Victor matrix CVE-49710. An American in Paris / Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Symphony Orchestra

TitleSource
An American in Paris (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Part 1 (Title part)Disc label (RDI)
American in Paris (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
George Gershwin (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Victor Symphony Orchestra (Musical group)
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)
  • Description: Orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 10 first violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 3 basses, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 2 bassoons, 3 clarinets, 3 saxophones, 4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, xylophone, and 4 traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
The Victor blue history card indicates that take 1 is the original master take; later markings on the BHC and a DAHR user confirm that some copies of Vi 35963 derive from take 2.
The Vi 35963 disc label performance credits read: "Victor Symphony Orchestra with George Gershwin" and "Direction of Nathaniel Shilkret."
Source(s): John Bolig files (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
2/4/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master Victor 35963 12-in.
2/4/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master Gramophone 6-0715 (Not issued) 12-in. Gram. Co. face number.
2/4/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master Gramophone C-1698 12-in.
2/4/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master Victor (Argentina) A 26 12-in.
2/4/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master RCA Victor 27-0111 45-rpm
2/4/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master RCA Victor LPT-29 LP (10-in.)
2/4/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master Smithsonian Collection RD 107-3 Compact disc
2/4/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Hold/master Victor 35963 12-in.
2/4/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CVE-49710. An American in Paris / Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Symphony Orchestra," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023423/CVE-49710-An_American_in_Paris.

Victor matrix CVE-49710. An American in Paris / Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Symphony Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023423/CVE-49710-An_American_in_Paris.

"Victor matrix CVE-49710. An American in Paris / Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Symphony Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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