Benjamin Godard

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Benjamin Godard

Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (18 August 1849 – 10 January 1895) was a French violinist and Romantic-era composer of Jewish extraction, best known for his opera Jocelyn. Godard composed eight operas, five symphonies, two piano and two violin concertos, string quartets, sonatas for violin and piano, piano pieces and etudes, and more than a hundred songs. He died at the age of 45 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) of tuberculosis and was buried in the family tomb in Taverny in the French department of Val-d'Oise.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 18, 1849 (Paris), Died January 10, 1895 (Cannes)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 122 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-14245	12-in.	12/29/1913	Berceuse	Alma Gluck	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-14626	12-in.	3/25/1914	Lullaby	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with violin obbligato and piano	composer
Victor	C-14688	12-in.	4/9/1914	Berceuse	Frances Alda	Soprano vocal solo, with piano and balalaika orchestra	composer
Victor	B-16107	10-in.	6/18/1915	Berceuse	Maud Powell	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-18136	12-in.	7/20/1916	Berceuse	Marguerite Dunlap ; Olive Kline ; Elizabeth Wheeler	Female vocal trio, with cello and orchestra	composer
Victor	C-18658	12-in.	11/3/1916	Chanson de juin	Enrico Caruso	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19030	10-in.	1/10/1917	Chanson de Florian	Eva Gauthier	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19126	10-in.	1/24/1917	Priere	Marcel Journet	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19247	10-in.	3/7/1917	Viens avec nous, petit	Eva Gauthier	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20384	10-in.	7/10/1917	Berceuse	Conway's Band ; H. Benne Henton	Saxophone solo, with band	composer
Victor	B-23994	10-in.	5/5/1920	Canzonetta	Efrem Zimbalist	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-25724	10-in.	10/18/1921	Canzonetta	Erica Morini	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-25907	10-in.	12/19/1921	Knight of the hobbyhorse	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-25907	10-in.	11/18/1926	Knight of the hobby-horse	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31510	10-in.	12/11/1924	En route	Harry Wilhelm	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-31652	10-in.	1/13/1925	Berceuse	Jesse Crawford	Pipe organ solo	composer
Victor	C-31866	12-in.	2/19/1925	Berceuse	Renée Chemet	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CVE-34420	12-in.	1/20/1926	Berceuse	Pablo Casals	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CVE-37384	12-in.	1/31/1927	Jocelyn : Berceuse	Charles Raymond Cronham	Organ solo	composer
Victor	CVE-40392	12-in.	2/6/1928	Berceuse de Jocelyn	G. H. Rigler	Male vocal solo, with piano, cello, and violin	composer
Victor	CVE-42989	12-in.	9/25/1928	Adagio pathetique	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-43958	10-in.	5/8/1928	Canción de cuna	Hermanos Hernández	Vocal and instrumental trio	composer
Victor	CVE-49067	12-in.	1/15/1929	On the mountain	Motion Picture Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-55135	12-in.	7/17/1929	Lullaby from Jocelyn	Nicholas Vasilieff	Male vocal solo, with violin	composer
Victor	BVE-59761	10-in.	4/23/1930	Angels guard thee	Hulda Lashanska	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 26-50 of 122 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Godard, Benjamin," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103047.

Godard, Benjamin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103047.

"Godard, Benjamin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.