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Sound Files |
Orchestral |
I hate pigeon-holing musical styles, but I thought this would be easy. However, there are always cross-overs between styles.
This is intended to
include some lighter classical records and light music. The items are listed in
alphabetically by composer.
You may notice that most of all the items, initially, are by British Composers. This is a
coincidence, but not surprising.
These are all
mp3 files.
They have been transferred by myself from original 78s in my own
collection. You should have something on your computer already
which will play these.
TO PLAY:
If you have a fast connection (broadband), then you can just click on the
title of the piece
and your media player should automatically start;
otherwise right click on the title and choose
"save target as" and browse to a place on your computer where you wish to save
it. This will download the file to your disk so you can play it at your leisure.
I have indicated the size of the file after the title.
PLEASE NOTE: These are for your own listening pleasure only. Please respect this and DON'T sell them or put them up onto your own website as your own files.
Latest update: January 17, 2010.
| Anon. |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Snapshots (1.3 MB) | George Cathie and his Band | Victory 153 | Aug 13 1929 | Mar 29, 2009 |
| Richard Addinsell |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Blithe Spirit - Prelude (2.1 MB) | London Symphony Orchestra (cond: Muir Mathieson) | Columbia DX-1186 | late 1930s | Jan 17, 2010 |
| Charles Ancliffe |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Nights Of Gladness (1.5 MB) | Nicholas and his Orchestra | Winner W-135 | 1934 | Mar 29, 2009 |
| Secrets (1.5 MB) | Broadway Cinema Orchestra | Broadcast 770 | 1931 | Mar 29, 2009 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Turkish March (from "Ruins of Athens") (1.2 MB) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Karl Alwin) | HMV B-3188 | Sep 9, 1929 | Mar 29, 2009 |
| Rudolphe Berger |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Amoureuse (2.1 MB) | International Novelty Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1682 | Nov 16, 1928 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| Georges Bizet |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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L'Arlesienne - suite: Prelude (3.2 MB) Menuet (1.5 MB) Adagietto (1.5 MB) Dance Provencale (700 KB) Carillon (2.1 MB) |
The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski (U.S. Recording from Victor) |
HMV D-1801 HMV D-1802 HMV D-1803 |
1920s | Feb 15 2009 |
| Carl Bohm |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Petite Bijouterie (1.3 MB) | St. James String Sextet | Columbia 4071 | Jan 17, 2010 |
| Ernest Bucalossi |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| The Grasshoppers' Dance (1.3 MB) | Stoll Picture Theatre Orchestra | Broadcast 348 | 1928 | Mar 29, 2009 |
| Emmanuel Chabrier |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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Cotillon - Ballet Music La Toilette (1.8 MB) Danse Des Chapeaux (1.9 MB) Les Mains Du Destin (2.0 MB) Grand Rond Et Final (1.7 MB) |
London Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Antal Dorati) | Columbia DX-877 & DX-878 | late 1930s | Jan 17, 2010 |
| Eric Coates |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| By The Sleepy Lagoon (2.2 MB) | Eric Coates and his Symphony Orchestra | Columbia DX-712 | Jan 17, 2010 | |
| The Dance Of The Orange Blossoms (1.7 MB) | Eric Coates conducting The New Symphony Orchestra | Decca 10" LP | early 1950s | Jan 24 2009 |
| Footlights (2.0 MB) | Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eric Coates) | Columbia DX-966 | late 1930s | Jan 17, 2010 |
| For Your Delight (1.5 MB) | Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eric Coates) | HMV C-2927 | Sep 24, 1937 | Aug 6, 2009 |
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The Jester At The Wedding suite: March (1.5 MB) Valse (1.5 MB) |
Eric Coates and his Symphony Orchestra | Columbia DB-1505 | Jan 17, 2010 | |
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London Suite: Covent Garden; Westminster (2.0 MB) Knightsbridge March (1.9 MB) |
Eric Coates and his Symphony Orchestra | Columbia DX-470 | Jan 17, 2010 | |
| Lost Love (1.9 MB) | Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eric Coates) | Columbia DX-966 | late 1930s | Jan 17, 2010 |
| Mirage (1.5 MB) | The De Groot Trio | HMV B-3028 | Jan 3, 1929 | Mar 29 2009 |
|
Springtime Suite: Fresh Morning (1.9 MB) Noonday Song (2.0 MB) Dance In The Twilight (1.9 MB) |
Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eric Coates) | HMV C-2926 & C-2927 | Sep 24, 1937 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| The Three Bears (3.9 MB) (orch: Leighton Lucas) | Jack Hylton and his Orchestra | HMV C-1309 | Dec 30 1926 | Jan 24 2009 |
|
The Three Men, Suite: The Man From The Country (1.9 MB) The Man About Town (2.1 MB) The Man From The Sea (2.0 MB) |
Eric Coates conducting The New Symphony Orchestra | Decca 10" LP | early 1950s | Jan 24 2009 |
| Samuel Coleridge Taylor |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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Four Characteristic Valses: Valse Bohemienne (1.0 MB) Valse Rustique (1.5 MB) |
New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: J. Ainslie Murray) | HMV B-8378 | Feb 20 1935 | Jan 24 2009 |
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Petite Suite De Concert: La Caprice De Nanette (1.7 MB) Demande Et Reponse (2.0 MB) Un Sonnet D'Amour (1.4 MB) La Tarantelle Fretillante (1.1 MB) |
Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra (cond: Sir Dan Godfrey) | Columbia DX-651 & DX-652 | March 1933 | Jan 17, 2010 |
| Charles G. Dawes |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Melody (1.4 MB) | J. H. Squire and his Celeste Octet | Columbia 5639 | Jan 17, 2010 |
| Edward Elgar |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Cockaigne Concert Overture, op 40 (6.4 MB) | BBC Symphony Orchestra (cond: Edward Elgar) | HMV DB-1935 & DB 1936 | Oct 1932 | Nov 12, 2009 |
| Rosemary (1.7 MB) | New Symphony Orchestra (cond: Edward Elgar) | HMV D-1778 | Nov 11 1929 | Mar 29, 2009 |
| Serenade For Strings, op 20 (2nd mvt) (2.8 MB) |
The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
(strings only) (Leader: Maurice Gilbert; cond: E. David Ludlow) |
HMV JH-137 (private rec.) |
1940s/50s | Mar 29, 2009 |
| Serenade Lyrique (2.0 MB) | New Symphony Orchestra (cond: Edward Elgar) | HMV D-1778 | Nov 11 1929 | Mar 29, 2009 |
| Rudolph Friml |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Persian March (1.0 MB) | Reginald King and his Orchestra | 4 in 1 51 | June 1933 | Mar 29, 2009 |
| Balfour Garndiner |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Shepherd Fennel's Dance (2.2 MB) | Royal Opera House Orchestra (cond: Laurance Collingwood) | HMV C-1469 | Jul 13, 1927 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| Edward German |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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Henry VIII Dances: Morris Dance (1 MB) Shepherd's Dance (1.3 MB) Torch Dance (700 KB) |
New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Sargent | HMV B-2981 | Feb 7 1929 | April 26, 2009 |
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Nell Gwynn Dances: Country Dance (1.4 MB) Pastoral Dance (1.5 MB) Merrymakers Dance (1.2 MB) |
New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Sargent | HMV B-2987 & B-3036 | Feb 7 1929 | April 26, 2009 |
| George Gershwin |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Rhapsody In Blue (4.2MB) |
Paul Whiteman and his Concert Orchestra
(piano: George Gershwin) |
HMV C-1395 | Apr 21, 1927 | July 5, 2009 |
| Gilbert & Sullivan |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| The Mikado - vocal selection (4.0 MB) | Light Opera Company (U.S. recording) | HMV C-1404 | Aug 23 1926 | Jan 24 2009 |
| Enrique Granados |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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Spanish Dances: Oriental (2.0 MB) Andalouse (1.6 MB) |
New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eugene Goossens) | HMV C-1553 | May 21, 1928 | Aug 6, 2009 |
| Edvard Grieg |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| March Of The Dwarfs (1.5 MB) | Reginald King and his Orchestra | Plaza P-116 | June 1933 | Mar 29, 2009 |
| Iosef Ivanovici |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Danube Waves (2 MB) | International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1278 | Mar 30 1926 | May 23, 2009 |
| Albert W. Ketelbey |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| In A Monastery Garden (2.0 MB) | New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Rosario Bourdon) | HMV C-1397 | Aug 20 1926 | Jan 24 2009 |
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In A Fairy Realm: 3. The Gnomes March (1.5 MB) |
Albert W. Ketelbey and his Concert Orchestra | Columbia 9410 | early 1928 | May 23 2009 |
| Wedgwood Blue (1.5 MB) | Broadway Cinema Orchestra | Broadcast 770 | Autumn 1931 | Apr 26 2009 |
| Franz Lehar |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Count Of Luxembourg, waltz (2.0 MB) | International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1392 | Aug 2 1926 | Aug 31 2009 |
| Gypsy Love (1.8 MB) | International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1402 | Nov 4 1926 | Feb 15 2009 |
