876 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Vladimir de Pachmann on Columbia, performing 'Ricigletto Paraphrase' and 'Valse, Écossaise' — the legendary Russian pianist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his interpretations of Chopin.AI summary
Columbia L1103 Classical
Vladimir de Pachmann, a Russian virtuoso pianist famous for his Chopin interpretations, recorded the Rigoletto Paraphrase and works by Liszt and Chopin for Columbia; Pachmann was an important recording artist in the acoustic and early electrical eras.AI summary
Columbia L1103 Classical
Vladimir de Pachmann, the Ukrainian-born Chopin specialist famous for his eccentric platform manner and beautiful tone, on Columbia L1131 — Schumann's 'Grillen' in D flat and Chopin's Scherzo in B minor. This large-format 12-inch pressing from Columbia's premium L-series is a duplicate of record 15151 in this collection; both copies should be noted before sale.AI summary
Columbia L1131 Classical
Vladimir de Pachmann, the eccentric Ukrainian pianist renowned for his Chopin interpretations and his habit of muttering to audiences during recitals, plays Chopin's Prelude in D Minor and an Impromptu on Columbia L1009. De Pachmann's Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of historic piano playing; the L-series Columbia is a 12-inch format, probably from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia L1009 Classical
Vladimir de Pachmann plays a Liszt Polonaise Cadenza and Chopin Étude and Prelude on Columbia L1010, a 12-inch pressing. Like the other de Pachmann Columbia L-series discs in this collection, this is a premium-format large-disc Chopin and Liszt recording by the pianist most closely identified with those composers in the early recording era.AI summary
Columbia L1010 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
W Virgo and S Kirkby recorded a two-part hymn arrangement for Winner, a cheap British marque of the 1930s.AI summary
Winner 2221 Classical
Walter Fischer, a classical organist, recorded the Reinberger Organ Concerto in two parts for Brunswick 80007. Brunswick's 8000 series was used for classical and serious music, and this is a full concert piece.AI summary
Brunswick 80007 Classical
Walter Gieseking, the German-French pianist renowned for his luminous Debussy and Ravel interpretations, plays both Arabesques by Debussy on Parlophone E11109. Gieseking's Debussy recordings are among his most sought-after and his Parlophone pressings are collected by enthusiasts of historic piano playing.AI summary
Parlophone E11109 Classical
Walter Gieseking (1895–1956), one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, recorded these Debussy Arabesques for Parlophone; these are canonical works of the solo piano repertoire.AI summary
Parlophone E11109 Classical
Walter Gieseking, one of the most celebrated German pianists of the 20th century, performs Debussy's 'La plus que lente' (The More than Slow) and 'Silver Cascade', likely a popular piano piece, on Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 30123 Classical
Pianist Walter Rehberg performing Schumann's Fantasy Op. 17 and Liszt's Consolations on Brunswick 80022, an instrumental recording from the acoustic or early electrical era.AI summary
Brunswick 80022 Classical
Walter Rehberg, a German-Swiss pianist, performing the second and third movements of Schumann's Fantasy Op. 17 on Brunswick, recorded in the acoustic or early electric period.AI summary
Brunswick 80023 Classical
Walter Rehberg, a German-Swiss pianist, performing the fourth and fifth movements of Schumann's Fantasy Op. 17 on Brunswick 80024, a continuation of a multi-part recorded cycle.AI summary
Brunswick 80024 Classical
Walter Rehberg was a German pianist recorded here performing Schumann's Fantasy Op. 17 (parts 6 and 7) for Brunswick. This is a classical piano recording from the electrical era, representing a less well-known artist's interpretation of major Romantic repertoire.AI summary
Brunswick 80025 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
Wanda Landowska performing a Vivaldi Concerto in D Major (Parts 1 and 2) on His Master's Voice DB6819. Landowska was one of the most important keyboard artists of the 20th century, pioneering the harpsichord revival and recording extensively for HMV from the 1920s onwards.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB6819 Classical
Warwick Evans, the distinguished cellist and long-serving principal cellist of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, plays the Eccles Sonata in two parts on HMV D343. Evans made relatively few recordings and is a recognised name in British cello collecting; HMV D-series pressings are acoustic-era standard format.AI summary
His Master's Voice D343 Classical
Watson Forbes (viola) and Maria Korchinska (harp) performing a sonata for viola and harp on Decca; an unusual instrumental pairing and a chamber recording from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Decca K941/2 Classical
Columbia DX311 Classical
Westminster Choir on Pathé, performing hymns and sacred songs. 'Shall We Gather at the River' and 'Nearer My God to Thee' are American hymnal standards. The Westminster Choir was a professional ensemble with numerous recordings.AI summary
Pathé 77510/20 Classical
The Westminster Choir conducted by Frederick Bridge performs a 'Homage Anthem' with a solo by E Lloyd on HMV 04792. Frederick Bridge was organist of Westminster Abbey for many years, and this is a large-format early acoustic pressing on HMV's 04xxx series, which was used for choral and ecclesiastical records. A historically interesting piece of early choral recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 04792 Classical
W.H. Squire was a British cellist and composer of the late 19th century; 'Der Schmetterling' (The Butterfly) and 'Canto Popolare' are salon pieces for cello, recorded for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia D1523 Classical
