Catalog of RCA Victor Records (1948)

RCA VICTOR RED SEAL RECORDS B. B. C. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (British Broadcasting Company Symphony Orchestra) (Continued) TILL EULENSPIEGEL'S MERRY PRANKS, Op. 28 Richard Strauss B. B. C. Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Busch, Conductor Two 12" Records Nos. 11724 and 11725 Each Record 1.00 TRAGIC OVERTURE, Op. 81 Brahms SYMPHONY No. 1, IN C, Op. 21 Beethoven Arturo Toscanini conducting the B. B. C. Symphony Orchestra Five 12" Records Album No. M/DM-507 5.85 M(15383-15387) DM(16179-16183) BEECHAM, SIR THOMAS, BART., Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., one of the world's greatest conductors and one of Eng¬ land's most fascinating per¬ sonalities, was born at St. Helens, Lancashire. At the tender age of five, his musi¬ cal proclivities revealed them¬ selves, and in later years he received some training at Rossall School and Wadham Col¬ lege, Oxford. However, for the most part. Sir Thomas is the product of self-teaching. His father's position as a prominent business man af¬ forded Sir Thomas early op¬ portunity for conducting, and as a young boy he showed complete knowledge of scores and command of an amateur orchestra near Liverpool. To gain experience he toured with opera, and in 1905 made his first appearance in London with the Queen's Hall Orchestra. The following year he established the New Symphony Orchestra and in 1908 the Beecham Symphony Orchestra. Through this organization Sir Thomas produced impor¬ tant concert works on behalf of the composer Delius, who otherwise would have remained much longer in obscurity. Sir Thomas also sacrificed a great deal of money to the cause of opera, and memorable Beecham opera seasons were given each year from 1915 to 19 20 at various London theatres, including Covent Garden. After this move for the advancement of opera. Sir Thomas founded the famous London Philharmonic Orchestra and brought it to its present high standard of organization which ranks it with the finest orchestras in the world. Re¬ cently, he formed the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir Thomas has been known in this country for his leadership of many of our leading symphony orchestras and for his conducting at the Metropolitan Opera House. There is no question that Sir Thomas' career is a complete and selfless devotion to his art. See: B. B. C. Symphony Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra SEILKE, IRMA, Soprano MAGIC FLUTE, THE (Die Zauberflote) (Vols. 1 and 2) Mozart Famous Artists and Chorus with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., Conductor Also included as Final Side in Vol. 2: RONDO (from Serenade in G, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525") Mozart Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., and the London Philharmonic Orchestra Volume 1 Nine 12" Records Album No. M/DM-541 9.85 M(1 2551 -12559) DM(1 2653-1 2661) Volume 2 Ten 12" Records Album No. M/DM-542 10.85 M(1 2560-1 2569) DM(1 2662-1 2671) BELLAMY, RALPH, Dramatic Reader LEAVES OF GRASS INTRODUCTION TO A CERTAIN CIVILIAN I THINK I COULD TURN AND LIVE WITH ANIMALS TO THE MAN-OF-WAR BIRD FOR YOU O DEMOCRACY VIGIL STRANGE I KEPT ON THE FIELD ONE NIGHT LONG, TOO LONG AMERICA OVER THE CARNAGE ROSE PROPHETIC A VOICE O STAR OF FRANCE TO A FOIL'D EUROPEAN REVOLUTION AIRE EUROPE FRANCE A BROADWAY PAGEANT YEARS OF THE MODERN I WAS LOOKING A LONG WHILE PASSAGE TO INDIA BY BLUE ONTARIO'S SHORE SO LONG! SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD Whitman Ralph Bellamy, Dramatic Reader Four 12" Records Album No. M-955 4.85 M(1 1-8524-1 1-8527) N BELLAMY, RALPH, Dramatic Reader (Continued) RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM, THE (Abridged) (Recordrama) Fitzgerald —Musical background by Gerstle Ralph Bellamy, Dramatic Reader, with the RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra, Macklin Marrow, Conductor Two 12" Records Album No. M/DM-1055 M(1 1-9182— 1 1-9183) DM(1 1-9184-1 1-9185) BELLEZZA, VINCENZO, Conductor