Emile Pessard

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Emile Pessard

Émile Louis Fortuné Pessard (29 May 1843 – 10 February 1917) was a French composer. Pessard was born and died in Paris. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he won 1st prize in Harmony. In 1866 he won the Grand Prix de Rome with his cantata Dalila which was performed at the Paris Opera on 21 February 1867. From 1878 to 1880 he was inspector of singing at Paris Schools, in 1881 he became professor of Harmony at the Paris Conservatory. His students included Maurice Ravel, Jacques Ibert, William Molard, Albert Seitz and Justin Élie. After 1895 he was a critic and director. He composed many comic operas and operettas, as well as masses.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1843 (Paris), Died February 10, 1917 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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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
Victor	B-9377	10-in.	8/26/1910	Andalouse	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-9611	12-in.	11/7/1910	Bolero	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-11185	10-in.	11/6/1911	Bergère légère	Edmond Clément	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-12939	12-in.	2/21/1913	Capitaine Fracasse : Prelude et menuet	Longy Club	Woodwind quintet	composer
Victor	CVE-37417	12-in.	1/15/1927	Sylvelin	Robert B. Campbell	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	PBVE-281	10-in.	4/23/1927	L'adieu du matin	Lawrence Strauss	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	PCS-019296	12-in.	5/27/1938	Requiem du coeur	Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	11593	10-in.	between 1908 and 1912	O adeus da manhã	Mário Pinheiro	Male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	85832	10-in.	approximately January 1920	Bergère legère	Louis Chartier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	87415	10-in.	approximately May 1921	Méditation religieuse	L. Guillaume Dupuis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	15123-15124	10-in.	3/11/1925	Requiem du coeur	Giuseppe Danise	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E22346-E22347	10-in.	4/11/1927	Requiem du coeur	Giuseppe Danise	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	2988	10-in.	Apr.-May 1914	Andalouse	Marcel Moyse	Flute solo, with piano	composer
Edison	6067	10-in.	Mar. 1918	L'adieu du matin	Pierre A. Asselin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pessard, Emile," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108733.

Pessard, Emile. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108733.

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