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 1-25 of 35 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-15008 | 10-in. | 6/25/1914 | Old folks at home | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | arranger | |
Victor | B-15704 | 10-in. | 2/15/1915 | My old Kentucky home | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-15705 | 10-in. | 2/15/1915 | Darling Nellie Gray | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-15706 | 10-in. | 2/15/1915 | Annie Laurie | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with harp and orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-15707 | 10-in. | 2/15/1915 | Because | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | C-16018 | 12-in. | 5/10/1915 | Romance | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-16019 | 10-in. | 5/10/1915 | Berceuse | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-16477 | 10-in. | 9/13/1915 | Long, long ago | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | arranger, instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-16478 | 10-in. | 9/13/1915 | Believe me, if all those endearing young charms | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | arranger, instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-16479 | 10-in. | 9/13/1915 | Andante from Second concerto | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-16480 | 10-in. | 9/13/1915 | The last rose of summer | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | arranger, instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | C-16507 | 12-in. | 9/17/1915 | Hebräische melodie | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-16508 | 10-in. | 9/17/1915 | Chisidisch | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-20349 | 10-in. | 7/18/1917 | Ben Bolt | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-20398 | 10-in. | 7/18/1917 | Souvenir | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | B-20399 | 10-in. | 7/18/1917 | Drink to me only with thine eyes | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BVE-47905 | 10-in. | 10/1/1928 | From the canebrake | Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1914-07-01-07] | Not documented | 7/1/1914 | Wiegenlied | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | 80588 | 10-in. | 10/6/1922 | From the canebrake | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W145882 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | From the canebrake | Arthur Bergh ; Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | 7224 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1922 | From the canebreak | Josef Bonime ; Elias Breeskin | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E18972-E18974 | 10-in. | 5/1/1926 | From the canebreak | Fredric Fradkin ; Dan Lieberfeld | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | 733W-734W | 10-in. | 4/20/1925 | From the canebreak | Paul Kochanski | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 2282 | 10-in. | between 5/9/1913 and 5/12/1913 | Liebesfreud | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
Edison | 2475 | 10-in. | 10/2/1913 | Funeral march | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo | arranger, instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gardner, Samuel," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110100.
Gardner, Samuel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110100.
"Gardner, Samuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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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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