18 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
18 records matching
Adila Fachiri and Donald Tovey perform parts one and two of Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G Major Op. 96 on NGS 114, the first disc of this National Gramophonic Society set. The NGS issued chamber music unavailable on commercial labels; this is the opening disc of the Fachiri–Tovey Beethoven series that continues on NGS 115 and 116 in this collection.AI summary
NGS 114 Classical
Adila Fachiri — the Hungarian-British violinist and pupil of Joachim — and Donald Tovey, the eminent musicologist and pianist, perform parts three and four of Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G Major Op. 96 on NGS 115. The National Gramophonic Society was a British subscription label of the 1920s that issued chamber music unavailable on commercial labels; NGS pressings are collected by enthusiasts of inter-war chamber music.AI summary
NGS 115 Classical
Adila Fachiri and Donald Tovey continue Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G Major Op. 96 with parts five and six on NGS 116, the companion disc to NGS 115 in this collection. The National Gramophonic Society issued chamber repertoire unavailable on commercial labels; this is the continuation of an important inter-war chamber recording.AI summary
NGS 116 Classical
E Bartlett and an orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli perform Debussy's Deux Danses in two parts on NGS 71. This is a companion to the Barbirolli NGS Delius pressing in this collection; a second Barbirolli NGS recording further demonstrates his early conducting career under the National Gramophonic Society, which issued repertoire unavailable on commercial labels.AI summary
NGS 71 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
Kathleen Long, a distinguished British pianist, performing a recital of harpsichord and keyboard miniatures: pieces by Muffat, Couperin, and Mozart. Recorded on the NGS label.AI summary
NGS 130 Classical
The pianist Kathleen Long and the flautist René le Roy perform Bach's Sonata in E Major (parts 1 and 2) on NGS (Nola Gramophone Society), catalogue 135, likely a 1930s–1940s chamber recording.AI summary
NGS 135 Classical
Kathleen Long, a major British pianist, and René le Roy, a French flutist, recorded chamber music for the National Gramophonic Society: Bach's Sonata in E Major and Honegger's "Danse de la Chèvre". Both are canonical chamber musicians and this NGS pressing is part of the Gramophone Society's prestigious early catalogue.AI summary
NGS 136 Classical
Leon Goossens, the supreme English oboist of the twentieth century who inspired works from Elgar, Britten, and many others, performs Arnold Bax's Quintet for Oboe and Strings with a string quartet on NGS 76. The National Gramophonic Society pressed this work specifically because commercial labels would not; this is the first recording of a Bax chamber work and a document of significant importance in English music history.AI summary
NGS 76 Classical
Leon Goossens and a string quartet perform the second side of Arnold Bax's Quintet for Oboe and Strings on NGS 77, the companion disc to NGS 76 in this collection. Together the two National Gramophonic Society discs constitute the first complete recording of this Bax chamber work, performed by Britain's foremost oboist.AI summary
NGS 77 Classical
The National Gramophonic Society chamber orchestra under the direction of Sir John Barbirolli recorded a work titled "Concerto for Christmas Night" for NGS, a specialist reissue and preservation label founded in the 1930s by serious music collectors.AI summary
NGS 69A Classical
The NGS Chamber Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli performs 'Concerto for Christmas Night' (part 1 and 2) on the NGS label.AI summary
NGS 69A Classical
The National Gallery String Chamber Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli, performing the conclusion of 'Concerto for Christmas Night' and 'Schafe Können Sicher Weiden' on NGS 69B, an early electrical recording from a British chamber ensemble.AI summary
NGS 69B Orchestra
A classical recording by the New Generation Series Chamber Orchestra under conductor John Barbirolli, performing works by M Amstad and J S Bach on the NGS label.AI summary
NGS 69B Classical
John Barbirolli conducts an orchestra in Delius's 'Summer Night on the River' in two parts on NGS 72. This is a significant item: Barbirolli was at the beginning of his conducting career, and a National Gramophonic Society pressing of Delius conducted by Barbirolli is an important document in both their discographies — the NGS issued music unavailable on commercial labels.AI summary
NGS 72 Classical
Sir John Barbirolli conducting an orchestra in Purcell's Suite for Strings on NGS 96, a two-part recording on the small Nixa Grand Sound label.AI summary
NGS 96 Orchestra
NGS 163/164