Landon Ronald Grieg Peer Gynt 1 HMV D1567 192123

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Royal Albert Hall Orchestra c.b. Landon Ronald • Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt suite no. 1 op. 46 • 00:00 1 Morning mood • HMV D 156 (0717) • Matrix nr.: Cc 2756-1 • Recorded: 1923 03 27 • 03:44 2 Death of Ase • HMV D 156 (0718) • Matrix nr.: Cc 457-2 • Recorded: 1921 09 08 • 07:47 3 Anitra's dance • HMV D 157 (0719) • Matrix nr.: Cc 1404-3 • Recorded: 1922 06 20 • 11:29 4 In the hall of the Mountain King • HMV D 157 (0720) • Matrix nr.: Cc 3031-1 • Recorded: 1923 05 29 • Landon Ronald, born Landon Ronald Russell (Sir since 1922) (London, 07.06.1873 - London, 14.08.1938): English conductor, pianist, composer, teacher. • 1884-1890: Royal College of Music, studied with Hubert Parry and Charles Villiers Stanford. • 1891: Maestro al piano (accompanist and rehearser) at Royal Opera House, where he rehearsed Norma with Nellie Melba, among others. • 1892: conductor of Augustus Harris' opera company • 1894: tour of America as accompanist to Nellie Melba • 1896: conducted Faust at Covent Garden with Nellie Melba, Charles Bonnard and Pol Plançon • 1900: approached by Fred Gaisberg to become musical adviser at The Gramophone Company. He would remain with G T/Gramophone/HMV/EMI until the end of his life, accompanying all the great stars of the time, in the very early recordings as pianist (f.i. accompanying recordings of Adelina Patti in 1905-1906), but soon as conductor. • 1904-1907: guest conductor at London Symphony Orchestra • 1908-1928: When Thomas Beecham parted company from the New Symphony Orchestra in 1908, Ronald succeeded him as its conductor. The orchestra was since 1915 known as the Royal Albert Hall orchestra; Ronald remained with it until 1928, when it disbanded. • He and the orchestra began recording for HMV in 1909. Their recorded repertoire comprised mostly overtures and short orchestral pieces, but also longer works including Dvorak New World symphony (1919-1922) and Beethoven 5th symphony (1922). • Landon Ronald conducted over four hundred times at the Royal Albert Hall, London between 1898 and 1936, mainly with the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra. His last performance at the Hall was on 4 February 1936 for the 'Memorial Concert in Commemoration of His Late Most Gracious Majesty King George V', where he conducted and played the piano. • 1929: retired as conductor • 1910-1938: associated as a teacher at the Guildhall School of Music • He composed more than 200 songs. • He also wrote his memoirs: • Variations on a personal theme (1922) • Myself and others (1932). • Link to my 78rpm and LP collection at archive.org: • https://archive.org/details/@satyr-78rpm

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