21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Sir Adrian Boult conducting 'Flying Dutchman Overture' for Vocalion. Boult is a major conductor; this electrical orchestral recording documents his work in the pre-war period.AI summary
Vocalion K05296 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
A Dvorak symphony (No. 8 in G Major) recorded by an orchestra under the direction of Cameron for Brunswick. This appears to be part of the same multi-part classical release as catalogue 30128, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 30126 Classical
An orchestra conducted by Cameron performing Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 in G Major on Brunswick, a standard Classical repertoire piece from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 30127 Classical
A Dvorak symphony (No. 8 in G Major) recorded by an orchestra under the direction of Cameron for Brunswick. This appears to be part 8 of a multi-part classical release, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 30128 Classical
An orchestral arrangement of 'Spring Song' and 'Mandolin Serenade' credited to Orch/Chaplin on HMV POP370. The POP series was HMV's popular orchestra series of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP370 Orchestra
An orchestra conducted by or associated with Chaplin performing 'Spring Song' and 'Mandolin Serenade' for His Master's Voice, POP370. The identity of 'Chaplin' and the specific recording context are uncertain.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP370 Orchestra
An orchestra under Chapple plays Falla's El amor brujo on Vocalion K05272, over two sides.AI summary
Vocalion K05272 Orchestra
An HMV D182 disc of Sir Frederic Cowen conducting his 'Old English Dances' (1916), the companion to id 17623. As with that disc, this is a self-conducted early acoustic recording of Cowen's own light orchestral work, of modest historical interest to collectors of early British music.AI summary
His Master's Voice D182 Orchestra
An orchestral recording on HMV D183 of 'Language of Flowers' conducted by Sir Frederic Cowen, an English composer and conductor of the Victorian and Edwardian era who led the Hallé and Philharmonic Society orchestras. The date indicator '(16)' suggests a 1916 recording. Cowen's self-conducted HMV recordings are of historical interest to collectors of early British music.AI summary
His Master's Voice D183 Orchestra
An orchestra (identified only as Orch) conducted by Crudge on HMV C418, performing 'Grand Masonic Selection', a medley of Masonic-related music. HMV C-series were classical and orchestral recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice C418 Orchestra
An orchestra plays a Chocolate Soldier selection, with another playing a Patience selection on the reverse, on Duophone D506.AI summary
Duophone D506 Orchestra
Orchestra with Cruft performing a selection from "Lilac Time", a musical show, on DuoD (Duophone) in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Duophone D513
The orchestra conducted by Elgar performing Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 on HMV D179. This appears to be the same disc as id 15337 in this collection, with a slightly different description of the coupling. Both copies should be compared for label details and condition; all Elgar self-conducted HMV recordings are primary collector items.AI summary
His Master's Voice D179 Orchestra
An orchestral recording featuring the composer Edward Elgar's *Pomp and Circumstance March* introducing 'Land of Hope and Glory', with excerpts by Gigli and Paul Robeson, recorded for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice C54 Orchestra
His Master's Voice 2-0511 Orchestra
Sir Edward Elgar conducting an orchestra in 'Prelude Dream', a rare example of an orchestral piece on His Master's Voice 2-0775; a significant British conductor leading one of his works.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-0775 Orchestra
The orchestra conducted by Elgar performing Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 incorporating 'Land of Hope and Glory', paired with March No. 4, on HMV D179. As with all Elgar self-conducted HMV recordings, this is among the most collected British orchestral 78s; note that id 5774 in this collection appears to be the same disc.AI summary
His Master's Voice D179 Orchestra
The orchestra conducted by Elgar himself performing 'Salut d'Amour' (dated 1917) and 'Chanson de Nuit' on HMV D180. As with all Elgar self-conducted HMV recordings, this is a primary document of the composer's own interpretations and is consistently among the most collected British orchestral 78s. A companion disc to ids 5774 and 15337 in this collection.AI summary
His Master's Voice D180 Orchestra
