On this page, we present some examples of rare recordings by classical and popular artists, mainly from the era of acoustic recordings (1888 - 1928).
All selections have been carefully remastered with special customized sound-restoration software. Of course, the heavily compressed RealAudio files which we have to use for reasons of space do not represent the full audio quality of the original recordings. Nevertheless, we hope you will enjoy listening to some beautiful, amusing, and exciting voices and sounds from the heyday of European musical and theatrical culture.
In the alphabetical list of artists below, you can click on any name to download and play the RealAudio file.
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SOME ARTISTS OF THE ACOUSTIC ERA (1888-1928)
AFFRE, Agustarello (Tenor, 1858 - 1931)
LES HUGUENOTS (Meyerbeer): Plus blanche que la blanche hermine (Romance)
Agustarello Affre / O - 28cm PL Pathé 6 (MC 3496bis) - Paris, 1910
ARRAL, Blanche (Soprano, 1864 - 1945)
LA CRUCHE CASSÉE (Vasseur): Como me gusta tu cuerpo (Bolero grande)
Blanche Arral / O - Victor 64107 (mx. unknown) - New York, 18/19. March 1909
COATES, John (Tenor, 1865 - 1941)
Eldorado (James A. Mallinson / Edgar Allan Poe)
John Coates / pf: Ellen Tuckfield - Columbia L 1300 (mx. 76114-1) - London, ca. February 1918
DAWSON, Peter (Bass-Baritone, 1882 - 1961)
DOROTHY (Cellier): Queen of my heart
Peter Dawson / O - Edison cyl. BA 23194 (mx. 4M-12423) - London, late 1911
FLEISCHER-EDEL, Katharina (Soprano, 1873 - 1928)
DIE WALKÜRE (Wagner): Du bist der Lenz (Sieglindes Liebeslied)
Katharina Fleischer-Edel / O: Friedrich Kark - Odeon X 50423 (mx. xB 3076) - Berlin, late June 1907
JONES, Ada (Comedienne, 1873 - 1922)
I wish that you belonged to me (M + W: Raymond A. Browne)
Ada Jones / Billy Murray / O - Edison cyl. BA 2069 (mx. 4M-2069-1) - West Orange, Autumn 1913
LAFARGE, Emmanuel (Tenor, born 1862)
ROBERT LE DIABLE (Meyerbeer): O fortune, à ton caprice (Sicilienne)
Emmanuel Lafarge / O - Lioret N°4 cyl. [49] - Paris, ca. 1898/1901 (Henri Lioret)
LORDMANN, Peter (Bass-Baritone, 1874 - 1955)
ZAR UND ZIMMERMANN (Lortzing): O sancta Justitia! Ich möchte rasen
Peter Lordmann / O: Bruno Seidler-Winkler - Gramo 942673 & 74 = DGG 13340 (mx. 17366 & 17367 l)
Berlin, January/February 1915 (Franz Hampe)
McEACHERN, Malcolm (Bass, 1883 - 1945)
Mandalay (Hedgecock / Rudyard Kipling)
Malcolm McEachern / pf - Vocalion K-05230 (mx. 04352) - London, June 1926
MELBA, Dame Nellie (Soprano, 1861 - 1931)
Se saran rose - Valzer (Luigi Arditi / Pietro Mazzoni)
Nellie Melba / pf: Landon Ronald - Gramo 03019 (mx. Melba 9) - London, early March 1904 (Fred W. Gaisberg)
MORESCHI, Alessandro (Soprano Castrato, 1858 - 1922)
Ideale - Romanza (F. Paolo Tosti / Carmelo Errico)
Alessandro Moreschi / pf - Gramo 54758 (mx. 4374 a) - Roma, 3/5. April 1902 (Fred W. Gaisberg)
MURRAY, Billy (Comedian, 1877 - 1954)
I wish that you belonged to me (M + W: Raymond A. Browne)
Ada Jones / Billy Murray / O - Edison cyl. BA 2069 (mx. 4M-2069-1) - West Orange, Autumn 1913
