Samuel Gardner
Samuel Gardner (August 25, 1891, Elizavetgrad – January 23, 1984) was an American composer and violinist of Russian Jewish origin. He won a Pulitzer prize with a string quartet in 1918. He was a student of Franz Kneisel and Percy Goetschius, and began his career as a concert violinist; among his compositions is a violin concerto. He wrote a number of other chamber works, and a handful of things for orchestra, including Broadway, which was performed by the Boston Symphony in the 1929-30 season. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 25, 1891 (Kropyvnytskyi), Died January 23, 1984 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 26-35 of 35 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 2628 | 10-in. | 12/12/1913 | Sicilienne | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
Edison | 2629 | 10-in. | between 12/12/1913 and 12/15/1913 | Variations | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
Edison | 2632 | 10-in. | between 12/12/1913 and 12/15/1913 | Nocturne | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
Edison | 2677 | 10-in. | 1/2/1914 | Variations on a theme by Corelli | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Edison | 2814 | 10-in. | Feb. 1914 | Sicilienne et rigaudon | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Edison | 2815 | 10-in. | Feb. 1914 | Mignonette | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Edison | 2825 | 10-in. | Feb. 1914 | Spanish dance | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
Edison | 3147 | 10-in. | July 1914 | Old folks at home | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
Edison | 3151 | 10-in. | July 1914 | Praeludium | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
Edison | 3152 | 10-in. | July 1914 | Ave Maria | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gardner, Samuel," accessed October 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110100.
Gardner, Samuel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110100.
"Gardner, Samuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gardner, Samuel, 1891-1984 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95048116
Wikidata: Samuel Gardner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1565115
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10039722
MusicBrainz: Samuel Gardner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c70a098d-699f-4183-a623-c926a5dca635
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