A His Master's Voice C-series recording of a selection from *The Count of Luxembourg*, a Lehár operetta, in two parts, performed by orchestra and vocalist.AI summary
His Master's Voice C144 Orchestra
An orchestra under Gascon performing two Spanish or Latin American pieces, "La Giralda" and "La Gracia de Dios", on Pathé, a major European label.AI summary
Pathé 12558 Orchestra
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
German orchestra on His Master's Voice 2-0675 performing a country dance. Artist unidentified; this is a mid-period acoustic or early electrical HMV recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-0675 Orchestra
The orchestra conducted by Edward German — the British composer of 'Merrie England' — performing his own 'Henry VIII Overture' across two sides on HMV D527. German was one of the most popular British light composers of the Edwardian era; a self-conducted recording of his own music is historically interesting.AI summary
His Master's Voice D527 Orchestra
Sir Edward German's Country Dance and Pastoral Dance from Nell Gwyn, performed by an orchestra on HMV D187 — a duplicate of id 17840 in this collection. Both copies are the same pressing; one is the one to sell.AI summary
His Master's Voice D187 Orchestra
Sir Edward German's Shepherd's Dance, Morris Dance, and Torch Dance from Nell Gwyn, performed by an orchestra on HMV D186, are among the most popular British light-orchestral pieces of the Edwardian era. German's dances were recorded frequently; this HMV D-series pressing is an acoustic-era item of modest but steady collector interest.AI summary
His Master's Voice D186 Orchestra
Sir Edward German's Country Dance and Pastoral Dance from Nell Gwyn, performed by an orchestra on HMV D187, are companion pieces to the Shepherd's Dance pressing on D186 in this collection. Standard acoustic HMV pressing of popular Edwardian light-orchestral repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice D187 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
Orchestra conducted by H. Bath, performing African Suite in two parts, on His Master's Voice C613. Bath was a British orchestral conductor and composer active in the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice C613 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
Arthur Honegger conducting a recording of his own 'Pastorale d'Été' on Parlophone E11296. A composer conducting their own work is always of documentary and collector interest; Honegger's 'Pastorale d'Été' of 1920 is a recognised piece of French inter-war chamber orchestral writing. Parlophone E-series pressings are standard British releases of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Parlophone E11296 Orchestra
Arthur Honegger conducting his own 'Pacific 231' — the celebrated 1923 orchestral depiction of a steam locomotive — on Parlophone R20108. A composer's self-conducted recording of one of the most famous orchestral works of the 1920s is both historically and musically significant. The R-series Parlophone suggests a later or reissue pressing than the E-series companion disc (id 4030).AI summary
Parlophone R20108 Orchestra
The orchestra conducted by Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht — the French conductor closely associated with Debussy — performing the Petite Suite by Debussy on Pathé catalogue 5480. Inghelbrecht was a major interpreter of Debussy; a self-conducted recording of Debussy's Petite Suite by the composer's foremost champion is of specialist collector interest.AI summary
Pathé 5480 Orchestra
A 14-inch orchestral recording by J Bath and orchestra on Star Records, an obscure British label, performing light classical/orchestral repertoire.AI summary
Star 4 Orchestra
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
Orchestral recording conducted by Krejci, performing 'Dve Vdovy' (Two Widows, likely the Smetana operetta) on ESTA, a Czech or central European label.AI summary
ESTA 5005 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
An orchestral disc on His Master's Voice D190, credited to an orchestra conducted by MacKenzie — almost certainly Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, the Scottish composer and conductor who was principal of the Royal Academy of Music. The D-series HMV pressings were acoustic-era recordings; 'Under the Clock' (1916) and 'Saltarello' are light orchestral pieces. Mackenzie is a collected figure in British musical history.AI summary
His Master's Voice D190 Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni conducting an orchestra in the prelude to his opera I Rantzau and the dance from Iris, on Parlophone P9170. A composer conducting his own operatic works is always historically significant; Mascagni's self-conducted recordings are a defined collector interest for enthusiasts of verismo opera.AI summary
Parlophone P9170 Orchestra