Twenty Four Preludes (Opus 28)
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Shellac with paper label
Collection
Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275549.1
Summary
Chopin's 'Twenty Four Preludes (Opus 28)' on 4 x 12" 78rpm records contained in Green canvas hardback His Master's Voice Record Album The album comprises 4 teal green cardboard sleeves with envelope closures on the right hand side. Inside front cover sleeve notes pasted on cream paper. Inside back cover is blank teal green. Front Board has embossed 'His Master's Voice' logo with the words: 'Chopin. The Twenty Four Preludes. Opus 28. Alfred Cortot'. Spine has the words 'Chopin. The Preludes. Album Series No.23'. His Master's Voice logo embossed at the bottom of the spine. Soloist: Alfred Cortot (piano).
Provenance
Bequest of George Bernard Shaw, 1950
Makers and roles
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), composer His Master's Voice , producer Alfred Cortot (1877-1962), artist