A. D’Ambrosio

Alfredo d'Ambrosio (13 June 1871 – 28 December 1914) was an Italian composer and violinist. He studied under Enrico Bossi at the Conservatory San Pietro a Majella in Naples, and later with Pablo de Sarasate in Madrid and August Wilhelmj in London. He then settled in Nice, rue de Russie 2,and afterwards in Paris, Boulevard de Courcelle 71, and devoted himself to his compositions and his work as a teacher. His cousin Luigi d'Ambrosio was also a violinist and later teacher of Salvatore Accardo. Alfredo D'Ambrosio died in Paris, aged 43. His wife was Blanche Aida Malvano; he had three sons, one of them, Violette d’Ambrosio was a concert violinist and played until mid ‘900, often performing her father’s Violin Concertos.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 13, 1871 (Naples), Died December 29, 1914 (Nice)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 32 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-14138 10-in. 12/3/1913 Canzonetta Sascha Jacobsen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-15009 10-in. 6/25/1914 Introduction and humoresque Sascha Jacobsen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-16505 10-in. 9/16/1915 Canzonetta George J. Gould Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-20095 10-in. 6/26/1917 Serenata, op. 40 Efrem Zimbalist Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-23405 10-in. 10/13/1919 Sérénade, op. 4 Jascha Heifetz Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-25587 10-in. 10/6/1921 Canzonetta Mischa Elman Violin solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-30001 12-in. 4/21/1924 Romance, op. 9 Renée Chemet Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor CVE-34306 12-in. 1/7/1926 Romance Florian Lindberg Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-35963 10-in. 8/13/1926 Instrumental combinations, no. 5 Victor Orchestra Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor G-2391 10-in. 9/13/1917 Serenata Santé Lo Priore Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1917-11-08-01] Not documented 11/8/1917 Canzonetta Alexander Schmidt Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 1423 10-in. approximately 1903 Canzonetta Jaroslav Kocian Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 38284 10-in. 9/20/1912 Aubade Cristeta Goñi Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 38955 10-in. 7/17/1913 Canzonetta Hans Kronold Cello solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 45634 10-in. 5/13/1915 Canzonetta Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 45902 10-in. 7/30/1915 Canzonetta Barrère Ensemble of Wind Instruments Flute solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia 46371 10-in. 1/31/1915 Canzonetta Frank Gittelson ; Charles Adams Prince Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 46762 10-in. 5/9/1916 Canzonetta Cristeta Goñi Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 81031 10-in. 5/24/1923 Canzonetta Sascha Jacobsen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 81556 10-in. 2/13/1924 Serenade, op. 4 Georges Enesco ; E. C. Harris Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 36448 12-in. probably September 20, 1912 Nocturne Cristeta Goñi Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 49689 12-in. 11/5/1919 Canzonetta Harry Kaufman ; Toscha Seidel Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 49924 12-in. 1/4/1921 Chant d' amore Raoul Georges Vidas Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 21689 10-in. September 1912 Serenada Cristeta Goñi Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 21690 10-in. September 1912 Canzonetta Cristeta Goñi Violin solo, with piano composer  
(Results 1-25 of 32 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "D’Ambrosio, A.," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108668.

D’Ambrosio, A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108668.

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