CD 1 (81:41)
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| All recordings are transferred at A = 440hz except where noted. |
Blanche Marchesi (1863–1940)
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THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, BERLIN, FEBRUARY 1906
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| Bruno Seidler-Winkler, piano |
| 1. |
Bist du bei mir (Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, arranged by J. S. Bach BWV 508) |
3:00 |
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4138h (43756) |
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| 2. |
Im Mai (Goldschmidt) |
3:00 |
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4136h (43754) |
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| 3. |
Eiapopeia (German folk song) |
2:30 |
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4137h (43755) |
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THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, BERLIN, FEBRUARY 1906
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| orchestra conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler |
| 4. |
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete (Mascagni) |
3:17 |
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4135h (53441) |
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| 5. |
TOSCA: Vissi d’arte (Puccini) |
3:08 |
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4133h (53440) |
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| 6. |
L’été (Chaminade) |
3:17 |
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4132h (33593) |
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| 7. |
Se saran rose (Arditi) |
3:13 |
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4134h (53439) |
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COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY, LONDON, 4 JANUARY 1912
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| with unidentified pianist |
| 8. |
Zauberlied (Magic Song) (Meyer-Hellmund) |
2:30 |
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ten-inch test pressing bearing no matrix number |
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PRIVATE TEST RECORDINGS MADE BY WILL DAY, LTD, LONDON, 1934
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with unidentified pianist recorded on ten-inch flexible cardboard discs |
| 9. |
Le violette (A. Scarlatti) |
2:44 |
| 10. |
Qual farfalletta amante (A. Scarlatti) |
1:55 |
| (the recording is incomplete, beginning during the A section.) |
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LONDON, 1936–1937
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| 11. |
O death, rock me asleep (anonymous, formerly attributed to Queen Anne Boleyn; arranged by Arnold Dolmetch) |
3:24 |
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Robert Ainsworth, piano |
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23 September 1936; TTP1166-1 (JH10 and IRCC97B) |
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| 12. |
DIDO AND AENEAS: Thy hand, Belinda ... When I am laid in earth (Purcell) |
3:35 |
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Agnes Bedford, piano |
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26 June 1936; TTP853-1 (JH9) |
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| 13. |
DIDO AND AENEAS: Thy hand, Belinda ... When I am laid in earth (Purcell) |
3:25 |
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Agnes Bedford, piano |
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15 September 1936; TTP853-2 (JH9 and IRCC89A) |
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| 14. |
Amuri, Amuri [Sicilian Cart Driver’s Song] (traditional; arranged by Geni Sadero) |
2:39 |
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Agnes Bedford, piano |
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26 June 1936; TTP853-1 (JH9 and IRCC 89B) |
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| 15. |
Maria Wiegenlied (Reger) |
1:31 |
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Robert Ainsworth, piano |
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5 October 1936; TTP1283-1 (JH21) |
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| 16. |
Sne (Snow) (Sigurd Lie) |
1:52 |
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Robert Ainsworth, piano |
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5 October 1936; TTP1283-1 (JH21) |
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| 17. |
Nun wander, Maria No. 3 from SPANISCHES LIEDERBUCH, GEISTLICHE LIEDER (Wolf) |
2:37 |
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Agnes Bedford, piano |
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21 December 1937; TPX5377-1 (JG41 and IRCC119) |
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| 18. |
La lettre (Ernest Moret) |
1:47 |
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Agnes Bedford, piano |
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21 December 1937; TPX5377-1 (JG41 and IRCC119) |
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| 19. |
HERCULES: My father ... Peaceful rest (Handel) |
4:15 |
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Agnes Bedford, piano |
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21 December 1937; TPX5376-1 (JG41 and IRCC119) |
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Esther Palliser (1868–?)
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THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LONDON, JULY, SEPTEMBER, AND NOVEMBER 1902
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| Landon Ronald, piano |
| transferred at old Philharmonic tuning A = 452hz |
| 20. |
XERXES: Ombra mai fu (Handel) |
2:46 |
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11 November 1902; 2671b (53248) |
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| 21. |
Bolero (Saint-Saëns) |
2:34 |
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with May Walters Palliser |
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2 September 1902; 2256b (4179) |
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| 22. |
The sweetest flower that blows (Hawley) |
2:14 |
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early July 1902; 2101b (3289) |
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| 23. |
Mighty lak’ a rose (Nevin) |
1:25 |
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early July 1902; 2101b (3289) |
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| 24. |
Spring (Henchel) |
2:53 |
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early July 1902; 2100b (3288) |
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| 25. |
La folletta (Marchesi) |
2:24 |
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early July 1902; 2102b (3290) |
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Suzanne Adams (1872–1953)
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THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LONDON, JULY 1902
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| Landon Ronald, piano |
| transferred at old Philharmonic tuning A = 452hz |
| 26. |
FAUST: Ah! Je ris de me voir si belle [Jewel Song] (Gounod) |
3:14 |
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2035b (3291) |
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| 27. |
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Je veux vivre (Gounod) |
2:52 |
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2037b (3293) |
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| 28. |
Coquette (Stern) |
2:36 |
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2036b (3292) |
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| 29. |
Home, sweet home (Bishop) |
2:22 |
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2149b (3294) |
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| 30. |
Home, sweet home (Bishop) |
2:26 |
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2149 (3294) |
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| Note: This alternative take was issued in 1905 on black label pressings which bear the same matrix number without a suffix. |
| Languages: |
| Tracks 1–3, 15, and 17 in German |
