Victor matrix C-4338. Air des bijoux / Nellie Melba ; Victor Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Air des bijoux (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Jewel song (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Faust (Work title) | Disc label |
| Faust. Je ris de me voir si belle (Uniform title) | |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Charles Gounod (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Nellie Melba (vocalist : soprano vocal) | |
| Victor Orchestra (Musical group) | |
- Description: Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
- Category: Vocal
- Language: French
- Master Size: 12-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| EDVR vol. 2 notes: Take 2—playing time 3'04" @ 77.43 rpm; no safety groove; handwritten "Take 2" at 9 o'clock position. Take 4—playing time 2'56" @ 76.00 rpm; faint double-knock starting signal; safety groove. |
| Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/27/1907 New York, New York | 1 | Unknown | ||||
| 3/27/1907 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Victor 88066 | |||
| 3/27/1907 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Gramophone 033029 | |||
| 3/27/1907 New York, New York | 2 | Master | RCA Victor VRL5-0365 | Remastered in 1983 | ||
| 8/22/1910 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Destroy | ||||
| 8/22/1910 Camden, New Jersey | 4 | Master | Victor 88066 | |||
| 8/22/1910 Camden, New Jersey | 4 | Master | Victor 6215 | |||
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Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress |
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| 8/22/1910 Camden, New Jersey | 4 | Master | Gramophone 2-033022 | |||
| 8/22/1910 Camden, New Jersey | 4 | Master | Gramophone DB-361 | Incorrectly listed as DB-346 in EDVR vol. II. | ||
| 8/22/1910 Camden, New Jersey | 4 | Master | RCA Victor VRL5-0365 | Remastered in 1983 | ||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix C-4338. Air des bijoux / Nellie Melba ; Victor Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200006053/C-4338-Air_des_bijoux.
Victor matrix C-4338. Air des bijoux / Nellie Melba ; Victor Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200006053/C-4338-Air_des_bijoux.
"Victor matrix C-4338. Air des bijoux / Nellie Melba ; Victor Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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