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This index lists all of the recordings released by the National Gramophonic Society. Over the coming weeks and months we will be adding remastered issues of all of these recordings to our site for download as high-quality MP3 or full CD-quality lossless FLAC files. (Scroll down to end of page for MP3-quality audio samples.)

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Discs were numbered in order of release, between 1924 and 1931. The National Gramophonic Society was founded by Compton MacKenzie (along with The Gramophone magazine) as a non-profit making subscription organisation to fund the recording of chamber music and other works ignored by the major record companies - the discs used for the vast majority of these transfers are from Gramophone's own archive. Introductory article by Gramophone's James Jolly here.

Discs	Composer	Recording and link	Performers
A - C	Beethoven	String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, Op.74 “Harp”	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
D - F	Debussy	String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op.10	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
G+	Rubinstein	String Quartet No 3 in F, Op.17/3 (2nd Movement, Allegro)	The Cobbett String Quartet 2 FREE DOWNLOADS
G-	Raff	String Quartet No. 7 in G, Op. 192/2 “The Maid of the Mill” (5th movement, Declaration)	The Cobbett String Quartet 2 FREE DOWNLOADS
H - M	Schubert	Trio No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 100 (D. 929)	Spencer Dyke, violin; B. Patterson Parker, cello; Harold Craxton, pianoforte
M - P	Schonberg	Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4 (original sextet version)	Spencer Dyke Quartet; J. Lockyer, viola; E. J. Robinson, cello
Q - S	Mozart	Oboe Quartet in F Major (KV-370)	Leon Goossens, oboe & members of The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
S	Bach	Arioso from Cantata No. 156
T - Y	Beethoven	String Quartet No. 7 in F, Op. 59/1	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
Z - DD	Brahms	String Sextet No. 1 in G Major, Op. 18	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet (with Lockyer & Robinson)
DD	Eugene Goossens	By the Tarn, Op. 15/1 (from “Two Sketches”)	The Music Society String Quartet
EE	Tomlinson	A Lament	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
EE	Gibbons	Fantasias Nos. 3 and 9 (in 3 parts)	The Music Society String Quartet
FF	Gibbons	Fantasias Nos. 6 and 8 (in 3 parts)	The Music Society String Quartet
FF	Eugene Goossens	Jack o' Lantern, Op. 15/2 (from “Two Sketches”)	The Music Society String Quartet
GG - MM	Schubert	Quintet in C Major for Strings, Op. 161	The Cobbett String Quartet & Charles Crabbe, 2nd cello
NN - RR	Elgar	Quintet in A Minor for Piano & Strings, Op. 84	Ethel Hobday, pianoforte & The Spencer Dyke Quartet
SS - WW	Brahms	Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115	Frederick Thurston, clarinet & The Spencer Dyke Quartet
WW	Gliere	String Quartet in A Major, Op. 2 (Allegro)	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
XX - AAA	Mozart	Clarinet Quintet in A Major (KV-581)	Charles Draper, clarinet & Spencer Dyke Quartet
AAA	Mozart	Duet No. 1 in G for Violin & Viola, KV-423 (2nd movement)	Spencer Dyke, violin; Ernest Tomlinson, viola
BBB	Purcell	Four Part Fantasia No. 4 in C Minor	The Music Society String Quartet
CCC	Purcell	Three Part Fantasia No. 3 in G Minor	The Music Society String Quartet
CCC	J. B. McEwan	Peat Reek (#3 of String Quartet #5 “Nugae”)	The Music Society String Quartet
DDD	Purcell	Fantasia in Five Parts (Upon One Note)	The Music Society String Quartet (personnel: André Mangeot, Boris Pecker, Henry J. Berly, John Barbirolli, and Jean Pougnet, 2nd viola)
