Victor matrix BS-050500. Cradle song / Frank La Forge

TitleSource
Cradle song (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Wiegenlied (Parallel (translated) title)Victor blue history card
Lieder, op. 49. Wiegenlied (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Johannes Brahms (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
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 is intended to provide musical backup for vocalists or instrumentalists.
The Victor blue history card indicates that the accompaniment is in the key of 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-048468, but no releases have been issued from it.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/3/1940 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Victor 27216 10-in.
5/3/1940 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Victor P-48 10-in. Album set
5/3/1940 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-050500. Cradle song / Frank La Forge," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200044402/BS-050500-Cradle_song.

Victor matrix BS-050500. Cradle song / Frank La Forge. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200044402/BS-050500-Cradle_song.

"Victor matrix BS-050500. Cradle song / Frank La Forge." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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