Ernest Guiraud
Ernest Guiraud (French: [ɛʁnɛst ɡiʁo]; 23 June 1837 – 6 May 1892) was an American-born French composer and music teacher. He is best known for writing the traditional orchestral recitatives used for Bizet's opera Carmen and for Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann). |
Birth and Death Data: Born New Orleans (largest city of the state of Louisiana, United States), Died May 6, 1892 (Paris (capital city and largest city of France) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, composer, orchestrator
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-29544 | 10-in. | 2/26/1924 | Mélodrame | Jacques Thibaud | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-92800 | 10-in. | 7/1/1935 | Marche militaire | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | orchestrator | |
| Victor | E0RB-4850 | 10-in. | 6/20/1950 | Marche militaire | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | orchestrator | |
| Victor | D5RC-0859 | 12-in. | 2/28/1945 | Music from Carmen, part 1 | New York City Symphony Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | arranger | |
| Victor | D5RC-0860 | 12-in. | 2/28/1945 | Music from Carmen, part 2 | New York City Symphony Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | arranger | |
| Victor | D5RC-0861 | 12-in. | 2/28/1945 | Music from Carmen, part 4 | New York City Symphony Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | arranger | |
| Victor | D5RC-0862 | 12-in. | 2/28/1945 | Music from Carmen, part 3 | New York City Symphony Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | arranger | |
| Victor | D5RC-0863 | 12-in. | 2/28/1945 | Music from Carmen, part 5 | New York City Symphony Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | arranger | |
| Victor | D5RC-0864 | 12-in. | 2/28/1945 | Music from Carmen, part 8 | New York City Symphony Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | arranger | |
| Victor | D5RC-0865 | 12-in. | 2/28/1945 | Music from Carmen, part 6 | New York City Symphony Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 12890-12891 | 10-in. | 4/16/1924 | Melodrama | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Henri Verbruggen | String orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | C295-C296 | 10-in. | 5/5/1926 | Melodrama | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Henri Verbruggen | Orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | 691c | 12-in. | 7/11/1906 | Pastorale | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Guiraud, Ernest," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103057.
Guiraud, Ernest. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103057.
"Guiraud, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Guiraud, Ernest, 1837-1892 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81020087
Wikidata: Ernest Guiraud - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q727341
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/51954308
MusicBrainz: Ernest Guiraud - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6f113697-a743-480a-9064-1de04c4faebf
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/68323 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/68323
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