José Padilla

José Padilla Sánchez (28 May 1889 in Almería – 25 October 1960 in Madrid), popularly known as Maestro Padilla was a famous Spanish composer and pianist. He was best known for the songs La Violetera and El Relicario, popularized by cuplé singer Raquel Meller, and the pasodoble Valencia He became famous in France as he composed songs for the Moulin Rouge, like Ça c'est Paris. La Violetera was adapted by Charlie Chaplin for the soundtrack of City Lights (1931).

Birth and Death Data: Born May 23, 1889 (Almería), Died October 25, 1960 (Madrid)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 126-142 of 142 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gramophone	BM367	10-in.	3/10/1922	El relicario	Emilio Sagi-Barba	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	BS685	10-in.	1/11/1923	La contrabandista	Banda Municipal de Barcelona	Band	composer
Gramophone	BS1253	10-in.	4/11/1924	Canción de la guitarra	Frederic Caballé	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	BS1256	10-in.	4/12/1924	El sol de Sevilla : Cuarteto	Frederic Caballé ; Gaietana Lluró i Morcillo ; Santiago Morell ; Amparo Saus	Vocal quartet (2 sopranos, tenor, and baritone)	composer
Gramophone	1533ah	10-in.	11/14/1911	El decir de la gente : Intermedio	Orquesta del Gramófono	Orchestra	composer
Gramophone	BF2286	10-in.	9/23/1928	Ça c'est Paris	Squadra di bel canto Genova Quarto	Male vocal chorus unaccompanied	composer
Gramophone	BS2417	10-in.	10/22/1926	La contrabandista	Carmen Flores	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	BF3489	10-in.	10/3/1930	Fontane!...	Daniele Serra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Gramophone	HO 5719ae	10-in.	6/14/1920	El relicario	De Groot ; Picadilly Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Gramophone	17704u	10-in.	3/8/1913	La campanela	La Goya	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	19770u	10-in.	7/8/1917	La violetera	Carmen Flores	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263238-B]	10-in.	Spring 1926	Fleurs d'amour	Émile Larochelle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263238-A]	10-in.	Spring 1926	Valencia	Émile Larochelle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WA11282	10-in.	February or March 1931	El relicario	Gaucho Tango Orchestra ; Geraldo	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WA11283	10-in.	February or March 1931	La violetera	Gaucho Tango Orchestra ; Geraldo	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL730	10-in.	approximately October 28, 1927	Sur la butte	Fred Mélé's Symphonic Jazz ; Fred Mélé	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3003	10-in.	approximately April 23, 1931	Les lumieres de la ville	Maurice Alexander ; Maurice Alexander ; Orchestre de Danse Alexander	Accordion solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 126-142 of 142 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Padilla, José," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106962.

Padilla, José. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106962.

"Padilla, José." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

Wikidata: José Padilla Sánchez - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q605250

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42031462

MusicBrainz: José Padilla Sánchez - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7328aec6-1113-4c46-996a-3e69bf8a402f

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/330799

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José Padilla

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