3,289 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Marie Hall was a celebrated British violinist and professor at the Royal Academy of Music. This His Master's Voice recording of Bach's "Cavatina" (catalogue 07972) dates to the acoustic era, circa 1920–1925, and represents an important early recording of Bach on the violin.AI summary
His Master's Voice 07972 Classical
Marilyn Monroe recorded 'Heat Wave' and 'After you get what you want' for His Master's Voice in the early 1950s, from her early film and recording career before she became a major star.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10847 Voice
Marilyn Monroe performs 'I'm Gonna File My Claim' and 'River of No Return' on His Master's Voice B10723. These songs are from the 1954 film of the same name.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10723 Voice
Marilyn Monroe recorded a handful of songs for the 20th Century Fox film 'There's No Business Like Show Business' in 1954, and HMV issued some of these in Britain on their popular B-series. B10847 couples 'Heat Wave' with 'After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It.' Crossover appeal from film collectors means these are consistently sought after beyond the gramophone market.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10847 Personalities (Prs)
Marilyn Monroe recorded very little for disc; this His Master's Voice pressing of 'Heat Wave' and 'After You Get What You Want' from the mid-1950s captures the screen star in a rare vocal outing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10847 Personalities (Prs)
Mario Sammarco, the renowned Italian baritone, recorded 'Eri tu' (the famous aria from Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera) for His Master's Voice on the 2-052011 catalogue number, indicating a serious operatic release. Sammarco was a celebrated recording artist in the early years of the gramophone and his HMV recordings remain sought by collectors of operatic singing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052011 Opera
Mario Sammarco, a celebrated Italian baritone of the early 20th century, performs the Prologue from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci on His Master's Voice. Sammarco was one of the most important baritones of his era and a prolific recording artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052031 Opera
Mario Sammarco performs 'Non Più Andrò' (Fiorello's aria from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro) on His Master's Voice. This is one of Sammarco's numerous operatic recordings for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052042 Opera
Marion Jerome and Charles Handy performing 'Our Farm' on His Master's Voice 2-4005, from the acoustic era around 1905–1910.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-4005
Marius Jacobsen recorded two Scandinavian or Scandinavian-language pieces, 'Laengsel' and 'Foraarslaengsel', for His Master's Voice on the X series. The titles suggest Danish or Norwegian repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice X3893 Voice
Marjorie Hayward performs 'Romance' and 'Valse' on His Master's Voice, a salon or light instrumental recording from the acoustic era, likely 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1926 Instrumental
Marjorie Hayward recorded 'In Hammersbach' and 'Le Luther di Cremone' (about the Cremona violin makers) for His Master's Voice—likely lyric soprano vocal repertoire from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2511 Classical
Marjorie Hayward performed these folk dances from the Henry VIII era for HMV, an early electrical or acoustic recording that preserves historical and cultural material.AI summary
His Master's Voice C722 Orchestra
Marjorie Hayward and Una Bourne on His Master's Voice, performing the Kreutzer Sonata — a chamber music recording of Beethoven's famous violin and piano work.AI summary
His Master's Voice C844/854 Classical
Mark Hambourg was a renowned British concert pianist of international standing. This His Master's Voice recording documents his interpretation of Beethoven's Scherzo from Sonata Op. 31. HMV 5572 is from the electrical recording era, likely the late 1920s or early 1930s. Classical piano recordings by major artists of this period are collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice 5572 Classical
Mark Hambourg, a celebrated Russian-British pianist of the early 20th century, performing Poldini's *Étude*, a virtuoso showpiece for the concert hall. This HMV acoustic recording dates from the 1920s and captures one of the era's most admired keyboard artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice 5573 Classical
Mark Hambourg, a world-renowned concert pianist, performing Dvořák's 'Humoresque' on His Master's Voice 5594. Hambourg was a major recording artist and his interpretations are valued by collectors of piano classics.AI summary
His Master's Voice 5594 Classical
His Master's Voice 5634 Music Hall
Mark Hambourg was a Russian-born British pianist who had a major concert career from the late nineteenth century into the mid-twentieth century, recording extensively for HMV. This HMV D766 disc contains Manuel de Falla's 'Fantasia Baetica' across two sides — one of the most demanding and unusual works in the piano repertoire. A Hambourg recording of the Falla Fantasia is a rare and significant document.AI summary
His Master's Voice D766 Instrumental
Mark Hambourg, a celebrated Russian-British virtuoso pianist, recorded Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata for HMV. Hambourg was one of the major concert pianists of the early twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05544 Classical
Mark Hambourg, a renowned Russian-British concert pianist of the early twentieth century, recorded Rachmaninoff's 'Prelude in C Sharp Minor' for His Master's Voice. Hambourg was one of the finest pianists of the era, and his recordings are collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05574 Classical
Mark Hambourg performing Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' overture and other selections on His Master's Voice D859. Hambourg was a celebrated British concert pianist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his interpretations of Romantic repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice D859 Classical
Mark Hambourg was a celebrated Russian-British concert pianist of the twentieth century. 'Danse' is a piano solo, probably a classical or romantic-era concert piece. This His Master's Voice D534 pressing is from the classical series, probably 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D534 Classical
Mark Hambourg, the British concert pianist, on His Master's Voice D64 performing two salon pieces—a march and Liszt's 'Liebestraum'.AI summary
