Victor matrix B-18656. Pourquoi? / Enrico Caruso

TitleSource
Pourquoi? (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Tell me why (Parallel (translated) title)Victor catalog
Authors and ComposersNotes
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (composer)
Heinrich Heine (author)
Lev Aleksandrovich Meĭ (author)
PersonnelNotes
Enrico Caruso (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Josef Pasternack (conductor)
Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: French
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victyor documentation assigns take 3 as a master. An issue from take 1 has been observed.
Source(s): Bolig Red Seal vol. 2; Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/3/1916 New York, New York 1 Destroy Victor 517 10-in.
11/3/1916 New York, New York 2 Destroy
11/3/1916 New York, New York 3 Master Victor 87271 10-in.
11/3/1916 New York, New York 3 Master Gramophone 7-32012 10-in.
11/3/1916 New York, New York 3 Master Victor 517 10-in.

Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress
11/3/1916 New York, New York 3 Master Gramophone DA-111 10-in.
11/3/1916 New York, New York 3 Master Gramophone (Archive Series) VA-35 10-in.
11/3/1916 New York, New York 3 Master RCA Victor LCT-1129 LP

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-18656. Pourquoi? / Enrico Caruso," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700003707/B-18656-Pourquoi.

Victor matrix B-18656. Pourquoi? / Enrico Caruso. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700003707/B-18656-Pourquoi.

"Victor matrix B-18656. Pourquoi? / Enrico Caruso." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

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