Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra –
The earliest surviving radio broadcasts, 1936 and 1938:
01 March 1936: Eugene Ormandy, conductor:

 

 

 

 

  1. Bach (arr: Lucien Caillet): Chorale-prelude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen;
  2. Wagner: Lohengrin Act III: Prelude;
  3. Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’une faune;
  4. Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 6;
  5. Weinberger: Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue. 23 October 1938:  Paul Lemay, conductor:
  6. Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Act I Prelude;
  7. Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 3: Air; Sibelius: Finlandia.

The earliest surviving recordings of broadcasts by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, complete with all the original announcements.
CRQ issue produced and supervised by Dennis D. Rooney; digital restoration and remastering by Seth B. Winner Sound Studios, Inc.

Download from Bandcamp CRQ 554

(See also the free download of ‘The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra on the air 1923-1950’ compiled by John Michel under the Books heading of this webpage).
1. Track 1: Spoken introduction; J.S, Bach (arr. Lucien Caillet): Chorale-prelude (Herzlich tut mich verlangen); Wagner: Act III Prelude, from Lohengrin 08:33
2. Track 2: Spoken introduction; Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun; Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 6 14:31
3. Track 3: Spoken introduction; Weinberger: Polka and Fugue, from Schwanda the Bagpiper 10:44
4. Track 4: Spoken introduction; Wagner: Act I Prelude, from Die Meistersinger 11:01
5. Track 5: Spoken introduction; J.S. Bach: Air, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 05:49
6. Track 6: Spoken introduction; Sibelius: Finlandia 07:34