876 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The National Gramophonic Society chamber orchestra under the direction of Sir John Barbirolli recorded a work titled "Concerto for Christmas Night" for NGS, a specialist reissue and preservation label founded in the 1930s by serious music collectors.AI summary
NGS 69A Classical
The NGS Chamber Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli performs 'Concerto for Christmas Night' (part 1 and 2) on the NGS label.AI summary
NGS 69A Classical
A classical recording by the New Generation Series Chamber Orchestra under conductor John Barbirolli, performing works by M Amstad and J S Bach on the NGS label.AI summary
NGS 69B Classical
Nicolas Medtner, the Russian pianist and composer, performing his own Appassionata Sonata on His Master's Voice; a classical recording from the acoustic or early electrical period.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3551 Classical
Nicolas Medtner was a Russian pianist-composer; His Master's Voice C3552 is the third and fourth parts of his Appassionata Sonata, a significant work in his piano repertoire recorded for HMV, likely in the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3552 Classical
Nicolas Medtner recorded 'Appassionata Sonata' parts 5 and 6 for HMV in the early 1930s; Medtner was a major Russian-American pianist and composer and a noted interpreter of his own work.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3553 Classical
A violin and piano duo recorded these two salon pieces for Perfectaphone, a small British marque of the early 1930s. Perfectaphone catalogue numbers in this range (1500s) suggest acoustic or early electrical recording.AI summary
Perfectaphone 1571 Classical
Norman Allin, a respected British baritone and teacher, performs 'Organ Grinder' and 'Death and the Maiden' on Columbia. Allin was a known classical artist.AI summary
Columbia 5019 Classical
NW German and Schuchter recorded two Intermezzo movements—the Sinfonico and the Bajazzo—for Odeon, a major German label, likely early 1900s pressing.AI summary
Odeon 29000 Classical
O Oakley and V Opferman recorded 'Home Sweet Home' and Paderewski's 'Minuet' for Winner, a minor British label.AI summary
Winner 2440 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
Olga Haley sings Ave Maria and Schubert's Gretchen am Spinnrade on Vocalion K05257.AI summary
Vocalion K05257 Classical
Olga Olgina performed operatic and art-song repertoire; this Decca M-series record from the mid-1930s features 'Nightingale', a favourite of classical singers, suggesting art-song rather than popular material.AI summary
Decca M83 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
Olive Fremstad, one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the early 20th century, performs two Brahms lieder ('Ho Jo To Ho' and 'Du Bist der Lenz') on Columbia. Fremstad was a dominant figure in opera and recital, particularly at the Metropolitan Opera.AI summary
Columbia A1451 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
Orchestra performance of 'Ballet Egyptien' on Columbia, a classical selection from the early phonograph era.AI summary
Coliseum 4529 Classical
An unidentified orchestra recorded Bach's 'Air on G String' and 'Ave Maria' (in arrangement with a trio) for Key, a minor British label.AI summary
Key 612 Classical
An orchestra recording of two classical ballet pieces—selections from Coppélia and the Doges' March—on Aco, a small British classical label of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Aco 33010 Classical
Orchestra conducted by Seidler-Winkler performing d'Albert's Fantasie (two parts) on Gram Concert 2-40766/7. Seidler-Winkler was a concert conductor; this appears to be a serious orchestral recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
GramConcert 2-40766/7 Classical
John Barbirolli conducts an orchestra in Delius's 'Summer Night on the River' in two parts on NGS 72. This is a significant item: Barbirolli was at the beginning of his conducting career, and a National Gramophonic Society pressing of Delius conducted by Barbirolli is an important document in both their discographies — the NGS issued music unavailable on commercial labels.AI summary
NGS 72 Classical
The orchestra under Thomas Beecham performs Stravinsky's 'L'Oiseau de feu' (The Firebird) on Columbia L1040, a large-format 12-inch pressing from Columbia's premium L-series. Beecham was a champion of the Russian repertoire in Britain, and his early electrical Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of British orchestral recording history.AI summary
Columbia L1040 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
A Dvorak symphony (No. 8 in G Major) recorded by an orchestra under the direction of Cameron for Brunswick. This appears to be part of the same multi-part classical release as catalogue 30128, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 30126 Classical
