Édouard Commette
Édouard Commette (12 April 1883, in Lyon – 21 April 1967) was an organist from Lyon in France of international fame who served the Archdiocese of Lyon and was organist at Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière for over 50 years. Place Édouard Commette at the foot of the hill on which the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is built is named in his honour. A student of Charles-Marie Widor and Victor Neuville, his recordings were known worldwide, and he was also known as a composer of accessible and tuneful organ music in his own right. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 12, 1883 (1st arrondissement of Lyon;Lyon), Died April 21, 1967 (Lyon)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: organ, composer
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Recordings (Results 26-33 of 33 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1615 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | Dialogue | Édouard Commette | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1616 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | Toccata en la bémol majeur | Édouard Commette | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1617 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | Toccata en la bémol majeur | Édouard Commette | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1618 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | Caprice sur les grands jeux | Édouard Commette | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL3194 | 10-in. | 6/15/1931 | Das alte Jahr vergangen ist | Édouard Commette | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL3195 | 10-in. | 6/15/1931 | Christ lag in Todesbanden | Édouard Commette | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL3199 | 10-in. | 6/15/1931 | Komm Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist | Édouard Commette | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL3202 | 10-in. | 6/15/1931 | Finale: Andante | Édouard Commette | Organ solo | instrumentalist, organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Commette, Édouard," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360108.
Commette, Édouard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360108.
"Commette, Édouard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Commette, Édouard, 1883-1967 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82056901
Wikidata: Édouard Commette - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3579785
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/45502979
MusicBrainz: Édouard Commette - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0f580812-dddd-44ef-800f-aa12924727e0
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