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HAPS Links
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Indiana Chapter of the Michigan Antique Phonograph Society. Allen Koenigsberg's Site - www.phonobooks.com/. Victor-Victrola Website - www.victor-victrola.com. Billy Murray (1877-1954) - www.denvernightingale.com/. Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project - http:/ cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/index.php. Michigan Antique Phonograph Society Page - www.michiganantiquephonographsociety.org/. Archeophone Records - www.archeophone.com. Nauck's Vintage Records - www.78rpm.com/.
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The Shellackophile: May 2015
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Recordings of classical music from the 78-rpm era (mostly). Saturday, May 30, 2015. Mendelssohn: "Italian" Symphony (Harty). This week, I present one of the last major recordings made by the Hallé Orchestra under the man who guided its musical fortunes for 13 years (from 1920 to 1933), the great Sir Hamilton Harty (1879-1941). This is their 1931 recording of Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony, an endearing reading full of vivacity and authentic string portamenti. Recorded April 10, 1931. RCA Victor 12-0251...
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The Shellackophile: June 2015
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Recordings of classical music from the 78-rpm era (mostly). Sunday, June 28, 2015. Mogens Wöldike - Two Brandenburg Concertos. Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg. As the 200th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach approached in the year 1950, several record companies worldwide engaged in a flurry of activity making new recordings of his works, including several versions of the six Brandenburg Concertos. Columbia had a version with Fritz Reiner conducting an ad hoc. Conducted by Mogens ...
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The Shellackophile: Hans Kindler
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Recordings of classical music from the 78-rpm era (mostly). Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Corelli-Arbós: Suite for Strings. Recorded November 8, 1940. Victor 11-8111, one 78-rpm record. Liszt-Kindler: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6. Recorded January 17, 1945. Victor 11-9154, one 78-rpm record. Mussorgsky-Kindler: Boris Godunov - "Love Music" (Act III). Recorded April 2, 1942. Shostakovich: The Age of Gold - Polka. Recorded January 29, 1941. Victor 11-8239, one 78-rpm record. Hans Kindler, conductor. November 7, 2015...
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The Shellackophile: Berg: Lyric Suite (Galimir Quartet)
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Recordings of classical music from the 78-rpm era (mostly). Sunday, June 21, 2015. Berg: Lyric Suite (Galimir Quartet). Being coached by Berg himself in its performance. (The full story can be read here. At about the time of Berg's death, in 1935, the group recorded it - the first recording of any of his works:. Berg: Lyric Suite, for string quartet. Galimir String Quartet of Vienna. Recorded c. 1935. Brunswick-Polydor set BP-2, four 78-rpm records. FLAC files, 79.54 MB). MP3 files, 49.87 MB). The first ...
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The Shellackophile: Mogens Wöldike - Two Brandenburg Concertos
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Recordings of classical music from the 78-rpm era (mostly). Sunday, June 28, 2015. Mogens Wöldike - Two Brandenburg Concertos. Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg. As the 200th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach approached in the year 1950, several record companies worldwide engaged in a flurry of activity making new recordings of his works, including several versions of the six Brandenburg Concertos. Columbia had a version with Fritz Reiner conducting an ad hoc. Conducted by Mogens ...
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The Shellackophile: Roussel: Symphony No. 3
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Recordings of classical music from the 78-rpm era (mostly). Monday, September 13, 2010. Roussel: Symphony No. 3. Roussel: Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42. Lamoureux Orchestra conducted by Albert Wolff. Recorded c. 1932. French Polydor 566126 through 566128, three 78-rpm records. FLAC files, 56.18 MB). MP3 files, 25.75 MB). September 13, 2010 at 5:29 PM. I look forward to this! I dont know much about Wolff so it will be fun to explore his art. September 14, 2010 at 4:55 PM. September 14, 2010 at 6:04 PM.
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The Shellackophile: July 2015
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Recordings of classical music from the 78-rpm era (mostly). Monday, July 27, 2015. Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 1 (Budapest Quartet). Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12. The Budapest String Quartet (Roisman-Schneider-Ipolyi-Schneider). Recorded April 29, 1935. Victor Musical Masterpiece set M-307, three 78-rpm records. FLAC files, 69.62 MB). MP3 files, 42.83 MB). Labels: Budapest String Quartet. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Corelli-Arbós: Suite for Strings. Recorded November 8, 1940. Last year, I ...
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The Shellackophile: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Sanromá, Fiedler)
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Recordings of classical music from the 78-rpm era (mostly). Friday, July 3, 2015. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Sanromá, Fiedler). Cover design by Peter Arno (? Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue. Jesús Maria Sanromá, piano, with the. Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler. Recorded July 1, 1935. Gershwin: Strike Up the Band. Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler. Recorded July 3, 1935. Victor Musical Masterpiece set M-358, two 78-rpm records. FLAC files, 52.44 MB). MP3 files, 33.70 MB).
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The Shellackophile: Honegger: Symphony No. 2 (Munch, 1942-44)
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Recordings of classical music from the 78-rpm era (mostly). Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Honegger: Symphony No. 2 (Munch, 1942-44). In time for Bastille Day this year, I present an artifact from one of the darkest periods in French history - the Nazi occupation of 1940-44. This is Arthur Honegger's war-haunted Symphonie pour orchestre à cordes. Honegger: Symphony No. 2 for string orchestra. Paris Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch. Recorded October 15-16, 1942, and March 1, 1944. I've also rep...