176 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Eugène Ysaÿe, the legendary Belgian violinist and composer, performing 'Ave Maria' for Columbia's classical list.AI summary
Columbia 7103 Classical
Eva Turner, a renowned British Wagnerian soprano and teacher, performs 'Homing' and 'I Love Thee' on Columbia Records. Turner was a significant classical artist of the 20th century.AI summary
Columbia LB11 Classical
Evlyn Howard-Jones on Columbia 5444, performing short piano pieces: Delius Waltz and Toccata on side A, and Mazurka and Waltz on side B, classical instrumental recordings from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Columbia 5444 Classical
Evlyn Howard-Jones on Columbia 5444, a classical pianist recording works by Delius and others; this is likely a serious classical recording from the interwar or 1930s era.AI summary
Columbia 5444 Classical
Felix Weingartner conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in Weingartner's own Symphony No. 1 in C Minor on Columbia L2145/2156/2147/2148/2149, a multi-disc classical set.AI summary
Columbia L2145/2156/2147/2148/2149 Classical
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Felix Weingartner, the Austrian conductor and composer, recording for Columbia L-series (L1488). The artist and label indicate a classical conductor, but no titles are recorded.AI summary
Columbia L1488 Classical
Ferruccio Busoni, the great Italian pianist and composer, recorded Chopin and his own 'Prelude to Choral' and 'Scotch Step' for Columbia L1470; Busoni was a towering figure in early recording and his piano records are historically significant.AI summary
Columbia L1470 Classical
A folk band under the direction of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams recorded two traditional British ballads—"Good Man of Ballangigh" and "Hunsdon House"—for Columbia (DB181). This is a documentary recording of English folk music from the late 1920s–early 1930s, part of the 20th-century folk-music revival.AI summary
Columbia DB181 Classical
Ralph Vaughan Williams conducted this Folk Band recording for Columbia. 'Geud Man of Ballangigh' and 'Huinsdon House' are English and Scottish folk dances from his collected settings. Early catalogue number suggests an early acoustic or electrical acoustic recording.AI summary
Columbia DB181 Classical
A folk band under Ralph Vaughan Williams, performing 'Oranges and Lemons' and 'Grimstock/Hyde Park' on Columbia DB182.AI summary
Columbia DB182 Classical
Foveau et al septet performing movements from Saint-Saëns' *Septette* on Columbia 9672/3, a two-part classical chamber recording. The catalogue number suggests a 1910s–1920s pressing.AI summary
Columbia 9672/3 Classical
George Gershwin, the renowned American composer, performing or supervising 'That Certain Feeling' and 'When Do We Dance' on Columbia 4066.AI summary
Columbia 4066 Classical
George Henschel, the renowned German baritone and conductor, recorded 'Der Leiermann' and 'Das Wandern' (songs from Schubert's 'Die Winterreise' and other Lieder cycles) for Columbia D1621, art-song repertoire from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia D1621 Classical
Sir George Henschel was the first conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a celebrated baritone, particularly associated with German Lieder and the friend and interpreter of Brahms. 'Der Leiermann' is the haunting final song of Schubert's Winterreise. This Columbia D-series pressing most likely dates from the late acoustic or very early electrical period. Henschel's recordings are historically remarkable — he was born in 1850 and his voice links the Victorian concert tradition directly to the recorded era.AI summary
Columbia D1621 Classical
George Henschel was a German-born baritone and conductor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his art-song and operatic repertoire. This Columbia side presents two Romantic art songs: Schubert's 'Die Zwei Grenadiere' and 'Gruppe Aus Dem Tartarus'.AI summary
Columbia L2302 Classical
George Henschel was a celebrated German-born baritone, conductor and composer of the Victorian and Edwardian era; this Columbia acoustic recording preserves two Romantic German songs of intimate character.AI summary
Columbia L2303 Classical
