Etienne Nicolas Méhul

Etienne Nicolas Méhul

Étienne Nicolas Méhul (French: [meyl]; 16 November 1765 ~ 24 December 1817) was a French composer of the classical period. He was known as "the most important opera composer in France during the Revolution". He was also the first composer to be called a "Romantic". He is known particularly for his operas, written in keeping with the reforms introduced by Christoph Willibald Gluck and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 23, 1763 (Givet), Died October 18, 1817 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= 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	C-13484	12-in.	6/25/1913	Vainly, Pharaoh attempts	Daniel Beddoe	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17068	10-in.	1/26/1916	Le chant du depart	Marcel Journet	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-20898	12-in.	10/23/1917	Champs paternels	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25900	10-in.	12/12/1921	Wiegenlied (Cradle song)	Hans Kindler	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	39545	10-in.	8/25/1914	Le chant du départ	Mme. Vota	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	45701	10-in.	5/26/1915	Le chant du départ	Torcom Bézazian	Male vocal solo, with band	composer
Columbia	49510	12-in.	9/25/1918	Le chant du depart	French Army Band	Band	composer
Brunswick	2020bmp	12-in.	1931	Jeune Henri : Overture	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	2021bmp	12-in.	1931	Jeune Henri : Overture	Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff	Orchestra	composer
Edison	4617	10-in.	3/30/1916	Ach! Mir lächelt umsonst	Jacques Urlus	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	13930u	10-in.	Oct. 1908	Du bist die Stütze deines Vaters	Leopold Demuth ; Hermine Kittel	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Pathe	1659	10-in.	between 1906 and 1908	À peine au sortir...	Albert Alvarez	Tenor vocal solo	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WA5248	10-in.	either April or May 1927	Gavotte	W. H. Squire	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2093	10-in.	3/5/1930	Vainement, pharaon, dans sa reconnaissance	Eugène Bigot ; Georges Thill	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2094	10-in.	3/5/1930	Vainement, pharaon, dans sa reconnaissance	Eugène Bigot ; Georges Thill	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3407	10-in.	12/15/1931	Le chant du départ	Pierre Dupont ; Musique de la Garde Republicaine ; Georges Thill	Tenor vocal solo, with band	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CL6334	10-in.	between September and December 1937	Le chant du départ	A. V. Aleksandrov ; Joseph Laoute ; Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R.	Vocal chorus	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Méhul, Etienne Nicolas," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102677.

Méhul, Etienne Nicolas. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102677.

"Méhul, Etienne Nicolas." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.