3,430 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The orchestra under Thomas Beecham performs Stravinsky's 'L'Oiseau de feu' (The Firebird) on Columbia L1040, a large-format 12-inch pressing from Columbia's premium L-series. Beecham was a champion of the Russian repertoire in Britain, and his early electrical Columbia recordings are collected by enthusiasts of British orchestral recording history.AI summary
Columbia L1040 Classical
The orchestra under Philippe Gaubert performing 'Les Chants de la Mer' on Columbia LFX45 — part one of a two-disc set (see id 6078 for part four). Gaubert was a French conductor and composer of standing; the LFX-series Columbia pressings were 12-inch recordings made for the French and international market in the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia LFX45 Orchestra
The companion disc to id 6077 — the orchestra under Gaubert performing part four of 'Les Chants de la Mer' on Columbia LFX46. As a four-sided work it would have originally been sold as a set; individual discs from such sets are somewhat less complete without their companions but are pressed in the same quantities.AI summary
Columbia LFX46 Orchestra
A performance of Glazunov's 'Seasons: Winter' on Columbia's luxury LX series, a British 12-inch classical issue; the orchestra and conductor are not named on the catalogue entry.AI summary
Columbia LX16 Classical
An orchestra performing Glazunov's 'Seasons' (Winter, Spring, Summer) on Columbia LX17. A classical orchestral recording of major repertoire.AI summary
Columbia LX17 Classical
Glazunov's 'The Seasons', orchestral ballet music, is performed here in the summer movement; this Columbia long-playing electrical recording from the early 1930s was intended for serious classical collectors.AI summary
Columbia LX18 Classical
An orchestra performing Glazunov's 'Autumn' from The Seasons (parts 1–2) on Columbia LX29 — a long-play or double-sided classical pressing.AI summary
Columbia LX29 Classical
A Columbia LX-series pressing of Glazunov's 'Seasons: Autumn' (part 3) and 'Dance of the Flowers', performed by an orchestra. This is a classical orchestral recording from the 1930s–1940s, representing the 'long-playing' Columbia format's early days.AI summary
Columbia LX30 Classical
Columbia DB1788 Orchestra
Columbia L1388, conducted by Harrison, couples 'Shrawley Round' and 'Redstone Rock' — both pieces with names suggesting English folk-dance or pastoral material, likely companion sides to L1389 in this collection. Without confirmed identification of the specific programme, these are assessed as a specialist but modestly valued pair.AI summary
Columbia L1388 Orchestra
Columbia L1389, conducted by Harrison, couples two pieces with distinctive English regional titles — 'Pershore Plums' and 'Ledbury Parson' — suggesting English folk or light orchestral material, possibly part of a folk-dance or English pastoral series. The L-series Columbia numbers were in use through the 1920s. Without more context on 'Harrison' and the specific pieces, this is difficult to place precisely.AI summary
Columbia L1389 Orchestra
Gustav Holst conducts an orchestra in his own 'Country Song' and part three of the St Paul's Suite on Columbia L1649, a 12-inch pressing. Holst conducting his own music for Columbia is a historically important document; the St Paul's Suite and the composer's own interpretation are of great interest to collectors of English music and historic orchestral recordings.AI summary
Columbia L1649 Classical
An orchestra conducted by Albert Ketelbey performs a 'Yes Uncles' selection on Columbia 2838, a two-part recording. Ketelbey was a prolific conductor and composer of light orchestral music.AI summary
Columbia 2838 Orchestra
Ketelbey's orchestra performing 'Wedgwood Blue' and 'Clock and the Dresden Figures' and 'Classical Memories' (by Somers) on Columbia YBX20. Albert William Ketelbey was a hugely prolific British composer and conductor of light orchestral music, and these are characteristic of his salon-style repertoire.AI summary
Columbia YBX20 Orchestra
An orchestral recording on Columbia 9339 of Mackenzie's 'Little Minister Overture' — from Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie's incidental music to J. M. Barrie's play — conducted by Mackenzie himself, dating from 1926 as the number indicates. A composer-conductor's self-conducted recording of his own work has historical interest for collectors of early British music.AI summary
Columbia 9339 Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent performing Richard Strauss's 'Bourgeois Gentilhomme Intermezzo' and Walter Goehr's 'Sospiri' on Columbia DB1784, a 1930s pressing; Sargent was a major British conductor.AI summary
Columbia DB1784 Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky conducting an orchestra in the Grand Carnaval from his own ballet Petrushka, on Columbia L2175 — a 12-inch pressing. A composer conducting their own most celebrated work is a primary musical document; Stravinsky's self-conducted Columbia recordings are among the most important early orchestral 78s.AI summary
Columbia L2175 Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky's Firebird ballet, parts 7 and 8, performed by an orchestra under Stravinsky's direction or with his authorization, on Columbia's L series. This is a significant classical recording, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia L2282 Classical
Joseph Szigetti, a Hungarian-born concert violinist of world renown, performs 'Portrait' (parts 1 and 2) for Columbia. This is an ambitious solo violin piece, likely a contemporary composition or rare arrangement.AI summary
Columbia LX1531 Classical
An orchestra conducted by Wood, performing the overture to Wagner's 'Tannhäuser' in two parts on Columbia's long-play L series; likely a London Symphony or similar ensemble from the acoustic or early electric era.AI summary
Columbia L1196 Classical
Sir Henry Wood's orchestra recorded 'Three Blind Mice' (parts 1 and 2) for Columbia L1134; Wood was one of Britain's most celebrated conductors, famous for the Promenade Concerts.AI summary
Columbia L1134 Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by Wood performing the Tannhäuser Overture (Wagner) on two sides of Columbia L1196, a concert-hall piece in the orchestral repertoire.AI summary
Columbia L1196 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra recording for Columbia, catalogue 1055, performing 'Whispering Flowers' and 'Spring Song', typical of the light instrumental dance material Columbia issued in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 1055 Orchestra
Columbia 126 Misc.
