sarto	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	49511	12-in.	9/26/1918	Sambre et Meuse	French Army Band	Band	composer
Columbia	10877	10-in.	approximately 1908 to 1914	Il mondo inter girai	Luigi Baldassare	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	10893	10-in.	approximately 1908 to 1914	Perdute abbiam padroni	Bice Lucchini	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with vocal chorus	composer
Columbia	11738	10-in.	between 1908 and 1912	Sinos de Corneville (do marinheiro)	Mário Pinheiro	Male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	41030	10-in.	between 1903 and 1905	Die Glocken von Corneville : Walzer	Columbia Orchester	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	43987	10-in.	either 1915 or 1916	Couplets de Germaine	Odette Le Fontenay	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	50036	10-in.	between 1903 and 1906	Rip : Romance des enfants	Paul Aumonier	Bass vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	75151	12-in.	7/7/1922	John Paul Jones, selection, part 1	Eugene Goossens ; London Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75152	12-in.	7/7/1922	John Paul Jones, selection, part 2	Eugene Goossens ; London Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	85152	10-in.	approximately March 1918	Je regardais en l'air	H. Alfred Normandin	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	85154	10-in.	approximately May 1919	J'ai fait trois fois	H. Alfred Normandin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	85159	10-in.	approximately May 1919	Vive la paresse	H. Alfred Normandin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	85163	10-in.	approximately May 1919	Va petite mousse	Louis Chartier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W704039	10-in.	5/31/1931	Las campanas de Carrión : Vals	Ángel Soto	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	1448	10-in.	approximately September 1917	Chimes of Normandy	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with chimes	composer
Brunswick	X12059-X12062	12-in.	12/7/1923	Chimes of Normandy	Brunswick Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E18576-E18577	10-in.	3/26/1926	French regimental marching song	Giuseppe Danise	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E18635-E18636	10-in.	4/1/1926	Le régiment de Sambre et Meuse	Giuseppe Danise	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E20653-E20655	10-in.	11/5/1926	J’ai fait trois fois le tour du monde	Louis Chartier	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 26-50 of 77 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Planquette, Robert," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102660.

Planquette, Robert. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102660.

"Planquette, Robert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

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