Victor matrix CRC-71814. Lo! Here the gentle lark / Toshiko Sekiya

TitleSource
Lo! Here the gentle lark (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Comedy of errors. Lo! here the gentle lark (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
William Shakespeare (author)
Henry R. Bishop (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Toshiko Sekiya (vocalist : soprano vocal)Vocal range described in Victor ledgers as "Artista lirica-coloratura soprano."
Ellis McDiarmid (instrumentalist : flute)Ledgers: "Obligato."
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)
Additional Information
  • Description: Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1 and 2: 4 violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, bassoon, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, and piano
    Takes 3 and 4: 4 violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, bassoon, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, trumpet, piano, and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
  • Title Note: The text derives from Shakespeare's Comedy of errors.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/4/1932 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Destroy
2/4/1932 New York, New York. Studio 1 2 Destroy
2/10/1932 New York, New York. Studio 1 3 Hold
2/10/1932 New York, New York. Studio 1 4 Master

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CRC-71814. Lo! Here the gentle lark / Toshiko Sekiya," accessed January 10, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800037647/CRC-71814-Lo_Here_the_gentle_lark.

Victor matrix CRC-71814. Lo! Here the gentle lark / Toshiko Sekiya. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800037647/CRC-71814-Lo_Here_the_gentle_lark.

"Victor matrix CRC-71814. Lo! Here the gentle lark / Toshiko Sekiya." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.

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