National Gramophonic Society discography
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This page presents a discography of the National Gramophonic Society.
It is part of the wiki Classical 'Society' Records by Nick Morgan.
In future, it is hoped to publish an additional page dedicated to each issue, with more information about its production, contents and reception.
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1924-25 Season
Issue 1, October 1924
| Selection(s) | Artist(s) | # Art. | Matrix | Rec. date | Sys. | Producer | Location | Cat. ID | Diam. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beethoven String Quartet in Eb Op.74 – (i) Poco adagio; Allegro [part 1] |
Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 541-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | A+ |
12" / 30 cm |
Analytical note, Title unknown, by 'N.P.' (Alec Robertson) issued with discs; no copy known |
| (i) Allegro [part 2] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 542-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | A– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (ii) Adagio ma non troppo [part 1] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 543-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | B+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (ii) Adagio ma non troppo [part 2] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 544-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | B– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iii) Presto | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 545-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | C+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iv) Allegretto con variazioni | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 546-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | C– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| Debussy String Quartet in g Op.10 – (i) Animé et très décidé [part 1] |
Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 547-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | D+ |
12" / 30 cm |
Analytical note, Title unknown, by 'N.P.' (Alec Robertson) issued with discs; no copy known |
| (i) Animé et très décidé [part 2] (iii) Andantino [part 1] |
Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 548-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | D– |
12" / 30 cm |
Movements recorded in order (i), (iii), (ii), (iv), probably to reduce number of discs |
| (iii) Andantino [part 2] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 549-2 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | E+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (ii) Assez vif et bien rythmé | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 550-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | E– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iv) Très modéré [part 1] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 551-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | F+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iv) Très modéré [part 2] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
AX 552-1 |
30 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | F– |
12" / 30 cm
|
Extraordinary issue, January 1925
| Selection(s) | Artist(s) | # Art. | Matrix | Rec. date | Sys. | Producer | Location | Cat. ID | Diam. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubinstein, Anton String Quartet in F Op.17 No.3 – (ii) Allegro |
Cobbett Quartet (Cobbett, Keady, Spain Dunk, Hann |
4 |
AX 540-1 |
28 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | G+ |
12" / 30 cm |
Both sides (and two others, see below) recorded as 'tests', not originally destined for issue |
| Raff String Quartet No.7 in D Op.192 No.2, Die schöne Müllerin [as 'Maid of the Mill Suite'] – (v) Erklärung [as 'The Declaration']. Andantino, quasi allegretto |
Cobbett Quartet (Cobbett, Keady, Spain Dunk, Hann) |
4 |
AX 537-1 |
28 July 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | G– |
12" / 30 cm |
Disc distributed gratis to members as present for Christmas 1924, in compensation for delay to Society's next issue |
Issue 2, February/March 1925
| Selection(s) | Artist(s) | # Art. | Matrix | Rec. date | Sys. | Producer | Location | Cat. ID | Diam. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schubert Piano Trio in Eb D.929 – (i) Allegro [part 1] |
Spencer Dyke, Patterson Parker, Craxton | 3 |
AX 667-1 |
10 October 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | H+ |
12" / 30 cm |
Coupled with Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht as one set |
| (i) Allegro [part 2] | Spencer Dyke, Patterson Parker, Craxton | 3 |
AX 668-1 |
10 October 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | H– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (i) Allegro [part 3] | Spencer Dyke, Patterson Parker, Craxton | 3 |
AX 669-1 |
10 October 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | I+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (ii) Andante con moto [part 1] | Spencer Dyke, Patterson Parker, Craxton | 3 |
AX 670-1 |
10 October 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | I– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (ii) Andante con moto [part 2] | Spencer Dyke, Patterson Parker, Craxton | 3 |
AX 671-1 |
10 October 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | K+ |
12" / 30 cm |
Catalogue letter J not used |
| (iii) Scherzando. Allegro moderato | Spencer Dyke, Patterson Parker, Craxton | 3 |
AX 840-1 |
7 January 1925 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | K– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iv) Allegro moderato [part 1] | Spencer Dyke, Patterson Parker, Craxton | 3 |
AX 841-1 |
7 January 1925 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | L+ |
12" / 30 cm |
Recording date of this side stated on Columbia manufacturing card, erroneously, as '7th Jan 1924' |
| (iv) Allegro moderato [part 2] | Spencer Dyke, Patterson Parker, Craxton | 3 |
AX 842-1 |
7 January 1925 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | L– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iv) Allegro moderato [part 3] | Spencer Dyke, Patterson Parker, Craxton | 3 |
AX 843-1 |
7 January 1925 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | M+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, sextet Op.4 [Part 1] |
Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
AX 663-1 |
10 October 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | M– |
12" / 30 cm |
Effectively performed by Spencer Dyke Quartet, not credited as such on disc labels, plus supernumeraries. Coupled with Schubert Piano Trio D.929 as one set |
| [Part 2] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
AX 664-1 |
10 October 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | N+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| [Part 3] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
AX 665-1 |
10 October 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | N– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| [Part 4] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
AX 666-1 |
10 October 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | O+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| [Part 5] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
AX 829-1 |
30 December 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | O– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| [Part 6] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
AX 830-1 |
30 December 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | P+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| [Part 7] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
AX 831-1 |
30 December 1924 |
ac |
Columbia | Columbia studio, Clerkenwell Road, London | P– |
