50 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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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
Anita Senatra recorded Vivaldi's Violin Concerto for Parlophone; likely a continental violinist of the 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone RO20372 Classical
Aulikki Rautawaara and G Moore on Parlophone RO20574, a Finnish soprano performing 'Jagargossen' (a Scandinavian folk song) and the classical encore 'Hymn to Thais', from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Parlophone RO20574 Classical
Pietro Mascagni conducts the Berlin State Opera Orchestra in parts three and four of the William Tell Overture on Parlophone R20036. Mascagni, composer of Cavalleria Rusticana, also had a conducting career and made relatively few recordings as a conductor; Parlophone R-series pressings are electric-era mid-period items.AI summary
Parlophone R20036 Classical
Berlin State Opera House orchestra or Wagner conducting, performing the 'Entry of Gods into Valhalla' from Wagner's Das Rheingold on Parlophone E10554, a longer-format classical release from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone E10554 Classical
Artur Bodanzky, the celebrated conductor of the Metropolitan Opera, conducted Mozart's Magic Flute overture for Parlophone in the electrical recording era of the late 1920s.AI summary
Parlophone E10750 Classical
Parlophone 020469 Classical
E. Bettendorf recorded two sides of Weber's *Oberon* overture for Parlophone; little is known of this artist beyond this coupling.AI summary
Parlophone E10525 Classical
Eileen Joyce, the Australian concert pianist, recorded two piano pieces: Viennese Dance No. 2 and Devotion for Parlophone in the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Parlophone A6409 Classical
Emmanuel Feuermann, the celebrated cellist, recorded 'Danse Espagnol' (likely by Popper or Whitehorn) and Saint-Saëns's 'Le Cygne' (The Swan) for Parlophone, catalogue E10838. Feuermann was one of the supreme cellists of the twentieth century, recorded extensively on electrical recording.AI summary
Parlophone E10838 Classical
Emmy Bettendorf on Parlophone E10196, performing operatic or light classical material with accompaniment, from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Parlophone E10196 Classical
Emmy Bettendorf performing Brahms's *A German Requiem* on Parlophone in the classical vocal tradition.AI summary
Parlophone E11138 Classical
Franz Steiner, a German baritone, performing two Lied settings for Parlophone. Without further identification, this appears to be an obscure Central European artist from the early electrical recording era.AI summary
Parlophone E10758 Classical
Georges Boskoff plays part two of a Mozart piano concerto on Parlophone, part of a multi-disc set aimed at the serious classical market.AI summary
Parlophone E11123 Classical
Gregor Piatigorsky, the renowned Soviet cellist, performing Bruch's 'Kol Nidrei' on both sides of Parlophone E10961. Piatigorsky was one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century.AI summary
Parlophone E10961 Classical
Hans Knappertsbusch, the renowned German conductor, recorded Haydn's 'Surprise Symphony' for Parlophone (E10844). Knappertsbusch was a major symphonic and operatic conductor of the twentieth century; this electrical recording is from the late acoustic or very early electrical era.AI summary
Parlophone E10844 Classical
Hans Knappertsbusch (1888–1965) was a renowned German conductor celebrated for his interpretations of Wagner and Brahms. This Parlophone pressing of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony and Symphony No. 6 represents his classical recordings.AI summary
Parlophone E10845 Classical
Henriette Renié on Parlophone E11089, with 'La Source' and 'Contemplation', solo works for harp. Renié was a French harpist and composer of the late 19th and 20th centuries, celebrated for her virtuoso performances and interpretations of both classical and contemporary repertoire.AI summary
Parlophone E11089 Classical
Henriette Renié was a celebrated French concert harpist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This Parlophone E series pressing preserves two of her compositions performed on the harp, the instrument for which she was known.AI summary
Parlophone E11089 Classical
Jean Dennery is not identified in standard discographies. 'Prelude in A Minor' by Bach and 'Polonaise Militaire' by Chopin are classical piano pieces, recorded on Parlophone E11207, a catalogue number consistent with the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Parlophone E11207 Classical
Parlophone E10645 Classical
Karol Szreter performing Brahms Hungarian Dances on Parlophone R408. Szreter is not documented in standard references; this appears to be a violinist of the 1920s-30s period.AI summary
Parlophone R408 Classical
Karol Szreter performing 'Liebestraume' and 'Boite à Musique' on Parlophone E10885. Szreter is not a major recorded artist of established prominence.AI summary
Parlophone E10885 Classical
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducted by Fritz Brecher, recorded Weber's 'Der Freischütz Overture' (in two parts) on Parlophone E11039. This is a classical orchestral recording on a major European label, likely from the late 1920s-early 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone E11039 Classical
Lili Kraus, a Hungarian pianist and chamber musician, performing Schubert's Sonata in A Minor for Parlophone R20388. Kraus was a celebrated recording artist and interpreter of Classical sonatas.AI summary
