Michael William Balfe

Michael William Balfe

Michael William Balfe (15 May 1808 – 20 October 1870) was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially The Bohemian Girl. After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an operatic singing career, while he began to compose. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he composed at least 29 operas, almost 250 songs, several cantatas and other works. He was also a noted conductor, directing Italian Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre for seven years, among other conducting posts.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 15, 1808 (Dublin), Died October 21, 1870 (Hertfordshire)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, lyricist

Notes: Irish poet, composer, and singer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	166	7-in.	Before 1895	Then you'll remember me	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	349	7-in.	10/4/1898	The heart bowed down	August P. Stengler	Clarinet solo	composer
Berliner	520	7-in.	11/29/1895-12/14/1898	The arrow and the song	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	581	7-in.	May 1898	Then you’ll remember me	Annie Carter	Female vocal solo	composer
Berliner	908	7-in.	Before Apr. 1898	The heart bowed down	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	944	7-in.	8/12/1897	Killarney	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	1941	7-in.	12/14/1898	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	3406	7-in.	May 1896-Mar. 1899	Killarney	Artists vary	Cornet solo	composer
Berliner	4256	7-in.	June 1897-Apr. 1898	Killarney	Diamond Four	Male vocal quartet	composer
Berliner	0319	7-in.	7/10/1899	Then you'll remember me	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone solo	composer
Berliner	0556	7-in.	9/29/1899	Killarney	Herbert L. Clarke	Cornet solo	composer
Berliner	0604	7-in.	Oct. 1899	Killarney	Jean Moeremans	Saxophone solo	composer
Berliner	01079	7-in.	3/13/1900	The Bohemian girl : Selection	Royal Italian Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]38	7-in.	7/2/1900	Then you'll remember me	Marie Romaine	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]95	10-in.	4/8/1902	Killarney	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]95	7-in.	6/14/1900	Killarney	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]406	7-in.	9/27/1900	Killarney	Herbert L. Clarke	Cornet solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]687	10-in.	4/28/1902	The heart bowed down	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]687	7-in.	2/20/1901	The heart bowed down	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]748	10-in.	1/28/1903	Killarney	Mina Hickman	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]748	7-in.	4/29/1901	Killarney	Mina Hickman	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]783	7-in.	5/6/1901	The heart bowed down	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]842	7-in.	6/3/1901	I dreamed that I dwelt	Rosalia Chalia	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1666	10-in.	10/8/1902	The arrow and the song	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1666	7-in.	10/8/1902	The arrow and the song	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1985	10-in.	3/20/1903	Then you'll remember me	Charles D'Almaine	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1985	7-in.	3/20/1903	Then you'll remember me	Charles D'Almaine	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]2071	10-in.	3/17/1903	Then you'll remember me	Minnie Emmett	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]2071	7-in.	3/17/1903	Then you'll remember me	Minnie Emmett	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]2105	10-in.	3/19/1903	Killarney	Jules Levy	Cornet solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]2105	7-in.	3/19/1903	Killarney	Jules Levy	Cornet solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3119	10-in.	2/20/1901	The heart bowed down	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3137	10-in.	2/21/1901	The arrow and the song	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3291	10-in.	4/29/1901	Killarney	Mina Hickman	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3328	10-in.	5/6/1901	The heart bowed down	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3335	10-in.	5/7/1901	Then you'll remember me	Charles D'Almaine	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3434	10-in.	6/3/1901	I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls	Rosalia Chalia	Soprano vocal solo	composer
Victor	A-545	7-in.	10/7/1903	I dreamed I dwelt in marble halls	Jules Levy	Cornet solo	composer
Victor	C-799	12-in.	2/11/1909	The Bohemian girl : Selections	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-799[a]	10-in.	2/11/1909	Bohemian girl overture	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-799	10-in.	12/9/1903	Bohemian girl selection	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	A-799	7-in.	12/9/1903	Bohemian girl selection	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-868	10-in.	12/21/1903	The Bohemian girl : Selections	Louis H. Christie	Clarinet solo	composer
