21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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An orchestra conducted by Matacena performing 'Parsifal Prelude' on Fono, a small label, a Wagner excerpt from the acoustic era.AI summary
Fonotipia 177 Classical
The Gran Marcia trionfale from Verdi's Aida and a Prestissimo, played by an orchestra under Matacena on Fonotipia 39723.AI summary
Fonotipia 39723 Orchestra
Orchestra under Matacena and the Marcia Reale performing 'Marcia della Ritirata della Regia Marina' and 'Fanfara', Italian military and ceremonial marches on Fono, an Italian label.AI summary
Fonotipia 39466 Orchestra
An orchestra under Moncrieff plays My Hero and Rackety-Coo on Vocalion K05294.AI summary
Vocalion K05294 Orchestra
A classical orchestral performance on Parlophone, likely from the 1920s or 1930s; the catalogue number format (P.1043) suggests an early British pressing.AI summary
Parlophon P.1043 Classical
The Prelude and ballet music from Verdi's 'Aida', played by an orchestra conducted by Mörike on Parlophon.AI summary
Parlophon P.1316 Orchestra
Oscar Strauss — the Austrian operetta composer best known for 'The Chocolate Soldier' — conducting 'My Hero' and a Thalala polka on Decca K2306. A composer-conductor recording of his own operetta music is a specialist collector interest; the K-series Decca is a standard interwar pressing.AI summary
Decca K2306 Orchestra
Oscar Straus (the operetta composer, not the waltz dynasty) wrote both 'The Chocolate Soldier' (1908) and 'A Waltz Dream' (1907), his two biggest international hits. This Decca K-series coupling of orchestral selections from both shows probably dates from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Decca K-series orchestral pressings are plentiful and this is standard catalogue material.AI summary
Decca K2231 Orchestra
An orchestral piece directed by P. Green on Parlophone R3797, a major British label of the mid-1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R3797 Orchestra
An orchestra conducted by Pacchierotti plays music from 'L'albatro', in two parts, on G&T.AI summary
G&T 050520 Orchestra
An orchestra under Percy Fletcher plays Folies Bergère and Fleurette d'amour on Vocalion X9181.AI summary
Vocalion X9181 Orchestra
A recording of Roger Quilter's incidental music for the children's play 'Where the Rainbow Ends', performed by an orchestra under or associated with Quilter, on Parlophone E11175. Quilter's music for this play was a perennial British favourite and was recorded in the acoustic and early electric eras. Parlophone E-series were standard British pressings of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Parlophone E11175 Orchestra
Richard Strauss conducts an orchestra in the Intermezzo Waltz from his own opera Intermezzo in two parts on Polyphon 69853. A composer conducting his own opera is always a significant document; Strauss's recordings as a conductor of his own works are collected by admirers of both his music and the conductor-composer tradition.AI summary
Polyphon 69853 Classical
An orchestra under Rhené-Baton plays Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Festival Overture in two parts on Vocalion A0255.AI summary
Vocalion 0255 Orchestra
The orchestra under Sir Landon Ronald, with pianist Wilhelm Backhaus, performing the second movement of Grieg's Piano Concerto on His Master's Voice 05524.AI summary
His Master's Voice 05524 Classical
An orchestra under conductor Landon Ronald performing 'Garden of Allah' on His Master's Voice D488, a two-part side. Ronald was a distinguished British conductor and composer. 'Garden of Allah' was a popular orchestral number.AI summary
His Master's Voice D488 Orchestra
An orchestra conducted by Ronald performing 'Garden of Allah' parts 3 and 4 for His Master's Voice D489, a descriptive or mood music recording from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D489 Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by Sabajno (likely Luigi Sabajno, an Italian conductor), performing Puccini's Tosca parts 25 and 26 on His Master's Voice; this is an issue from a complete or near-complete opera recording from the acoustic or early electrical era.AI summary
His Master's Voice S5720 Opera
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
An HMV D445 disc of the Overture to Ethel Smyth's opera The Boatswain's Mate (1916) in two parts, conducted by an orchestra under 'Smythe' — almost certainly Ethel Smyth herself conducting, which would make this a rare document of a pioneering female composer directing her own work. HMV D-prefix indicates a 12-inch disc; the 'D' series includes many electric-era orchestral recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice D445 Orchestra
