Victor Artists
Fritz Kreisler (violin)
On this Date...
May 19th, 1903
The birds (Matrix A-27, take 1) was recorded by Joseph Belmont ; Harry Macdonough in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed]
Richard Crooks (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Richard Crooks as pictured in a Victor catalog
Matrixes marked with 
indicate recordings are available for online listening.
Matrix No. |
First Recording Date |
Title |
Primary Performer |
Description |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-8444 | 8/24/1926 | Gems from Robin Hood | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-8907 | 8/23/1926 | Gems from The Mikado | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| BVE-10526 | 10/1/1926 | Joy to the world! | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| B-11119 | 10/20/1911 | In the cross of Christ I glory | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| BVE-11120 | 10/16/1925 | Hark! The herald angels sing | Trinity Choir |
Chorus, with orchestra |
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| C-11317 | 11/29/1911 | Gems from Naughty Marietta | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| C-11911 | 4/24/1912 | The heavens are telling | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-12109 | 8/24/1926 | Gems from Robin Hood | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-12506 | 8/26/1926 | Christmas hymns and carols, part 1 | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| CVE-12536 | 8/23/1926 | Gems from The Mikado | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
|
| C-13354 | 5/27/1913 | Gems from Sweethearts | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-13723 | 5/11/1927 | Sea songs | Victor Mixed Chorus |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-13995 | 7/13/1928 | Gems from Aïda | Victor Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-13996 | 7/13/1928 | Gems from Aïda | Victor Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
|
| BVE-14445 | 5/12/1926 | Pilgrim's chorus | Victor Male Chorus |
Male chorus, with orchestra |
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| CVE-15262 | 8/27/1926 | It came upon the midnight clear | Trinity Choir |
Chorus, with orchestra |
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| CVE-16098 | 1/13/1927 | Songs of the past, no. 1 | Victor Mixed Chorus |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-16100 | 1/13/1927 | Songs of the past, no. 2 | Victor Mixed Chorus |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-16173 | 1/13/1927 | Songs of the past, no. 3 | Victor Mixed Chorus |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-16216 | 5/11/1927 | Songs of the past, no. 4 | Victor Mixed Chorus |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-17507 | 8/25/1926 | Gems from The Bohemian girl | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-17508 | 8/25/1926 | Gems from The Bohemian girl | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
|
| BVE-21477 | 10/16/1925 | Silent night | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with organ |
|
| CVE-25584 | 8/26/1926 | Christmas songs and carols, part 2 | Trinity Choir |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
|
| BVE-26105 | 9/20/1926 | Serenade | Lambert Murphy |
Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra |
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| BVE-26516 | 9/20/1926 | Lilly Dale | Olive Kline |
Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra |
|
| B-28162 | 7/3/1923 | The bell man | Richard Crooks |
Male vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra |
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| B-28163 | 7/3/1923 | Love was born that starry night | Richard Crooks |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| B-28295 | 7/18/1923 | Day is dying in the west | Trinity Mixed Quartet |
Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied |
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| B-28296 | 7/18/1923 | The shadows of the evening hour | Trinity Mixed Quartet |
Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied |
|
| B-28410 | 7/24/1923 | Irish love song, op. 22 | Richard Crooks |
Male vocal solo, with harp and orchestra |
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| B-28411 | 7/24/1923 | Colleen Aroon | Richard Crooks |
Male vocal solo, with piano and orchestra |
|
| B-28489 | 9/20/1923 | Star of the East | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
|
| BVE-28489 | 10/16/1925 | Star of the East | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ |
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| BVE-28490 | 10/16/1925 | The birthday of a king | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ |
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| B-28490 | 9/20/1923 | The birthday of a king | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| B-28491 | 9/20/1923 | All hail the power of Jesus' name | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
|
| BVE-29615 | 1/10/1930 | For you alone | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| B-29615 | 3/3/1924 | For you alone | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with violin and orchestra |
|
| B-29616 | 3/3/1924 | Love is mine | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with violin and orchestra |
|
| C-30798 | 9/11/1924 | Bridal chorus | Victor Mixed Chorus |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| B-30799 | 9/11/1924 | Calvary | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
|
| C-30901 | 9/12/1924 | The miller's wooing | Victor Mixed Chorus |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| C-30902 | 9/12/1924 | Oh, Italia, Italia, beloved! | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| C-30903 | 9/12/1924 | While shepherds watched | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| CVE-30903 | 8/27/1926 | While shepherds watched | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| B-30921 | 9/23/1924 | The first Nowell | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| B-30933 | 9/24/1924 | Nazareth | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| B-30982 | 10/8/1924 | Red, red rose | Richard Crooks |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| B-30983 | 10/8/1924 | Sun girl | Richard Crooks |
Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra |
|
| B-31839 | 2/10/1925 | Charity | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with violin, piano, and orchestra |
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| BVE-31839 | 4/8/1925 | Charity | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| B-31840 | 2/10/1925 | Sacrament | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with violin, celeste, and orchestra |
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| BVE-31840 | 4/8/1925 | Sacrament | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-32144 | 4/8/1925 | The green hills of Ireland | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-32145 | 4/8/1925 | In the wee little home I love | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-32195 | 4/1/1925 | Gems from Rose-Marie | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-32196 | 4/1/1925 | Gems from The love song | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| BVE-32198 | 4/2/1925 | Homeland | Victor Male Chorus |
Male vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| BVE-32199 | 4/2/1925 | Recessional | Victor Male Chorus |
Male vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| CVE-32521 | 4/17/1925 | Gems from No no Nanette | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-32522 | 4/17/1925 | Gems from The student prince in Heidelberg | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| BVE-32523 | 4/17/1925 | Winter song | Victor Male Chorus |
Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied |
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| BVE-33049 | 7/1/1925 | The hazel dell | Olive Kline |
Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra |
