Benjamin Godard
Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (18 August 1849 – 10 January 1895) was a French violinist and Romantic-era composer of Jewish extraction, best known for his opera Jocelyn. Godard composed eight operas, five symphonies, two piano and two violin concertos, string quartets, sonatas for violin and piano, piano pieces and etudes, and more than a hundred songs. He died at the age of 45 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) of tuberculosis and was buried in the family tomb in Taverny in the French department of Val-d'Oise.
Genre: late-romantic-era, french-romanticism
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Top Tracks
- Allegretto, Op. 116
- Jocelyn, Op. 100: Berceuse. "Oh! ne t'éveille pas encore" - Arr. For Orchestra
- Au Matin, Op. 83 - Duo-Art 56847
- Jocelyn (Arr. Solo Piano by Adler): Berceuse - Duo-Art 5746
- Au Matin, Op. 83 - Duo-Art 56847
- Jocelyn, Suite No. 2: Berceuse
- Godard: Jocelyn, Op. 100, Act 1: Berceuse. "Oh ! Ne t'éveille pas encore" (Instrumental Version)
- Jocelyn, Op. 100, Act I: Berceuse
- First Sorrow
- Jocelyn, Op. 100, Act I: Oh! Ne t'eveille pas encor, "Berceuse" (arr. for orchestra)
- Jocelyn, Op. 100, Act I: Berceuse
- Embarquez-vous?
- Chanson de juin
- L'arlesienne: Adagietto (arr. B. Godard for violin and string trio)
- Jocelyn, Op. 100: Berceuse (Arr. for Solo Trombone)
- Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 116: II. Idylle - Quasi adagio, molto tranquillo
- Jocelyn, Op. 100: Berceuse
- Jocelyn, Op. 100, Act II: "Caché dans cet asile... Oh! Ne t'éveille pas encore"
- Jocelyn, Op. 100: Jocelyn, Op. 100: Berceuse de Jocelyn
- Jocelyn Suite, Op. 100: Berceuse
Albums (32)
- "Prelude" - Sir Neville Marriner Conducts Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Grieg and Others (2026)
- "Berceuse au clair de lune" - Sleep Well (2026)
- Grieg: Morning Mood - Albinoni: Adagio - Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring & Badinerie & Other Classical Hits (2025)
- Jocelyn, Op. 100: Berceuse (Violin and Piano) (2024)
- Printemps. Piano Evocations from the Golden Age (2023)
- Benjamin Godard: Piano Works 1 (2021)
- B. Godard, Suite de Trois Morceaux Op. 116 (2020)
- Godard: Dante (2017)
- Godard: Piano Trios, Opp. 32 & 72 (2016)
- Godard: Orchestral Works (2016)
- Godard: Mélodies (2016)
- Benjamin Godard: Intégrale des Sonates pour Violon et Piano (2016)
- Godard: Piano Works, Vol. 2 (2016)
- Godard: Piano Works, Vol. 1 (2015)
- Godard: Piano Works (2015)
- Godard: Les 3 quatuors à cordes (2015)
- Benjamin Godard: Piano Works (2014)
- Godard: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Concerto Romantique / Scenes Poetiques (2008)
- Jewels Of Song (2000)
- Great Voices Of The Century (2000)
- Golden Voice Series (2000)
- Rita Streich Sings Immortal Melodies (2000)
- Carmen Dragon Conducts Serenade (2000)
- In The Mood For Classics (2000)
- Historical Archives, Vol. 2 (2000)
- Canti Sacri (2000)
- The Art Of Erna Sack (2000)
- Maggie Teyte L'Exquise (2000)
- Light Orchestral Favourites (2000)
- Jussi Bjorling: Arias & Songs (2000)
- Godard: Etudes, Op. 149 (1996)
- The Romance Of The Flute & Harp (1986)
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