D. F. E. Auber
Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (French: [danjɛl fʁɑ̃swa ɛspʁi obɛːʁ]; 29 January 1782 – 12 May 1871) was a French composer and director of the Paris Conservatoire. Born into an artistic family, Auber was at first an amateur composer before he took up writing operas professionally when the family's fortunes failed in 1820. He soon established a professional partnership with the librettist Eugène Scribe that lasted for 41 years and produced 39 operas, most of them commercial and critical successes. He is mostly associated with opéra-comique and composed 35 works in that genre. With Scribe he wrote the first French grand opera, La Muette de Portici (The Dumb Woman of Portici) in 1828, which paved the way for the large-scale works of Giacomo Meyerbeer. Auber held two important official musical posts. From 1842 to 1871 he was director of France's premier music academy, the Paris Conservatoire, which he expanded and modernised. From 1852 until the fall of the Second Empire in 1870 he was director of the imperial chapel in the Louvre, for which he wrote a substantial number of liturgical works and other religious music. A devotee of Paris, Auber refused to leave the city when the Franco Prussian War led to the siege of Paris and the subsequent rise of the Paris Commune. He died in his house in Paris, aged 89, shortly before the French government regained control of the capital. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 01076 | 7-in. | 3/12/1900 | Fra Diavolo : Overture | Royal Italian Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1746 | 7-in. | 11/12/1902 | Fra Diavolo overture | American Band of Providence | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1746 | 10-in. | 11/12/1902 | Fra Diavolo overture | American Band of Providence | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix C-]2208 | 12-in. | either 1901 or 1902 | Crown diamonds overture | Victor Grand Concert Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | A-222 | 7-in. | 8/3/1903 | Fra Diavolo overture | Clarke's Band of Providence | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-222 | 10-in. | 8/3/1903 | Fra Diavolo overture | Clarke's Band of Providence | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-222 | 12-in. | 8/3/1903 | Fra Diavolo overture | Clarke's Band of Providence | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-1817 | 10-in. | 10/19/1904 | Diamants de la couronne overture | Garde Républicaine Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-1847 | 12-in. | 10/27/1904 | Crown diamonds overture | Victor Band [i.e., Pryor's Band] | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-2061 | 10-in. | 12/19/1904 | Fra Diavolo overture | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-2084 | 12-in. | 12/23/1904 | Masaniello overture | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-2231 | 10-in. | 2/9/1905 | Laughing song | Edith Helena | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-4836 | 10-in. | 9/25/1907 | C'est l'histoire amoureuse | Ellen Beach Yaw | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | C-8882 | 12-in. | 4/22/1910 | Fra Diavolo overture | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-10114 | 12-in. | 3/31/1911 | Fra Diavolo : Selection | Vessella's Italian Band | Band, with trumpet and trombone solos | composer | |
Victor | C-10246 | 12-in. | 5/1/1911 | Gems from Fra Diavolo | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-19338 | 10-in. | 3/5/1917 | Laughing song | Amelita Galli-Curci | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-20934 | 10-in. | 10/31/1917 | Pobudka | Julja Pijanowska | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-21207 | 12-in. | 11/26/1917 | Brass | Victor Orchestra | Instructional | composer | |
Victor | C-21224 | 12-in. | 12/4/1917 | Percussion and full orchestra | Victor Orchestra | Instructional | composer | |
Victor | C-27941 | 12-in. | 5/29/1923 | Masaniello : Overture | Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43405 | 10-in. | 3/15/1928 | L'eclat de rire | Sofia Del Campo | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43780 | 10-in. | 5/9/1928 | Fra Diavolo : Overture | Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43781 | 10-in. | 5/9/1928 | Fra Diavolo : Overture | Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-77994 | 10-in. | 9/28/1933 | Rhythmic activity | Olga Mendoza | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | PC-55 | 12-in. | 1/19/1925 | Fra Diavolo overture | Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PC-56 | 12-in. | 1/19/1925 | Fra Dialovo overture | Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PCVE-252 | 12-in. | 4/15/1927 | Serenade | Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | S-560 | 12-in. | 11/21/1910 | Romanza del acto II | Adelina Vehi | Soprano vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-031132 | 10-in. | 12/30/1938 | L'eclat de rire | Milne Charnley ; Bidu Sayão | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 277 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Fra Diavolo : Overture | Artists vary | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 277 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | Fra Diavolo : Overture | Artists vary | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 366 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Masaniello : Overture | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 366 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | Masaniello : Overture | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 992 | 7-in. | ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 | Zanetta : Overture | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 992 | 10-in. | ca. 1902-1908 | Zanetta : Overture | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 993 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | Crown diamonds : Overture | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 993 | 10-in. | ca. 1902-1908 | Crown diamonds : Overture | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 30066 | 12-in. | ca. 1906 | Les diamants de la couronne : Aria | José Grayville | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 30705 | 12-in. | ca. Jan.