12 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
12 records matching
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in parts one and two of 'Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks' on Polyphon 66887 — the companion to id 5978. This is among the most historically important of the Strauss self-conducted Polyphon recordings: a composer of this stature recording his own tone poem at this period is a benchmark early orchestral document.AI summary
Polyphon 66887 Orchestra
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in parts three and four of 'Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks' on Polyphon 66888 — the companion disc to id 5977. As with the rest of the Strauss self-conducted Polyphon set in this collection, this is part of a historically important series of early orchestral recordings.AI summary
Polyphon 66888 Orchestra
Berlin Symphony Orchestra under conductor Richard Strauss on Polyphon 69836 performing Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in two parts.AI summary
Polyphon 69836 Classical
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra under Richard Strauss, the composer, recorded parts 3 and 4 of his Symphony No. 7 for Polyphon, a European label of the electrical recording era.AI summary
Polyphon 69837 Classical
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the fifth and sixth parts of his Symphony No. 7 in F Major on Polyphon, a German label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Polyphon 69838 Classical
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the final movements (parts 7 and 8) of his Symphony No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 116, on Polyphon 69839. This is a notable conductor-composer performance, though the catalogue and pressing details require verification.AI summary
Polyphon 69839 Classical
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the Rosenkavalier waltz suite, pressed on Polyphon catalogue 69863. A conductor recording his own work is always of collector interest, and Strauss was among the most significant figures to appear on early orchestral 78s. This is part of a set of Strauss self-conducted Polyphon discs, several of which appear in this collection.AI summary
Polyphon 69863 Orchestra
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Strauss himself, performing the Rosenkavalier Waltz from his own opera, on Brunswick catalogue 80009, likely a late 1930s pressing — a recording of unusual historical and interpretative significance.AI summary
Brunswick 80009 Orchestra
The Berlin State Orchestra under Felix Weingartner performing Mozart's Magic Flute Overture, recorded for Decca's high-quality CA series in the 1930s. A substantial orchestral recording from one of the era's most respected conductors.AI summary
Decca CA8106 Classical
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in parts of what the catalogue describes as 'Symphony No 7' — likely Beethoven's Seventh Symphony — on Polyphon 69837. As with the companion discs in this collection, a conductor recording of the Strauss-conducted Polyphon series is of specialist interest, though symphonic excerpts on 78 were often pressed in larger quantities than shorter pieces.AI summary
Polyphon 69837 Orchestra
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra under Richard Strauss performing the tone poem 'Don Juan' on Polyphon 66902, an orchestral recording from the early electrical era.AI summary
Polyphon 66902 Classical
This is a German Polyphon pressing, not a British one. Berlin Staatsoper Orchestra under Richard Strauss, recorded in Berlin; 'Don Juan', parts 3 and 4, is a major tone poem from Strauss's own catalogue, but a German label belongs to a German collection.AI summary
Polyphon 66903 Orchestra