Wilhelm Havagesse

Fictional conductor on the English budget classical label Fidelio. They were so cheap because they just re-released existing recordings and attributed them to new, fake names, so they didn't have to pay anybody any royalties.

Most hoax names they used were fairly generic, but sometimes they got too creative which gives the game away:

Havagesse = "have a guess"

Herta Wöbbel = "heard a wobble."

External Links

• https://www.discogs.com/Nikolai-Rimsky-Korsakov-Scheherazade-Symphonic-Suite-Op-35/release/10813567
• https://www.discogs.com/Amsterdam-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Beethoven-Violin-Concerto-In-D-Op-61/release/12219838
• https://www.discogs.com/Tchaikovsky-Zurich-Municipal-Orchestra-conducted-by-Wilhelm-Havagesse-Symphony-No6-In-B-Minor-Op-74/release/7739413
• http://en.tchaikovsky-research.net/pages/Violin_Concerto:_Recordings:_Pseudonyms

See also

• Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
• Hugo Grautz
• Herta Wöbbel