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Audiographic Rolls Not in Smith Rollography
By David Sharpe

For some time I have been curious about the gaps in the Audiographic
rolls listed in Charles Davis Smith's "Catalog of Duo-Art Rolls".
I have three or four of them and several years ago Eli Shahar and Joe
Orens sent some titles to MMDigest.  Recently I received a substantial
list from Bill Koenigsberg.  I want to thank Eli, Joe, and especially
Bill for contributing to this list.

Below I list all the Audiographic rolls in the National or U, W, Y
series I now know of which are missing from Smith.  Sorry, the columns
do not line up very well.  If anyone wants an Excel spreadsheet file,
please write me individually.

An interesting side issue is that apparently the box labels on both
the Fr- rolls spelled his name DeBussy [with capital 'B'], although
the notes inside had it Debussy.  The several Debussy rolls in the A-
series I have seen printed the name in all caps so the issue did not
arise.

If anyone has others to contribute I would like to hear what they are.
If I can fill in more of the blanks I will list them again.

David Sharpe
Western Massachusetts

  Audiographic Duo-Art rolls omitted from Smith's rollography

Roll number Composition Pianist Annotator
Fr-2 Debussy's The Submerged Cathedral "La Cathedrale Engloutie" Hess L.
Aubert
Fr-4 Debussy's Flaxen Haired Girl R. Schmitz L. Aubert

Pol-2 Paderewski's Melody (From "The Traveller's Songs" Op. 8) the
Composer J. A. Forsyth
Pol-3 Leschetizky's The Two Skylarks E. Leginska J. A. Forsyth

Rus-3 Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G-Minor J. Hofmann S. Grew
Rus-4 Mussorgsky's Hopak G. Gradova E. Markham Lee
Rus-5 Liadov's Musical Box E. Leginska E. M. G. Reed
Rus-9 Prokofieff's March (Op. 12, No. 1) the Composer Evans

Scan-2 Sinding's Rustle of Spring R. Ganz C. E. Lowe
Scan-6 Sibelius's Valse Triste H. Bauer H. A. Scott
Scan-9 Sibelius's Romance in D-Flat R. Ganz E. Markham Lee

U-251 Bach's Prelude and Fugue in B-Flat H. Samuel P. Scholes

W-251 Mendelssohn's Intro and Rondo Capriccioso J. Hofmann J. B. McEwen
W-253 Mendelssohn's Spring Song J. Hofmann J. P. Baker
W-254 Mendelssohn's Spinning Song I. Paderewski C. E. Lowe
W-402 Schumann's Traumerei L. Godowsky E. Fowles
W-403 Schumann's Four Children's Pieces H. Bauer C. E. Lowe
W-501 Chopin's Etude in A-Flat C. Friedberg G.C.A. Jonson
W-502 Chopin's Raindrop Prelude G. Novaes G.C.A. Jonson
W-504 Chopin's Revolutionary Etude H. Bauer G.C.A. Jonson
W-505 Chopin's Polonaise in A Flat Hofmann G.C.A. Jonson
W-507 Chopin's Nocturne in F-Sharp A. Rubinstein G.C.A. Jonson
W-508 Chopin's Scherzo in C-Sharp Minor R. Ganz G.C.A. Jonson
W-509 Chopin's Scherzo in B-Flat Minor J. Hofmann G.C.A. Jonson
W-510 Chopin's Winter Wind Study A. Cortot G.C.A. Jonson
W-801 Henselt's "Were I A Bird" E. Ballon J. A. Forsyth
W-802 Henselt's Cradle Song L. Godowsky R. T. White

Y-101 Liszt's Dance of the Gnomes G. Novaes M.D. Calvocoressi
Y-102 Liszt's La Campanella I. Friedman M.D. Calvocoressi
Y-103 Liszt's Concert Study in D-Flat F. Lamond B. Maine
Y-105 Liszt's Liebestraum R. Ganz H. A. Scott
Y-804* Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 6 H. Bauer D. V. Thomas
Y-1251 Rubinstein's Melody in F J. Hofmann J. A. Forsyth

Y-804* Appears in Smith but title is listed as Hungarian Rhapsody


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