Lily Laskine

Lily Laskine (31 August 1893 in Paris – 4 January 1988 in Paris) was one of the most prominent harpists of the twentieth century. Born Lily Aimée Laskine to Jewish parents in Paris, she studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Alphonse Hasselmans and became a frequent performing partner of several distinguished French flautists, including Marcel Moyse and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Laskine also served as professor of harp at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1948 to 1958. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1958. She died in Paris. In 1936 she married Roland Charmy, a violinist and academic of the Conservatoire de Paris.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1893 (9th arrondissement of Paris), Died January 4, 1988 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: harp

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= 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
Gramophone	0LA121	10-in.	10/31/1934	Follets	Lily Laskine	Harp solo	instrumentalist, harp
Gramophone	0LA122	10-in.	10/31/1934	Patroulle	Lily Laskine	Harp solo	instrumentalist, harp
Gramophone	0LA2397	10-in.	1/19/1938	Introduction and allegro for harp, string quartet, flue, and clarinet, part 1	Ulysse Delécluse ; Lily Laskine ; Marcel Moyse ; Quatuor Calvet	String quartet, flute, clarinet, and harp	instrumentalist, harp
Gramophone	0LA2398	10-in.	1/19/1938	Introduction and allegro for harp, string quartet, flue, and clarinet, part 2	Ulysse Delécluse ; Lily Laskine ; Marcel Moyse ; Quatuor Calvet	String quartet, flute, clarinet, and harp	instrumentalist, harp
Gramophone	0LA2399	10-in.	1/19/1938	Introduction and allegro for harp, string quartet, flue, and clarinet, part 3	Ulysse Delécluse ; Lily Laskine ; Marcel Moyse ; Quatuor Calvet	String quartet, flute, clarinet, and harp	instrumentalist, harp
Gramophone	0LA2400	10-in.	1/19/1938	Introduction and allegro for harp, string quartet, flue, and clarinet, part 4	Ulysse Delécluse ; Lily Laskine ; Marcel Moyse ; Quatuor Calvet	String quartet, flute, clarinet, and harp	instrumentalist, harp
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX234	12-in.	2/23/1928	Romance pour cor et harpe	Jean Fernand Devémy ; Lily Laskine	Horn solo, with harp	instrumentalist, harp
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1016	10-in.	4/11/1928	Plaisir d'amour	Élie Cohen ; Lucien Fugère ; Lily Laskine	Baritone vocal solo, with harp and piano	instrumentalist, harp
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1017	10-in.	4/13/1928	Ronde d'amour	Élie Cohen ; Lucien Fugère ; Lily Laskine	Baritone vocal solo, with harp and piano	instrumentalist, harp
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3321	10-in.	11/9/1931	La barcheta	M. Lafon ; Lily Laskine ; Georges Thill	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, harp

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Laskine, Lily," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360023.

Laskine, Lily. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360023.

"Laskine, Lily." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.