[Berger Collection]
| LC Control No.: |
91762752
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| Type of Material: | Music Sound Recording (Collection) |
| Main Title: |
[Berger Collection]
[sound recording].
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| Published/Created: |
1899-1955.
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| Related Names: |
Berger, Joel M.
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| Description: |
5005 sound discs :
analog, 66-78 rpm, mono. ;
7-14 in.
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| Summary: |
Scope: Collection contains primarily Russian recordings, many rare, mostly dating from the pre-revolutionary period between 1899 and 1917, but including pre-LP recordings up to the mid-1950's. Includes opera excerpts, art songs, liturgical music, patriotic songs, folk music, and popular music. Among the earliest record labels are Berliner, Gramophone, Gramophone and Typewriter, USSR, Beka, and early PatheĢ. Collection also includes 144 rare books and record catalogs dealing with the contents of the collection, and 114 photographs of Russian opera performers.
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| Notes: |
Title supplied by cataloger.
E. Berliner records between 66 and 72 rpm; remainder 78 rpm. Size of discs varies. |
| Finding Aids: |
Records received prior to 1983 are indexed in Rigler & Deutsch in the Recorded Sound Reference Room; additional documentation shelved in Motion Picture/Broadcast/Recorded Sound Division.
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| Cite as: |
Berger Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.
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| Performer: |
Chiefly vocal soloists with piano or orchestra acc.
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| Acquisition Source: |
In part purchased and in part received as gift from record collector Joel Berger between the years 1969 and 1988.
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| Subjects: |
Operas--Excerpts.
Songs with piano. Songs with orchestra. Sacred vocal music. National songs--Soviet Union. Folk songs, Russian--Soviet Union. Popular music--Soviet Union. |
| LC Classification: |
Berger Collection
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| Repository: |
Library of Congress
Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
Washington, DC 20540 USA
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