Described by the music writer Robert Philip as "the first composer to take the gramophone seriously", he had already recorded much of his music by the early acoustic-recording process for His Master's Voice (HMV) from 1914 onwards, but the introduction of electrical microphones in 1925 transformed the gramophone from a novelty into a realistic medium for reproducing orchestral and choral music.
Descrito polo editor musical Robert Philip como «o primeiro compositor en tomar o gramófono en serio», xa gravara gran parte da súa música seguindo os primeiros procesos de gravación acústica co His Master’s Voice (HMV) dende 1914, mais a introdución de micrófonos eléctricos en 1925 transformou o gramófono dunha innovación a un medio realista para a reprodución de música orquestral e coral.