Vintage Collection of Six 20s/30s/40s Gramophone Records - Speed 78rpm
 
Great set for collectors of all sorts, Antiques, Music, Classical, Gramophone, Opera, WWII, Films, etc. covering the  years 1926 - 1945   (condition - some surface marks, showing signs of age - there is one paper sleeve missing)
 
Columbia 'Magic Notes' (1938/1944/1945) and 'Zonophone' (1926) Records, Graphophone Co. Ltd. London EC1.
 
Presented in the accompanying 'Columbia' presentation expandable folder sleeve.
 
Includes:
A three (3) record set from 'Tschaikowsky' - Op. 23, Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor
(London Philharmonic Orchestra)
Cornish Rhapsody - as featured in the film "Love Story"
(London Symphony Orchestra)
London Fantasia - inspired by the WWII bombings over English cities (see obituary below)
(Columbia Light Symphony Orchestra)
Vocal Gems from "The Gondoliers" - Gilbert and Sullivan Opera, possibly from as early as '1926' and which has a 'Mecolico' stamp affixed
(Zonophone Light Opera Company)
 
Record Inventory:
 
78 RPM 12-inch Record (1938) - Set of Three, with matching 'Columbia' presentation expandable sleeve
Tschaikowsky - Op. 23, Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor (for piano and orchestra)
Soloist Egon Petri (Pianoforte) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Walter Goehr
Record One - LX 681
CAX 8110 - Part 1, First Movement - Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
CAX 8111 - Part 2, First Movement - Allegro con spirito (First Part)
Record Two - LX 682
CAX 8112 - Part 3, First Movement - Allegro con spirito (Second Part)
CAX 8113 - Part 4, First Movement - Allegro con spirito (Conclusion)
Record Three - LX 683
CAX 8114 - Part 5, Second Movement - Andantino semplice (First Part)
CAX 8115 - Part 6, Second Movement - Andantino semplice (Conclusion)
For more information see '45worlds' website:

 
 
78 RPM 12-inch Record (1944)
Hubert Bath - Cornish Rhapsody - Parts 1 and 2 (Featured in the film "Love Story")
Soloist Harriet Cohen (Pianoforte) with the London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Hubert Bath
Record One - DX 1171
CAX 9215 - Part 1
CAX 9216 - Part 2
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78 RPM 12-inch Record (1945)
Clive Richardson - London Fantasia - Parts 1 and 2
Columbia Light Symphony Orchestra with the composer at the piano
Conducted by Charles Williams
Record One - DX 1204
CAX 9369 - Part 1
CAX 9370 - Part 2
For more information see '45worlds' website:

 
From Clive Richardson's obituary in The Independent:
"At the outbreak of war he immediately ceased all musical activities. Already an officer in the Territorial Reserve, he was posted to a succession of Ack-Ack Battalions and served in Coventry, Manchester and Birmingham. His experiences of the bombing in these cities and both the horrors and courage that he witnessed were the inspiration for his London Fantasia, a short concert work in the spirit of Richard Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto (Dangerous Moonlight, 1941), and it proved to be Richardson's first popular hit (the recording with the composer at the piano accompanied by the Columbia Light Symphony orchestra conducted by Charles Williams was a best seller in 1945/46)."
 
 
78 RPM 12-inch Record (Possibly 1926) - Complete with 'MECOLICO' Stamp
Arthur Sullivan - Vocal Gems from "The Gondoliers" - Parts 1 and 2
Zonophone Light Opera Company
Solo and Chorus with Orchestra
Record One - A 325
Z-044533 - Part 1
Z-044534 - Part 2
For more information see '45worlds' website:

 
This record possibly dates back to 1926, so a real gem. For further information on its age and the history of the 'Zonophone' label, see the following website:

 
From Wikipedia.org:
"The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 7 December 1889 and ran for a very successful 554 performances (at that time the fifth longest-running piece of musical theatre in history), closing on 30 June 1891. This was the twelfth comic opera collaboration of fourteen between Gilbert and Sullivan."
For more information see the following website:

 
To hear 'The Gondoliers' soundtrack, follow the YouTube Link:

 
'The Gondoliers' also has a 'Mecolico' stamp affixed. Mecolico was a copyright society who collected the royalties according to the UK Copyright Act (1911).
For more information see the following website:

 
 
 
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