Frederick B. Kiddle

Frederick B. Kiddle (1874 – 6 December 1951) was a prominent English pianist, organist and accompanist.

Kiddle was born at Frome, Somerset, and studied at the Royal College of Music under Sir Walter Parratt, Rockstro and Higgs. In 1902 he became principal accompanist for the Promenade Concerts at Queen's Hall, in succession to Percy Pitt, and he remained there as permanent organist and accompanist for the next 25 years, retiring at about the time when the BBC took over the proms.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1874 (Frome), Died December 6, 1951

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 52 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 65781 10-in. approximately 1917 My dear soul Ethel Hook ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 65839 10-in. approximately 1917 Time's roses Ethel Hook ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69073 10-in. approximately 1917 Tarantella, opus 23 Frederick B. Kiddle ; W. H. Squire instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69195 10-in. approximately 1918 Chansonette, opus 99 Frederick B. Kiddle ; W. H. Squire instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69264 10-in. approximately 1918 Scherzo C. Warwick Evans ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69265 10-in. approximately 1918 Elegie C. Warwick Evans ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69513 10-in. approximately 1919 Nocturne C. Warwick Evans ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69516 10-in. approximately 1919 Trӓumerei C. Warwick Evans ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 74150 12-in. 9/1/1920 The lake isle of Innisfree Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 74151 12-in. 9/1/1920 A sea dirge Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 74164 12-in. approximately 1920 Adelaide, part 1 Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 74165 12-in. approximately 1920 Adelaide, part 2 Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75224 12-in. 11/12/1922 Angel's serenade Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; Albert Sammons Male vocal solo, with violin and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75274 12-in. approximately 1916 Where my caravan has rested Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75278 12-in. approximately 1916 Wait Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75287 12-in. approximately 1916 Galway by the sea Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75289 12-in. approximately 1916 Somewhere a voice is calling Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75351 12-in. approximately 1917 The devout lover Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75352 12-in. approximately 1917 I hear you calling me Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75353 12-in. approximately 1917 Down along in Cloverland Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75354 12-in. approximately 1917 She is far from the land Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75357 12-in. approximately 1917 A carol of bells Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75360 12-in. approximately 1917 Where'er you walk Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
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 instrumentalist, piano  
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 instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 1-25 of 52 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kiddle, Frederick B.," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/353964.

Kiddle, Frederick B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/353964.

"Kiddle, Frederick B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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