Hamilton Harty

Sir Herbert Hamilton Harty (4 December 1879 – 19 February 1941) was an Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist.

After an early career as a church organist in his native Ireland, Harty moved to London at about age 20, soon becoming a well-known piano accompanist. The Musical Times called him "the prince of accompanists". As a composer he wrote throughout his career, many of his works being well received, though few are regularly performed in the 21st century.

In his career as a conductor, which began in 1904, Harty was particularly noted as an interpreter of the music of Berlioz. From 1920 to 1933 he was the chief conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he returned to the high standards and critical acclaim that it had enjoyed under its founder, Charles Hallé. His last permanent post was with the London Symphony Orchestra, but it lasted only two years, from 1932 to 1934. During his conducting career, Harty made some recordings with his orchestras. Shortly after his dismissal by the LSO, Harty began to suffer the symptoms of a brain tumour. After surgery, he resumed his career until 1940, but the tumour returned to cause his death at the age of 61.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 17, 1880 (Hillsborough), Died February 19, 1941 (Hove)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, conductor, composer, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 126-136 of 136 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 76961 12-in. 4/27/1923 Sonata in A major, no. 34, K. 526 : Allegro molto Arthur Catterall ; Hamilton Harty Piano and violin duet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76962 12-in. 4/27/1923 Sonata in A major, no. 34, K. 526 : Allegro molto Arthur Catterall ; Hamilton Harty Piano and violin duet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76963 12-in. 4/27/1923 Sonata in A major, no. 34, K. 526 : Andante Arthur Catterall ; Hamilton Harty Piano and violin duet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76964 12-in. 4/27/1923 Sonata in A major, no. 34, K. 526 : Andante Arthur Catterall ; Hamilton Harty Piano and violin duet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76965 12-in. 4/27/1923 Sonata in A major, no. 34, K. 526 : Presto Arthur Catterall ; Hamilton Harty Piano and violin duet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76966 12-in. 4/27/1923 Sonata in A major, no. 34, K. 526 : Presto Arthur Catterall ; Hamilton Harty Piano and violin duet instrumentalist, piano  
Gramophone 4477f 12-in. 10/5/1910 Lied Renard Trio Instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) A942 10-in. between May 1923 and September 1925 Di Provenza il mar Cesare Formichi ; Hamilton Harty Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) A960 10-in. between May 1923 and September 1925 Signor? Va, non ho niente Fernando Autori ; Cesare Formichi ; Hamilton Harty Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) WA5228 10-in. either April or May 1927 Rigaudon W. H. Squire Cello solo, with piano arranger  
Columbia (U.K.) WA10110 10-in. between January and March 1930 The butterfly Gaspar Cassadó ; Giulietta Gordigiani Cello solo, with piano composer  
(Results 126-136 of 136 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harty, Hamilton," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103404.

Harty, Hamilton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103404.

"Harty, Hamilton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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