Victor matrix D4RB-0449. April in Paris / Dorothy Kirsten ; Maximilian Pilzer ; Victor Orchestra

TitleSource
April in Paris (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Walk a little faster (Work title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Vernon Duke (composer)
E. Y. Harburg (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Dorothy Kirsten (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
Maximilian Pilzer (conductor)
Joseph Fuchs (instrumentalist : violin)
William Kroll (instrumentalist : violin)
Sylvan Shulman (instrumentalist : violin)
Ralph Silverman (instrumentalist : violin)
Arcadie Birkenholz (instrumentalist : violin)
Samuel Gardner (instrumentalist : violin)
Milton Lomask (instrumentalist : violin)
Max Weiser (instrumentalist : violin)
Samuel Cermell (instrumentalist : violin)
Samuel Rand (instrumentalist : violin)
Edwin Bachmann (instrumentalist : violin)
Ivor Karman (instrumentalist : violin)
Lillian Fuchs (instrumentalist : viola)
Leon Frengut (instrumentalist : viola)
Milton Prinz (instrumentalist : cello)
Sterling Hunkins (instrumentalist : cello)
Sam Susowsky (instrumentalist : string bass)
Morris Kirchner (instrumentalist : bassoon)
Gerald B. Rudy (instrumentalist : flute)Victor ledgers: "G. Rudy." Gerald B. Rudy probable but not confirmed.
Henry Zlotnik (instrumentalist : flute)
Chester Hazlett (instrumentalist : clarinet)Listed on Victor ledgers as Chester Hazlitt.
Albert Chiaffarelli (instrumentalist : clarinet)
Morris Speinson (instrumentalist : horn)
Joseph Rescigno (instrumentalist : horn)
Laura Newell (instrumentalist : harp)
Richard Gilbert (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 12 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, bass, 2 flutes, bassoon, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, and harp
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Richard Gilbert, present"; "Union musicians used."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/28/1944 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Unknown
11/28/1944 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Master Victor 10-1137 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D4RB-0449. April in Paris / Dorothy Kirsten ; Maximilian Pilzer ; Victor Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300001776/D4RB-0449-April_in_Paris.

Victor matrix D4RB-0449. April in Paris / Dorothy Kirsten ; Maximilian Pilzer ; Victor Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300001776/D4RB-0449-April_in_Paris.

"Victor matrix D4RB-0449. April in Paris / Dorothy Kirsten ; Maximilian Pilzer ; Victor Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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