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Phonograph Record

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Collection Type

  • Video and sound recordings

Date

ca. 1950

GUSN

GUSN-257923

Description

The Complete String Quartets of Ludwig Von Beethoven: Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major ("harp"), Op. 74; square cover for 33 1/3 RPM LP record; front cover with faded blue background and bust-length drawing of Beethoven; drawing shaded in blue with white crumpled border around it; record inside.

Details

Descriptive Terms

phonograph records
vinyl
cardboard
music
musical performances
Music
Record, Phonograph

Inscription

"BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET/ Joseph Roisman, first violin . Jac Gorodetzky, second violin . Boris Kroyt, viola . Mischa Schneider, violoncello/ ML 4582/ THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS OF LUDWIG VON BEETHOVEN/ Recorded in the Elizabeth Sprague/ Coolidge Auditorium of the Library/ of Congress on the Stradivari instru-/ ments of the Gertrude Clarke Wittall/ Foundation"; (bottom) "Columbia LP Masterworks/ ORIGINATOR OF THE MODERN LONG PLAYING RECORD/ Quartet No.10 in E-Flat Major ('Harp'), Op. 74/ 'Columbia'; 'Masterworks'; [logo] TradeMarks Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Marcas Registradas. Printed in U.S.A." (printed)
[similar information to front cover] "Recorded in the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress on the Stradivari instruments/ of the Gertrude Clark Whittall Foundation" (printed)
[similar information to cover]

Associated Person

Ludwig Von Beethoven (composer)
Budapest String Quartet (performers)
Joseph Roisman (first violin)
Jac Gorodetzky (second violin)
Boris Kroyt (viola)
Mischa Schneider (violoncello)

Associated Building

Original To Gropius House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Columbia Records Inc.

Dimensions

12 1/4 x 12 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ati Gropius Johansen

Accession Number

1998.45

Date

ca. 1950 (composed 1809)

Places

DC (United States) [national district]
United States

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