Gertrude Johnson with Cyril Scott, the renowned British composer and pianist, performing 'Blackbird's Song' and 'Lullaby' on Columbia 5611.AI summary
Columbia 5611 Classical
Gervase Elwes, the celebrated English tenor, recorded Vaughan Williams' song cycle 'On Wenlock Edge' for Columbia in the early electrical era. Elwes was a major figure in British song and concert music in the early 20th century and one of the finest interpreters of English vocal music.AI summary
Columbia 7146-Col7150 Classical
Alexander Glazunov's 'Dance of the Flowers' and a second part, likely a classical orchestral recording, issued on Columbia's prestigious Lx series.AI summary
Columbia Lx30 Classical
Harriet Cohen, the celebrated British pianist, recorded a classical piano piece for Columbia in the electrical era; Cohen was a leading interpreter of contemporary British music.AI summary
Columbia DX1361 Classical
Harriet Cohen, the celebrated British pianist, accompanied by choir in 'Paean' and the *Kyrie* from Vaughan Williams's Mass in G Minor, recorded on Columbia. Cohen was a leading British concert pianist and a champion of contemporary British music.AI summary
Columbia DB1786 Classical
Henri Scott recorded this operatic art-song for Columbia, a major British label. The artist is not identifiable from standard reference, though the catalogue number ColL1093 suggests a pressing from the early acoustic era or thereafter.AI summary
Columbia L1093 Classical
Sir Henry J. Wood, the eminent British conductor, recorded Beethoven's 'Eroica Symphony' for Columbia L-series (L1447/1448/1449), a multi-disc classical album from the 1920s–30s, a major orchestral recording of the period.AI summary
Columbia L1447/1448/1449 Classical
Sir Henry Wood conducting Tchaikovsky's Concerto in B Minor for Two Pianos with Columbia, recorded on two discs (L1071/1072). A rare surviving orchestral concerto recording by the eminent British conductor.AI summary
Columbia L1071/1072 Classical
Hubert Eisdell, a British baritone, recorded 'Interlude' and 'Cherry Ripe' with conductor Roger Quilter, plus 'Go Lovely Rose', for Columbia D1462 in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D1462 Classical
Ignaz Friedman was a Polish pianist of the highest distinction, one of the great Chopin interpreters of the early twentieth century and a pupil of Leschetizky. Columbia D1640 — 'Music Box of the Little Nana' and 'Judgment of Paris' — is likely a light or encore piece rather than his major repertoire. Friedman's Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of early piano recording.AI summary
Columbia D1640 Classical
Ignaz Friedman, a celebrated Polish-born concert pianist and recording artist of the early 20th century, performing Chopin's Mazurka No. 4 Op. 33 on both sides, issued as a two-part Columbia LX series recording (LX100). Friedman's piano recordings are sought by classical collectors.AI summary
Columbia LX100 Classical
Ignaz Friedman, the Polish pianist (1882–1948), was a celebrated virtuoso of the late 19th and 20th centuries; this Columbia D-series electrical recording pairs Chopin's 'Mazurka' and 'The Butterfly', two staples of the recital repertoire.AI summary
Columbia D1615 Classical
Igor Stravinsky and Samuel Dushkin performing Stravinsky's own 'Duo concertant' for violin and piano on Columbia's LB series. This is a recording of major classical significance — a leading modernist composer with an accomplished violinist performing one of his own chamber works.AI summary
Columbia LB12 Classical
Ilona Kabos, a Hungarian pianist, recorded 'Duets for children' (parts on DX972/973) for Columbia; Kabos was known as a chamber musician and pianist in the mid-20th century.AI summary
Columbia DX972/973 Classical
Violinist Joseph Szigeti and composer-pianist Béla Bartók recorded Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances together on Columbia LB6, a large-format (12-inch) coupling of historic importance. This is one of the most celebrated chamber collaborations of the 78rpm era — two giants of twentieth-century music performing Bartók's own arrangements. Columbia's LB series was a premium classical series, and this disc is sought by collectors of both historical violin recordings and Bartók.AI summary
Columbia LB6 Classical
