Carl Bohm
Carl Bohm (also known as Henry Cooper [pseudonym] and Karl Bohm) (11 September 1844 – 4 April 1920) was a German pianist and composer. Bohm is regarded as one of the leading German songwriters of the 19th century, and wrote such works as Still as the Night, Twilight, May Bells, Enfant Cheri and The Fountain. According to the Oxford Companion to Music, Bohm was "a German composer of great fecundity and the highest salability... He occupied an important position in the musical commonwealth inasmuch as his publisher, N. Simrock, declared that the profits on his compositions provided the capital for the publication of those of Brahms." Bohm's specialty was music in a lighter vein, very different from the dark, brooding and introspective works of Brahms. Bohm, like Schubert, was more than just a songwriter, composing in most genres. His chamber music, mostly quartets and piano trios, were popular not only amongst amateurs, but also among touring professional groups who were in need of a sure-fire audience pleaser. Edition Silvertrust (see references) states that Bohm "was certainly very well known during his lifetime. Yet today, his name brings nothing but blank stares." This curious obscurity is borne out more than ever by the fact that Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians contains no article about him. Nonetheless, his Sarabande in G minor remains a standard teaching piece for intermediate violinists and violists. |
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= 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 | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1849 | 10-in. | 1/5/1903 | Calm as the night | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1849 | 7-in. | 1/5/1903 | Calm as the night | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | B-1408 | 10-in. | 6/3/1904 | Mein Liebchen von Burgund | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | C-2315 | 12-in. | 2/20/1905 | Still wie die Nacht | Emma Eames | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-2767 | 10-in. | 9/26/1905 | Wie mag es wohl gekommen sein? | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-4067 | 12-in. | 11/27/1906 | Still wie die Nacht | Emma Eames | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-4777 | 10-in. | 8/8/1907 | Was mir als Kind die Mutter sang | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-8086 | 12-in. | 7/1/1909 | Calm as the night | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8099 | 10-in. | 7/8/1909 | La fontaine | Darius Lyons | Flute solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8934 | 10-in. | 5/9/1910 | Calm as the night | Vienna Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
Victor | B-10478 | 10-in. | 5/31/1911 | The Gypsy | William H. Reitz | Xylophone solo | composer | |
Victor | B-11195 | 10-in. | 11/6/1911 | Love and arms waltz | Frank La Forge | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | C-11478 | 12-in. | 1/23/1912 | Nordische Romanze | Rosario Bourdon | Cello solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-14723 | 10-in. | 4/17/1914 | Calm as the night | Christine Miller | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-16093 | 10-in. | 6/10/1915 | Calm as the night | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with violin and piano | composer | |
Victor | B-17181 | 10-in. | 2/17/1916 | Still wie die Nacht | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CVE-19396 | 12-in. | 5/31/1927 | Calm as the night | Louise Homer | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-19396 | 10-in. | 3/21/1917 | Calm as the night | Louise Homer | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-25333 | 10-in. | 6/3/1921 | Calm as the night | Leah Wade | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-25580 | 10-in. | 9/28/1921 | Still wie die Nacht | Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-32916 | 10-in. | 6/19/1925 | Still wie die Nacht | Helen G. Selig | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43657 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | Still wie die Nacht | Hulda Lashanska ; Paul Reimers | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CVE-51847 | 12-in. | 5/24/1929 | Calm as the night | Associated Glee Clubs of America | Male vocal chorus, with 4 pianos | composer | |
Victor | CVE-53443 | 12-in. | 5/27/1929 | Cavatina | Pelham High School Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-55991 | 10-in. | 10/24/1929 | Calm as the night | Mrs. William T. Welch | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62329 | 10-in. | 7/3/1930 | La zingara | Pietro | Accordion solo | composer | |
Victor | PCS-79416 | 12-in. | 10/17/1934 | Cavatina | Velero Ensemble | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
Victor | PBVE-193 | 10-in. | 4/30/1926 | Still wie die Nacht | Leana Shwayder | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | composer | |
Victor | BS-048469 | 10-in. | 3/28/1940 | Calm as the night | Frank La Forge | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-050887 | 10-in. | 5/29/1940 | Still as the night | Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1912-10-21-01] | Not documented | 10/21/1912 | Calm as the night | Mina Kaufman | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1913-05-23-08] | Not documented | 5/23/1913 | Still wie die Nacht | Elizabeth Bonner | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1916-07-15-01] | Not documented | 7/15/1916 | Silent as night [Still wie die Nacht] | Susanna Dercum | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 655 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Calm as the night | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 655 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Calm as the night | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 3183 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-June 1905 | Mein Glueck | Emil Muench | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 19191 | 10-in. | 1/5/1911 | Calm as the night | Francis Firth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 38115 | 10-in. | 7/3/1912 | Calm as the night | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 47143 | 10-in. | 11/8/1916 | Calm as the night | Margaret Keyes | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 79208 | 10-in. | 