876 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Erica Morini, the Austrian-American violinist regarded as one of the finest of the twentieth century, plays Variations on a Theme by Corelli and a Handel Larghetto on Schall 69823. Schall was a Danish Scandinavian label; Morini's recordings on non-mainstream labels are uncommon and she is a collected name in historic violin recording.AI summary
Schall 69823 Classical
Erik Tuxen conducting the Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra in a 'Little Suite for Strings', parts 1 and 2, on Columbia's premium classical DX series.AI summary
Columbia DX8401 Classical
Erik Tuxen conducting the Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra performing a 'Little Suite for Strings' on Columbia's DX series (long-playing classical); Tuxen was a respected Danish conductor.AI summary
Columbia DX8402 Classical
Ernest Van Dyck was a celebrated Belgian tenor, one of the outstanding Wagnerian singers of the late nineteenth century and a favourite of Bayreuth. This Columbia IRCC6 — 'Ich grolle nicht' from Schumann's Dichterliebe and 'Du bist wie eine Blume' — is a pressing on IRCC (International Record Collectors' Club), a series that reissued historically important acoustic recordings for collectors. The IRCC prefix makes this a deliberate reissue for the collector market rather than an original pressing.AI summary
Columbia IRCC6 Classical
Erno Dohnanyi, Hungarian composer and pianist. Electron H1055 records 'Marche Humoresque' and 'Für Elise'; from an obscure label.AI summary
Electron H1055 Classical
Columbia DB579 Classical
Eugène Ysaÿe, the legendary Belgian violinist and composer, recorded 'Humoreske' on Columbia 7102.AI summary
Columbia 7102 Classical
Eugene Ysaÿe, the legendary Belgian virtuoso violinist and composer, performing the Prize Song (Act 3) from Wagner's *Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg* on Columbia 7107. Ysaÿe's recordings are extremely rare and highly prized by serious collectors.AI summary
Columbia 7107 Classical
Eugène Ysaÿe, the legendary Belgian violinist and composer, performing 'Ave Maria' for Columbia's classical list.AI summary
Columbia 7103 Classical
Eva Turner, a renowned British Wagnerian soprano and teacher, performs 'Homing' and 'I Love Thee' on Columbia Records. Turner was a significant classical artist of the 20th century.AI summary
Columbia LB11 Classical
Evan Williams, the American tenor of Welsh descent, sings 'Sound an Alarm' from Handel's 'Judas Maccabaeus' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 02079 Classical
Evlyn Howard-Jones on Columbia 5444, performing short piano pieces: Delius Waltz and Toccata on side A, and Mazurka and Waltz on side B, classical instrumental recordings from the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Columbia 5444 Classical
Evlyn Howard-Jones on Columbia 5444, a classical pianist recording works by Delius and others; this is likely a serious classical recording from the interwar or 1930s era.AI summary
Columbia 5444 Classical
F Rubsam recorded two classical instrumental pieces, a mazurka and a Yorks arrangement of 'Simplicity', for Regal Records. This represents light classical material on the British budget label.AI summary
Regal 6225 Classical
Fanny Davies was a distinguished British pianist of the late 19th and early 20th century; she recorded the first movement of Schumann's Concerto in A Minor under the direction of conductor Ernst Ansermet. This is an unusually prestigious acoustic or early electric recording.AI summary
Classical
Farigoul performing 'Violette de Bretagne' and a Gavotte-Ninon arrangement on DisGabPar, a tiny or unidentified label with no catalogue number.AI summary
Disques Gabriel Parès Classical
Fay Compton, the distinguished British stage and film actress, performing the art songs 'When thou art dead' and 'Searching for Lambs' on His Master's Voice B3969.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3969 Classical
Felix Weingartner conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in Weingartner's own Symphony No. 1 in C Minor on Columbia L2145/2156/2147/2148/2149, a multi-disc classical set.AI summary
Columbia L2145/2156/2147/2148/2149 Classical
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Felix Weingartner, the Austrian conductor and composer, recording for Columbia L-series (L1488). The artist and label indicate a classical conductor, but no titles are recorded.AI summary
Columbia L1488 Classical
Feodor Sholzoff, credited with performing *Grand Waltz Caprice* and *Polonaise* on HomH, a small British imprint. Sholzoff was likely a pianist or instrumentalist of the early 20th century.AI summary
Hom H252 Classical
Ferruccio Busoni, the great Italian pianist and composer, recorded Chopin and his own 'Prelude to Choral' and 'Scotch Step' for Columbia L1470; Busoni was a towering figure in early recording and his piano records are historically significant.AI summary
Columbia L1470 Classical
Finn Videro was a Danish organist and harpsichordist of considerable distinction. HMV DA5262 — 'Danket dem Herrn' and 'Praeludium, Sarabande and Courante' — is a late-period HMV DA pressing of Baroque keyboard or organ music. The DA5262 number suggests a post-war electrical pressing. A specialist organ-music recording on a standard HMV series.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA5262 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
The Flonzaley Quartet, a celebrated American string ensemble of the early twentieth century, perform a lento movement from a quartet in F major on this HMV electrical recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 08096 Classical
