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VICTOR E. SORLIN (1877 – 1912)

 

 

 

Victor Sorlin was a Swedish-American cellist renowned for his performances and recordings in the early 20th century. Born in Sweden in 1877, he emigrated to the United States at a young age. Sorlin held positions as first cellist with several leading orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Symphony Orchestra, and Boston Symphony Orchestra, earning recognition for his expressive playing and technical mastery.

He was also a prolific recording artist, producing at least 29 discs for Victor, Columbia, and Edison between 1907 and 1912, helping to bring the cello repertoire to a wider public.

Tragically, his career was cut short when he died of pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter, and was laid to rest at the Old Swedish Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Sorlin’s brief but influential career left a lasting impression on American orchestral performance and the early era of recorded music.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Andante from A minor concerto (Goltermann) Christopher H. H. Booth (piano) Victor 16950 B-8782

Angel’s serenade (Braga) Victor 5393 B-5063

Blumenlied (Lange) Christopher H. H. Booth (piano) Victor 35114 C-8785

Bohème (Puccini) Fantasie Victor 35132 C-8724

Cradle song (Hauser) Christopher H. H. Booth (piano) Victor 17254 B-8786

Jocelyn (Godard) Berceuse Victor 5485 B-6008

Lieder ohne Worte, piano, op. 62 (Mendelssohn) Christopher H. H. Booth (piano) Victor 16516 B-8781

Lohengrin (Wagner) Fantasie Victor 31785 C-8723

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Fantasie Edison 818

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Fantasie Victor 31696 C-5062

Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Morgenlich leuchtend Christopher H. H. Booth (piano) Victor 35111 C-8783

Nocturne in E flat (Chopin) Christopher H. H. Booth (piano) Victor 35133 C-9321

Operatic Fantasie Flower song (from Samson and Delilah); Siciliana (from Cavalleria rusticana); Waltz song (from La bohème) Columbia A5073 30172

Serenade (Schubert) Christopher H. H. Booth (piano) Victor 16545 B-8673

Serse (Händel) Ombra mai fù Columbia A5083 30186

Simple confession (Thomé) Victor 35102 C-8675

Song of the soul (Breil) Christopher H. H. Booth (piano) Victor 16484 B-8674

Tannhäuser (Wagner) O du mein holder Abendstern Indestructible Record 1049

Tannhäuser (Wagner) O du mein holder Abendstern Victor 5412 B-6007

The rosary (Woodbridge Nevin) Columbia 3606 3606

Träumerei (Schumann) Victor 4845 B-5064