Victor matrix BVE-46338. Special record for advertising / Hugo Mariani ; Graham McNamee ; Peerless Reproducers
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Special record for advertising (Primary title) | Victor ledgers |
| Tannhaüser (March) ; To a wild rose ; Peer Gynt : In the hall of the mountain king (Part name) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Edvard Grieg (composer) | "Peer Gynt." |
| Richard Wagner (composer) | "Tannhaüser." |
| Edward MacDowell (composer) | "To a wild rose." |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Graham McNamee (speaker) | "Announcer." |
| Hugo Mariani (conductor) | |
| Peerless Reproducers (Musical group) | |
- Description: Talk, with orchestra
- Instrumentation: 4 first violins, 2 second violins, viola, cello, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental and vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Victor ledgers state that the first selection is from the opening march of Richard Wagner's "Tannhaüser."
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor disc label: "Special record (for private use only)"; "By special arrangement with National Broadcasting Co."; "Produced for United Radio Corp."; "Not to be sold or broadcast by radio." |
| Victor ledgers: "Special records,” indicating that the master recording was made on commission or not intended for release. |
| A 9/6/1928 New York Times article states that the "Peerless Reproducers" is a symphonic ensemble of New York Philharmonic-Symphony and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra musicians who were recruited to perform in a series of radio broadcasts. |
| Source(s): Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/30/1928 Camden, New Jersey | 1 | Hold | ||||
| 7/30/1928 Camden, New Jersey | 2 | Master | Victor [BVE-46338/BVE-46339] | Catalog number is taken from matrix number. Verso is BVE-46339. | ||
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-46338. Special record for advertising / Hugo Mariani ; Graham McNamee ; Peerless Reproducers," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800020333/BVE-46338-Special_record_for_advertising.
Victor matrix BVE-46338. Special record for advertising / Hugo Mariani ; Graham McNamee ; Peerless Reproducers. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800020333/BVE-46338-Special_record_for_advertising.
"Victor matrix BVE-46338. Special record for advertising / Hugo Mariani ; Graham McNamee ; Peerless Reproducers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
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