11 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
11 records matching
Percy Grainger performing Chopin's Scherzo Op. 31 No. 2 across two sides on Columbia catalogue 2025M. Grainger was a distinctive and accomplished pianist; Columbia pressings of his Chopin playing are of moderate collector interest.AI summary
Columbia 2025M Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing his own fantasy on Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier across two sides on Columbia DB28. The DB-series Columbia is a 12-inch pressing series; Grainger's own fantasy arrangement of the Rosenkavalier waltzes is a distinctive and characteristic piece of his piano writing, and a Columbia DB-series pressing is moderately uncommon.AI summary
Columbia DB28 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing his own 'Shepherd's Hey' (dated 1914) coupled with C. Sharp's arrangement of 'La Paloma' on HMV E147. Grainger was both a distinctive composer and pianist; a self-performed HMV pressing of 'Shepherd's Hey' — one of his most famous pieces — is a primary document of his own interpretations.AI summary
His Master's Voice E147 Instrumental
Percy Grainger was an Australian-born composer and pianist whose folk-influenced music and eccentric personality made him one of the most distinctive figures in early twentieth-century music. This disc on the Pianola label, catalogue 1/2, couples his 'Spring Song' with Elgar's 'Salut d'Amour' played by J. H. Clapham; the Pianola label is not a standard commercial imprint and may indicate a piano-roll transcription or specialist pressing.AI summary
Pianola 1/2 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Liszt's Hungarian Fantasy across two sides on Columbia A6115. Grainger was a distinctive and accomplished pianist as well as a composer; the A-series Columbia suggests an American-market pressing of his piano work.AI summary
Columbia A6115 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Chopin's Polonaise in E Major across two sides on Columbia A6205. Grainger was a distinctive and accomplished pianist; Columbia A-series pressings of his Chopin playing are of moderate collector interest.AI summary
Columbia A6205 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 on Columbia L1302, a 12-inch pressing. Grainger was a distinctive and technically accomplished pianist as well as a composer; his Columbia piano recordings are collected by enthusiasts of early keyboard playing. A 12-inch Grainger Columbia pressing is moderately uncommon.AI summary
Columbia L1302 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Chopin's Polonaise in A Flat Major and Prelude in A Flat on Columbia L1352 — a 12-inch pressing. Grainger was a distinctive and accomplished pianist; Columbia L-series 12-inch pressings of his Chopin playing are moderately uncommon.AI summary
Columbia L1352 Instrumental
Percy Grainger performing Liszt's Hungarian Fantasy on Columbia L1368, a 12-inch pressing. Grainger was a distinctive and accomplished pianist as well as a composer; his Columbia piano recordings are collected by enthusiasts of early keyboard playing.AI summary
Columbia L1368 Instrumental
Percy Grainger, the Australian-born pianist and composer, performing Brahms' 'Étude/Waltz' and Chopin's 'Prelude in A Flat Major' on Columbia 7109, an electrical recording of one of the twentieth century's great pianists.AI summary
Columbia 7109 Classical
Percy Grainger performing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 on Columbia L1302 — a duplicate of id 15084 in this collection. Both copies should be compared for condition before sale.AI summary
Columbia L1302 Instrumental