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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.
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, after a short delay while the file is downloaded (probably 10-20 seconds); 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.    

NOTE: 2014 update - I have move the 1950s library music to a separate page. Click here to go there.

Latest update: February 05, 2014.

Date updated Composers (* = new composer)      Click on composer's name to jump to that section
January 24, 2014  Beethoven; German; Gounod; Gung'l*; Ketelbey; Komzak*; Mascagni*; Millocker*; Monckton (vocal); Mozart;   Rachmaninov*; Johann Strauss; Josef Strauss*; Waldteufel; Ziehrer*
July 5, 2013.  Ravel*(String Quartet)
April 30, 2013.  Delibes; Gounod; Jones*; Ketelbey; Luigini; Sibelius; Verdi*; Wallace*; Wolf-Ferrari*

 

Anon.  
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Snapshots (1.3 MB) George Cathie and his Band Victory 153 Aug 13 1929 Mar  2009

 

Richard Addinsell  
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Blithe Spirit - Prelude (2.1 MB) London Symphony Orchestra (cond: Muir Mathieson) Columbia DX-1186 late 1930s Jan 2010

 

Charles Ancliffe  
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Nights Of Gladness (1.5 MB) Nicholas and his Orchestra Winner W-135 1934 Mar 2009
Secrets (1.5 MB) Broadway Cinema Orchestra Broadcast 770 1931 Mar 2009

 

Arnold Bax  
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Mediterranean (1.5MB) New Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eugene Goossens) HMV C-1620 Sep 2011
Tintagel (5.7MB) New Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eugene Goossens) HMV C-1619 & C-1620 Sep 2011

Ludwig van Beethoven  
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Moonlight Sonata (1st mnt) (2.3 MB) New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Dr. Malcolm Sargent) HMV C-2234   Jan 2014
Sonata Pathetique (2nd mvt) (2.2 MB) New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Dr. Malcolm Sargent) HMV C-2234   Jan 2014
Turkish March ("Ruins of Athens") (1.2 MB) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Karl Alwin) HMV B-3188 Sep 9, 1929 Mar 2009

 

Rudolphe Berger  
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Amoureuse (2.1 MB) International Novelty Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1682 Nov 16, 1928 Aug 2009

 

Georges Bizet  
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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 2009
The Fair Maid Of Perth - suite:
  3. March (1.6 MB)
  4. Gipsy Dance (1.5 MB)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Sir Thomas Beecham) Columbia LX-318   June 2012

 

Carl Bohm  
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Petite Bijouterie (1.3 MB) St. James String Sextet Columbia 4071   Jan 2010

 

Johannes Brahms  
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Hungarian Dance No. 6 (2 MB) Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden (cond: Malcolm Sargent) HMV C-1874   June 2012

 

Ernest Bucalossi  
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The Grasshoppers' Dance (1.3 MB) Stoll Picture Theatre Orchestra Broadcast 348 1928 Mar 2009
The Grasshoppers' Dance (2 MB) The Palladium Orchestra (cond: Richard Crean) HMV C-1814   June 2012

 

Emmanuel Chabrier  
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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 2010

 

Eric Coates  
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By The Sleepy Lagoon (2.2 MB) Eric Coates and his Symphony Orchestra Columbia DX-712   Jan 2010
The Dance Of The Orange Blossoms (1.7 MB) Eric Coates conducting The New Symphony Orchestra Decca 10" LP early 1950s Jan 2009
Footlights (2.0 MB) Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eric Coates) Columbia DX-966 late 1930s Jan 2010
For Your Delight (1.5 MB) Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eric Coates) HMV C-2927 Sep 24, 1937 Aug 2009
The Jester At The Wedding suite:
  March (1.5 MB)
 
 Valse (1.5 MB)
Eric Coates and his Symphony Orchestra Columbia
DB-1505
  Jan 2010
London Suite:
  Covent Garden; Westminster (2.0 MB)
 
Knightsbridge March (1.9 MB)
Eric Coates and his Symphony Orchestra Columbia DX-470   Jan 2010
London Again Suite:
  Oxford Street (1.7 MB)
 
Langham Place
(2.4 MB)
 