Parlophone R20388 Classical
Lili Kraus, the celebrated Hungarian-born pianist, performing Schubert's A Minor Sonata (parts 3-4) on Parlophone R20389. Kraus was one of the finest pianists of the mid-20th century and a major recording artist.AI summary
Parlophone R20389 Classical
Lili Kraus, the Hungarian-British pianist, in piano arrangements of Bartók's folk-dance works on Parlophone: part 3 of Three Rondos on Folk Tunes paired with the Romanian Folk Dances.AI summary
Parlophone R20435 Classical
Lili Kraus (1905–2003), a Hungarian-British pianist of international renown, recorded Schubert's Valses Nobles for Parlophone; Kraus was celebrated for her Schubert interpretations and recorded extensively mid-20th century.AI summary
Parlophone OdeonR20429 Classical
Lotte Lehmann, the celebrated Austrian soprano and Lieder specialist, performs two of the most famous German art songs: Schubert's 'An die Musik' and 'Du Bist die Ruh'. This Parlophone recording captures one of the greatest interpreters of the repertoire.AI summary
Parlophone RO20051 Classical
Lotte Lehmann, the celebrated Austrian mezzo-soprano of the lieder and operatic repertoire, performing German art song on Parlophone.AI summary
Parlophone PO163 Classical
M Michailow performing two classical piano pieces—Précieuse and Polonaise—on Parlophone's prestigious E-series.AI summary
Parlophone E10059 Classical
M Michailow recorded 'Poem' by Fibich and 'Solveig's Song' (Grieg) for Parlophone, catalogue P1040, dating to the 1920s. Michailow was a Russian or Eastern European pianist or instrumental performer; the identity is uncertain from the credit.AI summary
Parlophone P1040 Classical
Maria von Basilides, an Austrian mezzo-soprano known for Lieder and sacred music, performing Bach's 'Ave Maria' and 'Geistliches Wiegenlied' on Parlophone E10989. Basilides was a noted concert artist of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone E10989 Classical
Marius François Gaillard, a French pianist, recorded Debussy's *Suite Bergamasque* (Prelude and Clair de Lune) for Parlophone's E-series, a prestige British label of the 1920s–1930s. Debussy's piano works are central to the classical piano repertoire, and Gaillard was a respected French virtuoso.AI summary
Parlophone E11202 Classical
Melanie Kurt on Parlophone E10279, credited with Wagner's 'Isolde's Liebestod' and a Meistersinger quintet. A classical vocal recording from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone E10279 Classical
Moriz Rosenthal, a celebrated Polish-born pianist of the 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded piano miniatures for Parlophone: Chopin and Godard pieces likely from acoustic sessions in the 1920s.AI summary
Parlophone E11161 Classical
Olga Coelho sings Spanish repertoire—Albéniz's Canción andaluza and works by Albéniz and Granados—on Parlophone's RO series for classical vocal collectors.AI summary
Parlophone RO20580 Classical
The Opera House Orchestra (Moerike), conducted by or credited to Moerike, recorded an arrangement of the first and second movements of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony for Parlophone E10053. This represents the salon-orchestral treatment of classical repertoire that was standard commercial practice in the early 1900s.AI summary
Parlophone E10053 Classical
Parlophone E10054 Classical
Professor HJ Moser was a musicologist and tenor who recorded selections of medieval and troubadour music for Parlophone; this R series pressing (likely 1920s-30s) represents early historical/educational recordings of these traditions.AI summary
Parlophone R1018 Classical
Prof Pembauer performing 'Forest Murmurs' (a famous piano piece by Grieg or a similar composer) and 'Prelude in D Flat' on Parlophone E10717. Pembauer was a concert pianist and teacher of some prominence in the early 20th century.AI summary
Parlophone E10717 Classical
Prof Pembauer performing Concerto No 2 in A by an unidentified composer (parts 1 and 2) for Parlophone E10753.AI summary
Parlophone E10753 Classical
Paul Hindemith and A. Ehlers recorded a Sonata in F Major (parts 1 and 2) for Parlophone (R1906). Hindemith was a major 20th-century German composer and violinist; this appears to be a chamber recording from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R1906 Classical
Richard Tauber, the celebrated Austrian tenor, recorded German art songs 'Ungeduld' and 'Lotusblume' for Parlophone catalogue RO20028, likely from the 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Parlophone RO20028 Classical
Robert Burg recorded two German art-song numbers—'Als du in kühnem Sange' and 'O du mein holden Abendstern'—for Parlophone, catalogue E10721, likely 1920s–30s.AI summary
Parlophone E10721 Classical
The Sistine Chapel Choir (Vatican) recorded 'Ave Maria' and 'Innocentes' for Parlophone. This is a significant choral recording of sacred music from one of the world's most famous choirs, recorded in the early electrical era (R20000 series, circa 1930s). Such prestigious recordings typically had wide distribution but also substantial collecting interest.AI summary
Parlophone R20000 Classical
The Sistine Chapel Choir (Sistine-Vatican Choir), recorded by Parlophone R20001, performs two liturgical works: 'Laudate Dominum' and 'Exsultate Deo', likely from the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Parlophone R20001 Classical
W. Taylor performing 'Nazareth' and 'Star of Bethlehem', hymn or sacred vocal pieces, on Parlophone E-series — a religious or classical vocal recording.AI summary
Parlophone E5467 Classical