An orchestra conducted by Cameron performing Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 in G Major on Brunswick, a standard Classical repertoire piece from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 30127 Classical
A Dvorak symphony (No. 8 in G Major) recorded by an orchestra under the direction of Cameron for Brunswick. This appears to be part 8 of a multi-part classical release, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 30128 Classical
A performance of Glazunov's 'Seasons: Winter' on Columbia's luxury LX series, a British 12-inch classical issue; the orchestra and conductor are not named on the catalogue entry.AI summary
Columbia LX16 Classical
An orchestra performing Glazunov's 'Seasons' (Winter, Spring, Summer) on Columbia LX17. A classical orchestral recording of major repertoire.AI summary
Columbia LX17 Classical
Glazunov's 'The Seasons', orchestral ballet music, is performed here in the summer movement; this Columbia long-playing electrical recording from the early 1930s was intended for serious classical collectors.AI summary
Columbia LX18 Classical
An orchestra performing Glazunov's 'Autumn' from The Seasons (parts 1–2) on Columbia LX29 — a long-play or double-sided classical pressing.AI summary
Columbia LX29 Classical
A Columbia LX-series pressing of Glazunov's 'Seasons: Autumn' (part 3) and 'Dance of the Flowers', performed by an orchestra. This is a classical orchestral recording from the 1930s–1940s, representing the 'long-playing' Columbia format's early days.AI summary
Columbia LX30 Classical
Gustav Holst conducts an orchestra in his own 'Country Song' and part three of the St Paul's Suite on Columbia L1649, a 12-inch pressing. Holst conducting his own music for Columbia is a historically important document; the St Paul's Suite and the composer's own interpretation are of great interest to collectors of English music and historic orchestral recordings.AI summary
Columbia L1649 Classical
An orchestra conducted by Matacena performing 'Parsifal Prelude' on Fono, a small label, a Wagner excerpt from the acoustic era.AI summary
Fonotipia 177 Classical
A classical orchestral performance on Parlophone, likely from the 1920s or 1930s; the catalogue number format (P.1043) suggests an early British pressing.AI summary
Parlophon P.1043 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 orchestra under Sir Landon Ronald, with pianist Wilhelm Backhaus, performing the second movement of Grieg's Piano Concerto on His Master's Voice 05524.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05524 Classical
Igor Stravinsky's Firebird ballet, parts 7 and 8, performed by an orchestra under Stravinsky's direction or with his authorization, on Columbia's L series. This is a significant classical recording, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia L2282 Classical
Joseph Szigetti, a Hungarian-born concert violinist of world renown, performs 'Portrait' (parts 1 and 2) for Columbia. This is an ambitious solo violin piece, likely a contemporary composition or rare arrangement.AI summary
Columbia LX1531 Classical
Ralph Vaughan Williams was among the foremost English composers of the twentieth century; this Vocalion disc preserves a recording of his orchestral work conducted under his own direction.AI summary
Vocalion 0249 Classical
An orchestra conducted by Wood, performing the overture to Wagner's 'Tannhäuser' in two parts on Columbia's long-play L series; likely a London Symphony or similar ensemble from the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Columbia L1196 Classical
Decca KF454 Classical
Orphei Drängar, the Swedish male choir, sing Mitt i en blomstermånad and Sveriges flagga on Sonora Exclusive 9014.AI summary
Sonora Exclusive 9014 Classical
Osian Ellis, a renowned Welsh harpist, recorded 'Sergh Hudol' and 'Farewell' for Decca, catalogue K2034.AI summary
Decca K2034 Classical
Ossip Gabrilowitsch, the Russian-born pianist and conductor, plays Grainger's 'Shepherd's Hey' and a Passepied on Victor.AI summary
Victorola 1095 Classical
Ossy Renardy, a virtuoso violinist, recorded 'Liebesleid' (Kreisler) for Decca, catalogue DR13758-1; Renardy was a classical and light-classical violinist active in the 1930s–1950s.AI summary
Decca DR13758-1 Classical
Ottilie Metzger-Lattermann was a German mezzo-soprano and concert singer active in the early-to-mid 20th century. This His Master's Voice pressing preserves two German art songs from the Romantic tradition.AI summary
His Master's Voice 61771 Classical
Paul Hindemith and Emanuel Feuermann, the virtuoso cellist, performing Hindemith's Scherzo for Viola and Cello, paired with Aaron Copland's Homage to de Falla, for Columbia's DB-series (electric).AI summary
Columbia DB1789 Classical