Lily Laskine
Lily Laskine (31 August 1893 in Paris – 4 January 1988 in Paris) was one of the most prominent harpists of the twentieth century. Born Lily Aimée Laskine to Jewish parents in Paris, she studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Alphonse Hasselmans and became a frequent performing partner of several distinguished French flautists, including Marcel Moyse and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Laskine also served as professor of harp at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1948 to 1958. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1958. She died in Paris. In 1936 she married Roland Charmy, a violinist and academic of the Conservatoire de Paris. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1893 (9th arrondissement of Paris), Died January 4, 1988 (Paris)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: harp
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX234 | 12-in. | 2/23/1928 | Romance pour cor et harpe | Jean Fernand Devémy ; Lily Laskine | Horn solo, with harp | instrumentalist, harp | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1016 | 10-in. | 4/11/1928 | Plaisir d'amour | Élie Cohen ; Lucien Fugère ; Lily Laskine | Baritone vocal solo, with harp and piano | instrumentalist, harp | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1017 | 10-in. | 4/13/1928 | Ronde d'amour | Élie Cohen ; Lucien Fugère ; Lily Laskine | Baritone vocal solo, with harp and piano | instrumentalist, harp | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL3321 | 10-in. | 11/9/1931 | La barcheta | M. Lafon ; Lily Laskine ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, harp |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Laskine, Lily," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360023.
Laskine, Lily. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360023.
"Laskine, Lily." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Laskine, Lily - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81072605
Wikidata: Lily Laskine - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q442337
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71587987
MusicBrainz: Lily Laskine - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/249ae269-81db-48fa-a273-d0011b20970b
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