José Mardonès, a Spanish-Peruvian bass-baritone, recorded these art-song selections on Columbia. Mardonès was an internationally celebrated classical singer of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia A837 Classical
Josef Hofmann, a legendary pianist of the early 20th century, recorded solo classical repertoire on Columbia, likely 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D1361 Classical
Joseph Szigeti, the renowned Hungarian-American violinist, recorded 'Corcovado' and Beethoven's Minuet in G Major for Columbia. Szigeti was a major recording artist and a collector's name.AI summary
Columbia D1527 Classical
Joseph Szigeti, the Hungarian virtuoso violinist, playing 'Adieu' and Elgar's 'Serenade'. Szigeti was one of the supreme chamber musicians and recitalists of the twentieth century, recorded extensively throughout his long career.AI summary
Columbia LB14 Classical
Joseph Szigeti, the Hungarian violinist of international standing, on Columbia L2207 with Paganini's *Caprice No. 24* in two parts. An electrically recorded classical item from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia L2207 Classical
Joseph Szigeti, the Hungarian virtuoso violinist, recorded the 'Concerto in D' for Columbia L2269, likely a complete concerto on multiple sides, a major classical recording from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia L2269 Classical
Joseph Szigeti, one of the 20th century's greatest violinists, performing Sarasate's Reverie and Caprice on a Columbia long-playing 78rpm side.AI summary
Columbia LX946 Classical
Joseph Szigeti was one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, a pioneer of modernist repertoire and a prolific recording artist. This Columbia 78 preserves his reading of Paganini's celebrated Caprice no. 24, one of the most technically demanding violin works ever written.AI summary
Columbia D1581 Classical
Joseph Szigeti was a Hungarian-born virtuoso violinist and major recording artist. This Columbia pressing captures his performance of Tartini's Sonata, a cornerstone of the violin repertoire. Szigeti's recordings are sought by classical collectors and string players.AI summary
Columbia D1629 Classical
Kathleen Parlow, the Canadian concert violinist, performs three Romantic short pieces for Columbia's L-series: 'Melody' by Tchaikovsky, Bach's Gavotte, and Arensky's Serenade.AI summary
Columbia L1070 Classical
Kathleen Parlow (1890–1963), a Canadian concert violinist, performing Dvořák's 'Humoreske' and Rubinstein's 'Melody' on Columbia; Parlow was an internationally renowned recitalist.AI summary
Columbia L1080 Classical
Kathleen Parlow, a Canadian violinist of international renown, performing Chopin-Sarasate's *Nocturne* and *Liebesfreud* on Columbia. Parlow was one of the leading concert violinists of the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia L1081 Classical
Kathleen Parlow, the Canadian violinist, recorded 'Les Millions d'Arlequin' and 'Indian Lament' for Columbia (A5798). Parlow was an internationally renowned concert violinist of the early twentieth century; this is an early electrical or late acoustic recording.AI summary
Columbia A5798 Classical
Kathleen Parlow, a Canadian concert violinist of international standing, recorded two classical showcase pieces for Columbia's prestige A-series in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia A5843 Classical
Kathleen Parlow, the Canadian classical violinist, recorded "Humoreske" and a piece attributed to Rubinstein for Columbia; Parlow was a renowned soloist of the early twentieth century.AI summary
Columbia L1080 Classical
Leopold Godowsky, the legendary American-born pianist, recorded his own 'Nocturne in G Major' for Columbia in what appears to be a later pressing (catalogue L2166). Godowsky was a master of the keyboard and composer of extraordinary technical works.AI summary
Columbia L2166 Classical
Leopold Godowsky was one of the most technically accomplished pianists of the early twentieth century, famous for his transcriptions of Chopin études. Columbia L1150 — Concert Étude No 2 by Liszt and Gnomenreigen — is a large-format (L-series) Columbia pressing, suggesting a 12-inch disc. Godowsky's Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of early piano recording.AI summary
Columbia L1150 Classical