Columbia 592 Misc.
An unnamed orchestra performs Schumann's 'Träumerei', a beloved piano piece transcribed for ensemble, on Columbia in the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 702 Orchestra
An orchestra performing 'University Club Lancers Figure 3' on Columbia 234/C, a dance recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 234/C Dance
Orchestra Circola di Milano recorded 'Silenziosamente T.Amo' and 'Crapa Pelada' for Columbia. An Italian orchestra performing popular music.AI summary
Columbia DQ1873 Orchestra
Orchestra Fucilli recorded 'Boogie Woogie' and 'The Kiss Polka' for Columbia, dance and novelty orchestral sides, likely from the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Columbia D13196 Dance
Original Memphis Five, a New York jazz group, recorded 'Sioux City Sue' and 'Grass Is Always Greener' for Columbia, catalogue 186D. The group was active in the early 1920s and recorded a wide range of jazz, blues and novelty material.AI summary
Columbia 186D Jazz
The Original Memphis 5, a white jazz ensemble, recorded 'Walk Jenny Walk' and 'Last Night on the Back Porch' for Columbia 7D. Early hot-dance sides from the mid-1920s, sought after by period-jazz collectors.AI summary
Columbia 7D Jazz
The Original Memphis Five were an early jazz ensemble (c. 1920) led by pianist Jimmy Saunders. 'St Louis Gal' and 'Shufflin' Mose' are early jazz sides; this Columbia 50-D pressing is from an important early jazz series that is keenly collected.AI summary
Columbia 50d Jazz
The Original Memphis Five recorded 'Why should I weep about one sweetie' and 'Since ma is playing Mah Jong' for Columbia 74D in the early 1920s—a New York jazz group from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 74D Jazz
Orville Harrold, an American tenor and light-operatic singer of the 1910s-1920s, performing two ballads on Columbia's D-series. Harrold was a prolific recording artist in the acoustic era but is rarely remembered today.AI summary
Columbia D1336 Voice
Osborne, credited on Columbia J960, performing 'Song Without a Name' and 'Down the River of Golden Dreams' — sentimental ballads of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia J960 Voice
Osborne performs 'They all fall in Love' and 'Perhaps' on Columbia CB23, part of the popular CB series.AI summary
Columbia CB23 Voice
The Oscar Peterson Trio recorded 'Angel eyes' and 'Unforgettable' for Columbia LB10011; Peterson was one of the greatest jazz pianists of the post-war era, and his trio recordings defined modern jazz.AI summary
Columbia LB10011 Jazz
Oscar Seagle was an American baritone of the early 20th century; this Columbia acoustic pressing carries two popular songs of the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia A2684 Voice
P. Dare and G. Grossmith performing *Joan & Peter* on Columbia, a duet from the early 20th century. Grossmith was a member of the celebrated theatrical family, though details of this recording are not established.AI summary
Columbia MC13 Personalities (Prs)
A vocal ensemble—P. Edgar, C. Brewer, Mabel France, and Gladys Joine—recorded 'The Invalid' and its sequel for Columbia. The catalogue number and era suggest a 1920s recording of a novelty or comic sketch with vocal parts, characteristic of early Columbia programming.AI summary
Columbia DB1179 Comic
P. Green Gob Music performing 'Sadie's Shawl' and 'March Hare' on Columbia DB3796.AI summary
Columbia DB3796 Instrumental
P. Green Gob Music performing 'Sadie's Shawl' and 'March Hare' on Columbia DB3796.AI summary
Columbia DB3796 Instrumental
Paul Hindemith and Emanuel Feuermann, the virtuoso cellist, performing Hindemith's Scherzo for Viola and Cello, paired with Aaron Copland's Homage to de Falla, for Columbia's DB-series (electric).AI summary
Columbia DB1789 Classical
P. Monkman and L. Henson performing 'If I Were You' and 'Syncopated City' for Columbia, catalogue 4342, from the early-to-mid 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4342 Dance
Pablo Casals was the most celebrated cellist of the 20th century, and his recordings of cello virtuoso pieces — Popper's 'Mazurka' and a 'Gavotte in D' — are treasured documents of his playing. His Columbia recordings are among the most valued cello recordings ever made.AI summary
Columbia 7358 Classical
Columbia 7255 Instrumental
Pablo Casals, the Catalan cellist and major figure of 20th-century classical music, on Columbia 7261: Boccherini's Sonata Allegro, recorded in the electrical era (post-1925).AI summary
Columbia 7261 Classical
The Palace Theatre Orchestra on Columbia, recording a piece with the same title on both sides (likely part 1 and 2, or alternative take). A theatrical orchestra recording from an unidentified production. DX series indicates a luxury pressing, but the orchestra is not well known.AI summary
Columbia DX1203 Orchestra