Rachmaninov was of course the brilliant virtuoso we all know, but as a genious composer he has as well his place in the standard classical repertoire.

Rachmaninov was of course the brilliant virtuoso we all know, but as a genious composer he has as well his place in the standard classical repertoire.

4. Freeze And Melt

The clip contains both sides of this 78RPM record.

Hoagy Carmichael was a genious songwriter and performer. On this sublime record, uploaded by request, he plays a piano solo version of one of his bes

This brilliant ensemble was an inspiration for all close harmony groups, even for the greatest classical ones like the King's Singers. Since they are

Louis Armstrong, being a jazz icon, couldn't be absent on this channel; this beautiful piece was recorded for Okeh on November 26, 1929. Trumpet solo

His Orchestra (with uncredited vocal trio) recorded one of the most smashing, lusciously orchestrated versions of it in the Small Queen's Hall in Lon

At request, I've uploaded a second Ethel Waters song: this unforgettable version of "Stormy Weather", recorded for Brunswick on May 3rd, 1933. She wa

cause I can't get started with you

At request, another moving Kreisler upload, the famous "Méditation de Thaïs" from Jules Massenet's homonym opera. On this recording, made for Victo

Scott Joplin was the King of Ragtime, and I thought it was interesting to post a pianola roll of one of his compositions, made at the beginning of the

I had been considering this upload for several weeks when I got a specific request. So here it is: an unforgettable interpretation of Edvard Grieg's

Hylton recorded this medley for the lost Fox feature film offering a typical exuberant 20's dance show, shot by means of the newly developed movietone

This you could really call the birth of recorded jazz; recording was made for Victor on February 26th, 1917!

At request, I'm uploading one of the many versions Kreisler recorded of his work "Caprice Viennois". This one is the last version he made for RCA-Vic

Second movement: Andante con moto tranquilli

Ethel Waters was a brilliant jazz vocalist, who deserves to be better known to our present generation. This song from the film "On With The Show" was

Recording was made for Rex in February, 1936.

Although this recording is notably more recent than what I normally post, I make an exception because I got a request for this particular Carmichael s