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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-Marit…

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Type
Person
Area
France
Born
August 18th, 1849
Died
January 10th, 1895
Genres
Labels
Naxos
Hyperion
Classic Produktion Osnabrück
Timpani
Aparté
Last updated: May 20th, 2019·MusicBrainz

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