5/26/1920 | Calm as the night | Hulda Lashanska | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 80369 | 10-in. | 6/2/1922 | Calm as the night | Barbara Maurel | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 81410 | 10-in. | 12/11/1923 | Calm as the night | Carmela Ponselle | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 37163 | 12-in. | ca. 1915 | Calm as the night | Lois Ewell | Female vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 48908 | 12-in. | 9/5/1916 | Calm as the night | Margaret Keyes | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 8830 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1922 | Still wie die Nacht | Florence Easton | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 13167 | 10-in. | 5/23/1924 | Still wie die nacht | Zavel Kwartin | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | 13127-13128 | 10-in. | 5/9/1924 | Still wie die Nacht | Zavel Kwartin | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | 15080-15081 | 10-in. | 3/6/1925 | Calm as the night | Friedrich Schorr | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E27572 | 10-in. | 5/22/1928 | Calm as the night | Marie Morrisey | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | XC4768 | 12-in. | 11/30/1929 | Calm as the night | Orchestra (unidentified; Brunswick Records) | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 840 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1911 | Calm as the night | Marie Rappold | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2171 | 10-in. | 3/7/1913 | La Zingana | American Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2213 | 10-in. | 4/5/1913 | Still wie die Nacht | Eleanora de Cisneros | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2386 | 10-in. | 7/21/1913 | Lily of the valley | Reed Orchestra [Edison Records] | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2426 | 10-in. | 8/26/1913 | May is here | Reed Orchestra | Reed orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2427 | 10-in. | 8/26/1913 | Spinning song | Reed Orchestra | Reed orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2437 | 10-in. | 9/3/1913 | Fadette | Reed Orchestra [Edison Records] | Reed orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2454 | 10-in. | 9/15/1913 | My heart to thee | Edison Concert Band | Band | composer | |
Edison | 2458 | 10-in. | 9/17/1913 | Summer night | Reed Orchestra | Reed orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2473 | 10-in. | 9/30/1913 | Little sweetheart | Reed Orchestra | Reed orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2508 | 10-in. | 10/22/1913 | Fluttering dove | Reed Orchestra [Edison Records] | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2697 | 10-in. | 1/12/1914 | Nocturne | Reed Orchestra [Edison Records] | Reed orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 3485 | 10-in. | between 12/21/1914 and 12/29/1914 | Calm as the night | May D. Schwab | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 3517 | 10-in. | 1/13/1915 | Calm as the night | May D. Schwab | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4664 | 10-in. | 4/18/1916 | Stille wie die Nacht | Jacques Urlus | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5075 | 10-in. | 10/18/1916 | Calm as the night | Betsy Lane Shepherd | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6107 | 10-in. | Apr. 1918 | Calm as the night | Grace Freeman | Violin solo | composer | |
Edison | 6701 | 10-in. | 4/2/1919 | Calm as the night | Mario Laurenti | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7507 | 10-in. | 9/1/1920 | Gipsy mazurka | André Benoist | Piano solo | composer | |
Edison | 7959 | 10-in. | 5/4/1921 | Fragrant rose | Losey's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7960 | 10-in. | 5/4/1921 | La grace | Losey's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 8722 | 10-in. | February 1923 | Cara memoria | Franz Falkenburg | Piano solo | composer | |
Edison | 10042 | 10-in. | June-July 1924 | Fadette impromptu brilliant | Bellini Ensemble Unique | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Edison | 10058 | 10-in. | 9/19/1924 | May has come | Franz Falkenburg | Piano solo | composer | |
Edison | 10848 | 10-in. | 2/24/1926 | May has come | Losey's Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Edison | 10865 | 10-in. | 3/5/1926 | Cavatina | Carl Flesch ; Kurt Ruhrseitz | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 19095 | 10-in. | 3/12/1929 | Calm as the night | Theodore Webb | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | N-786 | 10-in. | 3/12/1929 | Calm as the night | Theodore Webb | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | N-1102 | 12-in. | 9/1/1929 | Stille wie die Nacht | Female vocal chorus (unidentified; Edison Records) ; New Haven Symphony Orchestra | Female vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA1033 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | Still as the night | Marek Weber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Gramophone | 1443h | 10-in. | 1902 | Hast du mich lieb? | Berlin Band [i.e., Garde-Kürassir Regiment] | Band | composer | |
Gramophone | 0B3061 | 10-in. | 4/4/1932 | Was I'hab | Karl Alwin ; Elisabeth Schumann | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Gramophone | 8041e | 10-in. | 1908 | Gavotte | Mischa Elman | Violin solo | composer | |
Gramophone | 8330½b | 10-in. | 6/14/1906 | Moment musical | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA14499 | 10-in. | between March and July 1934 | Still as the night | Charles Kullman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL868 | 10-in. | 1/21/1928 | Perpetuo mobile | Yvonne Curti | Violin solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bohm, Carl," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105589.
Bohm, Carl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105589.
"Bohm, Carl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Bohm, Carl, 1844-1920 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87144576
Wikidata: Carl Bohm - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q830877
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10045964
MusicBrainz: Carl Bohm - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9aef7411-268b-477c-adf3-327bc893593c
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