Another Eminent Victor

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Post by phonogfp » Sun Feb 01, 2026 6:36 am

“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

February 1, 1859: Born: Victor Herbert, prolific American composer and conductor whose brief tenure at the National Phonograph Company fortuitously coincided with the zenith of 2-minute and 4-minute cylinder recording (1909 – 1911).

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