Laforge F. Laforge
Frank La Forge (October 22, 1879 – May 5, 1953) was an American pianist, vocal coach, teacher, composer and arranger of art songs. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 22, 1879 (Rockford), Died May 5, 1953 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, arranger, composer, harpsichord, organ, translator
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Recordings (Results 201-225 of 237 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-050505 | 10-in. | 5/3/1940 | A dream | Frank La Forge | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051073 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | When daisies pied and violets blue (The cuckoo song) | Justus Gelfius ; Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Soprano vocal solo, with flute and harpsichord | instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
| Victor | BS-051074 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | Over hill, over dale | Justus Gelfius ; Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Soprano vocal solo, with flute and harpsichord | instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
| Victor | BS-051075 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | She never told her love | Justus Gelfius ; Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Soprano vocal solo, with flute and harpsichord | instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
| Victor | BS-051076 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | Lo! Here the gentle lark | Justus Gelfius ; Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Soprano vocal solo, with flute and harpsichord (take 1); with flute and piano (takes 2 and 3) | instrumentalist, piano, harpsichord | |
| Victor | BS-051077 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | The airs sung by Ophelia | Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Female vocal solo, with harpsichord | instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
| Victor | BS-051078 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | Willow, willow | Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Soprano vocal solo, with harpsichord | instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
| Victor | BS-051079 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | Take, o take those lips away | Justus Gelfius ; Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Soprano vocal solo, with flute and piano (take 2); with flute and harpsichord (take 1) | instrumentalist, piano, composer, harpsichord | |
| Victor | BS-051087 | 10-in. | 6/7/1940 | Farewell, dear love | Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Female vocal solo, with harpsichord | instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
| Victor | BS-051088 | 10-in. | 6/7/1940 | If music be the food of love, play on | Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051089 | 10-in. | 6/7/1940 | Tell me where is fancy bred | Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051090 | 10-in. | 6/7/1940 | Autolycus' song | Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051214 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Il pleure dans mon coeur | Lily Pons | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051215 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Air de l'enfant | Frank La Forge ; Lily Pons | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051216 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Villanelle des petits canards | Frank La Forge ; Lily Pons | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051217 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Dites que faut-il faire | Frank La Forge ; Lily Pons | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051218 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Cupid captive | Frank La Forge ; Lily Pons | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BS-051219 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Come unto these yellow sands | Frank La Forge ; Lily Pons | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BS-051940 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | Orpheus with his lute | Justus Gelfius ; Marie Houston ; Frank La Forge | Female vocal solo, with flute and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-056967 | 10-in. | 11/1/1940 | Before the crucifix | Jessica Dragonette ; Frank La Forge | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BS-066778 | 10-in. | 9/12/1941 | Hark, how still | Richard Crooks ; Frederick Schauwecker | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | translator | |
| Victor | BS-Test-1055 | 10-in. | 7/28/1933 | Der Herrlichste von allen | Marian Anderson | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | CS-Test-1056 | 12-in. | 7/28/1933 | Una voce poco fa | Kathryn Newman | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | [Trial 1914-04-20-02] | Not documented | 4/20/1914 | Philosophy | Elsa L. Cook | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1916-05-04-02] | Not documented | 5/4/1916 | To a messenger | Isabel Buchanen | Female vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Laforge, F.," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108862.
Laforge, F.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108862.
"Laforge, F.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: La Forge, Frank, 1879-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89014836
Wikidata: Frank La Forge - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5487829
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MusicBrainz: Frank La Forge - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/32e2bc95-95d9-4ce6-8207-8f33ff1abf36
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