 Between 1908 and 1957 Grainger made numerous recordings , usually as pianist or conductor , of his own and other composers ' music . His first recordings , for The Gramophone Company Ltd ( later HMV ) , included the cadenza to Grieg 's piano concerto ; he did not record a complete version of this work on disc until 1945 . Much of his recording work was done between 1917 and 1931 , under contract with Columbia . At other times he recorded for Decca ( 1944 – 45 and 1957 ) , and Vanguard ( 1957 ) . Of his own compositions and arrangements , " Country Gardens " , " Shepherd 's Hey " and " Molly on the Shore " and " Lincolnshire Posy " were recorded most frequently ; in recordings of other composers , piano works by Bach , Brahms , Chopin , Grieg , Liszt and Schumann figure most often . Grainger 's complete 78 rpm solo piano recordings are now available on compact disc as a CD box set . 
