Gervase Elwes

Gervase Henry Cary-Elwes, DL (15 November 1866 – 12 January 1921), better known as Gervase Elwes, was an English tenor of great distinction, who exercised a powerful influence over the development of English music from the early 1900s up until his death in 1921 due to a railroad accident in Boston at the height of his career.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 15, 1866 (Billing), Died January 12, 1921 (Boston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1920

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	6847	12-in.	approximately May 1916	Blow, blow, thou winter wind	Gervase Elwes	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	6848	12-in.	approximately 1916	Fill a glass with golden wine	Gervase Elwes	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	6849	12-in.	approximately 1916	In summertime on Bredon	Gervase Elwes	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	6850	12-in.	approximately May 1916	Now sleeps the crimson petal	Gervase Elwes	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	6851	12-in.	approximately 1916	The roadside fire	Gervase Elwes	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	6852	12-in.	approximately 1916	The cuckoo song	Gervase Elwes	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	65826	10-in.	approximately 1917	Battle hymn	Gervase Elwes		vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	65827	10-in.	approximately 1917	Sonnet XVIII	Gervase Elwes		vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	65941	10-in.	approximately 1917	Brittany	Gervase Elwes		vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	71017	10-in.	approximately 1920	Listen to the voice of love	Gervase Elwes		vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	71018	10-in.	approximately 1920	Brittany	Gervase Elwes		vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	71051	10-in.	approximately 1920	Gifts	Gervase Elwes		vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	71052	10-in.	approximately 1920	My Wenlock Town	Gervase Elwes		vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	74150	12-in.	9/1/1920	The lake isle of Innisfree	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	74151	12-in.	9/1/1920	A sea dirge	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	74164	12-in.	approximately 1920	Adelaide, part 1	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	74165	12-in.	approximately 1920	Adelaide, part 2	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	75329	12-in.	approximately 1916	O mistress mine	Gervase Elwes	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	75330	12-in.	approximately 1916	Songs my mother taught me	Gervase Elwes	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	75357	12-in.	approximately 1917	A carol of bells	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	75360	12-in.	approximately 1917	Where'er you walk	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	75419	12-in.	approximately 1917	On Wenlock edge	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet	Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	75420	12-in.	approximately 1917	From far; Oh, when	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet	Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	75421	12-in.	approximately 1917	Is my team ploughing?	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet	Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	75422	12-in.	approximately 1917	Brendon Hill	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet	Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	75423	12-in.	approximately 1917	Clun	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet	Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	76089	12-in.	approximately 1917	So sweet love seemed	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	76091	12-in.	approximately 1917	A pastoral	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	76092	12-in.	approximately 1918	Love went a-riding	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	76093	12-in.	approximately 1918	Lift up your heads on high	Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Elwes, Gervase," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/354015.

Elwes, Gervase. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/354015.

"Elwes, Gervase." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.