Orchestra Recordings

Orchestra Recordings The history of orchestral recording is discussed here in six periods on the basis of the medium used to preserve sound:1. Beginning (1877–1900). The era of the two-minute cylinder and the five– to seven-inch disc; 2. No longer a toy (1901–1924). The period of the first long-playing records (from the 10-inch disc of 1901 to Edison’s genuine LPs of 1926) and of the first multidisc album sets of longer works; 3. The microphone (1925– 1947). The period that saw the introduction…