Paul Dukas
Paul Abraham Dukas (French: [dykas] or French: [dyka]; 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, having abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His best-known work is the orchestral piece The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), the fame of which has eclipsed that of his other surviving works. Among these are the opera Ariane et Barbe-bleue, his Symphony in C and Piano Sonata in E-flat minor, the Variations, Interlude and Finale on a Theme by Rameau (for solo piano), and a ballet, La Péri. At a time when French musicians were divided into conservative and progressive factions, Dukas adhered to neither but retained the admiration of both. His compositions were influenced by composers including Beethoven, Berlioz, Franck, d'Indy and Debussy. In tandem with his composing career, Dukas worked as a music critic, contributing regular reviews to at least five French journals. Later in his life he was appointed professor of composition at the Conservatoire de Paris and the École Normale de Musique; his pupils included Maurice Duruflé, Olivier Messiaen, Walter Piston, Manuel Ponce, Joaquín Rodrigo and Xian Xinghai. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | CVE-48938 | 12-in. | 3/18/1929 | L'apprenti sorcier | New York Philharmonic ; Arturo Toscanini | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CVE-48939 | 12-in. | 3/18/1929 | L'apprenti sorcier | New York Philharmonic ; Arturo Toscanini | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PCS-09978 | 12-in. | 1/29/1938 | The sorcerer's apprentice | Leopold Stokowski | Dubbed recording from film : Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PCS-09979 | 12-in. | 1/29/1938 | The sorcerer's apprentice | Leopold Stokowski | Dubbed recording from film : Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CS-014367 | 12-in. | 11/7/1937 | L'apprenti sorcier | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CS-014368 | 12-in. | 11/7/1937 | L'apprenti sorcier | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CS-014369 | 12-in. | 11/7/1937 | L'apprenti sorcier | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-064347 | 10-in. | 5/5/1941 | The sorcerer's apprentice | Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 75455 | 12-in. | approximately 1917 | Sorcerer's apprentice : Scherzo | New Queen's Hall Orchestra ; Henry J. Wood | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 1669bm | 12-in. | 1929 | The sorcerer’s apprentice : Scherzo | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 1670bm | 12-in. | 1929 | The sorcerer’s apprentice : Scherzo | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 1671bm | 12-in. | 1929 | The sorcerer’s apprentice : Scherzo | Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CTR3387 | 12-in. | 11/16/1927 | Prélude to act 2 | Piero Coppola ; Orchestre symphonique du Gramophone | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CTR3388 | 12-in. | 11/16/1927 | Prélude to act 3 | Piero Coppola ; Orchestre symphonique du Gramophone | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | HO4108af | 12-in. | 11/15/1919 | L'apprenti sorcier | Landon Ronald ; Royal Albert Hall Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX35 | 12-in. | 2/8/1927 | L'apprenti sorcier, 1re partie | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX41 | 12-in. | 2/10/1927 | L'apprenti sorcier, 2e partie | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX42 | 12-in. | 2/10/1927 | L'apprenti sorcier, 3e partie | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX311 | 12-in. | 4/3/1928 | La Péri | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX312 | 12-in. | 4/3/1928 | La Péri | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX313 | 12-in. | 4/3/1928 | La Péri | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX314 | 12-in. | 4/3/1928 | La Péri | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX315 | 12-in. | 4/3/1928 | La Péri | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX968 | 12-in. | 2/3/1930 | Oh! Mes clairs diamants | Suzanne Balguerie ; Élie Cohen | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX969 | 12-in. | 2/3/1930 | Ah! Ce n'est pas encore la clarté véritable | Suzanne Balguerie ; Élie Cohen | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CLX1938 | 12-in. | 10/11/1936 | L'apprenti sorcier, 1re partie | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CLX1939 | 12-in. | 10/11/1936 | L'apprenti sorcier, 2e partie | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CLX1940 | 12-in. | 10/11/1936 | L'apprenti sorcier, 3e partie | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dukas, Paul," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103358.
Dukas, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103358.
"Dukas, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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