W. H. Squire, an accomplished cellist and composer, recorded 'Ave Verum' for HMV. Squire was a respected Victorian and Edwardian musician and chamber performer.AI summary
His Master's Voice 07870 Classical
W.H. Squire, a British cellist and composer, performs "Le Cygne" ("The Swan" from Saint-Saëns's *Carnival of the Animals*) on His Master's Voice — a solo cello recording from the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 07872 Classical
WH Squire, the noted British cellist, is joined here by pianist and composer Hamilton Harty for two well-loved salon pieces: Gabriel-Marie's 'La Cinquantaine' and the Barcarolle from Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann, on an early Columbia acoustic-era D-series disc.AI summary
Columbia D1325 Classical
Wiesmeyer & Stein, two violinists, on Columbia DB1791, performing a classical duo piece 'Duo for two Violins' and Goehr's 'Octandre'.AI summary
Columbia DB1791 Classical
Wilfred Virgo recorded 'Arethusa' and 'Hybrias the Cretan' for GramD, a small or obscure British label. Both titles are classical or concert pieces. Nothing is known of Virgo or GramD Records.AI summary
Grammavox 2029/2062 (A20) Classical
Wilfred Worden performing two Chopin waltzes on Decca, likely an early classical piano recording.AI summary
Decca F2708 Classical
Wilhelm Backhaus, the renowned German pianist, performing two concert pieces for His Master's Voice. This is a prestigious early electrical recording by one of the 20th century's greatest keyboard interpreters, from the D-series which featured major classical artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice D995 Classical
Wilhelm Backhaus, the renowned German pianist (1884–1969), recorded for His Master's Voice throughout his long career; this early HMV electrical recording (05533 series) couples Chopin's Waltz in A flat, a staple of the recital repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05533 Classical
Wilhelm Backhaus, the great German pianist celebrated for his Beethoven and Brahms interpretations, plays a Prelude and Étude and a 'Forgeron Mélomane' on HMV 035515, a single-sided 12-inch pressing from the early Gramophone Company series. Backhaus made some of his earliest recordings for the Gramophone Company, and single-sided 12-inch HMV pressings from the 035000 series are early acoustic items of collector interest.AI summary
His Master's Voice 035515 Classical
William Backhaus was a celebrated pianist and Beethoven specialist. This His Master's Voice recording features two Chopin studies, representing mid-20th-century classical piano repertoire from a major artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05513 Classical
William Backhaus, the distinguished German pianist, performing Glazunov's 'Reverie' and Mozart's Concerto No. 2, part 3, on His Master's Voice 05534. Backhaus was one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05534 Classical
William Backhaus, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, performing Schubert's *Moment Musical* and *Hark the Lark* on His Master's Voice. Backhaus was a celebrated virtuoso and prolific recording artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05550 Classical
Wilhelm Furtwängler, the legendary German conductor, recorded 'Die Meistersinger' for His Master's Voice; acoustic or early electric recording of one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 95427 Classical
William Murdoch performing Grade A test pieces from the Daily Express National Piano Playing Contest, accompanied by explanatory talk. A rare instructional or pedagogical recording, likely from the 1930s or 1940s, documenting competitive piano standards of the era.AI summary
Columbia 4945 Classical
William Murdoch, a renowned Scottish baritone, on Decca F7498, performing Schubert's 'Hark Hark the Lark' and 'Chanson Triste'. Murdoch was a celebrated concert and recording artist, particularly of art songs and ballads.AI summary
Decca F7498 Classical
William Primrose, the celebrated British viola virtuoso, performs Saint-Saëns' 'Introduction and Rondo' on His Master's Voice D796 — a chamber music recording from a musician of international stature.AI summary
His Master's Voice D796 Classical
William Primrose was a celebrated British viola player and soloist of the mid-20th century. This Decca F1597 pressing features classical repertoire for solo viola, from his established recording period in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Decca F1597 Classical
William Wolstenholme, an English organist and composer. Vocalion K05258 records 'Carillon in B Flat' and 'Prelude in F'.AI summary
Vocalion K05258 Classical
Winifred Christie, the Scottish pianist, plays 'Papillons' and a Purcell Minuet with an Arne Gigue on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion D02057 Classical
Winifred Christie performing classical piano pieces (Gluck, Brahms) for Vocalion. Little is known of this performer; the recording is from the electrical era.AI summary
Vocalion D02058 Classical
Winifred Small plays violin on 'Danses Tziganes' and ballet music for Broadcast, a 1920s British regional label recording classical and light-music material.AI summary
Broadcast 5254 Classical
Pianist and composer Xaver Scharwenka (1850–1924), a German Romantic figure, recorded prolifically in the acoustic era. This Columbia pressing preserves two of his own showpieces, the Valse Brillante and Polish Dance.AI summary
Columbia A5260 Classical
Xaver Scharwenka, a composer and pianist, recorded Polish and Romantic piano works including his own Polish Dance for Columbia; low catalogue numbers suggest an acoustic-era or very early electrical pressing.AI summary
Columbia 251 Classical
Xavier Scharwenka, a 19th-century Polish-German pianist and composer, was recorded performing his own "Rondo Capriccioso" and Weber's "Invitation to the Waltz" for Columbia (Rena401). The identity and dating of this recording is unclear; the catalogue number suggests a variant or reissue.AI summary
Columbia Rena401 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