NORDICA, Lillian (Soprano, 1857 - 1914)
HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ (Erkel): Ah! rebéges a mi vadúl háboritja lelkemet
Lillian Nordica / pf: Romayne Simmons - Columbia 30144 (mx. 30144-1) - New York, 23. May 1907
RAATZ-BROCKMANN, Julius von (Baritone, 1870 - 1944)
Prinz Eugen der edle Ritter - Ballade (Carl Loewe, op.92 / Ferdinand Freiligrath)
Julius von Raatz-Brockmann / pf: August Pilz - Odeon X 50712 (mx. xB 4867) - Berlin, ca. June 1910
REUTTER, Otto (Comedian, 1870 - 1931)
Das find' ich reizend von der Frau (M + W: Otto Reutter)
Otto Reutter / O: Bruno Seidler-Winkler - Gramo 3-42131 (mx. 2591 l) - Berlin, January 1905 (Franz Hampe)
RUNGE, Gertrud (Soprano, 1880 - 1948)
Parla-Walzer ("Holder Frühling, du kehrest wieder") (Luigi Arditi)
Gertrud Runge / O: Bruno Seidler-Winkler - Gramo 943222 (mx. 12825 r) - Berlin, 21. August 1913 (Max Hampe)
SCHÜTZ, Hans (Baritone, 1862 - 1917)
O laß mich träumen (Sir Arthur Sullivan / B. C. Stephenson; dt.: Dorgeel)
Hans Schütz / O - Kalliope 1680 (mx. [1680]) - Leipzig, 1908/09
SEDLMAIR, Sophie (Soprano, 1857 - 1939)
DIE WALKÜRE (Wagner): Hojotoho! hojotoho! (Walkürenruf der Brünnhilde)
Sophie Sedlmair / pf - Gramo 43499 (mx. 897 z) - Wien, mid-1903 (Franz Hampe)
SEMBACH, Johannes (Tenor, 1881 - 1944)
TIEFLAND (d'Albert): Es kam in jeder Nacht ein Wolf in unseren Stall
Johannes Sembach / O: Bruno Seidler-Winkler - Gramo 042231 (mx. 252 ac) - Berlin, 2. October 1909 (Ivor Holmes)
SENIUS, Felix (Tenor, 1868 - 1913)
O komm' im Traum (Franz Liszt / Victor Hugo)
Felix Senius / pf: Bruno Weyersberg - Anker E.9502-II (mx. 04976) - Berlin, ca. October 1911
SHAH-MOURADIAN, Armenak (Tenor, 1878 - 1939)
LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES (Bizet=: A cette voix...Je crois entendre encore
Armenak Shah-Mouradian / pf - Orfeon 11606 (mx. X 2045) - Constantinople, 1914
SOULACROIX, Gabriel V. (Baritone, 1853 - 1905)
La chanson de Marinette (M + W: J. D. Tagliafico)
Gabriel V. Soulacroix / pf - Gramo 3-32194 (mx. 3335 F) - Paris, May/June 1904 (Cleveland Walcutt)
WALDOFF, Claire (Comedienne, 1884 - 1957)
Det Scheenste sind die Beenekens - Ein Schusterjungenlied (Walter Kollo / Claire Waldoff)
Claire Waldoff / pf: Rudolf Nelson (with spoken introduction by Fritz Grünbaum)
Gramo/Zono X-23397 (mx. 200 ab) - Berlin, 16. December 1908 (Ivor Holmes)
WEDEKIND, Erika (Soprano, 1868 - 1944)
Un moto di gioia mi sento (Wolfgang A. Mozart, KV.579)
Erika Wedekind / O: Bruno Seidler-Winkler - Gramo 53538 (mx. 5063 r) - Dresden September 1908 (Max Hampe)
YAW, Ellen Beach (Soprano, 1869 - 1947)
MANON LESCAUT (Auber): C'est l'histoire amoureuse (L'éclat de rire)
Ellen Beach Yaw / pf - Victor unpublished test (mx. B 4836-2) - New York, 25. September 1907
ZADOR, Desider (Baritone, 1873 - 1931)
Margret am Tore (Adolf Jensen / Otto Roquette)
Desider Zador / pf: Bruno Seidler-Winkler - Gramo 4-42239 (mx. 1029 ab) - Berlin, 12. May 1909 (Ivor Holmes)
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