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Victor Herbert

vc, p, vn, 1859-1924 IE, Dublin
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. Victor August Herbert

Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is best known for composing many successful operettas that premiered on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I. He was also prominent among the tin pan alley composers and was later a founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). A prolific composer, Herbert produced two operas, a cantata, 43 operettas, incidental music to 10 plays, 31 compositions for orchestra, nine band compositions, nine cello compositions, five violin compositions with piano or orchestra, 22 piano compositions and numerous songs, choral compositions and orchestrations of works b

     
Instruments
  • Violoncello
  • Piano
  • Violin
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
  • World
  • Brass
Plays With
Victor Herbert's 22nd Ragtime Band
Victor Herbert's Orchestra
Popular Tracks   
March of the Toys (from "Babes in Toyland") on Joy to the World by Boston Pops Orchestra, John Willams & Robin Williams
Babes in Toyland: Eccentric Dance (Gavotte) on Herbert, V.: Babes in Toyland / The Red Mill by Victor Herbert
Indian Summer - 1989 Remastered on Popular Recordings by Glenn Miller
Babes in Toyland: March of the Toys on A Christmas Festival by Arthur Fiedler
The Red Mill: Moonbeams on Herbert, V.: Beloved Songs and Classic Miniatures by Victor Herbert
Ghazel for Cello & Strings (Transc. Sam Dennison) on Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos by Victor Herbert, Lynn Harrell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Verano Indio on Los 1000 Violines de Jean Pierre Chabrol by Jean Pierre Chabrol
Cello Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 30: 2. Lento - Andante tranquillo on Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos by Victor Herbert, Lynn Harrell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
Medley: Nutcracker Suite: Marche Miniature / Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy / Russian Dance / Arabian Dance / Chinese Dance / Dance Of The Reed Pipes on 120 Music Masterpieces by Franz Schubert, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Emmanuel Chabrier, Victor Herbert, Ferde Grofé, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari & Ray Hartley
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life on Songs of Victor Herbert by Victor Herbert, Eleanor Steber & Percy Faith & His Orchestra

