John Wummer
Birth and Death Data: Born Reading (city in and county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States), Died 1977 (San Francisco (consolidated city and county in California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: flute
Notes: From 1937, was a charter member of the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CVE-41977 | 12-in. | 4/17/1928 | Dance of the spirits | Detroit Symphony Orchestra ; Ossip Gabrilowitsch | Orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | E0RC-0027 | 12-in. | 1/12/1950 | Scintille diamant (Dapertutto's aria) | Robert Merrill ; Jean-Paul Morel ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | E0RC-0052 | 12-in. | 1/17/1950 | Ave Maria | Arthur Fiedler ; Nathan Milstein ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Violin solo, and orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | E0RC-0053 | 12-in. | 1/17/1950 | Serenade | Arthur Fiedler ; Nathan Milstein ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Violin solo, and orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | E0RC-0055 | 12-in. | 1/17/1950 | Après un rêve | Arthur Fiedler ; Nathan Milstein ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Violin solo, and orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | D5RC-0282 | 12-in. | 4/25/1945 | Introduction and allegro (For harp, strings, flute, and clarinet) (1905), part 1 | Marcel Grandjany ; Sylvan Levin ; Victor Chamber Orchestra | Harp solo, with chamber orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | D5RC-0283 | 12-in. | 4/25/1945 | Introduction and allegro (For harp, strings, flute, and clarinet) (1905), part 2 | Marcel Grandjany ; Sylvan Levin ; Victor Chamber Orchestra | Harp solo, with chamber orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | D5RC-0284 | 12-in. | 4/25/1945 | Introduction and allegro (For harp, strings, flute, and clarinet) (1905), concluded | Marcel Grandjany ; Sylvan Levin ; Victor Chamber Orchestra | Harp solo, with chamber orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | D9RC-1782 | 12-in. | 5/24/1949 | Phidylé | Erich Leinsdorf ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | D9RC-1783 | 12-in. | 5/24/1949 | L'invitation au voyage | Erich Leinsdorf ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | D9RC-1784 | 12-in. | 5/24/1949 | O lovely moon (Air of Russalka) | Erich Leinsdorf ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, flute | |
| Victor | D9RC-1785 | 12-in. | 5/24/1949 | Maiden's lament | Erich Leinsdorf ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, flute |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wummer, John," accessed January 21, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104781.
Wummer, John. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104781.
"Wummer, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 21 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wummer, John - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85008931
Wikidata: John Wummer - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q104437372
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/79267935
MusicBrainz: John Wummer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a51780a-d247-4d01-8d49-e66ec3ca74d8
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/152553 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/152553
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