Edward MacDowell

Edward MacDowell

Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860 – January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces and New England Idylls. Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, "To a Wild Rose". In 1904 he was one of the first seven Americans honored by membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 18, 1860 (New York City), Died January 23, 1908 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, arranger

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 166 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-15	10-in.	5/17/1903	Thy beaming eyes	Zélie De Lussan	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-179	10-in.	7/1/1903	Thy beaming eyes	George Alexander	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-179	7-in.	7/1/1903	Thy beaming eyes	George Alexander	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-4150	12-in.	12/14/1906	Etude de concert	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-6077	10-in.	4/1/1908	Thy beaming eyes	Florence Fiske	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8716	10-in.	3/14/1910	War song	Mendelssohn Glee Club	Male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	B-9459	10-in.	9/16/1910	Long ago, sweetheart mine	Albert G. Janpolski	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10586	10-in.	6/23/1911	At an old trysting place	Victor Herbert's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10667	10-in.	6/30/1911	To the sea	Charles Gilbert Spross	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-10832	10-in.	7/25/1911	The robin sings in the apple-tree	John Barnes Wells	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-10988	10-in.	9/19/1911	Thy beaming eyes	Emilio de Gogorza	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-11296	10-in.	11/22/1911	Long ago	Efrem Zimbalist	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-11360	10-in.	12/13/1911	From an Indian lodge	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-11602	10-in.	2/19/1912	Long ago	Alma Gluck	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-11754	10-in.	3/21/1912	To a wild rose	Jacques Hoffmann	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-12102	10-in.	6/10/1912	Long ago	Alma Gluck	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-12383	10-in.	9/18/1912	Thy beaming eyes	Alan Turner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13821	10-in.	9/17/1913	The robin sings in the apple tree	Ernestine Schumann-Heink	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14483	10-in.	2/19/1914	Fairy dance	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-15227	10-in.	9/28/1914	Thy beaming eyes	Sophie Braslau	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-15440	10-in.	11/30/1914	To a wild rose	Felix Arndt	Celeste solo	composer
Victor	B-15634	10-in.	1/27/1915	At an old trysting place	Felix Arndt	Celeste solo	composer
Victor	B-15882	10-in.	4/13/1915	Nautilus : A fairy sail and a fairy boat	May Mukle	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-17606	12-in.	5/3/1916	My Jean	Mrs. E. L. McColm	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-18159	10-in.	7/13/1926	To a wild rose	Venetian Trio (Victor Records ensemble)	Instrumental trio	composer

(Results 1-25 of 166 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacDowell, Edward," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102112.

MacDowell, Edward. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102112.

"MacDowell, Edward." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

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