-July 1911 | Masaniello : Overture | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 36836 | 12-in. | 12/9/1913 | Fra diavolo : Selections | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 36841 | 12-in. | 12/22/1913 | Fra diavolo : Vocal gems | Columbia Light Opera Company | Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 37495 | 12-in. | 12/2/1915 | Masaniello : Overture | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49077 | 12-in. | 1/14/1917 | Fra diavolo : Overture, part 1 | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49078 | 12-in. | 1/14/1917 | Fra diavolo : Overture, part 2 | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10490 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Io sono signore un infelice | Virgilio Bellatti | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 10493 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Frà Diavolo : Grazie al cielo per una serva | Virgilio Bellatti | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 10725 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Fra diavolo : Quell'uom dal fiero aspetto | Ines Maria Ferraris ; Angelo Santini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10994 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Grazie al cielo, per una serva | Virgilio Bellatti | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10996 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Io son, signore, un infelice | Virgilio Bellatti | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 50470 | 10-in. | between 1903 and 1906 | Le domino noir : Fantasie | Garde Républicaine Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 74194 | 12-in. | approximately 1920 | Fra Diavolo overture, part 1 | New Queen's Hall Orchestra ; Henry J. Wood | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 74195 | 12-in. | approximately 1920 | Fra Diavolo overture, part 2 | New Queen's Hall Orchestra ; Henry J. Wood | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75141 | 12-in. | 7/5/1922 | Crown diamonds : Overture, part 1 | Eugene Goossens ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75142 | 12-in. | 7/5/1922 | Crown diamonds : Overture, part 2 | Eugene Goossens ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75143 | 12-in. | 7/7/1922 | The bronze horse : Overture, part 1 | Eugene Goossens ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75144 | 12-in. | 7/7/1922 | The bronze horse : Overture, part 2 | Eugene Goossens ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75614 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | Duo Masaniello en Pietro | Carel Butter ; Louis Goldsteen | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E17914-E17917 | 10-in. | 2/9/1926 | On yonder rock reclining | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 395 | 10-in. | Nov. 1910 | Eclat de rire | Lucette Korsoff | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 830 | Not documented | approximately Oct. 1911 | Masaniello : Overture | Band (unidentified; Edison Records) | Band | composer | |
Edison | 2024 | 10-in. | 11/22/1912 | Overture | Orchestra (unidentified; Edison Records) | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2110 | 10-in. | 1/27/1913 | On yonder rock reclining | Marie De Kyser ; Royal Fish | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2124 | 10-in. | 2/14/1913 | Crown of diamonds overture | Brass and string orchestra (unidentified; Edison Records) | Brass and string orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2146 | 10-in. | 2/19/1913 | Bronze horse : Overture | Brass and string orchestra (unidentified; Edison Records) | Brass and string orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2238 | 10-in. | 4/19/1913 | Masaniello overture | Edison Concert Band | Band | composer | |
Edison | 2539 | 10-in. | 11/5/1913 | Crown diamonds overture | Edison Concert Band | Band | composer | |
Edison | 3136 | 10-in. | between 6/20/1914 and 6/29/1914 | On yonder rock reclining | Marie De Kyser ; Royal Fish | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4288 | 10-in. | 11/22/1915 | Eclat de rire | Yvonne de Tréville | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4505 | 10-in. | 2/17/1916 | Fra Diavolo : Overture | Creatore's Band | Band | composer | |
Edison | 5779 | 10-in. | 9/12/1917 | On yonder rock reclining | Vernon Dalhart ; Marie De Kyser | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0RA476 | 10-in. | 3/21/1935 | Erblickt auf Felsenhöhen | Bruno Seidler-Winkler ; State Opera Orchestra, Berlin, The ; Marcel Wittrisch | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 1313r | 10-in. | 6/23/1906 | Rondo Aragonesa | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 1354c | 12-in. | approximately 1907 | Io son, Signore, un infelice | Ernesto Badini ; Antonio Pini-Corsi | Male vocal duet (2 baritones), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 1355½c | 12-in. | approximately 1907 | Del capitano alla salute | Ernesto Badini ; Antonio Pini-Corsi ; Gaetano Pini-Corsi | Male vocal trio (tenor, and 2 baritones), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 1434c | 12-in. | 1907 | Muta di Portici : Sinfonía | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | BLR3784 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Maurer und Schlosser (Ouvertüre) | Orchester der Berliner Staatsoper ; Ernst Viebig | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | BLR3785 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Maurer und Schlosser (Ouvertüre) | Orchester der Berliner Staatsoper ; Ernst Viebig | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 7019½b | 10-in. | 1905 | Ah si per sempre | Alberto Caffo | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 7022b | 10-in. | 1905 | Quell'uom dal fiero aspetto | Alberto Caffo ; Emma Trentini | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 8038b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Agnese la zitella | Pietro Lara | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 11003b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1907 | Sinfonia | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 11004b | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1907 | Sinfonia | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 11809u | 10-in. | 1907 | Stumme von Portici | Leo Slezak | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL3169 | 10-in. | 6/8/1931 | La mieu bella nissa | Pierre Chagnon ; Léon Ponzio | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLB67 | 10-in. | April-May 1930 | Cavatine du Sommeil | Louis Dister ; Fernand Goeyens | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLB68 | 10-in. | April-May 1930 | Amour sacré de la patrie | Louis Dister ; Fernand Goeyens ; Louis Richard | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Auber, D. F. E.," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102840.
Auber, D. F. E.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102840.
"Auber, D. F. E.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80079937
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