ABSTRACT
An important series initiated in 1933, pressed in Paris by Pathé-Marconi; interrupted by World War II, then resumed and continued into the 1950s. Musicologist Curt Sachs was the first artistic director and author of the program notes. Most of the repertoire recorded was from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. in many cases they were the first recordings of the early dances, chansons, ballades, madrigals, and church music. Works of the 18th century also appeared. A particularly notable issue was the Mass of Guillaume de Machaut (records 31 and 32).
