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Ciro Pinsuti

Ciro Pinsuti (9 May 1829 – 10 March 1888) was an Anglo-Italian composer. Educated in music for a career as a pianist, he studied composition under Rossini. From 1848 he made his home in England, where he became a teacher of singing, and in 1856 he was made a professor at the Academy of Music in London.

Pinsuti composed numerous songs and part-songs which achieved popularity in the Victorian era. He also composed three operas, which were produced in Italy, but which are rarely performed today. He is most remembered for his popular parlour songs such as "I Fear no Foe" and the "Bedouin love song".

Birth and Death Data: Born May 9, 1828 (Sinalunga), Died March 10, 1888 (Florence)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 57 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 203 7-in. Before 1895 Welcome, pretty primrose Instrumentalist(s) (unidentified; Berliner Gramophone Co.) Cornet solo composer  
Berliner 208 7-in. Before 1895 Welcome, pretty primrose Instrumentalist(s) (unidentified; Berliner Gramophone Co.) Cornet solo composer  
Berliner 910 7-in. 11/29/1895-12/14/1898 I fear no foe J. W. Myers Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 965 7-in. 1/28/1896 Bedouin love song J. W. Myers Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1146 7-in. 12/13/1901 The Bedouin love song J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1146 10-in. 12/13/1901 The Bedouin love song J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3121 10-in. 2/20/1901 Bedouin love song J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor A-519 7-in. 10/7/1903 Welcome, pretty primrose Jules Levy Cornet solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-519 10-in. 10/7/1903 Welcome, pretty primrose Jules Levy Cornet solo, with piano composer  
Victor C-3238 12-in. 4/2/1906 Good night, Beloved Lyric Quartet Mixed vocal quartet composer  
Victor B-3460 10-in. 6/13/1906 When life is brightest Emil Keneke ; Walter B. Rogers Cornet duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-4980 12-in. 12/26/1907 When life is brightest Darius Lyons ; Howard Rattay Flute and violin duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor E-4980 8-in. 1/21/1908 When life is brightest Darius Lyons ; Howard Rattay Flute and violin duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-6526 12-in. 10/9/1908 Bedouin love song Alan Turner Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-6526 10-in. 9/17/1912 Bedouin love song Alan Turner Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-6543 10-in. 10/14/1908 Remembrance Louis Heine ; Darius Lyons Flute and cello duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-10426 10-in. 5/22/1911 Welcome, pretty primrose Marguerite Dunlap ; Lucy Isabelle Marsh Female vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-10487 10-in. 6/2/1911 Goodnight, goodnight, beloved Mixed Quartet Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied composer  
Victor B-12037 10-in. 5/21/1912 Good night, good night beloved! Victor Brass Quartet Brass quartet composer  
Victor B-12044 10-in. 5/22/1912 Farewell to the forest Victor Brass Quartet Brass quartet composer  
Victor B-12263 10-in. 7/23/1912 Bedouin love song Clarence Whitehill Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-12376 10-in. 9/17/1912 I fear no foe Alan Turner Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-12404 10-in. 9/24/1912 The arrow and the song Alan Turner Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-12551 10-in. 10/30/1912 Summer now hath come among us Marguerite Dunlap ; Elizabeth Wheeler Female vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-27793 10-in. 5/2/1923 Bedouin love song José Mardones Bass vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 1-25 of 57 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pinsuti, Ciro," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109875.

Pinsuti, Ciro. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109875.

"Pinsuti, Ciro." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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