The Welte-Mignon reproducing piano and Victor and Edison
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:16 am
Hi All,
It may be that some of you have seen owned a Victor record of Edward Grieg playing one or more of his compositions and it was noted on the record that this was a recording by Grieg for the Welte-Mignon piano. I wonder if you all are aware that there were Welte-Mignon recordings to accompany both Edison and Victor recordings. There were seventeen recordings to accompany Victor records and twenty five to accompany Edison records.
I would love to list them for you but that is more work than I want to take on at this time. I may be able to George Epple, a friend, to help via a scan of the information. Any one that can find a copy of the rather rare book "THE WELTE-MIGNON ITS MUSIC AND MUSICIANS" by Charles David Smith and Richard James Howe, Vestal Press 1994, 8 ½"x 11", 975 pages can find the information on pages 298 and 299.
Allen
It may be that some of you have seen owned a Victor record of Edward Grieg playing one or more of his compositions and it was noted on the record that this was a recording by Grieg for the Welte-Mignon piano. I wonder if you all are aware that there were Welte-Mignon recordings to accompany both Edison and Victor recordings. There were seventeen recordings to accompany Victor records and twenty five to accompany Edison records.
I would love to list them for you but that is more work than I want to take on at this time. I may be able to George Epple, a friend, to help via a scan of the information. Any one that can find a copy of the rather rare book "THE WELTE-MIGNON ITS MUSIC AND MUSICIANS" by Charles David Smith and Richard James Howe, Vestal Press 1994, 8 ½"x 11", 975 pages can find the information on pages 298 and 299.
Allen