Victor matrix CVE-59789. Airs de ballet / Walter Damrosch ; Symphony Society of New York

TitleSource
Airs de ballet (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Part 2 (Title part)Disc label (RDI)
Tambourin [from Iphigenia in Aulis] ; Gavotte [from Armide] ; Chaconne [from Iphigenia in Aulis] (Medley contents)Disc label (RDI)
Iphigenia in Aulis (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Armide (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Iphigénie en Aulide. Selections (Uniform title)
Armide. Musette (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
F. A. Gevaert (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Symphony Society of New York (Musical group)Listed as "National Symphony Orchestra [New York]."
Walter Damrosch (conductor)
L. Howell Davis (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Orchestra
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1 and 2: 10 first violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 5 cellos, 4 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, tympani, and tambourine
    Takes 3-5: 14 first violins, 12 second violins, 7 violas, 5 cellos, 4 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, 3 French horns, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, tympani, and drums
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers (takes 1 and 2) add one librarian to the list of instrumentation and report Hans Goettich as orchestra manager.
Ledgers: "L. Howell Davis, present."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/13/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Hold
5/13/1930 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Hold
9/18/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Victor 7321 12-in.
9/18/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Gramophone 42-1032 (Not issued) 12-in. Gramophone Co. face number.
9/18/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 4 Destroy
9/18/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 5 Destroy

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CVE-59789. Airs de ballet / Walter Damrosch ; Symphony Society of New York," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800030399/CVE-59789-Airs_de_ballet.

Victor matrix CVE-59789. Airs de ballet / Walter Damrosch ; Symphony Society of New York. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800030399/CVE-59789-Airs_de_ballet.

"Victor matrix CVE-59789. Airs de ballet / Walter Damrosch ; Symphony Society of New York." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.

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