Mayfair(2 MB)
Eric Coates and his Symphony Orchestra LP   June 2012
Lost Love (1.9 MB) Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eric Coates) Columbia DX-966 late 1930s Jan 2010
The Merrymakers Overture (2.0 MB) New Queens Hall Light Orchestra (cond: Eric Coates) Columbia L-1529   Sep 2011
Mirage (1.5 MB) The De Groot Trio HMV B-3028 Jan 3, 1929 Mar 2009
Moresque, dance interlude (1.7 MB) New Queens Hall Light Orchestra (cond: Eric Coates) Columbia L-1529   Sep 2011
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 2009
The Three Bears (3.9 MB) (orch: Leighton Lucas) Jack Hylton and his Orchestra HMV C-1309 Dec 30 1926 Jan 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 2009

 

Samuel Coleridge Taylor  
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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 2009
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 2010

 

----  Davies  
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If Only I Had You (1.3 MB) Albert Sandler and his Park Lane Hotel Orchestra Columbia 5009   Feb 2011

 

Sir Walford  Davies  
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Royal Air Force March Past (1.3 MB) Band Of The Royal Air Force Columbia DB-189   Feb 2011

 

Charles G. Dawes  
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Melody (1.4 MB) J. H. Squire and his Celeste Octet Columbia 5639   Jan 2010

 

Claude Debussy  
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Arabesque, No. 1 (2MB) Mildred Dilling (harp) HMV C-1642   June 2012
Iberia:
  Par Les Rues et Par Les Chimins (3.0 MB)
 
Les Parfums De La Nuit (3.8 MB)
 
Le Matin D'un Jour De Fete (2.0 MB)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Paul Klenau) Columbia
L-1999 & L-2000
  Sep 2011
L'Enfant Prodique:
  Cortege et Air De Danse (2.0 MB)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Paul Klenau) Columbia L-2000   Sep 2011
Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'un Faune (4.3MB) The Philharmonia Orchestra (cond: Alceo Galliera) Columbia DX-1381   Mar 2010
String Quartet in G Minor, op 10
  1st movement (3.0 MB)
  2nd movement (1.8 MB)
  3rd movement (3.7 MB)
  4th movement (3.3 MB)
The Lowenguth Quartet, Paris Deutsche Grammophon DGM-18312 (LP)   Sep 2011

Leo Delibes  
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Coppelia Ballet:
 Entracte de Valse ; Mazurka (2.2 MB)
 Theme Slav Varie ; Czardas Danse Hongroise (2.1 MB)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Antal Dorati) Columbia DX-   Mar 2010
 Waltz Of The Hours (1.9 MB)
 Variations (2.0 MB)
Symphony Orchestra (cond: Clemens Schmalstich) HMV C-1939   Apr 2013
Naila (1.4 MB) London Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Efram Kurtz) Columbia DX-787   Mar 2010
Naila Waltz (1.7 MB) Royal Opera house, Covent Garden (cond: Lawrence Collingwood) HMV C-1969   Apr 3013

 

Frederick Delius  
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On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring (3.0 MB) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Thomas Beecham) Columbia L-2096   Sep 2011

 

Edward Elgar  
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Chanson De Matin (1.7 MB) City Of Birmingham Orchestra (cond: George Weldon) Columbia DX-1198   Mar 2010
Chanson De Nuit (2.3 MB) City Of Birmingham Orchestra (cond: George Weldon) Columbia DX-1198   Mar 2010
Cockaigne Concert Overture, op 40 (6.4 MB) BBC Symphony Orchestra (cond: Edward Elgar) HMV DB-1935 & DB 1936 Oct 1932 Nov 2009
Dream Children (2.2 MB) The Halle Orchesra (cond: Sir Hamilton Harty Columbia DX-325   June 2012
Rosemary (1.7 MB) New Symphony Orchestra (cond: Edward Elgar) HMV D-1778 Nov 11 1929 Mar 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 2009
Serenade Lyrique (2.0 MB) New Symphony Orchestra (cond: Edward Elgar) HMV D-1778 Nov 11 1929 Mar 2009

 

Ben Frankl  
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Carriage And Pair (intro: Long Forgotten Melody) (1.8 MB) Charles Williams and his Concert Orchestra Columbia DX-1688   Sep 2011

 

Harold Fraser-Simpson  
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The Maid Of The Mountains, selection (4 MB) London Palladium Orchestra (cond: Richard Crean) HMV C-1881   June 2012