DDD	Purcell	Four Part Fantasia No. 2 in C Minor	The Music Society String Quartet
EEE - FFF	Vaughan Williams	Phantasy Quintet for Strings (1912)	The Music Society String Quartet & Jean Pougnet, 2nd viola
GGG	Eugene Goossens	Sonata for Violin & Piano, Op. 21 (2nd movement, Adagio)	Andre Mangeot, violin; Eugene Goosens, piano
HHH-MMM	Schubert	Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
MMM	Mendelssohn	Quartet in E Minor, Op. 44/2 (Scherzo)	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
NNN-PPP	Beethoven	String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
QQQ-TTT	Brahms	Horn Trio in E-flat, Op. 40	Aubrey Brain, horn; Spencer Dyke, violin; York Bowen, pianoforte
69-70	Corelli	Concerto for Christmas Night (edited by Frank Bridge) Op. 6/8	The NGS Chamber Orchestra/John Barbirolli, conductor
70-71	Debussy	Deux Danses (“Danses Sacres et Profanes”)	Ethel Bartlett, pianoforte/NGS Chamber Orch--Barbirolli, conductor
69A-69B	Corelli	Concerto for Christmas Night	The NGS Chamber Orchestra/John Barbirolli, conductor
69B	Bach	Cantata #208 “Sheep May Safely Graze”	Martha Amstad, soprano; Boris Ord, harpsichord; Edward Walker & Evelyn Claye, flutes
70-71	Debussy	Deux Danses (“Danses Sacres et Profanes”)	Ethel Bartlett, pianoforte/NGS Chamber Orch--Barbirolli
71	Debussy	Epigraphes Antiques, Nos. 1 and 6	Ethel Bartlett & Rae Robertson, duo pianists
72	Delius	Summer Night on the River	The NGS Chamber Orchestra/John Barbirolli, conductor
73-74	Mozart	Symphony No. 28 in C Major (KV-200)	NGS Chamber Orchestra (Leader: John Fry)/Andre Mangeot, conductor
75	Peter Warlock	Serenade for Delius on his 60th Birthday	NGS Chamber Orchestra (Leader: Andre Mangeot)/John Barbirolli, conductor
76-77	Bax	Quintet for Oboe & Strings (dedicated to Leon Goossens)	Leon Goossens, oboe and The International String Quartet
78-81	Ravel	String Quartet in F Major (supervised by Ravel)	The International String Quartet
81	Ravel	Sonatine for piano (1st movement)	Kathleen Long, pianoforte solo
82-86	Dvorak	Quintet in A Major for Piano & Strings, Op. 81	Ethel Bartlett, piano/The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
86	Joseph Speight	Shakespeare Fairy Characters (1st Series, No. 2, “The Lonely Shepherd”	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet
87	Ravel	Sonatine for Piano (2nd & 3rd movements)	Kathleen Long, pianoforte solo
88 - 91	Brahms	Quartet in C Minor for Piano & Strings, Op. 60	Olive Bloom, piano & members of The Spencer Dyke Quartet
92-93	Boccherini	String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 6/3	The Poltronieri String Quartet
94-95	Elgar	Introduction & Allegro for Strings, Op. 47	International String Quartet and the NGS Chamber Orchestra/John Barbirolli, conductor
96-97	Purcell	Suite for Strings (arranged by Barbirolli)	The NGS Chamber Orchestra/John Barbirolli, conductor
97	Marcello	Allegretto for Strings (arranged by Barbirolli)	The NGS Chamber Orchestra/John Barbirolli, conductor
98-101	Haydn	Symphony No. 104 in D Major “London”	The NGS Chamber Orchestra/John Barbirolli, conductor
101	Mozart	Cassation No. 2 in C Major, KV-99 (Adagio)	The NGS Chamber Orchestra/John Barbirolli, conductor
102	Bax	Moy Mell (“The Happy Plain”) (supervised by the composer)	Ethel Bartlett & Rae Robertson, Duo Pianists
103-104	Malipiero	String Quartet No. 2 (Stornelli e Ballate)	The Poltronieri Quartet
105-108	Brahms	Sextet for Strings No. 2 in G, Op. 36	The Spencer Dyke String Quartet; J. Lockyer, 2nd viola; E. J. Robertson, 2nd cello
109-111	Haydn	String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 76/4 “Sunrise”	The International String Quartet
111	Purcell	Four Part Fantasia No. 9 D Minor	The International String Quartet
112-113	Mozart	Quartet in D for Flute & Strings (KV-285)	Rene LeRoy, flute & members of The International String Quartet
