Victor matrix D5RB-0868. Desert song valse / Lawrence Brooks ; Lillian Cornell ; Sigmund Romberg Orchestra

TitleSource
Desert song valse (Primary title)Disc label
Desert song (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Sigmund Romberg (composer)
Otto Harbach (lyricist)
Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Sigmund Romberg Orchestra (Musical group)
Lillian Cornell (vocalist : mezzo-soprano)
Lawrence Brooks (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Macklin Marrow (session supervisor)
Sigmund Romberg (conductor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and baritone), with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 6 first violins, 4 second violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, bass, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, bassoon, clarinet, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 3 horns, harp, and percussion
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Macklin Marrow, present"; "Union musicians used"; "REFAC." Ledgers' instrumentation list adds a contractor.
Source(s): Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/30/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1L Unknown
11/30/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1 Destroy
11/30/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Destroy
11/30/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1B Master Victor 10-1453 10-in. Issued from dub made 1/18/1946 at Victor's New York Studio 6.
11/30/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1B Master Victor MO-1256 10-in. Album set
11/30/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1B Master RCA Victor 49-0589 45-rpm Issued from dub.
11/30/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1B Master RCA Victor WDM-1256 7-in. Album set
11/30/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1C Unknown Dub made 1/18/1946 at Victor's New York Studio 6.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D5RB-0868. Desert song valse / Lawrence Brooks ; Lillian Cornell ; Sigmund Romberg Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300002740/D5RB-0868-Desert_song_valse.

Victor matrix D5RB-0868. Desert song valse / Lawrence Brooks ; Lillian Cornell ; Sigmund Romberg Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300002740/D5RB-0868-Desert_song_valse.

"Victor matrix D5RB-0868. Desert song valse / Lawrence Brooks ; Lillian Cornell ; Sigmund Romberg Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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