876 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Heinrich Schlusnus, a German baritone, recorded 'Toreador's Song' (from Bizet's *Carmen*) and 'Nun ist's vollbracht' (a sacred or art song) for Brunswick, catalogue 50103, dating to the 1930s. Schlusnus was a celebrated German concert and operatic baritone and lieder singer.AI summary
Brunswick 50103 Classical
Heinrich Schlusnus, the distinguished German baritone, performing Schumann's 'Ich Grolle Nicht' and 'The Poet' on Brunswick, likely from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Brunswick 7005 Classical
The Helsinki Orchestra under Robert Kajanus performs Sibelius's 'Karjalan Jääkärien Marssi' on HMV X2825. Kajanus was a close friend and advocate of Sibelius, and his recordings of Finnish repertoire — particularly Sibelius — are of real historical importance. The HMV X-series indicates a non-UK pressing, likely Finnish or Scandinavian. Kajanus–Sibelius recordings are actively collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice X2825 Classical
Henri Scott recorded this operatic art-song for Columbia, a major British label. The artist is not identifiable from standard reference, though the catalogue number ColL1093 suggests a pressing from the early acoustic era or thereafter.AI summary
Columbia L1093 Classical
Henriette Renié on Parlophone E11089, with 'La Source' and 'Contemplation', solo works for harp. Renié was a French harpist and composer of the late 19th and 20th centuries, celebrated for her virtuoso performances and interpretations of both classical and contemporary repertoire.AI summary
Parlophone E11089 Classical
Henriette Renié was a celebrated French concert harpist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This Parlophone E series pressing preserves two of her compositions performed on the harp, the instrument for which she was known.AI summary
Parlophone E11089 Classical
Sir Henry J. Wood, the eminent British conductor, recorded Beethoven's 'Eroica Symphony' for Columbia L-series (L1447/1448/1449), a multi-disc classical album from the 1920s–30s, a major orchestral recording of the period.AI summary
Columbia L1447/1448/1449 Classical
Henry Turnpenny on JBull, singing classical vocal repertoire: 'The Holy City' and a serenade. A minor artist on a small British marque.AI summary
John Bull 7943 Classical
Sir Henry Wood conducting Tchaikovsky's Concerto in B Minor for Two Pianos with Columbia, recorded on two discs (L1071/1072). A rare surviving orchestral concerto recording by the eminent British conductor.AI summary
Columbia L1071/1072 Classical
Hermann Schey on SupraA Records, featuring a classical medley of Prussian marches and light instrumental music.AI summary
SupraA 011 Classical
Herr Steiner, a vocalist or musician, on Pop Records with two classical or sacred vocal pieces ('Ave Maria', 'Spring Song'); Pop was a minor British label.AI summary
Popular 498 Classical
His Majesty's Grenadier Guards on Odeon 66496/8 with excerpts from Massenet's *Herodiade* (parts 3 and 4), a classical orchestral/choral recording from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Odeon 66496/8 Classical
Hubert Eisdell, a British baritone, recorded 'Interlude' and 'Cherry Ripe' with conductor Roger Quilter, plus 'Go Lovely Rose', for Columbia D1462 in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D1462 Classical
Hubert Eisdell, a celebrated British concert baritone, performs 'Roses of Memory' and 'Roses of a Summer Day' on His Master's Voice B900 — classical vocal repertoire from the late acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B900 Classical
Hugo Becker, the eminent German cellist who taught at the Berlin Conservatory and was a leading chamber musician of his era, performs a Minuetto accompanied by Hamilton Harty on HMV 07857, a single-sided pressing. The 07000 HMV series is an acoustic-era cello series, and the presence of Hamilton Harty — the celebrated Irish conductor and pianist — as accompanist adds further distinction to this disc.AI summary
His Master's Voice 07857 Classical
The Hungarian String Quartet recorded Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 5 — a 20th-century modernist masterpiece — for HMV in the early 1950s; this is the third movement.AI summary
His Master's Voice db9392 Classical
His Master's Voice db9392 Classical
Hyde recorded 'Barcarolle' (probably the Offenbach piece) for HMV, an early classical solo instrumental. The artist is not identified in major reference works.AI summary
His Master's Voice 216406 Classical
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941), the legendary Polish pianist and composer, recorded Schumann's Aufschwung for His Master's Voice; Paderewski was among the most recorded artists of the acoustic and early electrical eras.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-044506 Classical
A solo performance credited to 'I Karl' on Mayf, a British imprint of the 1920s and 1930s, performing classical piano pieces.AI summary
Mayfair 2069 Classical
Ignace Hilsberg is credited on this Brunswick classical instrumental side, pairing Scriabin's 'Étude' with 'Prelude' and 'Rush Hour in Hong Kong'.AI summary
Brunswick 5004 Classical
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, the legendary Polish pianist and statesman (1860–1941), recorded extensively for His Master's Voice; this side preserves his interpretation of Chopin's 'Minuet in G', a short work recorded during the acoustic or very early electrical era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05626 Classical
Ignace Jan Paderewski, the legendary Polish pianist and statesman, recorded Chopin's Impromptu in B flat major for His Master's Voice on a 12-inch 78rpm in the acoustic era. Both sides carry the same work. Paderewski's recordings are highly sought by collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB833 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
Ignace Jan Paderewski, the celebrated Polish pianist and statesman, performing 'Aufschwung' and 'La Campanella' (Liszt) on His Master's Voice DB376. Paderewski (1860–1941) was one of the most famous pianists of his era and an important early recording artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB376 Classical