His Master's Voice D64 Classical
His Master's Voice D69 Classical
Mark Sheridan on His Master's Voice B470, a double-sided pressing coupling 'One of the B'Hoys' (dated 1910) and 'At the Football Match Last Saturday' (dated 1905). The HMV B-series is a standard early electric-era pressing; these two Sheridan titles are among his better-known recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B470 Music Hall
Mark Sheridan performing 'One of the B'Hoys' on His Master's Voice catalogue 4-2106 — an early single-sided HMV pressing from the 4-2000 series. Sheridan's HMV recordings are earlier and less common than his later Odeon and Regal sides; single-sided HMV pressings in this series date from the early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2106 Music Hall
Mark Sheridan, a music-hall entertainer of the Edwardian era, on HMV 02550 with 'Here We Are Again'. Sheridan was a significant performer from the 1900s-1910s; this recording is likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02550 Music Hall
Mark Sheridan was a popular Edwardian music-hall comedian remembered particularly for 'I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside.' HMV C510 is a 12-inch pressing — the C-series denoted larger format — coupling 'Three Trees' with 'Wilkinson the Ledger Clerk' by Harvey and Roper. Sheridan's records on HMV are fairly well documented; the 12-inch format is less common than 10-inch.AI summary
His Master's Voice C510 Music Hall
Mark Sheridan on "Here We Are Again" and "Belgium Put the Khibosh on the Kaiser" for HMV 1401. Sheridan was a major British music-hall star and comic singer of the Edwardian era, known for witty and topical songs; the Kaiser song dates this recording during or shortly after World War I.AI summary
His Master's Voice 1401 Music Hall
Marlene Dietrich singing in German on His Master's Voice, from the 1930s–40s, drawing on her cabaret repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice EG1802 Voice
Giovanni Martinelli and Antonio de Luca recorded 'Dio che nell' alma' (from Verdi's *Un ballo in maschera*) for His Master's Voice. This is an operatic duet from one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century and a baritone soloist, part of Martinelli's extensive recorded legacy.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-054117 Opera
Mary Ellis, the American operetta singer and actress, recorded this Ivor Novello song for His Master's Voice; Ellis was a leading operetta star of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8890 Opera
Mary Garden, the Scottish-American soprano and opera star, recorded 'Across the Steppe' and 'En Vain pour eviter' for His Master's Voice VA18. Garden was a celebrated opera singer and interpreter of French repertoire, active from the 1900s onward.AI summary
His Master's Voice VA18 Opera
Martha Angelici, a French mezzo-soprano, performing Mireille (listed twice) on HMV's prestigious DB series.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB11.184 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the great Italian baritone (1856–1928), recorded Italian operatic material for His Master's Voice in the early acoustic era. Battistini was one of the finest and most recorded baritones of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB199 Opera
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest baritones of the gramophone age, singing an aria from Puccini's *Tosca* on His Master's Voice 052312.AI summary
His Master's Voice 052312 Opera
Mattia Battistini was one of the supreme Italian baritones of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, called 'the king of baritones.' HMV DB200 couples 'Eri tu' from Verdi's Un ballo in maschera with the duet 'Lo vedremo, o veglio audace' sung with Sillich. The DB series is HMV's prestigious double-sided black-label series, and Battistini is one of the most sought-after names in acoustic operatic collecting.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB200 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, in two arias: 'Amour amour' and 'Ideale' for HMV DB213.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB213 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, singing 'Si puo' and 'Un Nido di memorie' on His Master's Voice DB239, a premium electrical-era release.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB239 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the legendary Italian baritone, in duets with other singers performing Italian opera arias on His Master's Voice; Battistini was one of the most celebrated operatic voices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.AI summary
His Master's Voice VB23 Opera
Mattia Battistini, an Italian baritone and one of the greatest singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, performing *O Ma Charmante* on His Master's Voice. This is an acoustic or early electric recording of one of opera's most celebrated voices.AI summary
His Master's Voice 052321 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, sings 'O casto fior' on His Master's Voice. Battistini was one of the most recorded singers of the early 20th century and remained influential throughout his career; this double-faced catalogue number places it in the early electrical period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052201 Opera
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest baritones of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded an Italian operatic aria for His Master's Voice's prestigious Red Label; a canonical figure in opera recording history.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052204 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, in the operatic aria Voce fatal di morte on His Master's Voice 2-052207. Battistini was one of the greatest singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052207 Opera
Mattia Battistini (1856–1928) was one of the most celebrated Italian operatic baritones of the early 20th century, recorded here in two operatic arias, "Decidi il mio destin" and "E allor perche di tu..." for His Master's Voice, an acoustic or early electrical recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB203 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone who dominated the operatic stage from the 1870s to 1920, recorded two items from Italian vocal repertoire for His Master's Voice. The DB199 catalogue number places this in HMV's early electrical vocal series, circa 1928–1931.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB199 Opera
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest operatic baritones of the early twentieth century, recorded two arias from Verdi's 'Un Ballo in Maschera' for HMV—'Eri tu' and 'Urna fatale del mio destino'.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB738 Opera