Victor matrix BS-048468. Cradle song / Frank La Forge

TitleSource
Cradle song (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Wiegenlied (Work title)Victor ledgers
Lieder, op. 49. Wiegenlied; arranged (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Johannes Brahms (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Frank La Forge (instrumentalist : piano)
Robert P. Wetherald (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Piano solo
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "R. Wetherald, present."
Ledgers: "Accompaniment records,” indicating that the record contains only the accompaniment of the selection and that it is intended to provide musical backup for vocalists or instrumentalists.
The Victor catalog indicates that the selection is transposed from its original key of E flat to A flat and is intended for a contralto or baritone vocalist.
Frank La Forge also recorded this selection as an "accompaniment record" on the master, BS-050500, from which Vi 27216 was issued as part of the album, "Singing for pleasure and practice" (P-48).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/28/1940 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Unknown
3/28/1940 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-048468. Cradle song / Frank La Forge," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200043302/BS-048468-Cradle_song.

Victor matrix BS-048468. Cradle song / Frank La Forge. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200043302/BS-048468-Cradle_song.

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