Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille (; French: [pjɛʁ kɔʁnɛj]; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronage of Cardinal Richelieu, who was trying to promote classical tragedy along formal lines, but later quarrelled with him, especially over his best-known play, Le Cid, about the medieval Spanish warrior, which was denounced by the newly formed Académie française for breaching the unities. He continued to write well-received tragedies for nearly forty years. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Rouen (commune in Seine-Maritime, France), Died October 1, 1684 (Paris (capital city and largest city of France) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: author
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | MS-030550 | 16-in. | 12/4/1938 | Le Cid | Richard Kollmar | Re-recording : Radio broadcast | author | |
| Victor | MS-030551 | 16-in. | 12/4/1938 | Le Cid | Richard Kollmar | Re-recording : Radio broadcast | author | |
| Victor | MS-030552 | 16-in. | 12/4/1938 | Le Cid | Richard Kollmar | Re-recording : Radio broadcast | author | |
| Victor | MS-030553 | 16-in. | 12/4/1938 | Le Cid | Richard Kollmar | Re-recording : Radio broadcast | author | |
| Victor | BS-075260 | 10-in. | 6/5/1942 | Psyché | Grace Moore ; Wilfrid Pelletier ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | D9RB-0266 | 10-in. | 3/9/1949 | Psyché | Lotte Lehmann ; Paul Ulanowsky | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | author | |
| Brunswick | 15554-15555 | 10-in. | 4/15/1925 | Psyché | Giuseppe Danise | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Corneille, Pierre," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102453.
Corneille, Pierre. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102453.
"Corneille, Pierre." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79084877
Wikidata: Pierre Corneille - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q747
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/41838293
MusicBrainz: Pierre Corneille - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cdb9fb78-a472-447a-bed9-f513cdf1a6ef
Getty ULAN: Corneille, Pierre - https://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500353775
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/40131 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/40131
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