876 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A choir recorded 'We plough the Fields & scatter' and 'Come ye thankful People come' for Winner 2513, likely 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Winner 2513 Classical
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His Master's Voice EK20 Classical
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His Master's Voice EK80 Classical
A piano recital credited to A Fransella on the Val label, a small and undocumented British imprint, performing classical salon pieces.AI summary
Valkyrie 114 Classical
Alfred Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist performing a classical encore piece on the American Victor label. A classical violin recording from an American pressing, artist and repertoire from the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
Victor 89094 Classical
A Nicholls, E. Thornton, and H. Eisdell performed part 2 of 'In a Persian Garden' for HMV in the early electrical era, around 1928–30; this was part of a larger recorded suite.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04169 Classical
Early His Master's Voice acoustic recording, catalogue 04168, of 'In a Persian Garden' featuring A Nicholls, E Thornton, H Eisdell and G Baker—a light classical piece that was frequently recorded in the 1900s-1910s period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04168 Classical
A. Nicholls, E. Thornton, H. Eisdell, and G. Baker recorded part 6 of 'In a Persian Garden' for HMV, catalogue 04172, in the electrical era (late 1920s–early 1930s); part of a complete recorded suite.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04172 Classical
A Rose performing classical pieces — Bach's 'Lament' and Schubert's 'Litany' — on the Tow label, a small British imprint.AI summary
Tower 144 Classical
A chamber ensemble featuring violinist Albert Sammons, cellist William Henry Squire, and pianist William Murdoch performing Schutt and Saint-Saëns on Columbia; British chamber music of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia L1169 Classical
A Columbia L-series chamber recording of Albert Sammons, William Henry Squire and William Murdoch performing Spanish and Beethoven works. Sammons was a celebrated British concert violinist.AI summary
Columbia L1225 Classical
Aaron Copland was an American composer of major stature, known for his symphonic and ballet works as well as his piano music and arrangements of American folk themes. 'Four Piano Blues' represents his piano works. This Decca K2372 pressing is from the 1930s–40s era.AI summary
Decca K2372 Classical
Ackroyd Trio performing 'Serenade' and 'Barcarolle Hoffmann' on Imperial (1029), light classical material from the acoustic era.AI summary
Imperial 1029 Classical
The Ackroyd Trio performing sacred vocal music on Imperial 1028, a minor British label.AI summary
Imperial 1028 Classical
Ada Sassoli performing 'Valse de Concert' on Victor Records, a major American label. Sassoli was a pianist and concert artist of the early 1900s, active in both Europe and America.AI summary
Victor 70088 Classical
Addash, recorded for Imperial 1287, performing 'Salut d'Amour' (the famous classical salon piece by Elgar) and Schumann's 'Träumerei'. Imperial was a minor British label.AI summary
Imperial 1287 Classical
Adela Verne was a British pianist — one of four musical Verne sisters — who had a considerable concert career in the early twentieth century. Columbia L1213 — Chopin's Polonaise in A flat, across two sides — is a large-format 12-inch pressing from Columbia's premium L-series. Verne's Columbia recordings are a modest collector interest for enthusiasts of early British piano recording.AI summary
Columbia L1213 Classical
Adila Fachiri and Donald Tovey perform parts one and two of Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G Major Op. 96 on NGS 114, the first disc of this National Gramophonic Society set. The NGS issued chamber music unavailable on commercial labels; this is the opening disc of the Fachiri–Tovey Beethoven series that continues on NGS 115 and 116 in this collection.AI summary
NGS 114 Classical
Adila Fachiri — the Hungarian-British violinist and pupil of Joachim — and Donald Tovey, the eminent musicologist and pianist, perform parts three and four of Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G Major Op. 96 on NGS 115. The National Gramophonic Society was a British subscription label of the 1920s that issued chamber music unavailable on commercial labels; NGS pressings are collected by enthusiasts of inter-war chamber music.AI summary
NGS 115 Classical
Adila Fachiri and Donald Tovey continue Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G Major Op. 96 with parts five and six on NGS 116, the companion disc to NGS 115 in this collection. The National Gramophonic Society issued chamber repertoire unavailable on commercial labels; this is the continuation of an important inter-war chamber recording.AI summary
NGS 116 Classical
Vocalion J04038 Classical
Alannah Delias performing two classical piano pieces—Rondo by Hummel and the third movement of C.P.E. Bach's Italian Concerto—on Parlophone, catalogue E11032.AI summary
Parlophone E11032 Classical
Albert Bohme recorded two German art songs—Brahms' 'Die Poste Im Walde' (The Post in the Forest) and Wagner's 'O du Mein Holder Abendstern' from Tannhäuser—for the Odeon label. The programme suggests a classical or lieder singer, likely German or Austrian, recorded in the 1920s-30s acoustic era.AI summary
Odeon 34382 Classical
Albert Sammons, a celebrated British concert violinist, performs 'Songs My Mother Taught Me' and 'Liebesleid' on Columbia DB911 — classical violin repertoire recorded at the acoustic era's end.AI summary
Columbia DB911 Classical
