[78-L] Mark Hambourg and Victor Discographys

[DAVID BURNHAM]

I hope someone has the information about these records.  

As I've referred to in other postings, I'm trying to find out something about 
Mark Hambourg recordings.  I have the "Moonlight Sonata" complete on two Victor 
records, 29005 & 29006;  I also have the second record only on British HMV 
C2552, (Plum label with coloured dog).  In both cases, the 4th side filler is 
Beethoven's Variations on "Nel Cor Piu".  These records - both the Victor and 
the HMV appear to be late 20s pressings but, as dl pointed out, Victor was using 
this label and groove style into the 30s.  There is certainly nothing in the 
John Bolig Discographies, which only go to the end of 1929, about either of 
these pieces.  The HMV, which only has the second part of the third movement of 
the Moonlight on it marries perfectly to the Victor 29005 which has the first 
part of the movement.  The pickup sounds the same and the tempo matches.  But 
the Beethoven Variations are so different on the two recordings you wouldn't 
even believe it's the same pianist - the Victor version is much faster and the 
dynamics are completely different.  (WERM mentions only the HMV pressings, not 
the Victor.)

I have another Mark Hambourg record which is a single sided acoustic, Victor 
Number 177008.  This contains Waltz in D flat and Etude in C flat by Chopin. 
 This should certainly be in the Bolig Discographies since they purport to cover 
the entire acoustic era, but it's not listed there and there are no numbers 
anywhere near 177008.

Does anyone out there have a more reliable source than I do and know how to find 
out details about these records?

Thanks!
db