24 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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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
Berlin Symphony Orchestra under conductor Richard Strauss on Polyphon 69836 performing Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in two parts.AI summary
Polyphon 69836 Classical
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra under Richard Strauss, the composer, recorded parts 3 and 4 of his Symphony No. 7 for Polyphon, a European label of the electrical recording era.AI summary
Polyphon 69837 Classical
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the fifth and sixth parts of his Symphony No. 7 in F Major on Polyphon, a German label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Polyphon 69838 Classical
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the final movements (parts 7 and 8) of his Symphony No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 116, on Polyphon 69839. This is a notable conductor-composer performance, though the catalogue and pressing details require verification.AI summary
Polyphon 69839 Classical
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra under Richard Strauss performing the tone poem 'Don Juan' on Polyphon 66902, an orchestral recording from the early electrical era.AI summary
Polyphon 66902 Classical
Brailowsky performing a 'Concerto' on Polyphon 66751. Brailowsky was a notable concert pianist of the early-to-mid 20th century, but the specific work and recording circumstances are unclear from the limited information given.AI summary
Polyphon 66751 Classical
Claudio Arrau, the Chilean pianist, recorded Liszt's 'Au Bord d'une Source' and 'Concert Etude in F Minor' for Polyphon; Arrau was one of the great Romantic pianists of the 20th century.AI summary
Polyphon 95112 Classical
Darre and the Lamoureux Orchestra under Wolff recorded Franck's Piano Concerto in D minor (d'Indy), parts 1 and 2, for Polyphon, a European imprint.AI summary
Polyphon 566130 Classical
A continuation of the d'Indy Piano Concerto recording (see 14573): Darre (soloist), the Lamoureux Orchestra, and Wolff (conductor), on Polyphon catalogue 566131, likely mid-1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Polyphon 566131 Classical
A two-part recording of d'Indy's Piano Concerto, performed by the Lamoureux Orchestra under Wolff with Darre as soloist, on Polyphon catalogue 566132, likely a mid-1920s or early 1930s pressing.AI summary
Polyphon 566132 Classical
E. Berger, performing two classical lullabies (Wiegenlied)—one by Mozart, one by Brahms—for Polyphon, a German label.AI summary
Polyphon 47068 Classical
E Vine and M Brewer performing classical salon pieces—a serenade and The Nightingale—on Polyphon, a German-owned label that operated in Britain.AI summary
Polyphon 5504 Classical
Emmi Leisner, a soprano on Polyphon, performing Bach Chorale 'Schlage doch gewunschte Stunde' and movements from the Christmas Oratorio in German.AI summary
Polyphon 73020 Classical
Maximilian Schwedler, a pianist and conductor, recorded 'May Time' and 'Rondo Burlesco', light classical and character pieces, for Polyphon. The recordings are undated, but the catalogue number suggests an early pressing from the 1920s or early 1930s. Nothing is known of Schwedler beyond this record.AI summary
Polyphon 3084 Classical
An orchestra under Blech performs Beethoven's Egmont Overture on Polyphon 65934. Leo Blech was a significant German conductor, and Polyphon was a major German label before the First World War. Continental acoustic orchestral pressings on pre-war German labels are an uncommon collecting area in the UK.AI summary
Polyphon 65934 Classical
Richard Strauss conducts an orchestra in the Intermezzo Waltz from his own opera Intermezzo in two parts on Polyphon 69853. A composer conducting his own opera is always a significant document; Strauss's recordings as a conductor of his own works are collected by admirers of both his music and the conductor-composer tradition.AI summary
Polyphon 69853 Classical
The Prisca Quartet recorded Schubert's String Quartet in C major for Polyphon, a German label. String-quartet recordings of the classical chamber repertoire are valued by collectors of serious music and chamber performance.AI summary
Polyphon 10409 Classical
A vocal quartet recorded German romantic songs 'Das Lied das meine Mutter sang' and 'Am Meer' on Polyphon 12238, a German-derived label used in Britain.AI summary
Polyphon 12238 Classical
Raoul von Koczalski, a celebrated Polish concert pianist and Chopin interpreter, performing three Chopin waltzes on Polyphon, a German label.AI summary
Polyphon 67533 Classical
T Lattermann, credited as Kammersänger (chamber singer), recorded German vocal repertoire on Polyphon 65725: 'Dunkte zu wenig dich sein Dank' and 'Tatest du's wirklich', German classical or art-song material.AI summary
Polyphon 65725 Classical
Walter Rehberg was a German-Swiss pianist and composer; this Polyphon recording preserves a Brahms Rhapsody in B minor, capturing a pianist of the salon tradition.AI summary
Polyphon 7062 Classical
A recording of Darius Milhaud's Concertino de Printemps for violin and chamber orchestra, with Y. Astruc as soloist, pressed on the German Polyphon label. Milhaud composed this work in 1934; a contemporary recording with likely French or German origin carries some interest to collectors of twentieth-century chamber music on 78.AI summary
Polyphon 566.288 Classical