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Phonograph Record

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Collection Type

  • Video and sound recordings

Date

ca. 1951

GUSN

GUSN-256395

Description

"Piano Trio in D Major, "Ghost"/ Piano Trio in C Major"; Brahms and Beethoven; vinyl record in square cover with white background and blue tone print; depicts three men, dressed suits, playing associated instruments, performing in a small room; inscriptions on front and back covers as well as on record itself.

Details

Descriptive Terms

phonograph records
vinyl
cardboard
plastic (organic material)
Music
Record, Phonograph

Inscription

"RUDOLPH SERKIN/ADOLF BUSCH/HERMANN BUSCH/BEETHOVEN/PIANO TRIO IN D MAJOR, 'GHOST'/BRAHMS/PIANO TRIO IN C MAJOR" / "MONO/32 160361/CAN ALSO BE PLAYED/ ON STERO EQUIPMENT/ Legendary/ Performances/ Columbia/ [logo in circle with bird]/ODYSSEY/ A PRODUCTION OF CBS" (printed)
"LEGENDARY PERFORMANCES/RUDOLF SERKIN, Piano/ ADOLF BUSCH, Violin/HERMANN BUSCH, Cello/ Side 1/ BEETHOVEN: TRIO NO. 4 IN D MAJOR,/ OP 701 'GHOST' . . . . / Side 2/ BRAHMS: TRIO IN C MAJOR, OP. 87 . . . "/ "Manufacturered by Columbia Records/ CBS, Inc./ 51 W. 52 Street, New York, N.Y./ [registered trademark symbol] 'Columbia,' [symbol with bird], 'Odyssey,' Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A." (printed)
{inscription similar to the back cover on record] (printed)

Associated Person

Beethoven (composer)
Johannes Brahms (composer)
Rudolf Serkin 1903- ? (pianist)
Adolf Busch 1891-1952 (violinist)
Hermann Busch 1897- ? (cellist)

Associated Building

Original To Gropius House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Columbia Records Inc.

Dimensions

12 1/2 x 12 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Ati Gropius Johansen

Accession Number

1998.17

Places

Europe
New York state (United States)
New York City (New York state)

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