876 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Peter Pears, tenor, and Benjamin Britten, pianist, recorded these English folk songs and ballads for Decca's classical catalogue in the early 1940s, before Pears became famous as a concert and opera singer.AI summary
Decca M555 Classical
Pablo Casals was the most celebrated cellist of the 20th century, and his recordings of cello virtuoso pieces — Popper's 'Mazurka' and a 'Gavotte in D' — are treasured documents of his playing. His Columbia recordings are among the most valued cello recordings ever made.AI summary
Columbia 7358 Classical
Pablo Casals, the Catalan cellist, plays Schubert's 'Moment musical' and Saint-Saëns' 'The Swan' on Victor.AI summary
Victorola 1143 Classical
Pablo Casals, the Catalan cellist and major figure of 20th-century classical music, on Columbia 7261: Boccherini's Sonata Allegro, recorded in the electrical era (post-1925).AI summary
Columbia 7261 Classical
A pianist credited as Paderewweski performing 'Valse Caprice' on His Master's Voice 045510—likely a misspelling of the famous Polish virtuoso, but attribution should be verified.AI summary
His Master's Voice 045510 Classical
His Master's Voice DA633 Classical
Credited to Pattman (Compton Ealing) on Octacros 1058, performing 'Largo in G' / 'Gipsy Rondo' — classical instrumental pieces.AI summary
Octacros 1058 Classical
Paul Klenau conducting Debussy's 'Iberia' (parts 3–4) on Columbia L2000, a mid-period electrical recording of orchestral music.AI summary
Columbia L2000 Classical
Columbia L1772 Classical
Peggy Cochrane performing classical piano pieces on the Aco label. Little is known of this artist; the titles suggest conservatoire-level repertoire.AI summary
Aco G15826 Classical
The English soprano Perceval Allen sings 'Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion' from Handel's 'Messiah' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 3661 Classical
Percy Grainger on Columbia performing 'Shepherd's Hey' and 'Country Gardens', English folk settings by the Australian composer and pianist, recorded for the classical repertoire.AI summary
Columbia DB1664 Classical
Percy Grainger, the Australian-born pianist and composer, performing Brahms' 'Étude/Waltz' and Chopin's 'Prelude in A Flat Major' on Columbia 7109, an electrical recording of one of the twentieth century's great pianists.AI summary
Columbia 7109 Classical
Peter Dawson, the Australian baritone and one of the most prolific recording artists of the early 20th century, recorded classical ballad material for His Master's Voice; 'Hybrias the Cretan' is a narrative song in the classical-ballad tradition.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8513 Classical
Peter Dawson, one of Britain's greatest baritone singers, recorded 'Jerusalem' for His Master's Voice. This is a solo recording of Parry's patriotic anthem by an artist celebrated for recital and operatic work.AI summary
His Master's Voice OB5938-1 Classical
Peter Pears, the British tenor, accompanied by Benjamin Britten at the piano, performing Michelangelo's Seven Sonnets (set to music by Britten) on His Master's Voice, a significant chamber recording from the early wartime era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9302 Classical
The Philharmonia Orchestra under Arthur Bliss performs 'Welcome the Queen' on Columbia DX1912, a large-format 12-inch pressing from the DX series. Bliss was Master of the Queen's Music and composed this piece for the coronation period; a 1950s Columbia DX pressing of a contemporary royal commission.AI summary
Columbia DX1912 Classical
An unnamed piano recital of Romeo and Juliet, attributed only to 'Piano solo', on Levys; no catalogue number recorded.AI summary
Levys Classical
Popesco performing two movements from Rimsky-Korsakov's *Scheherazade* on Saturne, a French label of the 1930s; the Saturne catalogue numbering and locality suggest this is a French or Continental European pressing.AI summary
SaturnePS PS3 Classical
Váša Příhoda, the Czech violin virtuoso, plays Raff's 'Cavatina' and his own 'Menuett im alten Stil' on Siemens Spezial.AI summary
Siemens Spezial 67880 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
Prof Fishberg performing two classical pieces: Tchaikovsky's Andante and Kubelik's Serenade, on Dacap. Fishberg appears to have been an instrumentalist, likely piano or violin, active in the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Dacapo 4059 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. Kriesman recorded 'Ave Maria' and 'Reverie' for Columbia, a major British label, in the early electrical era (late 1920s); this is classical or semi-classical material.AI summary
Columbia is1318 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
A quartet performing 'Songe d'Automne' and selections from 'Tales of Hoffmann' on the Star label, likely from the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Star 160 Classical
A vocal quartet recorded these religious and patriotic part-songs on the Cit label, a minor British marque. The titles are Anglican choral standards from the church-music tradition.AI summary
Citizen 854 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
A quartette performs two well-known Christmas carols on Phoen, a small and obscure British label from the early 1930s.AI summary
Phoenix 550 Classical
Sir Henry Wood conducting the Queen's Hall Orchestra performing the fifth and sixth movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony for Decca K759. Wood was the legendary conductor of the Promenade Concerts; this is an important historical orchestral recording.AI summary
Decca K759 Classical
Decca K759 Classical
R. Evans performing 'Star of Bethlehem' and 'I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby', sacred and classical vocal pieces, on Winner — a religious or classical vocal side, likely from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2150 Classical
R Fletcher, violinist, on Columbia is1739, performing 'Dreamer of Dreams' and 'All Alone' — classical violin solos.AI summary
Columbia is1739 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
His Master's Voice JOX7+8 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff's own recordings of his compositions are historically significant; this Victor Victrola pressing of the famous Prelude in C-sharp minor and Spinning Song (not by Rachmaninoff) dates from the acoustic era and represents the composer at the piano.AI summary
Victrola 814 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff was one of the twentieth century's great composer-pianists; this Victrola disc preserves his own performances of Chopin waltzes, a celebrated pairing of composer and performer.AI summary
Victrola 972 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer and pianist; 'Children's Corner No. 1' is a keyboard work (though the title may be misattributed—it is commonly associated with Debussy). This His Master's Voice acoustic recording captures an early piano recital.AI summary
His Master's Voice 5653 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff plays his own 'Lilacs' and 'Humoresque' on Victor.AI summary
Victor 1051 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 1, conducted by Eugene Ormandy for His Master's Voice DB8806; this is a significant recording of a major concerto work by one of the greatest composers and pianists of the 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB8806 Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff's First Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1, performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy, on His Master's Voice. This is a monumental work of the Russian Romantic tradition.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB8807 Classical
Vladimir Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1, parts 5 and 6, performed by Rachmaninoff at the piano with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy on His Master's Voice DB8808. This is one of the great pianist-composer recordings, made c. 1929.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB8808 Classical
Ranzato performing 'Canzonetta' on Zonophone, a British label active from the early 1900s onwards.AI summary
Zonophone 47907 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
Raymond Jeremy and Maria Korchinska recorded an Arnold Bax composition for the National Gramophonic Society, a British organisation that recorded chamber and concert music by subscription. The NGS issued discs in limited quantities to members and remains scarce.AI summary
NationalGramophonicSociety Classical
Regina Pacini, the Portuguese soprano who later married Argentine president Marcelo T. de Alvear, sings an 'Ave Maria' and a nocturne on Fonotipia.AI summary
Fonotipia 1416/1418 Classical
The Renard Trio performs a Schumann lied (solo song) on His Master's Voice 08027, an early acoustic-era catalogue number suggesting circa 1906–1912.AI summary
His Master's Voice 08027 Classical