A. D’Ambrosio

Alfredo d'Ambrosio (13 June 1871 – 28 December 1914) was an Italian composer and violinist. He studied under Enrico Bossi at the Conservatory San Pietro a Majella in Naples, and later with Pablo de Sarasate in Madrid and August Wilhelmj in London. He then settled in Nice, rue de Russie 2,and afterwards in Paris, Boulevard de Courcelle 71, and devoted himself to his compositions and his work as a teacher. His cousin Luigi d'Ambrosio was also a violinist and later teacher of Salvatore Accardo. Alfredo D'Ambrosio died in Paris, aged 43. His wife was Blanche Aida Malvano; he had three sons, one of them, Violette d’Ambrosio was a concert violinist and played until mid ‘900, often performing her father’s Violin Concertos.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 13, 1871 (Naples), Died December 29, 1914 (Nice)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 26-32 of 32 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick XC4094 12-in. 8/16/1929 Canzonetta Instrumentalist(s) [unidentified; Brunswick Records] Violin solo composer  
Edison 2412 10-in. 8/15/1913 Canzonetta Paulo Gruppe Cello solo, with piano composer  
Edison 2652 10-in. 12/22/1913 Canzonetta [no.] 1 in G Elias Breeskin Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 5804 10-in. 9/21/1917 Canzonetta Elias Breeskin ; Robert Gayler Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 5911 10-in. 12/6/1917 Canzonetta Robert Gayler ; Irma Seydel Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1367 10-in. 12/19/1928 Canzonetta Alfred Dubois ; Fernand Goeyens Violin solo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1506 10-in. 3/19/1929 A ton réveil Alfred Dubois ; Fernand Goeyens Violin solo, with piano composer  
(Results 26-32 of 32 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "D’Ambrosio, A.," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108668.

D’Ambrosio, A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108668.

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