Victor	A-1140	7-in.	3/14/1905	Then you'll remember me	Charles D'Almaine	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1140	10-in.	3/19/1904	Then you'll remember me	Charles D'Almaine	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-1213	12-in.	4/13/1904	Then you'll remember me	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-1213	10-in.	4/13/1904	Then you'll remember me	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-1329	12-in.	5/19/1904	I dreamed I dwelt in marble halls	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-1329	10-in.	5/19/1904	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-1460	10-in.	6/9/1904	The arrow and the song	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-1460	7-in.	6/9/1904	The arrow and the song	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1464	10-in.	6/9/1904	The heart bowed down	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-1464	7-in.	6/9/1904	The heart bowed down	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-2040	12-in.	12/9/1904	Killarney	Richard Jose	Counter-tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-2081	10-in.	12/23/1904	Bohemian girl overture	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-2909	10-in.	11/27/1905	The heart bowed down	Alan Turner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	E-2909	8-in.	3/23/1906	The heart bowed down	Alan Turner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-2917	12-in.	11/29/1905	Excelsior	Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	E-4157	8-in.	12/27/1906	Killarney	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-4157	10-in.	12/27/1906	Killarney	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-4312	12-in.	3/15/1907	Then you'll remember me	Frederic Freemantel	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	E-4388	8-in.	11/20/1907	Bliss forever past	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-4388	10-in.	4/10/1907	Bliss forever past	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-4705	12-in.	7/24/1907	Come into the garden, Maud	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-6106	12-in.	4/14/1908	Come into the garden, Maud	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6108	10-in.	4/14/1908	Then you'll remember me	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-6152	12-in.	4/24/1908	Come into the garden, Maude	Harold Jarvis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6371	10-in.	8/29/1908	Goodnight, goodnight beloved	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-6945	12-in.	3/30/1909	Bohemian girl selection	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-7005	12-in.	4/16/1909	Then you'll remember me	George Hamlin	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8111	10-in.	7/15/1909	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	Elizabeth Wheeler	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-8204	12-in.	9/3/1909	Then you'll remember me	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8204	10-in.	9/3/1909	Then you'll remember me	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-8370	12-in.	11/12/1909	Gems from The Bohemian girl	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-8594	12-in.	1/3/1910	Killarney	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-8616	12-in.	2/10/1910	Excelsior	Harry Macdonough ; Reinald Werrenrath	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8937	10-in.	5/11/1910	Bohemian girl fantasia	William H. Reitz	Xylophone solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9183	10-in.	7/18/1910	Killarney	Hubert M. Spross	Whistling solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-10679	10-in.	7/6/1911	The yellow and the blue	Orpheus Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	C-11533	12-in.	1/31/1912	The heart bowed down	Allesandro Liberati	Cornet solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-11833	10-in.	4/5/1912	The harp that once thro' Tara's halls	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Victor	C-11899	12-in.	4/19/1912	Gipsy chorus	Mixed Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-12272	12-in.	7/30/1912	The heart bow'd down	Clarence Whitehill	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-12558	12-in.	11/1/1912	I dreamt that I dwelt	Olive Kline	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13217	10-in.	4/30/1913	The fair land of Poland	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13629	10-in.	7/24/1913	Come into the garden, Maud	Charles Harrison	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-14677	10-in.	12/23/1925	Then you'll remember me	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14677	10-in.	4/7/1914	Then you'll remember me	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-15037	12-in.	6/22/1927	The heart bow'd down	Clarence Whitehill	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-15037	12-in.	7/2/1914	The heart bow'd down	Clarence Whitehill	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-15846	12-in.	3/30/1915	Come into the garden, Maud	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-17507	12-in.	8/25/1926	Gems from The Bohemian girl	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-17507	12-in.	4/17/1916	Gems from The Bohemian girl	Victor Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-17508	12-in.	8/25/1926	Gems from The Bohemian girl	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-17508	12-in.	4/17/1916	Gems from The Bohemian girl	Victor Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17748	