Adolphe Adam

Adolphe Adam

Adolphe Charles Adam (French: [adɔlf adɑ̃]; 24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (1856), his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836) and Si j'étais roi (1852) and his Christmas carol "Minuit, chrétiens!" (Midnight, Christians, 1844, known in English as "O Holy Night"). Adam was the son of a well-known composer and pianist, but his father did not wish him to pursue a musical career. Adam defied his father, and his many operas and ballets earned him a good living until he lost all his money in 1848 in a disastrous bid to open a new opera house in Paris in competition with the Opéra and Opéra-Comique. He recovered, and extended his activities to journalism and teaching. He was appointed as a professor at the Paris Conservatoire, France's principal music academy. Together with his older contemporary Daniel Auber and his teacher Adrien Boieldieu, Adam is credited with creating the French form of opera.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 24, 1803 (Paris), Died May 3, 1856 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 103 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	01275	7-in.	4/28/1900	Cantique de Noel	E. Francisco	Baritone vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1283	10-in.	2/24/1902	O holy night	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1283	7-in.	2/24/1902	O holy night	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-871	10-in.	12/23/1903	Noël	Pol Plançon	Bass vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1050	10-in.	2/27/1904	Vallons de l'Hélvétie	Pol Plançon	Bass vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-3029	12-in.	1/23/1906	Noël	Pol Plançon	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	E-4013	8-in.	11/7/1906	Minuit Chrétiens	Edouard Le Bel	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-4158	10-in.	12/27/1906	Holy night	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6364	10-in.	8/28/1908	Cantique de Noël	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra and cello obbligato	composer
Victor	B-6610	10-in.	11/20/1908	Holy night	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra and cello obbligato	composer
Victor	C-8541	12-in.	1/11/1910	Chanson militaire	Marcel Journet ; Victor Orchestra	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-9759	12-in.	1/5/1911	Roi d'Yvetot : Overture	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-13926	10-in.	10/8/1913	Julsang	Carsten Woll	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-14063	10-in.	11/12/1913	Noël	Venetian Trio (Victor Records ensemble)	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	C-17218	12-in.	2/23/1916	Cantique de Noël	Enrico Caruso	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-18063	12-in.	7/6/1916	If I were king : Overture	Conway's Band	Band, with harp and bells	composer
Victor	C-18538	12-in.	10/10/1916	Sacred songs no. 1	Victor Mixed Chorus	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-19124	12-in.	9/10/1925	Noël	Marcel Journet	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-19124	12-in.	1/24/1917	Cantique de Noel	Marcel Journet	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20195	10-in.	7/3/1917	Konge for en dag	Alfred Halvorsen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20254	10-in.	7/26/1917	Jule nat	Alfred Halvorsen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20572	10-in.	9/18/1917	Jule nat	Nathalie Hansen	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-20828	10-in.	10/15/1925	O holy night	Lucy Isabelle Marsh	Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal quartet and pipe organ	composer
Victor	B-20828	10-in.	10/3/1917	O holy night	Lucy Isabelle Marsh	Female vocal solo, with organ, chimes, and mixed vocal quartet	composer
Victor	C-23971	12-in.	4/27/1920	Variations on Mozart theme 'Ah! Vous dirai-je maman'	Mabel Garrison	Soprano vocal solo, with flute and orchestra	arranger

(Results 1-25 of 103 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Adam, Adolphe," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102788.

Adam, Adolphe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102788.

"Adam, Adolphe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.