The Flonzaley Quartet, the famous Swiss string quartet, perform a chamber work on His Master's Voice. The Flonzaley was one of the most recorded ensembles of the early 20th century and their discs are widely collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice 08103 Classical
Florence Brine on Piccadilly Records with classical vocal material, the 'Virgin's Slumber Song' and 'Quiet of the Woods'. Piccadilly was a cheap British label active from the late 1920s.AI summary
Piccadilly 5080 Classical
Florence Brine recorded 'Virgin's Slumber Song' and 'Quiet of the Woods' on Piccadilly label, catalogue 5080. Piccadilly was a cheap British label used for budget releases of sentimental and classical material in the 1930s–1950s.AI summary
Piccadilly 5080 Classical
A folk band under the direction of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams recorded two traditional British ballads—"Good Man of Ballangigh" and "Hunsdon House"—for Columbia (DB181). This is a documentary recording of English folk music from the late 1920s–early 1930s, part of the 20th-century folk-music revival.AI summary
Columbia DB181 Classical
Ralph Vaughan Williams conducted this Folk Band recording for Columbia. 'Geud Man of Ballangigh' and 'Huinsdon House' are English and Scottish folk dances from his collected settings. Early catalogue number suggests an early acoustic or electrical acoustic recording.AI summary
Columbia DB181 Classical
A folk band under Ralph Vaughan Williams, performing 'Oranges and Lemons' and 'Grimstock/Hyde Park' on Columbia DB182.AI summary
Columbia DB182 Classical
Foveau et al septet performing movements from Saint-Saëns' *Septette* on Columbia 9672/3, a two-part classical chamber recording. The catalogue number suggests a 1910s–1920s pressing.AI summary
Columbia 9672/3 Classical
The Italian baritone Francesco Cigada recorded this song, 'Un nido di memorie', accompanied at the piano by its composer Ruggero Leoncavallo.AI summary
G&T 052162 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
Franz Steiner, a German baritone, performing two Lied settings for Parlophone. Without further identification, this appears to be an obscure Central European artist from the early electrical recording era.AI summary
Parlophone E10758 Classical
Frederic Lamond, the Scottish pianist and composer (1868–1948), recorded Schubert's Erlkönig and a Scharrer piece for His Master's Voice; an early electrical acoustic issue on the prestigious D series.AI summary
His Master's Voice D81 Classical
Frederick Dawson, piano, playing Arensky's 'Etude' and Mendelssohn's 'Caprice' on the obscure VF label.AI summary
Velvet Face 1012 Classical
Frederick de Zsolnay recorded 'Tod und das Madchen' (Death and the Maiden, the Schubert lied) and 'In questa tomba' (Beethoven) for JoelPromotions, a label of uncertain origin or period.AI summary
JoelPromotions Classical
Frederick Fuller, accompanied by composer, on His Master's Voice B9700, performing 'Cantilena No. 3' and a viola work by Villa-Lobos. The recording appears to be a classical chamber or solo piece, possibly from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9700 Classical
A Latin choir, credited as 'French Choir (Latin)', singing two liturgical items on His Master's Voice D832: the Easter Introit and the Introitus of the Mass.AI summary
His Master's Voice D832 Classical
Frieda Hempel, the distinguished Prussian soprano of the Darmstadt court, performing 'O glücklich Land' on IRCC — a reissue label pressing early classical recordings, likely from an earlier acoustic original.AI summary
IRCC 3006 Classical
Fritz Kreisler was among the most celebrated violinists of the early 20th century, and this early acoustic G&T disc preserves two of his signature pieces.AI summary
G&T 47944 Classical
Fritz Kreisler performing 'Liebesfreud' (his own composition) and the 'Chanson Louis XIII' on His Master's Voice DB479. Kreisler was one of the most celebrated violinists and composers of the early 20th century, and these are among his signature pieces.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB479 Classical
Fritz Kreisler, the Austrian-born violin virtuoso and composer, performing his famous virtuoso pieces 'Caprice Viennois' and 'Tambourin Chinois' on His Master's Voice DB3050, a prestigious electrical recording from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB3050 Classical
Fritz Kreisler, an Austrian violinist and one of the most recorded concert musicians, on His Master's Voice DB-series. 'Caprice Viennois' and 'Humoresque' are among his most famous works and frequently recorded.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB314 Classical
Fritz Kreisler was an Austrian-American violinist and composer (1875–1962) of international renown; this His Master's Voice pressing of 'The Old Refrain' and 'Midnight Bells' captures the romantic violin style for which he was famous.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1138 Classical
Fritz Kreisler was one of the greatest violinists of the early 20th century, renowned for both his virtuosity and his own compositions. This His Master's Voice multi-disc set (DB990/991/992/9935) presents Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 61 with the State Opera Orchestra conducted by Leo Blech, representing a major classical recording of international significance. Such complete concerto recordings by major soloists are highly collectable.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB990/991/992/9935 Classical