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.
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. |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Snapshots (1.3 MB) | George Cathie and his Band | Victory 153 | Aug 13 1929 | Mar 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 2010 |
Charles Ancliffe |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Amoureuse (2.1 MB) | International Novelty Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1682 | Nov 16, 1928 | Aug 2009 |
Georges Bizet |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Petite Bijouterie (1.3 MB) | St. James String Sextet | Columbia 4071 | Jan 2010 |
Johannes Brahms |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Hungarian Dance No. 6 (2 MB) | Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden (cond: Malcolm Sargent) | HMV C-1874 | June 2012 |
Ernest Bucalossi |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
If Only I Had You (1.3 MB) | Albert Sandler and his Park Lane Hotel Orchestra | Columbia 5009 | Feb 2011 |
Sir Walford Davies |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Royal Air Force March Past (1.3 MB) | Band Of The Royal Air Force | Columbia DB-189 | Feb 2011 |
Charles G. Dawes |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Melody (1.4 MB) | J. H. Squire and his Celeste Octet | Columbia 5639 | Jan 2010 |
Claude Debussy |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring (3.0 MB) | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Thomas Beecham) | Columbia L-2096 | Sep 2011 |
Edward Elgar |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Carriage And Pair (intro: Long Forgotten Melody) (1.8 MB) | Charles Williams and his Concert Orchestra | Columbia DX-1688 | Sep 2011 |
Harold Fraser-Simpson |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
The Maid Of The Mountains, selection (4 MB) | London Palladium Orchestra (cond: Richard Crean) | HMV C-1881 | June 2012 |
Rudolph Friml |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Persian March (1.0 MB) | Reginald King and his Orchestra | 4 in 1 51 | June 1933 | Mar 2009 |
Balfour Gardiner |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Shepherd Fennel's Dance (2.2 MB) | Royal Opera House Orchestra (cond: Laurence Collingwood) | HMV C-1469 | Jul 13, 1927 | Aug 2009 |
Edward German |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
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 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 2009 |
Charles Gounod |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Grand Canyon Suite: On The Trail (3.8 MB) |
Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra | Columbia DX-1878 | Sep 2011 |
Joseph Gung'l |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Only With You (2 MB) | International Novelty Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | Zonophone A-383 | Apr 2011 |
George F. Handel |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (1.4 MB) | London Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Thomas Beecham) | Columbia LX-255 | Sep 2011 |
Ferdinand Herold |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Zampa - overture (3.5 MB) | New Light Symphony Orchestra | HMV C-1818 | June 2012 |
Richard Heuberger |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
The Opernball, overture (3.1 MB) | Berlin State Opera Orchestra (cond: Leo Blech) | HMV C-1799 | June 2012 |
Iosef Ivanovici |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
"The Geisha", selection (4.1 MB) | Marek Weber and his Orchestra | HMV C-1918 | Apr 2013 |
Archibald Joyce |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Song D'Automne (1.9 MB) | Harry Davidson & his Orchestra | Columbia DX-1195 | Mar 2010 |
Emmerich Kalman |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Sari waltz (2.1 MB) | International Concert Orchestra (cond: Nathaniel Shilkret) | HMV C-1882 | June 2012 |
Albert W. Ketelbey |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Maidens Of Baden (2.0 MB) | Marek Weber & his Orchestra | HMV C-2259 | Jan 2014 |
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 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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
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 2009 |
Ballet Russe (3.3MB) | Royal Opera House Orcherstra, Covent Garden (cond: John Barbirolli) | HMV C-1948 | Apr 2013 |
Edward MacDowell |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
To A Wild Rose (1.7 MB) | Musical Art Quartet | Columbia 5582 | Apr 2011 |
Jules Massenet |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo (1.7 MB) | London Symphony Orchestra (cond: Malcolm Sargent) | HMV C-2292 | Jan 2014 |
Albert Edward Matt |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
Ruy Blas, overture (4 MB) | Symphony Orchestra (cond: Malcolm Sargent) | HMV C-1813 | Nov 2012 |
Carl Millocker |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
Dream Waltz (2 MB) | Marek Weber & his Orchestra | HMV C-2259 | Jan 2014 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
The Phantom Brigade (1.4 MB) | Stoll Picture Theatre Orchestra | Broadcast 348 | Nov 1928 | May 2009 |
Frederick Norton |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
La Siesta (Barcarolle) (arr. Lotter) (1.8 MB) | The Palladium Orchestrea (cond: Richard Crean) | HMV C-1814 | Nov 2012 |
Norman O'Neill |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
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 2009 |
----- Ponges |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Night Owls (1.9 MB) | International Novelty Orchestra | Zonophone A-383 | Apr 2011 |
David Popper |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Harlequinade (1.8 MB) | Beatrice Harrison (cello), with piano accmp | HMV C-1626 | Nov 2012 |
Roger Quilter |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Marque - ballet music (part) (3 MB) | Orchestra Symphonique (cond: Henri Rabaud) | Columbia D-15081 | Sep 2011 |
Sergei Rachmaninov |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op3, No. 2 (2.2 MB) | London Symphony Orchestra (cond: Malcolm Sargent) | HMV C-2292 | Jan 2014 |
Maurice Ravel |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Sweet Nothings (1.3 MB) | Nathaniel Shikret's Rhyth-Melodists | HMV B-3066 | Sep 22 1928 | May 2009 |
Stanford Robinson |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Tuesday Serenade (2.2 MB) | Light Symphony Orchestra | Columbia DX-1174 | Mar 2010 |
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 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 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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso (4.2 MB) | Alfredo Campoli (violin) with London Symphony Orchestra (cond: Walter Goehr) | Columbia DX-902 | Mar 2010 |
Franz Schubert |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
Carnaval: Ballet Music (4 MB) | London Ballet Orchestra (cond: Walter Goehr) | Columbia DX-889 | Mar 2010 |
Jean Sibelius |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Recorded | Uploaded |
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 |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
Music Of The Spheres (2.2 MB) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (cond: Clemens Krauss) | HMV C-2195 | Jan 2014 |
Richard Strauss |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
Der Rosenkavalier, waltz (3.5 MB) | Berlin State Opera Orchestra (cond: Leo Blech) | HMV C-1819 | Nov 2012 |
Franz von Suppe |
Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
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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