From Discogs concerning the World's Greatest Music record label: "This U.S. label was produced by an unknown manufacturer for Music Appreciation Products, Inc. several label varieties were produced, starting in 1938..." Mainspring Press published an article in 2017 identifying the various orchestras and conductors used by RCA Victor recording staff for these releases. A link to where the article can be found is https://78records.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/new-%E2%80%A2-the-worlds-greatest-music-discography-rca-victor-series-revised-expanded-by-john-bolig. The conductor of the now unknown symphony orchestra was Eugene Ormandy.
My album set copy did not have the appreciation that normally accompanies the cardboard and paper album binders. This album is comprised of five 12" 78 rpm shellac records... I understand why classical music listeners were so happy when the microgroove LP was developed and why the first release Columbia issued in 1948 was classical. The 15-20 minutes a side capacity of LPs meant far less flipping or changing records, making for a more pleasant listening experience of longer works. The 1938 set required flipping over each record to play a given work in order, but the 1940 and 1941 sets appear to have the sides rearranged to be compatible with traditional record changers.
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