114-117	Beethoven	Sonata No. 10 in G for Violin & Piano	Adila Fachiri, violin & Donald Francis Tovey, pianoforte
117	Bach	Sonata No. 2 in A Major BWV1015 (1st mvt)	Adila Fachiri, violin & Donald Francis Tovey, pianoforte
118-120	Bax	Phantasy Sonata for Viola & Harp	Raymond Jeremy, viola; Maria Korchinska, harp
121-123	Mozart	Quintet in E-flat for Piano & Winds (KV-452)	Kathleen Long, piano; Leon Goossens, oboe; Frederick Thurston, clarinet; Aubrey Brain, horn; J. Alexandra, bassoon
124-126	Schubert	Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 168	The International String Quartet
127-128	Debussy	Sonata No. 3 in G Minor for Violin and Piano	Andre Mangeot, violin; Lyell Barbour, piano
128	Debussy	Preludes, Set 1, No. 4. “Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir”	Lyell Barbour, pianoforte solo
129-130	Mozart	Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major (KV-576)	Kathleen Long, pianoforte solo
130	Muffat	Minuet & Air from Suite in B-flat
130	Couperin	Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins
131-132	Vivaldi	Sonate en Concert No. 5 in E Minor for Cello & Strings, arr. Vincent d'Indy	Georges Pitsch, cello, with string quartet
132	arr. Ethel Bartlett	a) Golden Slumbers; b) An Ancient Lullaby; c) My Love's an Arbutus	John Barbirolli, cello; Ethel Bartlett, piano
133-134	Bach	Sonata No. 1 in G for Cello & Piano	John Barbirolli, cello; Ethel Bartlett, piano
135-136	Bach	Sonata No. 2 in E-flat for Flute & Piano	Rene LeRoy, flute; Kathleen Long, piano
136	Honegger	Danse de la Chevre (for Solo Flute)	Rene LeRoy, flute
137	Handel	Sonata No. 3 in G for Flute & Piano	Rene LeRoy, flute; Kathleen Long, piano
138-139	Haydn	Sonata in C Minor for Piano	Kathleen Long, piano solo
139	Rameau	Theme & Variations in A Minor	Kathleen Long, piano solo
140-142	Haydn	String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 76/6	The International String Quartet
142	Purcell	Four Part Fantasia No. 4 in C Minor	The International String Quartet
143	Matthew Locke	String Quartet #6 (Suite in 4 parts, transcribed by Peter Warlock and edited by Andre Mangeot)	The International String Quartet
144-146	Paul Juon	Chamber Symphony, Op. 27	The New Chamber Orchestra/Charles Kreshover, cond. (personnel: S. Kutcher, violin; R. Jeremy, viola; C. Sharpe, cello; L. Goossens, oboe; G. W. Anderson, clarinet ; A . R. Newton, bassoon; A Thonger, horn; Rae Robertson, piano.)
147-149	Brahms	Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101	The Pirani Trio (Max Pirani, piano; Leila Doubleday Pirani, violin; Charles Hambourg, cello)
150	Wolf	Italian Serenade	The International String Quartet
151-152	Bach	Concerto #5 in F Minor for Piano & Strings	Ethel Bartlett, piano, with string quartet (No conductor listed--could be Barbirolli)
152	Bach	Chorale: “Blessed Jesus, here we stand” (Arr. Rummel)	Ethel Bartlett, pianoforte solo
153-155	Bax	String Quartet No. 1 in G Major	The Marie Wilson String Quartet
156-158	Bax	Sonata for Two Pianos	Ethel Bartlett & Rae Robertson, Duo Pianists
158	Bax	Hardanger (with acknowledgements to Grieg)	Ethel Bartlett & Rae Robertson, Duo Pianists
159-160	Mozart	Trio No. 5 in G Major (KV-564)	The Budapest Trio (Georges Roth, violin; Nicholas Roth, cello; Lyell Barbour, piano)
161-162	Mozart	Trio No. 7 in E-flat for Viola, Clarinet & Piano (KV-498) “Kegelstedt”	Rebecca Clarke, viola; Frederick Thurston, clarinet; Kathleen Long, piano
163-165	Peter Warlock	The Curlew (Song Cycle after W. B. Yeats)	John Armstrong, baritone*; International String Quartet; Robert Murchie, flute; T. McDonagh, oboe; Constant Lambert, conductor
165		Sleep (from “The Woman Hater”)	John Armstrong, baritone* & The International String Quartet
165		Chop Cherry (from “The Old Wives' Tale”)

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