Victor matrix D4RB-0496. Serenade / Lauritz Melchior

TitleSource
Serenade (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Thrill of a romance [Motion picture] (Work title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Schwanengesang (Song cycle). Ständchen; arranged (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Franz Schubert (composer)
J. Macklyn Meskill (lyricist)
Earl Brent (songwriter)Role not known.
Unverified composer information: Meskill; Brent; Schubert
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Lauritz Melchior (vocalist : tenor vocal)
J. Fuchs (instrumentalist : violin)
William Kroll (instrumentalist : violin)
Michael Gusikoff (instrumentalist : violin)
Louis Edlin (instrumentalist : violin)
David Novales (instrumentalist : violin)
Ralph Silverman (instrumentalist : violin)
Arcadie Birkenholz (instrumentalist : violin)
Samuel Carmell (instrumentalist : violin)
Sylvan Shulman (instrumentalist : violin)
Andre Bodo (instrumentalist : violin)
Lillian Fuchs (instrumentalist : viola)
Leon Frengut (instrumentalist : viola)
Bernard Altschuler (instrumentalist : cello)
Emil Stark (instrumentalist : cello)
Sam Suzowsky (instrumentalist : string bass)
Paul Ricci (instrumentalist : bass clarinet)
Gerald B. Rudy (instrumentalist : flute)
Harold Feldman (instrumentalist : oboe)
Milton M. Kraus (instrumentalist : piano)
Leone Pettigrew (instrumentalist : harp)
Benny Mortell (instrumentalist : guitar)Victor ledgers: "Ben Mortell."
Murray Golden (instrumentalist : accordion)
James De Meo (instrumentalist : clarinet)
Antero Querze (instrumentalist : clarinet)Victor ledgers: "Antero Querz."
Russell Banze (instrumentalist : clarinet)
Karl Chulupa (instrumentalist : French horn)
Ignace Strasfogel (conductor)
Macklin Marrow (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 10 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, bass, flute, oboe, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, French horn, guitar, piano, accordion, and harp
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Macklin Marrow, present."; "Union musicians used."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3 Master Victor M-990 10-in. Album set
12/27/1944 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 1 Hold
12/27/1944 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 1A Hold/destroy
12/27/1944 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 2 Destroy
12/27/1944 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 2A Destroy
12/27/1944 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 3 Master Victor 10-1148 10-in.
12/27/1944 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 3 Master Victor M-990 10-in. Album set
12/27/1944 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 3A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D4RB-0496. Serenade / Lauritz Melchior," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300000898/D4RB-0496-Serenade.

Victor matrix D4RB-0496. Serenade / Lauritz Melchior. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300000898/D4RB-0496-Serenade.

"Victor matrix D4RB-0496. Serenade / Lauritz Melchior." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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