30 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
30 records matching
Ben Bernie was an American bandleader and entertainer of the 1920s and 1930s; this Brunswick record of 'There's a Cradle in Caroline' and 'Barbara' captures his orchestral dance style.AI summary
Brunswick 3659 Orchestra
Ben Bernie's orchestra on Brunswick 3631, performing 'Swanee Shore' and 'Miss Annabelle Lee'. Bernie was an American dance-band leader and vocalist known for his 'Yak-a-Dula' catchphrase and extensive recordings in the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Brunswick 3631 Orchestra
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra and chorus, conducted by Fried, recorded Wagner: the Spinners' Chorus from *The Flying Dutchman* and the Hunters' Chorus for Brunswick, catalogue 80003. A substantial orchestral-choral recording typical of electrical recording-era releases.AI summary
Brunswick 80003 Orchestra
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra and chorus under Friedrich (likely Friedman or similar) performing Wagner's 'Tannhäuser Grand March' and 'Pilgrims' Chorus' on Brunswick 80004. A classical orchestral recording of major repertoire.AI summary
Brunswick 80004 Orchestra
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra under Erich Kleiber performing four German Dances (likely Schubert) for Brunswick; Kleiber was a renowned European conductor and an important recording artist of the late 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 80015 Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo — his most famous piece — and Aida Ballet Music on Brunswick catalogue 80021. A composer conducting his own most celebrated work is a primary collector document; this is one of the most significant of the Mascagni Brunswick discs in this collection.AI summary
Brunswick 80021 Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in his own 'Lyrische Vision' and the Intermezzo from L'Amico Fritz on Brunswick catalogue 80026. A composer conducting his own orchestral works is a primary recording document; the Fritz Intermezzo is Mascagni's most famous purely orchestral piece.AI summary
Brunswick 80026 Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the overture to his opera Maschere across two sides on Brunswick catalogue 80028. As with the companion Mascagni Brunswick discs (ids 14468, 14473, 18032) in this collection, a composer conducting his own opera overture is a primary musical document.AI summary
Brunswick 80028 Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in his own 'Lyrische Vision' and the Intermezzo from L'Amico Fritz on Brunswick catalogue 80026 — a duplicate of id 14473. Both copies should be compared for condition; the Fritz Intermezzo is Mascagni's most famous purely orchestral piece.AI summary
Brunswick 80026 Orchestra
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Strauss himself, performing the Rosenkavalier Waltz from his own opera, on Brunswick catalogue 80009, likely a late 1930s pressing — a recording of unusual historical and interpretative significance.AI summary
Brunswick 80009 Orchestra
The Berlin State Orchestra under an unnamed conductor, performing the third and fourth movements of Mozart's Symphony No. 40 on Brunswick 90084.AI summary
Brunswick 90084 Orchestra
The Casa Loma Orchestra recorded 'Smoke rings' and 'In the still of the night' for Brunswick 1311 in the early 1930s—two highly popular standards.AI summary
Brunswick 1311 Orchestra
The Castilian Troubadours recorded 'Carioca' and 'Orchids in the Moonlight' for Brunswick in the late 1930s; both are well-known standards of the swing era.AI summary
Brunswick 01720 Orchestra
Eddy Duchin, the society bandleader, performing 'The Song is You' and 'I've Told Ev'ry Little Star' on Brunswick 01500. Duchin was a well-known orchestra leader of the 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 01500 Orchestra
Earl Burtnett with 'The Little Things in Life' and Bernie's 'It's a Lonesome Old Town' on Brunswick 1079 — popular songs from a 1920s bandleader.AI summary
Brunswick 1079 Orchestra
Glenn Miller and his orchestra performing 'Peg o' My Heart' and 'Moonlight Bay' on Brunswick 03807. Miller was a major bandleader and this is a commercially issued studio recording.AI summary
Brunswick 03807 Orchestra
Guy Lombardo and his orchestra performing 'Corn Silk' and 'Taking a Chance on Love' on Brunswick 03187. Lombardo was the leading exponent of the sweet-jazz 'Lombardo sound' and remains one of the most recorded bandleaders of all time.AI summary
Brunswick 03187 Orchestra
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, the hugely successful 'sweetest music this side of heaven' orchestra, on Brunswick; this is a popular hit from their peak 1930s era.AI summary
Brunswick RL323 Orchestra
Lombardo on Brunswick Records with 'Cat & the Fiddle gems' and 'Between the Devil & the deep blue Sea'. The catalogue number 106 suggests this is an early Brunswick pressing, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 106 Orchestra
Nat Shilkret's orchestra, led by the celebrated conductor and composer, recorded two popular songs — 'Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs off the Moon' and '(Haring) Song is Ended' — for Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 3715 Orchestra
Marek Weber's orchestra performing Strauss waltzes on Brunswick, a major international label. Weber was a respected Continental dance-band conductor whose recordings captured light orchestral music of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Brunswick 60002 Orchestra
Mishel Piastro was a Russian-born violinist and bandleader who recorded for Brunswick in the 1930s; this Brunswick side showcases two romantic orchestral showpieces, 'Hymn to the Sun' (from Rimsky-Korsakov's *The Golden Cockerel*) and 'Heart of Harlequin'.AI summary
Brunswick 10269 Orchestra
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Willem Mengelberg performing Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave across two sides on Brunswick catalogue 50072. Mengelberg was one of the most celebrated conductors of the early twentieth century and his American recordings with the New York Philharmonic are moderately collected.AI summary
Brunswick 50072 Orchestra
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini performing 'Midsummer Night's Dream' Scherzo (Mendelssohn) and 'Nocturne' on Brunswick catalogue 50106, likely a late 1930s–1940s pressing.AI summary
Brunswick 50106 Orchestra
Ohman on Brunswick 3197 performing 'The Blue Room' and 'The Girl Friend', both songs from the 1926 Rodgers and Hart musical *The Girl Friend*. This is likely an American press of the musical theatre number.AI summary
Brunswick 3197 Orchestra
An orchestra conducted by Cameron performing Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 in G Major for Brunswick 30125. This is a standard orchestral repertoire recording.AI summary
Brunswick 30125 Orchestra
Alfred Reisman's orchestral recording of these popular standards for Brunswick in the late 1920s-30s.AI summary
Brunswick 500.433 Orchestra
Leo Reisman and his orchestra, a prominent American dance orchestra, performing two songs from George Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess'—'There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York' and 'Summertime'—on Brunswick 03364.AI summary
Brunswick 03364 Orchestra
Selvin (likely Ben Selvin, the prolific dance-band leader and arranger) recorded 'Smilin' and 'Goodbye pretty Butterflies' for Brunswick, catalogue 2182; Selvin was a major recording artist throughout the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Brunswick 2182 Orchestra
Victor Young and his orchestra on Brunswick 01641, performing light romantic material. Young was a major bandleader, arranger and film composer of the 1930s and 1940s; his Brunswick sides are moderately common.AI summary
Brunswick 01641 Orchestra