Victor matrix PBS-79314. The merry widow / Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart

TitleSource
The merry widow (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Waltz (Title descriptor)Victor ledgers
The merry widow [Motion picture] (Work title)Victor ledgers
Lustige Witwe. Lippen schweigen; arranged (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Franz Lehár (composer)
Herbert Stothart (arranger)
Lorenz Hart (lyricist)
André Hornez (lyricist)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Herbert Stothart (conductor)
MGM Studio Orchestra (Musical group)Listed in Victor ledgers as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Orchestra.
Jeanette MacDonald (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 6 first violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, cello, bass, 4 saxophones, piano, and harp
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: French
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Hart credit from Victor ledgers; Homez credit from AFI catalog.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
8/14/1934 Hollywood, California 1 Unknown
8/14/1934 Hollywood, California 2 Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix PBS-79314. The merry widow / Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043724/PBS-79314-The_merry_widow.

Victor matrix PBS-79314. The merry widow / Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043724/PBS-79314-The_merry_widow.

"Victor matrix PBS-79314. The merry widow / Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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