 

Rudolph Friml  
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Persian March (1.0 MB) Reginald King and his Orchestra 4 in 1 51 June 1933 Mar 2009

 

Balfour Gardiner  
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Shepherd Fennel's Dance (2.2 MB) Royal Opera House Orchestra (cond: Laurence Collingwood) HMV C-1469 Jul 13, 1927 Aug 2009

Edward German  
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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 2009
Merrie England, selection (4.0 MB) New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Sargent HMV C-2196   Jan 2014
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 2009

 

George Gershwin  
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Rhapsody In Blue  (4.2MB) Paul Whiteman and his Concert Orchestra
(piano: George Gershwin)
HMV C-1395 Apr 21, 1927 July 2009

 

Gilbert & Sullivan  
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The Mikado - vocal selection (4.0 MB) Light Opera Company (U.S. recording) HMV C-1404 Aug 23 1926 Jan 2009

Charles Gounod  
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Faust: Ballet Music (7.8 MB) City Of Birmingham Orchestra (cond: George Weldon) Columbia DX-1247 & 1248   Mar 2010
Faust: selection (4.2MB) Royal Opera house, Covent Garden (cond: John Barbirolli) HMV C-2055   Jan 2014
Mors Et Vita - Judex (1.9 MB) Royal Opera house, Covent Garden (cond: Lawrence Collingwood) HMV C-1969   Apr 2013

 

Enrique Granados  
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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 2009

 

Edvard Grieg  
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March Of The Dwarfs (1.5 MB) Reginald King and his Orchestra Plaza P-116 June 1933 Mar 2009
Norwegian Dance No. 1 (2.1 MB)
Norwegian Dance No. 2 (1.2 MB)
City Of Birmingham Orchestra (cond: George Weldon) Columbia DX-1192   Mar 2010
Peer Gynt Suite, No. 2
  1. Ingrid's Lament (1.8 MB)
  2. Arabian Dance (1.7 MB)
 
3. The Return Of Peer Gynt (1 MB)
 
4. Soveig's Song (2.2 MB)
New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eugene Goossens) HMV C-1571 & C-1572   June 2012

 

Ferde Grofe  
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Grand Canyon Suite:
  On The Trail (3.8 MB)
Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra Columbia DX-1878   Sep 2011

Joseph Gung'l  
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Dreams On The Ocean (1.8 MB) Marek Weber & his Orchestra HMV C-2102   Jan 2014
The Skaters (1.9 MB) Marek Weber & his Orchestra HMV C-2116   Jan 2014

 

Nikos Hadjiapostolou  
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Only With You (2 MB) International Novelty Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) Zonophone A-383   Apr 2011

 

George F. Handel  
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The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (1.4 MB) London Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Thomas Beecham) Columbia LX-255   Sep 2011

 

Ferdinand Herold  
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Zampa - overture (3.5 MB) New Light Symphony Orchestra HMV C-1818   June 2012

 

Richard Heuberger  
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The Opernball, overture (3.1 MB) Berlin State Opera Orchestra (cond: Leo Blech) HMV C-1799   June 2012

 

Iosef Ivanovici  
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Carmen Sylva (2 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1808   June 2012
Danube Waves (2 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1278 Mar 30 1926 May 2009

Sidney Jones  
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"The Geisha", selection (4.1 MB) Marek Weber and his Orchestra HMV C-1918   Apr 2013

 

Archibald Joyce  
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Song D'Automne (1.9 MB) Harry Davidson & his Orchestra Columbia DX-1195   Mar 2010

 

Emmerich Kalman  
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Sari waltz (2.1 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1882   June 2012

