Benjamin Godard

Benjamin Godard

Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (18 August 1849 – 10 January 1895) was a French violinist and Romantic-era composer of Jewish extraction, best known for his opera Jocelyn. Godard composed eight operas, five symphonies, two piano and two violin concertos, string quartets, sonatas for violin and piano, piano pieces and etudes, and more than a hundred songs. He died at the age of 45 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) of tuberculosis and was buried in the family tomb in Taverny in the French department of Val-d'Oise.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 18, 1849 (Paris), Died January 10, 1895 (Cannes)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 122 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	77060	10-in.	5/15/1917	Berceuse	Bernardo Di Pace ; Nino Di Pace	Guitar and mandolin duet, unaccompanied	composer
Columbia	79817	10-in.	5/3/1921	Berceuse	Emanuel Balaban ; Sascha Jacobsen	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	30732	12-in.	ca. 1911	Berceuse lullaby	William Beck	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	36483	12-in.	10/29/1912	Berceuse	Orville Harrold	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	49945	12-in.	3/4/1921	Berceuse	Duci De Kerékjártó	Violin solo	composer
Columbia	98146	12-in.	4/28/1924	Lullaby	Tandy MacKenzie	Male vocal solo, with harp, violin and orchestra	composer
Columbia	W141998	10-in.	4/22/1926	Lullaby	Corinne Rider-Kelsey	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W144066	10-in.	4/29/1927	Berceuse	Felix Salmond	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	6253	12-in.	approximately 1912	Berceuse de Jocelyn	Charles Leggett	Cornet solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6518	12-in.	approximately 1915	Berceuse	Hamilton Harty ; W. H. Squire	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	27294	10-in.	approximately 1911	Godard’s valse	Albert Fransella	Flute solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	35096	10-in.	first half of 1903	Zhoslen (Жосленъ)	Nina de Friede	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with cello and piano	composer
Columbia	44265	10-in.	August 1916	Chanson de Florian	Mlle. Foret ; Mme. Vota	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	44297	10-in.	June 1916	Berceuse de Jocelyn	Pierre A. Asselin	Tenor vocal solo	composer
Columbia	87393	10-in.	approximately May 1921	Jocelyn : Berceuse	Pierre A. Asselin	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	5557	10-in.	approximately May 1921	Berceuse	Willem Willeke	Cello solo	composer
Brunswick	10327-10328	10-in.	4/10/1923	Florian’s song	Marie Tiffany	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	13380-13382	10-in.	6/24/1924	Berceuse de Jocelyn	Willem Willeke	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	13668-13670	10-in.	8/4/1924	Berceuse	Mario Chamlee ; Max Rosen	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra and violin obbligato	composer
Brunswick	E36879	10-in.	6/24/1931	Berceuse	Toscha Seidel	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E16841-E16843	10-in.	11/6/1925	Berceuse de Jocelyn	Willem Willeke	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Edison	405	12-in.	approximately Nov. 1910	La rêve	Lucette Korsoff	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	577	12-in.	3/23/1911	Berceuse	Georges Régis	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	820	Not documented	10/13/1911	Berceuse	Randall Hargreaves	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	999	10-in.	4/18/1912	Berceuse	Paulo Gruppe	Cello solo, with piano	composer

(Results 76-100 of 122 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Godard, Benjamin," accessed November 20, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103047.

Godard, Benjamin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103047.

"Godard, Benjamin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 November 2024.