Lionel Tertis: The Complete Vocalion Recordings (1919-24)
Vocalion was the record company belonging to the Aeolian Company of New York, maker of player pianos, piano rolls, and, for a time, phonographs. Vocalion made its bow in 1917 making hill and dale records, and switched to laterals in 1921 -- in 1924 the record label was sold to Brunswick. While Vocalion remained with its corporate parent, however, it recorded classical music in some depth, in keeping with the piano rolls they also marketed. Bowed string instruments generally didn't record well in...
