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Young Peoples Records, founded in 1946, was the brainchild of pianist and Juilliard alumnus Horace Grenell (1908-1981). YPR was conceived initially as a mail-order club, and one of the first record companies to use vinylite exclusively for its products (however, they called it "Permadisc"). Grenell later founded a rival children's label, Children's Record Guild (which ultimately merged with YPR), as well as classical LP labels like the American Recording Society, Music Treasures of the World (another mail-order operation), and, in the 60s, Desto.

YPR's recording of Weber's Rondo for Bassoon and Orchestra was issued in 1949. It features Eli Carmen, bassoonist, with the "YPR Symphony Orchestra" conducted by Max Goberman. Eli Carmen, like Mischa Mischakoff on YPR's "The Wonderful Violin" (uploaded elsewhere), was a member of the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Toscanini. Seen on the video is a YPR record label, which is clearly inspired by British HMV record labels of the time. The boy depicted listening to a record is a cartoon rendering of Horace Grenell's then-2-year-old son, Rob.

For a higher-quality version of this audio file, visit my blog - "The Shellackophile" - http://shellackophile.blogspot.com - where this and many other vintage recordings of classical music may be obtained for free.