Re: [ARSCLIST] FW: [ARSCLIST] w(h)ither Decca?

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

There was also a complete Hammerklavier and a couple of 10" Beethovens at 
least.  I'm not where I can cite specifics.  They are all electrical. 
Kempff's early records are acoutical.

Steve Smolian



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] FW: [ARSCLIST] w(h)ither Decca?


> Roger and Allison Kulp wrote:
> > Speaking of Brunswick,is there any listing of all of the Polydor/Deutsche 
> > Gramophon classical 78s that were pressed by Brunswick in the 20s and 
> > early 30s ?
> They are all listed in Ross Laird's 4 volume Brunswick Discography.
>
> >  Did Brunswick by any chance press Wilhelm Kempff's first records from 
> > 1920 ?
> >
> >                                                      Roger
>
> The only issued Kempff recordings on Brunswick are 90123 and 90124 
> Beethoven E flat Major Sonata from 1927.  They list unissued matrices of 
> the E Minor 2nd Movement, C Major, and A Flat Major from 27 and E Minor 
> 1st movement from 1929.  There are no listed German masters before 1926.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel@xxxxxxxxx
> > --- On Fri, 2/27/09, Steven C. Barr <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: Steven C. Barr <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] FW: [ARSCLIST] w(h)ither Decca?
> > To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 6:21 PM
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fine"
> > <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > Hi Guys:
> > > Here's how the ownership works nowadays. Way back in the days USA
> > Decca was different from UK Decca,
> >
> > > but perhaps someone else can clarify if they were ever connected in one
> > corporate entity.
> > No...they never were! US Decca was simply named after the UK 
> > label...which MAY
> > have provided some financial assistance...?!
> >
> > US Decca was mainly created  with the help of Jack Kapp, who had been the 
> > main
> > "A&R man" for Brunswick...and who brought quite a number of
> > Brunswick artists
> > with him into the new operation! UK Decca did issue a number of US 
> > Brunswick
> > sides.
> >
> > Steven C. Barr