| Tracks 1–3, 15, and 17 in German |
| Tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 20, and 25 in Italian |
| Tracks 6, 18, 21, and 26–28 in French |
| Tracks 8, 11–13, 19, 22–24, 29 and 30 in English |
| Track 14 in Sicilian |
| Track 16 in Norwegian |
CD 2 (80:46)
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| All recordings are transferred at A = 440hz except where noted. |
Suzanne Adams (1872–1953) (continued)
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THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LONDON, EARLY JULY 1902
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| Landon Ronald, piano |
| transferred at old Philharmonic tuning A = 452hz |
| 1. |
Printemps nouveau (Vidal) |
1:38 |
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2151b (3295) |
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Frances Saville (1865–1935)
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THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, VIENNA, APRIL 1902
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| unidentified pianist |
| transferred at Viennese pitch A = 447hz |
| 2. |
LOHENGRIN: Euch Luften, die mein Klagen (Wagner) |
3:01 |
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952x (43241) |
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| 3. |
MARTHA: Warum blühst Du, o Rose, im Garten allein? (Flotow) |
2:37 |
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956x (43277) |
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| 4. |
MANON: Restons ici ... Voyons Manon, plus de chimères (So bleib’ ich hier ... So zeig’, Manon, den ernsten Willen) (Massenet) |
3:15 |
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873x (43280) |
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| 5. |
MANON: Obéissons, quand leurs voix appelle (Folget dem Ruf, so lieblich zu hören) [Gavotte] (Massenet) |
2:53 |
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874x (43224) |
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| 6. |
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN: Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Phöbus stolz im Sonnenwagen) (Offenbach) |
2:29 |
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951x (43240) |
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| 7. |
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN: C’est une chanson d’amour qui s’envole (Hörst du es tönen) (Offenbach) |
2:22 |
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875x (43225) |
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| 8. |
Maman, dites-moi (Old French Air) |
2:38 |
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955x (33333) |
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| 9. |
Ninon (Tosti) |
2:40 |
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954x (43287) |
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| 10. |
Heidenröslein D.257 (Schubert) |
1:59 |
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2439B seven-inch (43300) |
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| 11. |
Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (Brahms) |
2:00 |
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2375B seven-inch (43184) |
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| 12. |
Ich hätte nicht daran gedacht (Meyer-Helmund) |
1:57 |
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2376B seven-inch (43185) |
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| 13. |
Morgen send’ ich dir die Veilchen (Meyer-Helmund) |
3:06 |
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876x (43285) |
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Elizabeth Parkina (ca. 1878–1922)
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THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LONDON, 1904 AND 1906
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| Landon Ronald, piano |
| 14. |
Coming through the rye (traditional) |
2:22 |
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4 February 1904; 4962b (3511) |
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| 15. |
La villanelle (dell’Acqua) |
3:16 |
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13 February 1904; 5056b (3515) |
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| 16. |
Should he upbraid (Bishop) |
2:40 |
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2 November 1904; 6201b (3586) |
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| 17. |
Killarney (Balfe) |
3:07 |
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2 November 1904; 6204b (3587) |
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| 18. |
Ouvre tes yeux bleus (Massenet) |
2:07 |
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2 November 1904; 6206b (33532) |
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| 19. |
The little grey linnet (Willeby) |
2:28 |
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30 November 1904; 6289b (3583) |
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| 20. |
When you speak to me (d’Hardelot) |
2:22 |
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2 November 1904; 6203b (3581) |
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| 21. |
I know a lovely garden (d’Hardelot) |
2:09 |
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30 November 1904; 6292b (3588) |
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| 22. |
Mattinata (’Tis the day) (Leoncavallo) |
2:02 |
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30 November 1904; 6293b (3584) |
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| 23. |
La serenata (Tosti) |
2:28 |
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2 June 1906; 8225b (3659) |
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| 24. |
Spring (Tosti) |
2:22 |
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2 June 1906; 8226b (3651) |
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| 25. |
La fée aux chansons (Bemberg) |
3:31 |
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2 June 1906; 666c (03088) |
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Ada Crossley (1871–1929)
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VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, 30 APRIL 1903
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| Christopher H. H. Booth, piano |
| 26. |
Caro mio ben (Giordani) |
3:06 |
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B-2186-2 (2186; 81001; 64007; IRCC 66) |
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| 27. |
Four-leaf clover (Willeby) |
2:12 |
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B-2189-1 (2189; 81004; 64008) |
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| 28. |
Paysage (Hahn) |
2:07 |
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B-2190-1 (2190; 81005; 64010; IRCC66) |
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| 29. |
New Year’s Song (Mallinson) |
1:44 |
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B-2191-1 (2191; 81006; 64009) |
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PATHÉ, LONDON, 1905
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| unidentified pianist |
transferred at old Philharmonic tuning A = 452hz issued on two-minute cylinder and later on 29cm etched-label disc |
| 30. |
Out on the rocks (Sainton-Dolby) |
2:14 |
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50292 (transfer number 30928 R) |
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PATHÉ, LONDON, 1906
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| unidentified pianist |
transferred at old Philharmonic tuning A = 452hz issued only on 29cm etched-label disc |
| 31. |
The gleaner’s slumber song (Walthew) |
3:36 |
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50300 (transfer number 32659 R) |
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PATHÉ, LONDON, 1906
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| accompaniment by the Band of H. M. Scots Guards |
transferred at British band pitch A=452 issued on 29cm etched-label disc |
| 32. |
PAULUS: But the Lord is mindful of his own (Mendelssohn) |
2:14 |
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50297 (transfer number 29774 SG) |