1926 NIKOLAI SOKOLOFF Cleveland Tchaikovsky 1812 OVERTURE Solennelle BRUNSWICK
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A series of great Orchestra Records by great conductors on 78 rpm records
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This is one from the first recording session ever of the Cleveland Orch under their conductor
Nikolai Sokoloff. This was part of US Brunswick quickly aborted attempt to record classical orchestras in the US (instead they re-issued Polydor and Deutsche Grammophon)
Cleveland Orchestra – "1812" Overture (Solennelle)
1812 Overture complete in 2 parts was his first recording in 1924, here the remake in his first Brunswick Light Ray electric session 5/1/1926
Label: Brunswick – 50090
Series: New Hall Of Fame Classic Series
Format:
Shellac, 12", 78 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1926
Genre: Classical
Style:
A "1812" Overture (Solennelle)—Part I
B "1812" Overture (Solennelle)—Part II
Record Company – The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company
Composed By – Tchaikovsky*
Conductor – Nikolai Sokoloff
Symphony Orchestra
Orig Issue Brunswick Gold Label Light Ray Record 12" 78 rpm
Condition:
EXCELLENT close to PRISTINE faint scuffs, early Light Ray Recording with difficult acoustics, plays very quiet
A SUPERB COPY
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Despite their obvious imperfections, the Brunswick recordings of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra made in May 1926 are some of the most amazing, wonder-compelling orchestral discs I have ever heard. Even Brunswick's flawed 'light ray' recording system performs tolerably well! We are obviously dealing with a large orchestra recorded in an acoustically fine venue - presumably the Cleveland Masonic Hall - under a conductor whose trademarks are romance, panache and excitement.
Recorded on 1 May 1926, this abbreviated version of Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' - the 2 sides of which play for a total of just over 10 minutes - is a truly electrifying performance.
Nikolai Grigoryevich Sokoloff (28 May 1886–25 September 1965) was a Russian-American conductor and violinist. He was born in Kiev, and studied music at Yale. From 1916 to 1917 he was musical director of the San Francisco People's Philharmonic Orchestra, where he insisted on including women in his orchestra and paying them the same as men. Sokoloff was the founding conductor and music director of the Cleveland Orchestra in 1918 where he remained until 1932. Between 1935 and 1938 he directed the Federal Music Project, a New Deal program that employed musicians to perform and educate the public about music. From 1938 to 1941 he directed the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. When he was a conductor he gave a violin to then nine-year-old violin prodigy Yehudi Menuhin.
Nikolai Sokoloff
Vrai nom: Nikolai Grigoryevich Sokoloff Profil: Russia-American conductor and violinist, born 28 May 1886 in Kiev, Russia (today of Ukraine) and died 25 September 1965.Founding Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra from 1918 to 1933.
Nikolai Sokoloff (28 May 1886 – 25 September 1965), was a Russia-American conductor and violinist. He was born in Kiev, and studied music at Yale. From 1916 to 1917 he was musical director of the San Francisco People's Philharmonic Orchestra, where he insisted on including women in his orchestra and paying them the same as men. Sokoloff was the founding conductor and music director of the Cleveland Orchestra in 1918 where he remained until 1932. Between 1935 and 1938 he directed the Federal Music Project, a New Deal program that employed musicians to perform and educate the public about music. From 1938 to 1941 he directed the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
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