26 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
26 records matching
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
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
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 French pianist and one of the great keyboard artists of the 20th century, recorded the 'Hungarian Rhapsody', part 1, on Victor 74670.AI summary
Victor 74670 Classical
Alfred Cortot was a celebrated French pianist and a giant of 20th-century piano recording; these Chopin pieces were recorded electrically by Victor and represent some of the most important keyboard recordings of the era.AI summary
Victor 6502 Classical
Charles Gilibert recorded 'Largo' for Victor, a classical or instrumental solo of the early 1900s or 1920s.AI summary
Victor 74155 Classical
The Flonzaley Quartet was an American string quartet renowned for concert and recording work, especially in chamber music and art-song repertoire, active from the early 1900s into the 1920s. This recording of Smetana's 'From My Life' quartet (two parts) is a major work of the chamber repertoire. The Victor pressing represents the acoustic era.AI summary
Victor 7130 Classical
The Flonzaley Quartet, a renowned European string ensemble, on Victor Records performing Smetana's String Quartet No. 1 'From My Life'; the Flonzaley Quartet was one of the first and most celebrated chamber ensembles to record extensively.AI summary
Victor 7131 Classical
The Flonzaley Quartet, a prestigious Swiss string quartet renowned for chamber music, performing the 'From My Life' Quartet by Bedřich Smetana, Part 6, on Victor 7132. The Flonzaley Quartet were among the most recorded chamber ensembles of the acoustic era.AI summary
Victor 7132 Classical
Frank La Forge recorded Grieg's 'Concerto Adagio' for Victor 70043. La Forge was a pianist and accompanist of the early 20th century; this appears to be a piano recording of Grieg's famous concerto movement.AI summary
Victor 70043 Classical
Ignace Jan Paderewski, the legendary Polish pianist and statesman, recorded two classical piano pieces—the famous Minuet attributed to him and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. These are historic acoustic recordings on the American Victor label.AI summary
Victor 16250 Classical
Jan Kubelik, the Czech violinist and composer, performing his virtuoso showpiece Perpetuum Mobile on Victor 74257, recorded during the early electrical era.AI summary
Victor 74257 Classical
Julia Culp was a Dutch mezzo-soprano (1880–1970) celebrated for Lieder and concert song, particularly German art-song repertoire; this Victor pressing of a lullaby from an Indian song cycle is from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Victor 64491 Classical
Arturo Toscanini conducts the La Scala Orchestra in the Aragonaise from Bizet's Carmen on Victor 64999, a single-sided acoustic pressing. This is a companion to the other Toscanini La Scala Victor in this collection; single-sided acoustic Victor pressings of Toscanini's earliest conducting career are collected by orchestral 78 enthusiasts.AI summary
Victor 64999 Classical
Arturo Toscanini conducts the La Scala Orchestra in a Mozart minuet from the Symphony in E flat on Victor 74668, a single-sided 12-inch red-seal pressing. Toscanini's pre-war La Scala Victor recordings are historically important documents of his early career and are collected by admirers of both Toscanini and historic orchestral performance.AI summary
Victor 74668 Classical
M Pilzer performing classical instrumental pieces (a Spanish dance and a Chopin waltz) on Victor, a major American label whose British pressings circulated widely.AI summary
Victor 17206 Classical
Maud Powell was one of the first American concert violinists of international standing, and this recording of the famous salon piece Humoresque dates from the acoustic era of Victor's catalogue. UK copies are scarce.AI summary
Victor 74494 Classical
Mme Michailowa performing Gounod's 'Serenade' on Victor 61144, a sentimental classical vocal piece. Michailowa is unidentified; Victor 61000 series dates to the early electrical era (late 1920s). The name suggests a Russian or Eastern European singer.AI summary
Victor 61144 Classical
Olga Samaroff, the American pianist, first female music critic of the New York Evening Post, and wife of Leopold Stokowski, plays Liszt's Liebestraum and Chopin's Nocturne in E flat on Victor 6269, a single-sided pressing. Samaroff's recordings are uncommon and she is a recognised name in the history of American piano playing.AI summary
Victor 6269 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff plays his own 'Lilacs' and 'Humoresque' on Victor.AI summary
Victor 1051 Classical
Rita Fornia was an Italian operatic soprano; this Victor recording of 'Dein Gedenk' Ich. Margaretha' is a classical vocal piece, likely from operatic or art-song repertoire.AI summary
Victor 64290 Classical
Rita Fornia on Victor, performing a classical vocal piece — artist otherwise unidentified to standard reference.AI summary
Victor 74227 Classical
Robert Carr performing Christmas hymns—'Hark the Herald Angels' and 'While Shepherds Watched'—on Victor, a major American label, British pressing.AI summary
Victor E2 Classical
Rudolph Ganz (1877–1956) was a Swiss pianist and conductor of international standing. This Victor pressing of "Song of India" and a Minuet represents the classical piano repertoire he recorded in the acoustic and early electric era.AI summary
Victor 45531 Classical
Vladimir de Pachmann was a legendary Russian pianist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, celebrated as one of the finest interpreters of Chopin and a virtuoso of remarkable technical skill. This Victor recording of 'Prelude in D-flat Major' (Op. 28 No. 15, 'Raindrop', or another work) represents a major pianist's interpretation. Victor pressings of Pachmann's recordings are historically important and collectable.AI summary
Victor 6480 Classical
Zelie de Lussan was an American mezzo-soprano of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; this Victor pressing of 'Paloma' is a classical vocal recording.AI summary
Victor 64003 Classical