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| BVE-33116 | 7/30/1925 | Land of hope and glory | Victor Male Chorus |
Male vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| CVE-33194 | 9/1/1925 | War songs | Victor Male Chorus |
Male vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| CVE-33410 | 9/14/1925 | Open the gates of the temple | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-33411 | 9/14/1925 | The star of Bethlehem | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-33469 | 10/23/1925 | Holy night | Lucy Isabelle Marsh |
Soprano vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and pipe organ |
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| CVE-33979 | 12/9/1925 | Gems from Sunny | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-33982 | 12/11/1925 | Gems from Merry-merry | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| BVE-34278 | 1/18/1926 | Absent | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-34279 | 1/19/1926 | A dream | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-34280 | 1/19/1926 | Forgotten | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-34281 | 1/19/1926 | Oh, dry those tears | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-34520 | 2/2/1926 | Hallelujah chorus | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-34521 | 2/2/1926 | Gloria | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-34523 | 2/3/1926 | Gems from Cocoanuts | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| BVE-34524 | 2/4/1926 | Song of the flame | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| BVE-34525 | 2/4/1926 | Cossack love song | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| BVE-35453 | 5/12/1926 | Anvil chorus | Victor Mixed Chorus |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| CVE-35816 | 7/21/1926 | Ah, moon of my delight | Richard Crooks |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-35817 | 7/21/1926 | Beloved it is morn | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-35890 | 10/1/1926 | Oh come, all ye faithful | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| CVE-36606 | 10/1/1926 | Adeste fideles | John McCormack |
Tenor vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra |
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| CVE-37305 | 12/8/1926 | Preislied | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-37306 | 12/8/1926 | In fernem Land | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-37316 | 12/15/1926 | Gems from Countess Maritza | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-37317 | 12/16/1926 | Gems from The desert song | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-37318 | 12/16/1926 | Gems from Honeymoon lane | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-37833 | 2/21/1927 | Gems from Rio Rita | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| CVE-37834 | 2/21/1927 | Gems from My Maryland | Victor Light Opera Company |
Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra |
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| BVE-38068 | 6/1/1927 | Where is my boy to-night? | Louise Homer |
Contralto vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and pipe organ |
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| BVE-38069 | 6/1/1927 | I love to tell the story | Louise Homer |
Contralto vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and pipe organ |
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| CVE-38395 | 5/10/1927 | Down South | Eveready Hour Group ; Nathaniel Shilkret |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| CVE-38396 | 5/10/1927 | Goin' home | Eveready Hour Group ; Nathaniel Shilkret |
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra |
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| BVE-38844 | 5/26/1927 | Lucky Lindy! | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra |
Orchestra, with male vocal chorus and chimes |
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| CVE-42513 | 2/17/1928 | Open the gates of the temple | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-42514 | 2/17/1928 | King ever glorious | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with pipe organ |
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| BVE-43720 | 4/10/1928 | Crucifix | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett |
Male vocal duet, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-43720 | 1/30/1929 | Crucifix | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett |
Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with pipe organ |
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| BVE-43721 | 4/10/1928 | So thou liftest thy divine petition | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett |
Male vocal duet, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-43721 | 1/30/1929 | So thou liftest thy divine petition | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett |
Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with pipe organ |
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| BVE-43734 | 4/23/1928 | Ah! Sweet mystery of life | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-43735 | 4/23/1928 | The song of songs | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-49072 | 1/16/1929 | I'm falling in love with someone | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-49073 | 1/16/1929 | One alone | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-49942 | 2/11/1929 | Moonbeams | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-49943 | 2/11/1929 | When you're away | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-53735 | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53736 | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Wilfred Glenn ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53737 | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53738 | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus and tenor soloist, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53739 | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus and baritone soloist, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53740 | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus and tenor soloist, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53741 | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus and baritone soloist, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53742 | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett |
Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53743 | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Frank Croxton ; Wilfred Glenn ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus and vocal soloists, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53744 | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Male Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus and bass and baritone vocal soloists, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53745 | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ |
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| CVE-53746 | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Trinity Choir |
Mixed vocal chorus and tenor vocal soloist, with pipe organ |
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| BVE-58185 | 1/10/1930 | Rio Rita | Richard Crooks |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-58186 | 1/10/1930 | Only a rose | Richard Crooks |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-59263 | 2/6/1930 | If with all your hearts | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with organ |
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| CVE-59300 | 2/24/1930 | Be thou faithful unto death | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with organ |
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| BVE-62275 | 6/13/1930 | Because | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-62276 | 6/13/1930 | Sylvia | Richard Crooks |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| [Trial 1923-02-20-01] | 2/20/1923 | Colleen Aroon | Richard Crooks |
Male vocal solo, with piano |