Re: [ARSCLIST] The Discographical Puzzle

[Michael Gray <mhgray@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

'Mr. J. Jacobs, the leader of the Trocadero orchestra, says restaurant music
"should
have no brass at all, and the use of the drum can become particularly ...'

From the Musical News and Herald (accessed via Google Book)

Mike Gray
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Friedman" <hsf318@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] The Discographical Puzzle


I don't know how else to get back into the fray, except to change the
Subject line here.

Regarding the conductor and violinist of the Trocadero Orchestra in London
in August 1898, Bob Hodge says that his name was Leopold, according to
Arnold's book "The Orchestra on Record - 1896-1926"  Fred Gaisberg also says
Leopold.  Alan Kelly lists his recordings as J. Jacobs or J. J. Jacobs,
while all the records I have seen - both of them - say G. Jacobs.

Incidentally, Bob Hodge, the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto recordings are
listed in Kelly's unlettered catalog  as

J J JACOBS

     1850       5-4-99    E7917         Violin Concerto: Finale
(Mendelssohn)

     1851       6-4-99    E7918         Légende: 1st Movement (Wieniawski)

     1852

     1853       6-4-99    E7916         Violin Concerto: 1st Movement
(Mendelssohn)


Can anyone provide a solution, G., J., Jacques, or Leopold?

Howard Friedman