Two orchestral pieces on HMV D191: a Suite of Ancient Dances conducted by Stanford (1916) paired with Sir Alexander Mackenzie conducting an overture to 'The Cricket on the Hearth'. Sir Charles Villiers Stanford was one of the dominant figures of the British musical renaissance; his self-conducted HMV recordings are of historical importance to collectors of early British orchestral 78s.AI summary
His Master's Voice D191 Orchestra
HMV D192 pairs Sir Charles Villiers Stanford conducting his Irish Rhapsody No. 1 (1916) with Shamus O'Brien overture. Stanford's self-conducted HMV recordings are primary documents of his own music and are historically important to students of the British musical renaissance. As a companion to ids 17627 and 17629, this forms part of an early HMV D-series acoustic recording set.AI summary
His Master's Voice D192 Orchestra
Orchestra conducting the Radetsky March by Johann Strauss Sr. and 'Mein Oesterreich' by Dobrindt on Parlophone B12473. Military march repertoire was standard fare for recording orchestras.AI summary
Parlophone B12473 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
Ralph Vaughan Williams conducts the orchestra in this Vocalion recording of his own ballet 'Old King Cole', an unusual example of the composer directing his own music on disc.AI summary
Vocalion 0247 Orchestra
The companion disc to Vocalion 0247, continuing Ralph Vaughan Williams's own recorded performance of his ballet 'Old King Cole' with parts 3 and 4.AI summary
Vocalion 0248 Orchestra
Ralph Vaughan Williams was among the foremost English composers of the twentieth century; this Vocalion disc preserves a recording of his orchestral work conducted under his own direction.AI summary
Vocalion 0249 Classical
An orchestral recording of Wagner's Flying Dutchman overture conducted by Max von Schillings, on what appears to be a Schallplatten-labelled disc, catalogue 69557. Von Schillings was a significant German conductor and composer of the late Romantic era. If this is an early electrical recording of a German conductor performing Wagner, it has specialist interest.AI summary
Schall 69557 Orchestra
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 early Gramophone Company orchestral recording of waltzes by Carl Michael Ziehrer, part of the company's acoustic-era 040000 series devoted to Viennese orchestral repertoire.AI summary
Gramophone Company 040582 Orchestra
An orchestra plays a Carmen march and the Radetzky March on Derby G501.AI summary
Derby G501 Orchestra
Imperial 973
An unnamed orchestra playing overtures from Auber's 'Le Philtre' and 'La Meule à vent' ('The Mill'), released on an anonymous label.AI summary
Anon 281 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra recorded two classical concert overtures—Rossini's 'Thieving Magpie' overture and the barcarolle from Offenbach's *Tales of Hoffmann*—for Anon, a mysterious budget British label with an extremely low catalogue number.AI summary
Anon 76 Orchestra
An orchestra on Winner, performing 'Chocolate Soldier Waltz' and 'Quaker Girl Waltz' — selections from two popular operettas. Winner was a budget British label.AI summary
Winner 2024 Orchestra
An instrumental orchestra recording on Winner, a small British label of the early 1900s, pairing a devotional piece with a light classical selection.AI summary
Winner 2025 Orchestra
A band recording of two orchestral concert pieces, 'Songe d'Automne' (Autumn Dream) and 'Vision of Salome', on Winner, a small British label. The orchestra is not identified.AI summary
Winner 2026 Orchestra
An orchestral selection from the 'Wild Geese' on Hom, a budget British label whose catalogue structure and provenance are unclear. The catalogue number range suggests a single-sided or coupled recording from the early 1930s or earlier.AI summary
Hom 60972/3 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra on Curry's Records, a tiny British label, with two light-orchestral popular tunes.AI summary
Curry's 223 Orchestra
An orchestra performing two operatic overtures on Alex Records, an obscure British label; repertoire consists of Wagner's 'Pilgrims' Chorus' from *Tannhäuser* and Weber's *Der Freischütz* Overture.AI summary
Alexander 20364 Orchestra
An unidentified orchestra on Alex Records 294: 'On Jersey's Shore' and 'Austria March'. Alex was a small British label; no artist information is given.AI summary
Alexander 294 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra performing the overture to Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades) in two parts on Anker, an obscure British label, catalogue 286.AI summary
Anker 286 Orchestra
An unnamed orchestra recorded 'Pagliacci Fantasia' and 'Jubel Overture' on the Anker label, catalogue 288. Anker was a minor or short-lived British imprint. The operatic repertoire and instrumental arrangement suggest continental European or early British pressing.AI summary
Anker 288 Orchestra
An orchestra performing two pieces—'Georgia Camp Meeting' and 'King George March'—on the Globo label, catalogue 114.AI summary
Glob 114 Orchestra