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.

Benjamin Godard: Études enfantines, Op. 149 - Livre 1 - 2024-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Piers Lane Goes to Town Again: Aspects of the Dance - 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Godard: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 63) - 2014-06-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Godard: Piano Concerto No. 2 - 2012-08-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Benjamin Godard - Piano Concerto No. 1 - 2011-06-20T00:00:00.000000Z

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