[78-L] Cinema and Theatre Orchestras - was OT Musical genres^

[Damian R]

At least one other Theatre Orchestra from beyond London made records, though 
not very many: The Capitol Theatre Cardiff Orchestra, conducted by Lionel 
Falkman (1892, Port Talbot - 1963, Cardiff)

Falkman went on to be band leader at the Lyon's Corner House in Oxford 
Street, which also recorded.

With his theatre orchestra, he recorded Offenbach arr. Myddleton - Orpheus 
in the Underworld (Regal G9205, matrices WA 7853-1, 7854-1 (35635, 35634), 
recorded 15th September 1928, available from December 1928 to August 1930)
I have a copy of this.

The other one listed is Regal G9229 (matrices WA 7851-2, 7852-1) issued 
January 1929. This contains "Ay, ay, ay" and "Nobody knows the trouble I've 
seen", both with Falkman playing solo violin, the first with the theatre 
orchestra, the second with Charles Barrington at the piano. He also recorded 
2 unissued 12" sides at the same session, WAX 4061 and 4062, containing 
Strauss's Vienna Woods and the Mazurka from Delibes's Coppelia.

Damian Rogan

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Subject: Re: [78-L] Cinema and Theatre Orchestras - was OT Musical genres^

>
> Another interesting aspect of our research was that all of the orchestras 
> which made recordings were from London theatres and cinemas with the 
> exception of The Coventry Hippodrome Orchestra although many provincial 
> theatre orchestras made broadcasts for the BBC.
>
> Doubtless the great minds on 78-L will soon prove that our research was 
> incomplete so any information (and, if possible copies) of any recordings 
> made by non-British orchestras would be of great interest.
>
> Complete listings of the tracks on the two already issued Guild CDs may be 
> found here:
>
> http://www.pelstream.co.uk/abcd_1.htm
>
> Alan Bunting
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