12" / 30 cm
|
Issue 3, July/August 1925
| Selection(s) | Artist(s) | # Art. | Matrix | Rec. date | Sys. | Producer | Location | Cat. ID | Diam. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beethoven String Quartet in F Op.59 No.1 – (i) Allegro [part 1] |
Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
GS 73 |
c. June 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
T+ |
12" / 30 cm |
'[...] unusual difficulties have been encountered, and re-recordings have been necessary'[1] |
| (i) Allegro [part 2] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
GS 8 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
T– |
12" / 30 cm |
Main recording session held shortly before 24 April 1925 board meeting of Gramophone (Publications) Limited[2] |
| (i) Allegro [part 3] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
GS 9 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
V+ |
12" / 30 cm |
Catalogue letter U not used |
| (ii) Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando [part 1] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
GS 10 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
V– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (ii) Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando [part 2] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
GS 11 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
W+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (ii) Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando [part 3] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
GS 122 |
April or June 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
W– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iii) Adagio molto e mesto [part 1] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
GS 13 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
X+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iii) Adagio molto e mesto [part 2] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
GS 14 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
X– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iii) Adagio molto e mesto [part 3] (iv) Thème russe. Allegro [part 1] |
Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
GS 15 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
Y+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iv) Thème russe. Allegro [part 2] | Spencer Dyke Quartet (Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) |
4 |
GS 16 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
Y– |
12" / 30 cm
|
Issue 4, October/November 1925
| Selection(s) | Artist(s) | # Art. | Matrix | Rec. date | Sys. | Producer | Location | Cat. ID | Diam. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brahms String Sextet in Bb Op.18 – (i) Allegro ma non troppo [part 1] |
Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
GS 22 |
c. July 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
Z+ |
12" / 30 cm |
Effectively performed by Spencer Dyke Quartet, not credited as such on disc labels, plus supernumeraries |
| (i) Allegro ma non troppo [part 2] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
GS 23 |
c. July 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
Z– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (i) Allegro ma non troppo [part 3] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
GS 24 |
c. July 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
AA+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (ii) Andante ma moderato [part 1] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
GS 252 |
c. July 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
AA– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (ii) Andante ma moderato [part 2] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
GS 262 |
c. July 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
BB+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iii) Scherzo. Allegro molto | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
GS 272 |
c. July 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
BB– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iv) Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso [part 1] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
GS 282 |
c. July 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
CC+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iv) Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso [part 2] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
GS 294 |
c. September 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
CC– |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| (iv) Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso [part 3] | Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Lockyer (viola II), Patterson Parker, Robinson (cello II) | 6 |
GS 30 |
c. July 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
DD+ |
12" / 30 cm
| |
| Goossens, Eugene [III] Two Sketches Op.15 – (i) By the Tarn |
Music Society String Quartet (Mangeot, Pecker, Berly, Barbirolli) |
4 |
GS 172 |
c. May 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
DD– |
12" / 30 cm |
Filler. Coupled by mistake, against wishes of André Mangeot[3] |
1925-26 Season
Issue 5, October/November 1925 (held over from 1924-25 season)
| Selection(s) | Artist(s) | # Art. | Matrix | Rec. date | Sys. | Producer | Location | Cat. ID | Diam. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozart Quartet for oboe and strings in F K.370 (368b) – (i) Allegro [part 1] | Leon Goossens, Spencer Dyke, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker | 4 |
GS 14 |
c. June 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
Q+ |
10" / 25 cm |
'[...] unusual difficulties have been encountered, and re-recordings have been necessary'[4] |
| (i) Allegro [part 2] | Leon Goossens, Spencer Dyke, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker | 4 |
GS 23 |
c. June 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
Q– |
10" / 25 cm |
Main recording session held shortly before 24 April 1925 board meeting of Gramophone (Publications) Limited[5] |
| (ii) Adagio | Leon Goossens, Spencer Dyke, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker | 4 |
GS 3 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
R+ |
10" / 25 cm |
Spencer Dyke Quartet credited on disc labels but members not named |
| (iii) Rondeau. Allegro [part 1] | Leon Goossens, Spencer Dyke, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker | 4 |
GS 4 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
R– |
10" / 25 cm
| |
| (iii) Rondeau. Allegro [part 2] | Leon Goossens, Spencer Dyke, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker | 4 |
GS 52 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
S+ |
10" / 25 cm
| |
| Bach, J.S. Ich steh' mit einem Fuß im Grabe BWV 156 – (i) Sinfonia | Leon Goossens, Spencer Dyke Quartet (presumed Spencer Dyke, Quaife, Tomlinson, Patterson Parker) | 5 |
GS 6 |
April 1925 |
ac |
Parlophone | Parlophone studio, City Road, London |
S– |
10" / 25 cm |
Filler. Quartet members not named on disc labels |
References
- ↑ 'National Gramophonic Society Notes', The Gramophone, Vol.III No.2, July 1925, p.80
- ↑ Minutes of 24 April 1925 board meeting of Gramophone (Publications) Limited, undated
- ↑ '[...] would it be possible to get the Lament of Tomlinson on 12 inch put together[?] with the Brahms 6tet of Spencer Dyke and get our Goossens By the Tarn go on the back of Gibbons 3,9'
Annotation in André Mangeot's hand on MS letter from Robert Gathorne-Hardy to Mangeot, dated 23 December 1925, André Mangeot Collection, Royal College of Music, London - ↑ 'National Gramophonic Society Notes', The Gramophone, Vol.III No.2, July 1925, p.80
- ↑ Minutes of 24 April 1925 board meeting of Gramophone (Publications) Limited, undated