10-in.	5/29/1916	Bohemian girl melodies	McKee Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	B-17901	10-in.	6/19/1916	Killarney	McKee Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	C-18151	12-in.	7/26/1916	The heart bow'd down	Reinald Werrenrath	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-18520	10-in.	10/3/1916	The yellow and the blue	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-18980	10-in.	1/11/1917	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	Mabel Garrison	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19563	10-in.	4/7/1917	Irish melodies medley	Tom Ennis	Irish pipes solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-22577	10-in.	2/11/1919	I love the sky	Marcel Journet	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-22873	10-in.	5/27/1919	Pak na mne vzpomeneš!	František A. Pangrác	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-22874	10-in.	5/27/1919	V tísni srdce	František A. Pangrác	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23997	10-in.	5/5/1920	I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls	Alma Gluck	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24387	10-in.	8/17/1920	Killarney	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-26401	10-in.	4/6/1922	Killarney	Hans Kindler	Cello solo, with harp and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-27969	10-in.	5/24/1923	Then you'll remember me	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-28669	10-in.	10/17/1923	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	Alice Green	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-30564	10-in.	8/11/1924	Killarney	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31322	10-in.	11/13/1924	The heart bow'd down	Elliott Shaw	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-34009	10-in.	12/4/1925	The yellow and blue	University of Michigan Band ; Wilfred Wilson	Band	composer
Victor	BVE-45144	10-in.	5/15/1928	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	Marion Talley	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-46928	10-in.	8/22/1928	Killarney	William A. Kennedy	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	PCVE-61059	12-in.	12/12/1930	Bohemian girl selections	Creatore's Band	Band	composer
Victor	PCVE-61062	12-in.	12/13/1930	Bohemian girl selections	Creatore's Band	Band	composer
Victor	BRC-69955	10-in.	6/17/1931	Skips for Children	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CS-83311	12-in.	6/14/1934	Killarney	Richard Crooks	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	PBVE-187	10-in.	4/27/1926	Then you'll remember me	Max Dolin	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-019658	10-in.	2/11/1938	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-051376	10-in.	7/3/1940	The victors	All-American Glee Club ; Emile Coté	Male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	BS-066840	10-in.	7/15/1941	Killarney	Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Male Chorus	Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1915-03-17-01]	Not documented	3/17/1915	Killarney	Robert Spice	Concertina solo	composer
Victor	[Trial 1917-08-06-01]	Not documented	8/6/1917	Killarney	Gwenn Jocelyn	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	2	10-in.	approximately 1901	The heart bowed down	Artists vary	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	2	7-in.	ca. 1901	The heart bowed down	Artists vary	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	14	10-in.	ca. 1901	Killarney	Artists vary	Cornet solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	14	7-in.	ca. 1901	Killarney	Artists vary	Cornet solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	216	10-in.	approximately 1901	Then you'll remember me	Artists vary	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	216	7-in.	ca. 1901-Sept. 1902	Then you'll remember me	Artists vary	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	356	10-in.	approximately 1901	Killarney	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	356	7-in.	ca. 1901-Sept. 1902	Killarney	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	414	10-in.	ca. 1901	Then you'll remember me	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	414	7-in.	ca. 1901-Sept. 1902	Then you'll remember me	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	437	10-in.	approximately 1901	Killarney	Columbia Band ; Leo Zimmerman	Band, with trombone solo	composer
Columbia	437	7-in.	ca. 1901	Killarney	Columbia Band ; Leo Zimmerman	Band, with trombone solo	composer
Columbia	562	10-in.	approximately 1902	Then you'll remember me	Columbia Band	Band, with trombone solo	composer
Columbia	562	7-in.	ca. 1902	Then you'll remember me	Columbia Band	Band	composer