| Merry Widow, waltz (2.0 MB) | International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1392 | Aug 2 1926 | Aug 31 2009 |
| Paul Lincke |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| The Way To The Heart (1.5 MB) | Nicholas and his Orchestra | Winner W-135 | June 1931 | May 4 2009 |
| Alexandre Luigini |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
|
Ballet Egyptien suite, part 1
(1.4 MB) Ballet Egyptien suite, part 2 (1.4 MB) |
New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Percy Fletcher) | HMV C-1254 | Jan 7, 1926 | Mar 8 2009 |
| Jules Massenet |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Elegie (1.6 MB) | Stoll Theatre String Orchestra (with organ) | Broadcast 12 5180 | May 1930 | May 23 2009 |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Turkish March (1.4 MB) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Karl Alwin) | HMV B-3188 | Sep 9 1929 | May 23 2009 |
| William H. Myddleton |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| The Phantom Brigade (1.4 MB) | Stoll Picture Theatre Orchestra | Broadcast 348 | Nov 1928 | May 4 2009 |
| Amilcare Ponchielli |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Dance Of The Hours (La Gioconda) (3.9 MB) | New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Rosario Bourdon) | HMV C-1403 | Mar 26 1927 | Feb 15 2009 |
| Roger Quilter |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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Three English Dances: English Dance No. 1 (967 KB) English Dance No. 2 (1.3 MB) |
New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: J. Ainslie Murray) | HMV B-8346 | Jan 16 1935 | Jan 24 2009 |
| Milt Rettenberg |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Sweet Nothings (1.3 MB) | Nathaniel Shikret's Rhyth-Melodists | HMV B-3066 | Sep 22 1928 | May 4 2009 |
| Juventino Rosas |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Over The Waves (2.1 MB) | International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1278 | Apr 14 1926 | May 23 2009 |
| Gioachino Rossini |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| La Boutique Fantasque (3.9 MB) (orch: Respighi) | Decca Symphony Orchestra (cond: Julian Clifford) | Decca T-111 | Dec 1929 | Mar 8 2009 |
| Jean Sibelius |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Valse Triste (1.8 MB) | Stoll Theatre String Orchestra (with organ) | Broadcast 12 5093 | July 1929 | May 23 2009 |
| Johann Strauss |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Sweetheart (Zigeunerbaron) (2 MB) | International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1402 | Nov 4 1926 | Feb 15 2009 |
| Annen Polka (1.6 MB) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Clemens Krauss) | HMV B-3149 | Jun 12 1929 | May 23 2009 |
| Perpetuum Mobile (1.3 MB) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Clemens Krauss) | HMV B-3149 | Jun 12 1929 | May 23 2009 |
| Voices Of Spring (2.0 MB) | Ferdy Kauffman and his Orchestra | HMV C-1526 | Mar 13 1927 | Aug 31 2009 |
| Peter Tschaikowsky |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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The Nutcracker Suite, op 71A: Miniature Overture (1.5 MB) March (800 KB) Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (1 MB) Russian Dance (500 KB) Arab Dance (1.8 MB) Chinese Dance (500 KB) Dance Of The Flutes (1 MB) Waltz Of The Flowers (2.7 MB) |
Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra |
HMV DB-2540 HMV DB-2541 HMV DB-2542 |
circa 1935 | Mar 8 2009 |
| Romance (2 MB) | New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Rosario Bourdon) | HMV C-1397 | Nov 11, 1926 | Mar 8 2009 |
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The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz (1.8 MB) Panorama (1.8 MB) |
Royal Opera Orch., Covent Garden (cond: Malcolm Sargent) Royal Opera Orch., Covent Garden (cond: Laurence Collingwood) |
HMV C-1415 HMV C-1469 |
Oct 6, 1927 Jul 13, 1927 |
Mar 8 2009 Aug 31 2009 |
| Robert Vollstedt |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Jolly Fellows, waltz (2.2 MB) | International Novelty Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1682 | Nov 16 1928 | Aug 31 2009 |
| Emile Waldteufel |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| Estudiantina, waltz (1.8 MB) | International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1326 | Oct 22 1926 | Aug 31 2009 |
| The Skaters, waltz (2.0 MB) | International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1326 | Aug 31 1926 | Aug 31 2009 |
| William Walton (Is this file too big? Let me know and I can break it down to smaller ones) |
| Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
| "Facade" - suite (7.2 MB) | London Symphony Orchestra (cond: William Walton) | HMV C-2836 & C-2837 | Mar 5, 1936 | July 5, 2009 |
Page created: January 24, 2009, last updated on January 17, 2010.