Albert W. Ketelbey  
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A Desert Romance (1.3 MB) The Casino Orchestra (acoustic recording) Columbia 3342 circa 1924 Feb 2011
Bells Across The Meadow (2.2 MB) London Palladium Orchestra (cond: Richard Crean) HMV C-1916   Apr 2013
The Clock And The Dresden Figures (1.6 MB) Albert Ketelbey (piano) and his Concert Orchestra Columbia DX-7   Feb 2011
The Clock And The Dresden China (1.7 MB) Ferdy Kaufmann & his Orchestra HMV C-2116   Jan 2014
In A Monastery Garden (2.0 MB) New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Rosario Bourdon) HMV C-1397 Aug 20 1926 Jan 2009
In A Fairy Realm:
  3. The Gnomes March (1.5 MB)
Albert W. Ketelbey and his Concert Orchestra Columbia 9410 early 1928 May 2009
The Phantom Melody (1.8 MB) London Palladium Orchestra (cond: Richard Crean) HMV C-1916   Apr 2013
The Sacred Hour - reverie (2.6 MB) Albert W. Ketelbey and his Concert Orchestra & chorus Columbia 5289   Apr 2011
The Sacred Hour  (1.8 MB) London Palladium Orchestra (cond: William Pethers) HMV C-2202   Jan 2014
Sanctury Of The Heart (1.8 MB) London Palladium Orchestra (cond: William Pethers) HMV C-2202   Jan 2014
Wedgwood Blue (1.5 MB) Broadway Cinema Orchestra Broadcast 770 Autumn 1931 Apr 2009

 

Aram Khachaturian  
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Gayaneh - ballet suite
  Sabre Dance (1.0 MB)
  Dance Of Ayshe (1.9 MB)
  Dance Of The Rose Maidens (800 KB)
  Dance Of The Kurds (800 KB)
  Lullaby (1.9 MB)
  Dance Of The Young Kurds (1.0 MB)
  Armen's Variations (800 KB)
  Lezghinka (1.3 MB)
The Philharmonic Symphony of New York; cond: Efrem Kurtz Columbia DX-1499-1501   Apr 2011

Karel Komzak II  
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Maidens Of Baden (2.0 MB) Marek Weber & his Orchestra HMV C-2259   Jan 2014

 

Franz Lehar  
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Count Of Luxembourg, waltz (2.0 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1392 Aug 2 1926 Aug 2009
Eva, waltzes (arr. Cohott) (2 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1808   June 2012
Gold And Silver (2 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1617   June 2012
Gypsy Love (1.8 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1402 Nov 4 1926 Feb 2009
Merry Widow, waltz (2.0 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1392 Aug 2 1926 Aug 2009

 

Paul Lincke  
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Unrequited Love (2 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1838   Nov 2012
The Way To The Heart (1.5 MB) Nicholas and his Orchestra Winner W-135 June 1931 May 2009
Wedding Dance Waltz (2.1 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1563   Mar 2010

Alexandre Luigini  
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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 2009
Ballet Russe (3.3MB) Royal Opera House Orcherstra, Covent Garden (cond: John Barbirolli) HMV C-1948   Apr 2013

   

Edward MacDowell  
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To A Wild Rose (1.7 MB) Musical Art Quartet Columbia 5582   Apr 2011

 

Jules Massenet  
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Elegie (1.6 MB) Stoll Theatre String Orchestra (with organ) Broadcast 12 5180 May 1930 May 2009
Le Cid, ballet music
 1. Castillane; Aubade (1.8 MB)
 2. Andalouse; Aragonaise (1.7 MB)
 3. Madrilene (1.6 MB)
 4. Navarraise (1.5 MB)
New Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eugene Goossens) HMV C-1638, C-1639   Nov 2012

Pietro Mascagni  
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Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo (1.7 MB) London Symphony Orchestra (cond: Malcolm Sargent) HMV C-2292 Jan 2014

 

Albert Edward Matt  
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Dawn  (2 MB) London Palladium Orchestra (cond: Richard Crean) HMV C-1639 Nov 2012
Sunset (2 MB) London Palladium Orchestra (cond: Richard Crean) HMV C-1639 Nov 2012

 

Felix Mendelssohn  
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Ruy Blas, overture (4 MB) Symphony Orchestra (cond: Malcolm Sargent) HMV C-1813 Nov 2012

Carl Millocker  
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Dream Waltz (2 MB) Marek Weber & his Orchestra HMV C-2259 Jan 2014

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  
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Il Seraglio, overture (2.1 MB) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Clemens Krauss) HMV C-2194   Jan 2014
Marriage Of Figaro, overture (1.9 MB) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Clemens Krauss) HMV C-2194   Jan 2014
Turkish March (1.4 MB) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Karl Alwin) HMV B-3188 Sep 9 1929 May 2009

 

William H. Myddleton  
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The Phantom Brigade (1.4 MB) Stoll Picture Theatre Orchestra Broadcast 348 Nov 1928 May 2009