Columbia	1072	10-in.	ca. 1902	The heart bowed down	Frank C. Stanley	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	1072	7-in.	ca. 1902-Oct. 1905	The heart bowed down	Frank C. Stanley	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	1357	10-in.	ca. 1903-1908	The Bohemian girl : Romance	Roberto Vanni	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	1446	10-in.	between 1903 and 1908	Killarney	Minnie Emmett	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	1446	7-in.	ca. 1903-Oct. 1905	Killarney	Minnie Emmett	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	3235	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1905	Killarney	George Alexander	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	3949	10-in.	approximately 1908	The heart bowed down	Alan Turner	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	19183	10-in.	1/4/1911	Come into the garden, Maud	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	19785	10-in.	3/5/1912	Killarney	Alice Nielsen	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38498	10-in.	12/13/1912	Killarney	Andrea Sarto	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46239	10-in.	12/6/1915	The heart bowed down	Herbert Stuart	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46446	10-in.	2/23/1916	Then you'll remember me	Hardy Williamson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77011	10-in.	4/26/1917	Then you'll remember me	Vernon Stiles	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77197	10-in.	7/10/1917	Killarney	Herbert L. Clarke	Cornet solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77566	10-in.	12/11/1917	Medley of operatic airs, part 2	Sibyl Sanderson Fagan	Whistling solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78596	10-in.	7/24/1919	Then you'll remember me	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78907	10-in.	1/2/1920	Then you'll remember me	George Meader	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79891	10-in.	6/16/1921	Then you'll remember me	Charles Hackett	Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	composer
Columbia	140278	10-in.	1/27/1925	Marble halls	Francis Craig Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	30022	12-in.	between January and May 1906	Killarney	Ruth Vincent	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	30476	12-in.	ca. 1910	I dream't I dwelt in marble halls	Bettina Freeman	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	30531	12-in.	9/8/1910	Then you'll remember me	Charles Schuetze ; Carmine Stanzione ; George Stehl	Instrumental trio	composer
Columbia	30553	12-in.	ca. 1910	The heart bowed down	Vernon Archibald	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	30614	12-in.	12/30/1910	Excelsior	Frederick J. Wheeler ; John Young	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	30670	12-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1911	Then you'll remember me	Reed Miller	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	36412	12-in.	6/26/1912	I dream't I dwelt in marble halls	Grace Kerns	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	36418	12-in.	7/8/1912	Come with the Gypsy bride	Grace Kerns	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	36473	12-in.	10/23/1912	The arrow and the song	David Scull Bispham	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	36762	12-in.	ca. 1913	The heart bowed down	Henri Scott	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	36844	12-in.	approximately 1913	Then you'll remember me	Ruby Helder	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	36918	12-in.	3/27/1914	Then you'll remember me	Morgan Kingston	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	37203	12-in.	3/5/1915	Killarney	Alice Nielsen	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	48577	12-in.	2/2/1916	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	Bettina Freeman	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	49137	12-in.	2/27/1917	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	Lucy Gates	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	49917	12-in.	ca. 1920	The heart bow'd down	Louis Graveure	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	49955	12-in.	2/18/1921	I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls	Lucy Gates	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	98041	12-in.	10/4/1922	Come into the garden, Maud	Louis Graveure	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W140914	10-in.	9/8/1925	Killarney	Tom Burke	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W141005	10-in.	9/29/1925	Marble halls	Francis Craig Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	6128	12-in.	approximately 1911	Come into the garden, Maud	Walter Wheatley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6335	12-in.	approximately 1913	Come into the garden, Maud	Morgan Kingston	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75948	12-in.	approximately 1917	Come in to the garden, Maud	Ben Davies	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76100	12-in.	approximately 1918	Excelsior	Thorpe Bates ; Hughes Macklin	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76868	12-in.	1/24/1923	Excelsior	Eric Courtland ; Harold Williams	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W109028	10-in.	March 1928	The heart bow'd down	John Oakley	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