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Jerome Kern's SallyJerome Kern, Victor Herbert2016Album
Cello Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 / Irish RhapsodyVictor Herbert, Mark Kosower, Ulster Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta2016Album
Cello ConcertosAntonín Dvořák / Victor Herbert - Gautier Capuçon, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Paavo Järvi2009Album
The Operetta World Of Victor HerbertVictor Herbert2008Album
Pan Americana / American Fantasy / Irish RhapsodyVictor Herbert - Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra2000Album
Babes In ToylandVictor Herbert, Jiří Voskovec, The Sandpipers, Jim Timmens And Orchestra1999Single
Babes In Toyland • The Red MillVictor Herbert1999Album
Babes In Toyland (Commercial Radio Announcements)Victor Herbert1997Album
Famous ComposersLeroy Anderson / Victor Herbert Performed By The London Philharmonic Orchestra1997Album
Grief - Grand Canyon and Mississippi Suites / Herbert - Cello Concerto No. 2Ferde Grofé, Victor Herbert, Howard Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra1995Album
Grofe Grand Canyon Suite / Herbert Cello Concerto No. 2Ferde Grofé, Victor Herbert, Howard Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra1995Album
Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Cello Concerto No. 2Ferde Grofé / Victor Herbert - Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson1995Compil.
Concertos From The New WorldAntonín Dvořák, Victor Herbert - Yo-Yo Ma - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur1995Album
Ferde Grofe Grand Canyon Suite / Victor Herbert Hero and LeanderFerde Grofé, Victor Herbert, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel1994Album
Cello ConcertosVictor Herbert : Lynn Harrell, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conducted By Sir Neville Marriner1988Album
Victor Herbert: The American GirlVictor Herbert / Donald Hunsberger Conducting The Eastman-Dryden Orchestra1986Album
Cello Concerto in D / Cello Concerto No. 2 / RomanceSir Arthur Sullivan / Victor Herbert / Sir Edward Elgar : Julian Lloyd Webber & The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Sir Charles Mackerras1986Album
Two Silent Film Scores - Fall Of A Nation, Gloria's RomanceVictor Herbert, Jerome Kern - The MusicCrafters Orchestra, Frederick Fennell1986Album
Victor Herbert: L'EncoreVictor Herbert / The Eastman-Dryden Orchestra, Donald Hunsberger1985Album
Suite For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 3 / Three Compositions For String Orchestra / Serenade For String Orchestra, Op. 12Victor Herbert / Gerard Schwarz Conductor The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra1985Album
SouvenirVictor Herbert / The Eastman-Dryden Orchestra, Donald Hunsberger1984Album
Naughty MarriettaVictor Herbert1981Album
Victor Herbert: The Red MillGregg Smith Singers, Victor Herbert, Rosalind Rees1980Album
The Music Of Victor HerbertVictor Herbert1979Compil.
Music Of Victor HerbertBeverly Sills, André Kostelanetz : Victor Herbert1975Album
Hanson Conducts BlochErnest Bloch, Victor Herbert, Georges Miquelle, Howard Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra1962Album
The Immortal Victor HerbertVictor Herbert / The Robert Shaw Chorale And The Robert Shaw Orchestra1961Album
Broadway HitsVictor Herbert1961Album
Cello Concerto Op. 30, George Miquelle / Johann Friedrich Peter, Sinfonia In G, Howard Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Symphony OrchestraVictor Herbert1959Album
The Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Victor HerbertVictor Herbert - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1959Album
WaltzesVictor Herbert1954Album
Mademoiselle Modiste and Naughty MariettaVictor Herbert - Doretta Morrow, Felix Knight1953Album
Indian Suite, Opus 48 / Concerto For Cello And OrchestraEdward MacDowell / Victor Herbert - American Recording Society Orchestra - Dean Dixon / Bernard Greenhouse, Max Schönherr1953Compil.
Trois Poemes Juifs / Concerto For Cello And OrchestraErnest Bloch - Walter Hendl, Victor Herbert - Max Schönherr And American Recording Society Orchestra1952Album
Victor Herbert HighlightsVictor Herbert / Johann Strauss Jr., Josef Strauß - Tonkünstler Orchestra, Max Schönherr / Kurt Wöss1951Album
The Red MillVictor Herbert With Orchestra Jay Blackton1946Album
The Music Of Victor Herbert, Volume IVictor Herbert1939Album
Victor Herbert Melodies- Music That Lives 5 record set Victor ConcertVictor Herbert1928Album
Melodies From Herbert OperasVictor Herbert1928Album
Badinage / Babes In Toyland - The Military BallVictor Herbert Conducting Victor Herbert's Orchestra1921Album
Petite ValseVictor Herbert1912Album
The Low-Back'd CarVictor Herbert1912Album
ScherzoVictor Herbert1912Album
Venetian Love Song (Ethelberg Nevin)Victor Herbert's Orchestra, Victor Herbert1909Single
Naughty Marietta / The Firefly (Highlights)Victor Herbert, Rudolf Friml, Paul Britten And His OrchestraCompil.
Commandress-In-Chief /Cancion UNREADABLE BenedictaVictor HerbertAlbum
Symphonic Suite / ‟Classical” Symphony / Suite From The Love Of Three OrangesVictor Herbert / Sergei ProkofievAlbum
The Columbia Album Of Victor HerbertPercy Faith & His Orchestra, Victor HerbertAlbum
Mademoiselle ModisteVictor Herbert - Gordon MacRae, Dorothy KirstenAlbum
RomanceVictor HerbertCompil.
The Willow Plate Suite / Woodland SketchesVictor Herbert, Edward MacDowellAlbum
Music By George Gershwin, Victor HerbertGeorge Gershwin, Victor Herbert, Nathaniel Shilkret And His OrchestraAlbum
March Of The ToysVictor HerbertAlbum
The Great Victor Herbert - Beyond The Blue Horizon Plus Doris DayVictor Herbert, Doris DayCompil.
Hanson: Symphony No. 5 (Sinfonia Sacra) ; The Cherubic Hymn For Chorus And Orchestra / Herbert: Violoncello Concerto No. 2, Op. 30Howard Hanson, Victor Herbert, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra with the Eastman School Of Music ChorusCompil.
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