Ormandy - L'Arlesienne #2 - 1920's transcription

Here's a record you don't see every day. Eugene Ormandy and his Salon Orch. playing the Farandole from Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2. Its a Judson radio transcription disc which plays from the inside out (that's why I'm holding the on lever - so the brake won't go off). It must have been recorded between 1927 and 1931. Judson was Ormandy's manager who first met Ormandy in 1927. At that time Ormandy was leading radio orchestras. In 1931, he went with the Minneapolis orch. Ormandy certainly was frantically trying to get this record over as quickly as possible. It almost sounds like I'm playing at the wrong speed. According to W.E.R.M., Ormandy never recorded this commercially during the 78 era.

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Music

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• Ormandy
• 1920's
• Bizet
• Victor
• Orthophonic

[7845lptape]

I wish someone would download Ormandy's Schwanda Polka and Fugue with the Minneapolis SO. It is the best version on 78's I have ever heard.

[merrihew]

@7845lptape I'm afraid its a record I don't have, but I listened to it on line and it is an exciting rendition.

[7845lptape]

@merrihew - Where did you find it on line? I do have it on open-reel but with a remodel all my music is put away but would like to hear it again in the mean time.  Thanks.

[merrihew]

@7845lptape Google "ormandy weinberger schwanda"

[merrihew]

Its called the Borgia II. A radiola 28 combined with an orthophonic victrola. The tone arm originally had 2 reproducers. You could play both radio and phono either through the orthophonic horn or electrically amplified through a dynamic cone speaker.

[merrihew]

No, its electric. Just not recorded very well. The other side is blank. I have some more Judson/Ormandy discs but I can't remember what they are - and therefore, where they are.

[7845lptape]

@merrihew - Thank you. I did. Discovered the "Internet Archive" in the process and have enjoyed looking up recordings I haven't heard in years.

[m2esectr]

If the record starts too far in, then take the tonearm to that point with the turntable off, and spin the record backwards one full revolution with the tonearm there before turning on the turntable.

[m2esectr]

It may appear like a challenge to some to play this piece within 3 minutes, but that's justly how I like it - I like my music fast! An inside-out record is useless on my linear-tracker (which can only guide its tonearm one way), but is playable on any of my other turntables.

[AUDlOPHILE]

Interesting. I too have a couple of records that play inside-out but they are useless on my turntable because of the auto-return.

[amdubin]

Which model Victor phonograph is this? Looks like it might be sporting a Radiola in an adjacent compartment? I do notice the light bulb. Very nice video, thanks!