Benjamin Godard

Benjamin Godard

Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (18 August 1849 – 10 January 1895) was a French violinist and Romantic-era composer of Jewish extraction, best known for his opera Jocelyn. Godard composed eight operas, five symphonies, two piano and two violin concertos, string quartets, sonatas for violin and piano, piano pieces and etudes, and more than a hundred songs. He died at the age of 45 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) of tuberculosis and was buried in the family tomb in Taverny in the French department of Val-d'Oise.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 18, 1849 (Paris), Died January 10, 1895 (Cannes)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 122 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CRC-64654	12-in.	1/15/1931	Adagio pathétique	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor String Ensemble	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	CS-75595	12-in.	3/31/1933	Berceuse from Jocelyn	Richard Crooks	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra and violin obbligato duet	composer
Victor	CVE-81550	12-in.	1/19/1934	Träumerei	Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy	String orchestra	arranger
Victor	BS-82167	10-in.	4/5/1934	Berceuse de Jocelyn	Juan Arvizu	Male vocal solo, with organ	composer
Victor	BS-88973	10-in.	5/21/1935	Florian's song	Bruno Reibold	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	O-245	10-in.	7/10/1907	2a mazurca de concierto	Banda de Policía de México	Band	composer
Victor	O-246	10-in.	7/9/1907	4a mazurka de concierto	Banda de Policía de México	Band	composer
Victor	BS-030374	10-in.	12/8/1938	Lullaby	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-048986	10-in.	5/2/1940	Berceuse	Alberto Rizzi ; Victor Dinner Ensemble	Instrumental quintet	composer
Victor	BS-051424	10-in.	6/13/1940	Sweet and low	Lela May Flynn ; Helen E. Myers	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-068357	10-in.	11/25/1941	Berceuse	Dick Leibert	Organ solo	composer
Victor	D5VB-0498	10-in.	7/17/1945	Berceuse	Dick Leibert	Organ solo	composer
Victor	[Trial 1914-04-24-01]	Not documented	4/24/1914	Berceuse	Cecilia Wright	Female vocal solo, unaccompanied	composer
Victor	[Trial 1917-08-29-01]	Not documented	8/29/1917	Lullaby	Russell Street	Boy soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	304	10-in.	ca. 1901	Lullaby	Artists vary	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	304	7-in.	ca. 1901-Sept. 1902	Lullaby	Artists vary	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	3253	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Oct. 1905	Berceuse	Arthur Bergh	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	19416	10-in.	6/15/1911	Couplets de Marion	Paul Dufault	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38167	10-in.	7/29/1912	Waltz, op. 116, no. 3	Marshall P. Lufsky	Flute solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38751	10-in.	4/4/1913	The swan	Georges Barrère	Flute solo, with string orchestra	composer
Columbia	39077	10-in.	10/31/1913	Florian's song	Edgar H. Donovan	Boy soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46227	10-in.	11/27/1915	Berceuse	Jules Falk	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	47047	10-in.	9/26/1916	Jocelyn : Serenade	Frances Ingram	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	47061	10-in.	10/10/1916	Berceuse	Herbert L. Clarke	Cornet solo, with band	composer
Columbia	47442	10-in.	3/27/1917	Berceuse	Ruby Helder	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 51-75 of 122 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Godard, Benjamin," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103047.

Godard, Benjamin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103047.

"Godard, Benjamin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.