Victor matrix CVE-37281. Largo / Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; Frederick Stock

TitleSource
Largo (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Xerxes (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Serse. Ombra mai fù; arranged (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
George Frideric Handel (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Frederick Stock (director)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Musical group)
Walter P. Zimmerman (instrumentalist : organ)
Additional Information
  • Description: Orchestra and organ
  • Instrumentation: 12 first violins, 13 second violins, 11 violas, 8 cellos, 8 basses, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 bassoons, 3 clarinets, contra-bassoon, 5 French horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, organ, harp, tympani, and 2 percussion
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers note in the list of instrumentation "3 flutes, including piccolo," "3 oboes, including English horns," and "3 clarinets, including bass clarinets." Exact instrumentation is therefore unknown.
Disc label: "Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Grand Organ, under the direction of Frederick Stock."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/22/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall 1 Destroy
12/22/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall 2 Destroy
12/22/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall 3 Destroy
12/22/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall 4 Hold
12/22/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall 5 Master Victor 6648 12-in.
12/22/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall 5 Master Gramophone 5-0591 (Not issued) 12-in. Gram. Co. face number.
12/22/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall 5 Master Gramophone D-1432 12-in.
12/22/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Orchestra Hall 5 Master Gramophone FD-1 12-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CVE-37281. Largo / Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; Frederick Stock," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800011534/CVE-37281-Largo.

Victor matrix CVE-37281. Largo / Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; Frederick Stock. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800011534/CVE-37281-Largo.

"Victor matrix CVE-37281. Largo / Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; Frederick Stock." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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