Boris Godounoff: Act IV; DEATH OF BORIS Moussorgsky-Rimsky-Korsakoff Feodor Chaliapin, Bass, with Orchestra, Vincenzo Bellezza, Conductor (Recorded during the Actual Performance at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on July 4, 1928) 12" Record No. 15177 Boris Godounoff: Act IV; PRAYER OF BORIS Moussorgsky-Rimsky-Korsakoff Feodor Chaliapin, Bass, with Orchestra, Vincenzo Bellezza, Conductor (Recorded during the Actual Performance at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on July 4, 1928) 12" Record No. 15177 BELTACCHI, TAMARA, Soprano CARMEN (Vols. 1 and 2) Bizet Famous Artists with Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala Opera Company, Milan, Carlo Sabajno, Conductor Nineteen 12" Records Album No. M/DM-128 M(1 1839-1 1857) DM(1 3360-13378) OTELLO (Vols. 1 and 2) Verdi Famous Artists with Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala Opera Company, Milan, Carlo Sabajno, Conductor Sixteen 12" Records Album No. M/DM-152 M(1 1363-1 1378) DM(13314-13329) BEREZOWSKY, NICOLAI, Conductor See RCA Victor Orchestra BERGER, ERNA, Soprano MAGIC FLUTE, THE (Die Zauberflote) (Vols. 1 and 2) Mozart Famous Artists and Chorus with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., Conductor Also included as Final Side in Vol. 2: RONDO (from Serenade in G, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525") Mozart Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., and the London Philharmonic Orchestra Volume 1 Nine 12" Records Album No. M/DM-541 M(1 2551-1 2559) DM( 12653-1 2661) Volume 2 Ten 12" Records Album No. M/DM-542 M(1 2560-1 2569) DM( 12662-1 2671) BERGLUND, RUT, Contralto MAGIC FLUTE, THE (Die Zauberflote) (Vols. 1 and 2) Mozart Famous Artists and Chorus with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., Conductor Also included as Final Side in Vol. 2: RONDO (from Serenade in G, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525") Mozart Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., and the London Philharmonic Orchestra Volume 1 Nine 12" Records Album No. M/DM-541 M(1 2551 -12559) DM(1 2653-1 2661) Volume 2 Ten 12" Records Album No. M/DM-542 M(1 2560-1 2569) DM(12662-12671) BERLIN BROADCASTING ORCHESTRA Magic Flute, The: Act II; DER HOLLE RACHE KOCHT IN MEINEM HERZEN (Aria of the Queen of the Night) Mozart Miliza Korjus, Soprano, with the Berlin Broadcasting Orchestra, Johannes Muller, Conductor 12" Record No. 11921 BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA MAGIC FLUTE, THE (Die Zauberflote) (Vols. 1 and 2) Mozart Irma Beilke, Erna Berger, Tiana Lemnitz, Elfride Marherr, Hilde Scheppan and Carla Spletter, Sopranos; Rut Berglund, Contralto; Ernst Fabbry, Helge Roswaenge and Heinrich Tessmer, Tenors; Gerhard Husch, Baritone; Walter Grossmann and Wilhelm Strienz, Basses, with the Berlin Philharmonic Or¬ chestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., Conductor Also included as Final Side in Vol. 2: RONDO (from Serenade in G, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525") Mozart Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., and the London Philharmonic Orchestra Volume 1 Nine 12" Records Album No. M/DM-541 M(12551-12559) DM( 12653-1 2661) Volume 2 Ten 12" Records Album No. M/DM-542 M(1 2560-1 2569) DM(12662-12671) BERLIN STATE OPERA ORCHESTRA AIDA (Highlights of ATda) Verdi Rosa Ponselle, Dusolina Giannini and Elisabeth Rethberg, Sopranos; Irene Minghini-Cattaneo, Mezzo-soprano; Enrico Caruso, Giovanni Martinelli and Aureliano Pertile, Tenors; Giovanni Inghilleri, Baritone; Luigi Manfrini and Guglielmo Masini, Basses, wth the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Boston "Pops" Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, Conductor; Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Fritz Zweig, Conductor, and Members of the Orchestra of La Scala Opera Company, Milan, Carlo Sabajno, Conductor Four 12" Records and Two 10" Records Album No. M-303 M(8993-8994, 11897-11898, 1744-1745) 3.00 1.00 1.00 20.70 17.70 *9.85 10.85 9.85 10.85 1.00 9.85 10.85 6.35 420