Victor matrix CS-014658. L'amour son ardeur--ah! lève-toi soleil / Richard Crooks ; Wilfrid Pelletier

TitleSource
L'amour son ardeur--ah! lève-toi soleil (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Cavatina (L'amour son ardeur a trouble tout mon etre) (Alternate title)Victor ledgers
Roméo et Juliette (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Roméo et Juliette. Ah! lève-toi, soleil; arranged (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Charles Gounod (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Wilfrid Pelletier (conductor)
Richard Crooks (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Charles O'Connell (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: Take 3: 8 first violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 3 clarinets, 4 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, and 2 tympani
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: French
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Chas. O'Connell, present."
Instrumentation is from take 3 and differs from take 1; ledgers indicate that only "41 men" performed on take 1. Ledgers for take 1 state that accompaniment includes a Hammond electric organ.
Instrumentation list for take 3 includes "Van Praag" as contractor.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/8/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Destroy
10/8/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1A Not processed
5/4/1938 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 2 Hold
5/4/1938 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 2A Not processed
2/16/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Victor 15542 12-in.
2/16/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Victor M-585 12-in. Album set
2/16/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 3A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CS-014658. L'amour son ardeur--ah! lève-toi soleil / Richard Crooks ; Wilfrid Pelletier," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200029773/CS-014658-Lamour_son_ardeur--ah_leve-toi_soleil.

Victor matrix CS-014658. L'amour son ardeur--ah! lève-toi soleil / Richard Crooks ; Wilfrid Pelletier. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200029773/CS-014658-Lamour_son_ardeur--ah_leve-toi_soleil.

"Victor matrix CS-014658. L'amour son ardeur--ah! lève-toi soleil / Richard Crooks ; Wilfrid Pelletier." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

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