 

Frederick Norton  
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La Siesta (Barcarolle) (arr. Lotter) (1.8 MB) The Palladium Orchestrea (cond: Richard Crean) HMV C-1814   Nov 2012

Norman O'Neill  
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The Blue Bird
  Dance Of Fire And Water (1.4 MB)
 
Dance Of The Mist Maids (1.0 MB)
Court Symphony Orchestra, cond: Norman O'Neill Columbia 4495   Feb 2011
Kismet
  Exotic Dance No. 1 (700KB)
  Exotic Dance No. 2 (1.2 MB)
B.B.C. Theatre Orchestra (cond: Harold Lowe)     Sep 2013

 

Amilcare Ponchielli  
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Dance Of The Hours (La Gioconda) (3.9 MB) New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Rosario Bourdon) HMV C-1403 Mar 26 1927 Feb 2009

 

----- Ponges  
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Night Owls (1.9 MB) International Novelty Orchestra Zonophone A-383   Apr 2011

 

David Popper  
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Harlequinade (1.8 MB) Beatrice Harrison (cello), with piano accmp HMV C-1626   Nov 2012

 

Roger Quilter  
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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 2009

 

Henri Rabaud  
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Marque - ballet music (part) (3 MB) Orchestra Symphonique (cond: Henri Rabaud) Columbia D-15081   Sep 2011

Sergei Rachmaninov  
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Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op3, No. 2 (2.2 MB) London Symphony Orchestra (cond: Malcolm Sargent) HMV C-2292   Jan 2014

Maurice Ravel  
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String Quartet in F Major
  First Movement (4 MB)
  Second Movement (3 MB)
  Third Movement (4.3 MB)
  Fourth Movement (2.7 MB)
The Lowenguth Quartet Deutsche Grammophon LP July 2013

 

Milt Rettenberg  
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Sweet Nothings (1.3 MB) Nathaniel Shikret's Rhyth-Melodists HMV B-3066 Sep 22 1928 May 2009

 

Stanford Robinson  
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Tuesday Serenade (2.2 MB) Light Symphony Orchestra Columbia DX-1174   Mar 2010

 

Juventino Rosas  
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Over The Waves (2.1 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1278 Apr 14 1926 May 2009

 

Gioachino Rossini  
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La Boutique Fantasque (3.9 MB) (orch: Respighi) Decca Symphony Orchestra (cond: Julian Clifford) Decca T-111 Dec 1929 Mar 2009
The Silken Ladder, overture (3.0 MB) London Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Thomas Beecham) Columbia  LX-255   Sep 2011
The Thieving Magpie, overture (4.3 MB) London Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Thomas Beecham) Columbia  LX-353   Nov 2012

 

Camille Saint-Saens  
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Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso (4.2 MB) Alfredo Campoli (violin) with London Symphony Orchestra (cond: Walter Goehr) Columbia DX-902   Mar 2010

 

Franz Schubert  
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March Militaire (2 MB) London Philharmonic Orchestra, cond: Hamilton Harty Columbia DX-571   Feb 2011
Rosamunde, overture (5 MB) Symphony Orchestrea (cond: Malcolm Sargent) HMV C-1873, C-1874   Nov 2012

 

Robert Schumann  
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Carnaval: Ballet Music (4 MB) London Ballet Orchestra (cond: Walter Goehr) Columbia DX-889   Mar 2010

Jean Sibelius  
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Finlandia (3.7 MB) Symphony Orchestrea (cond: Malcolm Sargent) HMV C-1827   Nov 2012
Valse Triste (1.8 MB) Stoll Theatre String Orchestra (with organ) Broadcast 12 5093 July 1929 May 2009
Valse Triste (2 MB) New Symphony Orchestra (cond: Eugene Goossens) HMV C-1995)   Apr 2013

 

J. H. Squire  
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Moonbeams And Shadows (1.4 MB) J.H. Squire and his Celeste Octet Columbia 5639 Apr 2011
The Piccaninnies' Picnic (1.4 MB) J.H. Squire and his Celeste Octet Columbia DB-2 Feb 2011
Twilight On The Waters (1.4 MB) J.H. Squire and his Celeste Octet Columbia DB-2 Feb 2011

 

