Victor matrix CVE-81502. Londonderry air / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy

TitleSource
Londonderry air (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
British folk music settings (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
British folk-music settings. Irish tune from County Derry, string orchestra (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Percy Grainger (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Eugene Ormandy (director)Role listed in Victor ledgers as conductor.
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Musical group)
Charles O'Connell (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: String orchestra, with 2 horns
  • Instrumentation: 14 first violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 10 cellos, 7 basses, and 2 horns
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 12-in.
  • Title Note: This is possibly an arrangement of the string orchestra version of the selection.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. O'Connell, present."
Ledgers: "Strings and 2 horns."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/16/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 1 Destroy
1/16/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 1A Not processed
1/16/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 2 Hold
1/23/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 3 Master Victor 8777 12-in.
1/23/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 3 Master Victor M-276 12-in. Album set
1/23/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 3 Master Victor 8785 12-in.
1/23/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 3 Master Victor AM-276 12-in. Album set
1/23/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 3 Master Victor 16983 12-in.
1/23/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 3 Master Victor DM-276 12-in. Album set
1/23/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 3 Master Victor 8734 12-in.

Londonderry air / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy

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Londonderry air / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy - Victor 8734 - Take 3 - 1/23/1934
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1935 Sony Music Entertainment.
1/23/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 3 Master Gramophone DB-2685 12-in.
1/23/1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cyrus Northrop Auditorium 3A Not processed

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CVE-81502. Londonderry air / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy," accessed December 16, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200015984/CVE-81502-Londonderry_air.

Victor matrix CVE-81502. Londonderry air / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 16, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200015984/CVE-81502-Londonderry_air.

"Victor matrix CVE-81502. Londonderry air / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 16 December 2025.

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