Léo Delibes
Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (French: [klemɑ̃ filibɛʁ leo dəlib]; 21 February 1836 – 16 January 1891) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and operas. His works include the ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876) and the opera Lakmé (1883), which includes the well-known "Flower Duet". Born into a musical family, Delibes enrolled at France's foremost music academy, the Conservatoire de Paris, when he was twelve, studying under several professors including Adolphe Adam. After composing light comic opérettes in the 1850s and 1860s, while also serving as a church organist, Delibes achieved public recognition for his music for the ballet La Source in 1866. His later ballets Coppélia and Sylvia were key works in the development of modern ballet, giving the music much greater importance than previously. He composed a small number of mélodies, some of which are still performed frequently. Delibes had several attempts at writing more serious operas, and achieved a considerable critical and commercial success in 1883 with Lakmé. In his later years he joined the faculty of the Conservatoire, teaching composition. He died at his home in Paris at the age of 54. Coppélia and Sylvia remain core works in the international ballet repertoire, and Lakmé is revived from time to time in opera houses. |
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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 198 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 49151 | 12-in. | 3/12/1917 | Ou va la jeune Hindoue | Maria Barrientos ; Giorgio Polacco | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49536 | 12-in. | 10/23/1918 | Cortege de Bacchus | French Symphony Orchestra ; André Messager ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49539 | 12-in. | 10/24/1918 | Valse | André Messager ; Paris Conservatory Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49541 | 12-in. | 10/24/1918 | Les chasseresses | French Symphony Orchestra ; André Messager ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49704 | 12-in. | 11/28/1919 | Naila : Intermezzo | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ; Eugène Ysaÿe | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49789 | 12-in. | 4/13/1920 | Valse lente | Columbia Symphony Orchestra ; Charles Adams Prince | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49849 | 12-in. | 6/21/1920 | Ou va la jeune Hindoue | Florence Macbeth | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W140922 | 10-in. | 9/9/1925 | Dans la foret | Charles Hackett | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W148026 | 10-in. | 3/5/1929 | Passepied | Jelly d' Arányi | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W98283 | 12-in. | 6/17/1926 | Ou va la jeune Hindoue | Eva Leoni | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 5695 | 12-in. | between 1903 and 1907 | Entre acto y vals del baileto "Coppelia" | Banda Española | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 11161 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Aria delle campanelle | Guiseppina Finzi-Magrini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11168 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Aria delle campanelle | Guiseppina Finzi-Magrini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75137 | 12-in. | 7/5/1922 | Le roi l'a dit : Overture, part 1 | Eugene Goossens ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75138 | 12-in. | 7/5/1922 | Le roi l'a dit : Overture, part 2 | Eugene Goossens ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75149 | 12-in. | 7/7/1922 | Coppelia ballet : Entracte and valse | Eugene Goossens ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75150 | 12-in. | 7/7/1922 | Coppelia ballet : Prelude and mazurka | Eugene Goossens ; London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | S-794 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1919 | Waltz of the hours | Patrick Conway ; Conway's Band | Band | composer | |
OKeh | S-795 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1919 | Czardas | Conway's Band | Band | composer | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 20232-b] | 12-in. | approximately June 1918 | Bell song | Mme. Nadina Legat | Female vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | 4320 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1920 | Les filles de Cadix | Virginia Rea | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | X14859-X14861 | 12-in. | 2/8/1925 | Prelude and mazurka | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Henri Verbruggen | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 15488-15489 | 10-in. | 4/8/1925 | Passepied | Albert Spalding | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E29989 | 10-in. | June 1929 | Passepied | André Benoist ; Albert Spalding | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | XE30399 | 12-in. | 7/25/1929 | Brunswick brevities [program and part unknown] | Clevelanders | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Delibes, Léo," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102756.
Delibes, Léo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102756.
"Delibes, Léo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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