16 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
16 records matching
A band recording 'The Scorcher' and 'Soldiers of the King' on Polyphon, a German-British label.AI summary
Polyphon 1694 Orchestra
An unnamed band on Polyphon 4538, performing 'Fra Diavolo Selection' in two parts — Auber's operatic overture and selections, early 1930s British label.AI summary
Polyphon 4538 Orchestra
An unidentified band recorded operetta selections from Meyerbeer's *Les Huguenots* ('Sirens of the Ball') and Lehár's *The Merry Widow* for Polyphon, a German label, circa 1900–10s.AI summary
Polyphon 8540 Orchestra
Band on Polyphon Records, a minor British marque, with medleys of English and Welsh national themes.AI summary
Polyphon 8913 Orchestra
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by H. Debicka performed orchestral arrangements of vocal material for Polyphon, a German label of the pre-1920s era.AI summary
Polyphon 66924 Orchestra
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in parts one and two of 'Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks' on Polyphon 66887 — the companion to id 5978. This is among the most historically important of the Strauss self-conducted Polyphon recordings: a composer of this stature recording his own tone poem at this period is a benchmark early orchestral document.AI summary
Polyphon 66887 Orchestra
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in parts three and four of 'Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks' on Polyphon 66888 — the companion disc to id 5977. As with the rest of the Strauss self-conducted Polyphon set in this collection, this is part of a historically important series of early orchestral recordings.AI summary
Polyphon 66888 Orchestra
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the Rosenkavalier waltz suite, pressed on Polyphon catalogue 69863. A conductor recording his own work is always of collector interest, and Strauss was among the most significant figures to appear on early orchestral 78s. This is part of a set of Strauss self-conducted Polyphon discs, several of which appear in this collection.AI summary
Polyphon 69863 Orchestra
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in parts of what the catalogue describes as 'Symphony No 7' — likely Beethoven's Seventh Symphony — on Polyphon 69837. As with the companion discs in this collection, a conductor recording of the Strauss-conducted Polyphon series is of specialist interest, though symphonic excerpts on 78 were often pressed in larger quantities than shorter pieces.AI summary
Polyphon 69837 Orchestra
This is a German Polyphon pressing, not a British one. Berlin Staatsoper Orchestra under Richard Strauss, recorded in Berlin; 'Don Juan', parts 3 and 4, is a major tone poem from Strauss's own catalogue, but a German label belongs to a German collection.AI summary
Polyphon 66903 Orchestra
Harry Trevor recorded these two traditional English dance tunes for Polyphon, a German label with UK pressing during the early 1900s. Polyphon records are early and uncommon survivors in British collections.AI summary
Polyphon 10511 Orchestra
The Irish Guards Band, the British military brass ensemble, recorded traditional Irish and classical material for Polyphon; 'Eileen Alannah' is an Irish song and the 1812 Overture a concert classic.AI summary
Polyphon 8706 Orchestra
Kaiser Franz Grenadiergarde Band on Polyphon with 'March The Gipsy' and a Mikado number — an early European military band recording.AI summary
Polyphon phon8814 Orchestra
The Lamoureux Orchestra under an unnamed conductor, performing Ravel's 'Menuet Antique' across two sides on Polyphon, a German label.AI summary
Polyphon 566032 Orchestra
An orchestral recording of light classical pieces, 'Valse Espagnole' and 'Minuet Waltz', pressed on Polyphon, a German label with British distribution. The orchestra is not credited and the date is uncertain.AI summary
Polyphon 12001 Orchestra
A German military march recorded by an unnamed orchestra on Polyphon, 'Der Sieger von Masuren' (The Victor of the Masurian Lakes), commemorating a World War I battle. The reverse is a march in honour of Field Marshal von Hindenburg.AI summary
Polyphon 15467 Orchestra