Albert Sammons (1886–1957) was a British violinist of international reputation and founder of the British String Quartet. This Columbia D-series pressing of a Bach Chaccone is from the era of his most celebrated recordings.AI summary
Columbia D1496 Classical
Albert Sammons, the British violinist and chamber musician, recorded 'Songs My Mother Taught Me' (Dvořák) and 'Liebesleid' (Kreisler) for Columbia; Sammons was one of the leading British string players and chamber musicians of the early twentieth century.AI summary
Columbia DB911 Classical
Albert Sammons, the eminent British violinist and chamber musician, performing Pugnani's Prelude and Allegro and a Garden Melody on Columbia's prestigious L-series, likely from the late 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia L1170 Classical
Albert Sammons, the celebrated British concert violinist, recorded these piano-accompanied art songs for Columbia; a significant classical artist of the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia D1420 Classical
Albert Sammons, the English violinist celebrated for Elgar's concerto, plays 'Hymne au soleil' and a Rondo on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion D02047 Classical
Albert Sammons on Columbia 9484, performing solo violin works by classical composers. Sammons was a respected British concert violinist and chamber musician of the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia 9484 Classical
Albert Schweitzer, the Nobel Prize–winning theologian, physician and organist, performing two Bach chorale arrangements on Columbia. Schweitzer's organ recordings are historically significant.AI summary
Columbia ROX8020 Classical
Albert Schweitzer, the physician, theologian and organist, recorded Bach organ music for Columbia—a historic document of the great humanitarian's musical mastery.AI summary
Columbia ROX146 Classical
Albert Spalding, the American classical violinist, recorded Chopin's 'Nocturne in E Flat' and the 'Prize Song' for Brunswick 30124 in the acoustic or early electrical period.AI summary
Brunswick 30124 Classical
Albert Spalding, the celebrated American violinist, performs two classical miniatures, 'On Wings of Song' (Mendelssohn) and 'Ave Maria', on Brunswick. Spalding was one of the most important American violinists of the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
Brunswick 50066 Classical
Albert Spalding, an American violinist and composer, on Brunswick 15107: 'Guitarre' and 'Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen'. Spalding (1888–1953) was a prominent concert violinist and recording artist from the 1900s through the 1940s.AI summary
Brunswick 15107 Classical
Albert Watson recorded 'Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes' (from *The Yeomen of the Guard*) and 'Little Shepherdess of Devon' for Pioneer Records (PionB), a small British label. Watson was likely a tenor or baritone vocalist in the light-classical register.AI summary
Pioneer B10 Classical
Alec Rowley performing 'Two Studies' and 'Two Piano Pieces' on AFMC, catalogue 2049. Rowley was a twentieth-century British composer and pianist.AI summary
AFMC 2049 Classical
Alexander Brailowsky, a Russian-born concert pianist of international fame, recorded these two pieces for Polyphon: a popular salon piece 'Rêve d'Amour' and a virtuoso piano concerto movement.AI summary
Polyphon 66752 Classical
Russian-born pianist Alexander Brailowsky recorded two classical pieces, 'Traumeswirren' and 'Mendelssohn's Scherzo', on Polyphon 90173. Brailowsky was a celebrated concert pianist active in the 1920s-30s, and his recordings are valued by classical collectors.AI summary
Polyphon 90173 Classical
Alexander Heinemann, the German baritone admired as a lieder singer, sings Schubert's Serenade and Schumann's 'Die beiden Grenadiere' on G&T.AI summary
G&T G.C.-42118/9 Classical
Alexander Prince recorded 'The Lost Chord' and 'Il Bacio', classical piano or vocal pieces, for Winner 2483, a British Winner pressing of the early era.AI summary
Winner 2483 Classical
Alexander Prince on ExoB 443, an acoustic-era vocal of classical repertoire (Bacio and Braga's Serenata) as performed by a quartet or with instrumental support.AI summary
Exo B443 Classical
Alexander Sebald recorded two sides of "The Devil's Trill"—the famous virtuosic violin showpiece by Tartini—for Brunswick, likely in the 1920s–30s era.AI summary
Brunswick 3983 Classical
Alfred Cortot, one of the 20th century's greatest pianists, recorded two Chopin Etudes for His Master's Voice; Cortot's interpretations were defining performances of the Romantic piano repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice 5661 Classical
Alfred Cortot, the legendary French pianist, performing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 and Franck's Prière pour le Repos des Ames on His Master's Voice DB21618 — a substantial classical 78 suitable for longer works.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB21618 Classical
Alfred Cortot, the French pianist and chamber musician, performs Debussy's 'Children's Corner Suite' on a two-part Victor 78, catalogue 7147. Cortot was one of the finest pianists of the 20th century and a major recording artist in the acoustic and early electrical eras.AI summary
Victor 7147 Classical
Alfred Cortot, the Swiss pianist and conductor, performing Chopin's 'Berceuse' on His Master's Voice 05650. Cortot (1877–1962) was one of the supreme pianists of the 20th century and a prolific recording artist from the acoustic era through the 1950s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05650 Classical
Alfred Cortot, the celebrated French pianist, performs 'The Fountain' on His Master's Voice. Cortot was one of the most important classical pianists of the early 20th century and his solo recordings are highly regarded.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05657 Classical