Isolde Menges

A(+T Boyd)Samoan Lullaby
BWaltz in A Flat Major Brahms

Label: His Master's Voice
Catalogue number: E245
Genre: Classical
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #12413

Isolde Menges, the British violinist who was a pupil of Joachim and a leading recitalist of the inter-war years, plays a Samoan Lullaby with T Boyd and Brahms's Waltz in A flat on HMV E245. Menges is a recognised name in British violin collecting and her HMV E-series pressings are standard acoustic-era format.

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