Oscar Straus  
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My Hero, waltz (2 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1838 Nov 2012
Waltz Dream, waltz (2.1 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1882 Nov 2012

Johann Strauss  
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Annen Polka (1.6 MB) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Clemens Krauss) HMV B-3149 Jun 12 1929 May 2009
Artist's Life (Kunstler Leben) (3.9 MB) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Carlos Kleiber) HMV C-1697   Nov 2012
Perpetuum Mobile (1.3 MB) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Clemens Krauss) HMV B-3149 Jun 12 1929 May 2009
Sweetheart (Zigeunerbaron) (2 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1402 Nov 4 1926 Feb 2009
Tales From The Vienna Woods (3.8 MB) Berlin State Opera Orchestra (cond: Hans Knappertsbusch) HMV C-1828   Nov 2012
Thousand And One Nights (3.8 MB) Salon Orchestra HMV C-2076   Jan 2014
Voices Of Spring (2.0 MB) Ferdy Kauffman and his Orchestra HMV C-1526 Mar 13 1927 Aug 2009

Josef Strauss  
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Music Of The Spheres (2.2 MB) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Clemens Krauss) HMV C-2195 Jan 2014

 

Richard Strauss  
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Der Rosenkavalier, waltz (3.5 MB) Berlin State Opera Orchestra (cond: Leo Blech) HMV C-1819 Nov 2012

 

Franz von Suppe  
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Pique Dame, overture (3.7 MB) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Robert Heger) HMV C-1677 Nov 2012

 

Peter Tchaikowsky  
Title Artists Issue Recorded Uploaded
Andante Cantabile (3.4 MB) Lener String Quartet Columbia L-1803   Sep 2011
Eugene Onegin:
  Polonaise (1.9 MB)
  Waltz (2.2 MB)
The Halle Orchestra (cond: Malcolm Sargent) Columbia DX-1044   Mar 2010
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 2009
Romance (2 MB) New Light Symphony Orchestra (cond: Rosario Bourdon) HMV C-1397 Nov 11, 1926 Mar 2009
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 2009
Aug 2009
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Opus 36
 
1st Movement (8.2 MB)
  2nd Movement
(4.0 MB)
  3rd Movement
(2.5 MB
  4th Movement
(4.2 MB)
L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatiore de Paris (cond: Erich Kleiber) Decca LP
LXT-2511
early 1950s? Sept 2012

 

Ralph Vaughan Williams  
Title Artists Issue Recorded Uploaded
The Wasps - overture (4.3 MB) The Halle Orchestra (cond: Malcolm Sargeant) Columbia DX-1088   Mar 2010

Giuseppe Verdi  
Title Artists Issue Recorded Uploaded
"La Traviata" - selection (3.9 MB) Marek Weber and his Orchestra HMV C-1937   Apr 2013

 

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 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 2009
The Skaters, waltz (2.0 MB) International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) HMV C-1326 Aug 31 1926 Aug 2009
Tres Jolie, waltz (1.9 MB) Marek Weber and his Orchestra HMV C-2102   Jan 2014

William V. Wallace  
Title Artists Issue Recorded Uploaded
"Maritana", selection (4.4 MB) Royal opera House Orchestra, Coven Garden (cond: John Barbirolli) HMV C-1927   Apr 2013

 

William Walton            
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 2009

Ermano Wolf-Ferrari  
Title Artists Issue Uploaded
The Jewels Of The Madonna:
  Prelude to Act II
  Prelude to Act III
New Light Symphony Orchestra
HMV C-1945
HMV C-1949
Apr 2013

 

Albert Zabel  
Title Artists Issue Uploaded
At The Spring (2 MB) Mildred Dilling (harp) HMV C-1642 Nov 2012

Karl Ziehrer  
Title Artists Issue Uploaded
Vienna Maidens (2 MB) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Clemens Krauss) HMV C-2195 Jan 2014

Vocal recordings  
Title Artists Issue Uploaded
At Santa Barbara (1.4 MB) Dennis Noble Columbia DB-158 Feb 2011
A More Humane Mikado (Gilbert, Sullivan) (1.4 MB) Harold Williams Columbia DB-180 Feb 2011
The Quaker Girl, vocal gems (Monckton) (4.1 MB) Light Opera Company HMV C-2015 Jan 2014

 

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