16 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
16 records matching
Josef Hofmann, one of the supreme pianists of the early twentieth century, performing a Valse brillante and Berceuse on Columbia L1392 — a 12-inch pressing. Hofmann's recordings are seriously collected by devotees of historical piano playing.AI summary
Columbia L1392 Instrumental
Josef Hofmann was one of the greatest concert pianists of the twentieth century, a child prodigy and lifelong recording artist. 'Pastorale & Capriccio' and 'Magic Fire Spell' (from The Valkyrie) are piano recital pieces. This Brunswick 50035 pressing is from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 50035 Classical
Josef Hofmann, the legendary Austrian pianist, performing 'My Joys' and Rachmaninoff's 'Prelude in G Minor' on Brunswick 50045. Hofmann was one of the greatest pianists of the early 20th century.AI summary
Brunswick 50045 Classical
Josef Hofmann, one of the supreme pianists of the early twentieth century, performing Mendelssohn's 'Spring Song' and Schumann's 'Warum?' on Columbia D9701. Hofmann's recordings are seriously collected by devotees of historical piano playing; this is the same disc as id 21572 in this collection.AI summary
Columbia D9701 Instrumental
Josef Hofmann, a legendary pianist of the early 20th century, recorded solo classical repertoire on Columbia, likely 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D1361 Classical
Josef Hofmann was a legendary pianist and composer, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. This Brunswick recording of Chopin and Rachmaninoff—'Waltz in C Sharp Minor' and 'Turkish March'—represents the artistry of a canonically important musician captured on disc.AI summary
Brunswick 15057 Classical
Josef Hofmann, one of the supreme pianists of the early twentieth century, performing Schubert's 'Erlkönig' (in piano transcription) and Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G Minor on Columbia L1416 — a 12-inch pressing. Hofmann's recordings are seriously collected by devotees of historical piano playing.AI summary
Columbia L1416 Instrumental
Josef Hofmann performing Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C Sharp Minor and Schubert's Marche Militaire on Columbia catalogue 258 — an extremely low catalogue number suggesting one of the very earliest Columbia pressings. A Columbia catalogue number as low as 258 is characteristic of the very first years of the label's operation and warrants close examination.AI summary
Columbia 258 Instrumental
Josef Hofmann, one of the supreme pianists of the early twentieth century, performing Liszt's 'Liebesträume' and Chopin's Waltz in E Minor on Columbia L1082 — a 12-inch pressing. Hofmann's recordings are seriously collected by devotees of historical piano playing.AI summary
Columbia L1082 Instrumental
Josef Hofmann, one of the supreme pianists of the early twentieth century, performing Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C Sharp Minor and Chopin's Polonaise in A Major on Columbia L1092 — a 12-inch pressing. Hofmann's recordings are seriously collected by devotees of historical piano playing.AI summary
Columbia L1092 Instrumental
Josef Hofmann, one of the supreme pianists of the early twentieth century, performing Liszt's 'Liebesträume' and Chopin's Waltz in E Minor on Columbia L1082 — a 12-inch pressing. This is a duplicate of id 17575 in this collection; both copies should be compared for condition before sale.AI summary
Columbia L1082 Instrumental
Josef Hofmann performing Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C Sharp Minor and Chopin's Polonaise in A Major on Columbia L1092 — a duplicate of id 17576 in this collection. Both copies should be compared for condition before sale.AI summary
Columbia L1092 Instrumental
Josef Hofmann, one of the greatest concert pianists of the early twentieth century, on Brunswick 15053, performing the Rachmaninoff Prelude in C sharp minor and a Hoffmann nocturne; an extremely scarce piano recording.AI summary
Brunswick 15053 Classical
Josef Hofmann, the legendary Polish-American pianist, recorded Chopin's 'Waltz in C sharp minor' and Rubinstein's 'Turkish march' on Brunswick 15057.AI summary
Brunswick 15057 Classical
Josef Hofmann, the legendary Polish pianist, performing Chopin's 'Polonaise Militaire' and Rubinstein's 'Melody in F' on Brunswick 15098.AI summary
Brunswick 15098 Classical
Josef Hofmann was one of the supreme pianists of the early twentieth century, a Polish-born prodigy who became a defining figure of the golden age of piano playing. This Columbia disc, catalogue D9701, contains Mendelssohn's 'Spring Song' and Schumann's 'Warum?' — two of the most characteristic salon pieces in the piano repertoire. Hofmann's recordings are seriously collected by devotees of historical piano playing.AI summary
Columbia D9701 Instrumental