Ignaz Friedman was a Polish pianist of the highest distinction, one of the great Chopin interpreters of the early twentieth century and a pupil of Leschetizky. Columbia D1640 — 'Music Box of the Little Nana' and 'Judgment of Paris' — is likely a light or encore piece rather than his major repertoire. Friedman's Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of early piano recording.AI summary
Columbia D1640 Classical
Ignaz Friedman, a celebrated Polish-born concert pianist and recording artist of the early 20th century, performing Chopin's Mazurka No. 4 Op. 33 on both sides, issued as a two-part Columbia LX series recording (LX100). Friedman's piano recordings are sought by classical collectors.AI summary
Columbia LX100 Classical
Ignaz Friedman, the Polish pianist (1882–1948), was a celebrated virtuoso of the late 19th and 20th centuries; this Columbia D-series electrical recording pairs Chopin's 'Mazurka' and 'The Butterfly', two staples of the recital repertoire.AI summary
Columbia D1615 Classical
Igor Stravinsky and Samuel Dushkin performing Stravinsky's own 'Duo concertant' for violin and piano on Columbia's LB series. This is a recording of major classical significance — a leading modernist composer with an accomplished violinist performing one of his own chamber works.AI summary
Columbia LB12 Classical
Ilona Kabos, a Hungarian pianist, recorded 'Duets for children' (parts on DX972/973) for Columbia; Kabos was known as a chamber musician and pianist in the mid-20th century.AI summary
Columbia DX972/973 Classical
The International String Quartet performing Matthew Locke's String Quartet No. 6 on NGS 143. NGS (National Gramophonic Society) was a serious British collector's label founded in the 1920s, issuing classical chamber music for subscribers.AI summary
NGS 143 Classical
The International String Quartet performing an Italian serenade on NGS, a small or regional British label. The catalogue number 150 suggests an early label, but the artist and label have not been securely identified.AI summary
NGS 150 Classical
Irene Scharrer was a distinguished British classical pianist, and this His Master's Voice acoustic or early electrical recording captures her playing Bach's Prelude and Fugue and Debussy's Arabesque no. 2—substantial works in intimate solo performance.AI summary
His Master's Voice D576 Classical
Irene Scharrer, an accomplished British concert pianist, in two Chopin pieces—a Funeral March and an Etude with Valse—recorded for His Master's Voice in the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D83 Classical
Irene Scharrer, a British pianist of the early 20th century, performs 'Tipperary Five Variations' on His Master's Voice. Scharrer was known for her chamber music and solo recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05576 Classical
Irene Scharrer performing Bach's Prelude and Fugue and Debussy's Arabesque No. 2 on His Master's Voice D576. Scharrer was a respected British pianist and composer of the early-to-mid 20th century; this is a substantial classical recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice D576 Classical
Isolde Menges was a distinguished British violinist known for her chamber music and solo recitals. This His Master's Voice recording of Bach's Fugue in A Major and Debussy's "La plus que lente" on violin dates to the acoustic era (catalogue D603, circa 1919–1923).AI summary
His Master's Voice D603 Classical
Isolde Menges, the British violinist who was a pupil of Joachim and a leading recitalist of the inter-war years, plays a Samoan Lullaby with T Boyd and Brahms's Waltz in A flat on HMV E245. Menges is a recognised name in British violin collecting and her HMV E-series pressings are standard acoustic-era format.AI summary
His Master's Voice E245 Classical
Isolde Menges, a respected British-born violinist of the classical tradition, recorded for His Master's Voice in the acoustic era. The catalogue number D712 places this in HMV's early electrical period, around 1925–1928.AI summary
His Master's Voice D712 Classical
J Hardy performing Chopin's 'Nocturne' and an 'Andante in A Minor' on Tow 179, a classical instrumental recording on an obscure British label.AI summary
Tower 179 Classical
J Jacobs recorded 'Benedictus' and 'Spring song' for Alex, a small marque, catalogue 346.AI summary
Alexander 346 Classical
J. Jacobs performed classical instrumental pieces for Beka, a Berlin-based label that exported pressings to Britain; this early disc is from the acoustical era.AI summary
Beka-Grand -Grand40802 Classical
J Samehtini is an unidentified performer on the Met label, a small British imprint; the side offers light classical piano and vocal material from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Metropole 1166 Classical
Violinist Joseph Szigeti and composer-pianist Béla Bartók recorded Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances together on Columbia LB6, a large-format (12-inch) coupling of historic importance. This is one of the most celebrated chamber collaborations of the 78rpm era — two giants of twentieth-century music performing Bartók's own arrangements. Columbia's LB series was a premium classical series, and this disc is sought by collectors of both historical violin recordings and Bartók.AI summary
Columbia LB6 Classical
Jacques Renard, a French cellist, plays Massenet's 'Le Dernier Sommeil de la Vierge' on HMV 07862, a single-sided pressing. The 07000 HMV series is the acoustic-era cello series; Renard is not a widely recognised name in major discographies but single-sided HMV cello pressings from this period are of specialist interest.AI summary
His Master's Voice 07862 Classical
Jacques Thibaud, the celebrated French violinist, recorded Claude Debussy's "La Fille aux Chevaux de Lin" and a waltz for His Master's Voice DA866. Thibaud was one of the great violinists of the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA866 Classical
Jacques Thibault (Thibauld), the celebrated French violinist, recorded Debussy's 'Petite Suite' arrangement for violin and orchestra on His Master's Voice DA620. These are chamber-orchestral performances from his extensive recording catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA620 Classical
Jamieson Dodds sings Lord God of Abraham from Mendelssohn's Elijah and It Is Enough on Beka M63.AI summary
Beka M63 Classical