OKeh	S-70317	10-in.	Nov. 1921	Killarney	Frank J. Corbett	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	755	10-in.	approximately early 1917	Then you'll remember me	Mr. Shaw	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5278-b]	10-in.	approximately late 1918	Then you'll remember me	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 15216-a]	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1918	Heart bow'd down	Henri Scott	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	4291	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1920	A heart bow'd down	Richard Bonelli	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	9054	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1922	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	Irene Williams	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	3548-3549	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1920	Then you'll remember me	Theo Karle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	3675-3676	10-in.	approximately Feb. 1920	Killarney	Theo Karle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	X11990-X11992	12-in.	11/27/1923	Bohemian girl	Brunswick Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	12037-12038		12/4/1923	Then you’ll remember me	Theo Karle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E17918-E17921	10-in.	2/9/1926	Then you’ll remember me	Mario Chamlee	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	B16964	10-in.	3/4/1935	Then you'll remember me	James Melton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5073-b]	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1921	The yellow and blue	University Male Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5286-b]	10-in.	approximately early 1919	Killarney	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	832	10-in.	10/19/1911	The heart bowed down	Thomas Chalmers	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	839	Not documented	10/16/1911	Killarney	Marie Narelle	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	1062	10-in.	6/7/1912	Killarney	Marie Narelle	Soprano vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	1258	10-in.	9/13/1912	Then you'll remember me	Charles Hackett	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	1291	10-in.	9/27/1912	Overture	String orchestra (unidentified; Edison Records)	String orchestra	composer
Edison	1569	Not documented	7/7/1922	Arrow and the song	Edward M. Young	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	2023	10-in.	11/22/1912	Overture	Orchestra (unidentified; Edison Records)	Orchestra	composer
Edison	2123	10-in.	2/4/1913	The Bohemian girl overture	American Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Edison	2186	10-in.	3/18/1913	I dream that I dwelt in marble halls	Marie Narelle	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	2447	10-in.	9/10/1913	The heart bowed down	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	2492	10-in.	10/14/1913	What is the spell hath yet effaced the first fond lines that love has traced	Benjamin E. Berry ; Marie De Kyser	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	composer
Edison	3741	10-in.	5/1/1915	I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls	Kitty Berger	Harp-zither solo	composer
Edison	4260	10-in.	11/9/1915	I dream't I dwelt in marble halls	Julia Heinrich	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4338	10-in.	12/13/1915	Love's old sweet song	American Saxophone Quartet	Saxophone quartet	composer
Edison	4417	10-in.	1/12/1916	I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls	Julia Heinrich	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4477	10-in.	2/7/1916	Then you'll remember me	James Harrod	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4730	10-in.	5/17/1916	Killarney	John A. Finnegan	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4926	10-in.	8/16/1916	Come into the garden, Maud	Hardy Williamson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5094	10-in.	10/25/1916	Come into the garden, Maud	Redferne Hollinshead	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5431	10-in.	3/6/1917	I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls	Venetian Instrumental Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Edison	5986	10-in.	1/30/1918	The Bohemian girl : Selection	Creatore's Band	Band	composer
Edison	6115	10-in.	March 1918	I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls	Florence Ferrell	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6282	10-in.	July 1918	Killarney	Anita Rio	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9206	10-in.	10/16/1923	Then you'll remember me	Edith Helena	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	11088	10-in.	7/6/1926	Then you'll remember me	Edna White	Trumpet solo, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	1008c	12-in.	1907	Come into the garden, Maud	Edward Lloyd	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Pathé	E65326	27-cm	approximately 1916	Killarney	George J. Gaskin	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Vocalion	[Vo cat 5133-b]	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1923	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	Moore & Davis	Guitar duet	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WAX4343	12-in.	between October and December 1928	Bohemian girl : Vocal gems	Miriam Licette ; Frank Russell	Vocal duet, with vocal chorus	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WAX4344	12-in.	between October and December 1928	Bohemian girl : Vocal gems	Harry Brindle ; Dennis Noble	Vocal duet, with vocal chorus	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Balfe, Michael William," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102997.

Balfe, Michael William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102997.

"Balfe, Michael William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.