Victor matrix BVE-46338. Special record for advertising / Hugo Mariani ; Graham McNamee ; Peerless Reproducers

TitleSource
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 ComposersNotes
Edvard Grieg (composer)"Peer Gynt."
Richard Wagner (composer)"Tannhaüser."
Edward MacDowell (composer)"To a wild rose."
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Peerless Reproducers (Musical group)
Hugo Mariani (conductor)
Graham McNamee (speaker)"Announcer."
  • 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 ledgers: "Special records,” indicating that the master recording was made on commission or not intended for release.
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."
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 PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
7/30/1928 Camden, New Jersey 1 Hold
7/30/1928 Camden, New Jersey 2 Master Victor [BVE-46338/BVE-46339] 10-in. Catalog number is taken from matrix number. Verso is BVE-46339.

Special record for advertising / Hugo Mariani ; Graham McNamee ; Peerless Reproducers

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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 April 19, 2024, https://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. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://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, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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