archives.nypl.org -- Frederick Jacobi collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording] (original) (raw)

The Frederick Jacobi collection contains private recordings made for the composer of his own works, as well as recordings of his wife performing works by other composers.

The recordings frequently feature Jacobi and/or his wife as performers.

Also included is a performance of Ernest Bloch's Schelomo, arranged for two pianos and cello featuring Gerald Warbur on cello and Irene and Frederick on pianos; a piano concerto by J.C. Bach, and a rondo by Mozart.

The Frederick Jacobi collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording] is arranged in two series:

• 1935-1947
  The series consists of compositions by Jacobi. Included are several performances by Frederick Jacobi and Irene Jacobi. Other performers included in the series are: Adele Marens; NBC Symphony Orchestra; Pro Arte Quartet, and Sally Pestcoe.
  Some of the conductors included in the series are: Howard Hanson; Frederick Jacobi, and Alexander Smallens.
• 1937-1940
  The series consists of compositions by composers other than Jacobi.
  Some of the composers included in the series are: Johann Christian Bach; Ernest Bloch; Robert McBride and Walter Piston.
  Some of the performers included in the series are: Frederick Jacobi; Irene Jacobi, and Eudice Shaprio. Also included in the series is a work conducted by Ross Lee Finney.