Name Benjamin Godard Role Violinist | Education Conservatoire de Paris | |
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Died January 10, 1895, Cannes, France Librettists Paul Armand Silvestre, Victor Capoul Compositions Jocelyn, Jocelyn, Suite de trois morceaux in B-flat major - op 116: III Valse, Suite de trois morceaux in B-flat major - op 116: III Valse, L'Invitation au voyage, L'Invitation au voyage, Chanson du berger, Chanson du berger, Piano Concerto no 1 in A minor - op 31: I Andante - Allegro vivace, Piano Concerto no 1 in A minor - op 31: I Andante - Allegro vivace, Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor - op 148: II Andante -, Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor - op 148: II Andante -, Scenes poetiques - op 46 - no 1: Dans les bois, Scenes poetiques - op 46 - no 1: Dans les bois, Piano Concerto no 1 in A minor - op 31: IV Allegro ma non troppo (Vivace), Piano Concerto no 1 in A minor - op 31: IV Allegro ma non troppo (Vivace), Scenes poetiques - op 46 - no 3: Sur la montagne, Scenes poetiques - op 46 - no 3: Sur la montagne, Jocelyn: Concealed in This Retreat (lullaby), Jocelyn: Concealed in This Retreat (lullaby), Scenes ecossaises - op 138 - no 2: Serenade a Mabel, Scenes ecossaises - op 138 - no 2: Serenade a Mabel, Concerto no 2 for violin and orchestra - op 131: I Allegro moderato, Concerto no 2 for violin and orchestra - op 131: I Allegro moderato, Suite de trois morceaux in B-flat major - op 116: I Allegretto, Suite de trois morceaux in B-flat major - op 116: I Allegretto, Viens!, Viens!, Guitare, Guitare, Scenes italiennes - op 126: I Serenade florentine, Scenes italiennes - op 126: I Serenade florentine, Lanterne magique III - op 66 - no 2: Chopin, Lanterne magique III - op 66 - no 2: Chopin, Scenes poetiques - op 46 - no 4: Au village, Scenes poetiques - op 46 - no 4: Au village, Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra - op 35: I Allegro moderato, Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra - op 35: I Allegro moderato, Suite de trois morceaux in B-flat major - op 116: II Idylle, Suite de trois morceaux in B-flat major - op 116: II Idylle, Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra - op 35: IV Allegro molto, Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra - op 35: IV Allegro molto, Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor - op 148: III Scherzo: Allegretto, Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor - op 148: III Scherzo: Allegretto, Introduction and Allegro - op 49: Lento, Introduction and Allegro - op 49: Lento, Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra - op 35: III Canzonetta: Allegretto moderato, Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra - op 35: III Canzonetta: Allegretto moderato, Piano Concerto no 1 in A minor - op 31: II Scherzo: Allegretto non troppo, Piano Concerto no 1 in A minor - op 31: II Scherzo: Allegretto non troppo, Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor - op 148: I Con moto - Allegro - Moderato, Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor - op 148: I Con moto - Allegro - Moderato, Scenes ecossaises - op 138 - no 1: Legende pastorale, Scenes ecossaises - op 138 - no 1: Legende pastorale, Scenes italiennes - op 126: II Sicilienne, Scenes italiennes - op 126: II Sicilienne, Concerto no 2 for violin and orchestra - op 131: III Allegro non troppo, Concerto no 2 for violin and orchestra - op 131: III Allegro non troppo, Jocelyn - op 100: Acte II Berceuse, Jocelyn - op 100: Acte II Berceuse, Scenes poetiques - op 46 - no 2: Dans les champs, Scenes poetiques - op 46 - no 2: Dans les champs, Scenes italiennes - op 126: III Tarantelle, Scenes italiennes - op 126: III Tarantelle, Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor - op 148: IV Andante maestoso - Moderato, Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor - op 148: IV Andante maestoso - Moderato, Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra - op 35: II Adagio non troppo, Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra - op 35: II Adagio non troppo, La Viviandiere: Acte I "Viens avec nous - petit", La Viviandiere: Acte I "Viens avec nous - petit", Piano Concerto no 1 in A minor - op 31: III Andante quasi adagio, Piano Concerto no 1 in A minor - op 31: III Andante quasi adagio, Jocelyn: Angels Guard Thee (Berceuse), Jocelyn: Angels Guard Thee (Berceuse), Chansons des mois - op 102 - no 6: Chanson de juin, Chansons des mois - op 102 - no 6: Chanson de juin, Concerto no 2 for violin and orchestra - op 131: II Adagio quasi andante, Concerto no 2 for violin and orchestra - op 131: II Adagio quasi andante, Introduction and Allegro - op 49: Allegro, Introduction and Allegro - op 49: Allegro Similar People Chloe Hanslip, Howard Shelley, Victor Hugo, Henri Duparc, Camille Saint‑Saens | ||
Benjamin godard violin concerto no 2 in g minor op 131 1 2
Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (18 August 1849 – 10 January 1895) was a French violinist and Romantic-era composer of Jewish extraction. 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 is best known for his opera Jocelyn. 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.
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- Benjamin godard violin concerto no 2 in g minor op 131 1 2
- Benjamin godard violin concerto no 2 in g minor op 131 2 2
- Life and career
- Works
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Benjamin godard violin concerto no 2 in g minor op 131 2 2
Life and career
Godard was born in Paris in 1849. He entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1863 where he studied under Henri Vieuxtemps (violin) and Napoléon Henri Reber (harmony) and accompanied Vieuxtemps twice to Germany.
In 1876, his Concerto romantique was performed at the Concerts Populaires, and other of his large works were also performed at these concerts. In 1878, Godard was the co-winner of the Prix de la Ville de Paris. His winning composition, a dramatic symphony entitled Le Tasso, remains one of his most admired works.
From that time until his death Godard wrote a large number of compositions. These include eight operas, among them: Jocelyn (the "Berceuse" from which remains Godard's best-known composition), performed in Paris in 1888; Dante, played at the Opéra-Comique two years later; and La Vivandière, left unfinished and completed by Paul Vidal (1863–1931). The last of these was heard at the Opéra-Comique in 1895, and has been played in England by the Carl Rosa Opera Company.
He became a professor at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1887, and was made a Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1889.
Works
Godard's long list of works in other forms includes three symphonies: Symphonie gothique (1883), Symphonie orientale (1884), and Symphonie légendaire (1886); Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra (1876), two piano concertos, three string quartets, four sonatas for violin and piano, a sonata for cello and piano, two piano trios, and various other orchestral works. Among his piano pieces may be mentioned the 2nd Mazurka, the 2nd Valse, Au Matin, Postillon, En Courant, En Train, and Les Hirondelles. Florian's Song is also very popular and has been arranged for many instruments. One of Godard's sonatas for violin and piano contains a scherzo written in the unusual time signature of 5/8. He wrote more than 100 songs.
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, "Godard's compositions are unequal, if only because his productivity was enormous. He was at his best in works of smaller dimensions. Among his more ambitious works, the Symphonie légendaire may be singled out as being one of the most distinctive."
Godard was opposed to the music of Richard Wagner and also highly critical of Wagner's antisemitism. Godard's musical style was more in tune with those of Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann.
Godard died in Cannes from tuberculosis in 1895, aged 45, and was buried at the family plot in Taverny.