dawn of recorded sound

Alexander Graham Bell's voice captured from old recordings | Cutting Edge - CNET News

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:20:47 -0700

Alexander Graham Bell's voice captured from old recordings | Cutting Edge - CNET News: Alexander...

Buffalo Bill’s Speech - Sentiments on the Cuban Question...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:59:36 -0700

Buffalo Bill’s Speech - Sentiments on the Cuban Question (1898)

Brahms Plays His Hungarian Dance No.1

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:47:52 -0700

Brahms Plays His Hungarian Dance No.1

Sir Henry Irving’s Recitation from Richard III (1898)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:03:09 -0700

Sir Henry Irving’s Recitation from Richard III (1898)

Robert Browning Recites His Poem (1889 Edison Cylinder)

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:39:06 -0700

Robert Browning Recites His Poem (1889 Edison Cylinder)

World’s Oldest Recordings 1860 and 1877 The recording...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:40:34 -0700

World’s Oldest Recordings 1860 and 1877 The recording is of a song called ‘Au Claire de la Lune’ made 1860 to 1877. The recording predates Thomas Alva Edison wax recordings. It’s like a haunting from the grave.

Edison phonograph cylinder (1888): Sir Arthur Sullivan...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:01:41 -0700

Edison phonograph cylinder (1888): Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) - The Lost Chord & Speech

Auld Lang Syne (1898) - Cylinder of the Month

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:42:22 -0700

Auld Lang Syne (1898) - Cylinder of the Month: This ever-popular Scotch air of nostalgia,...

Marston: The Julius Block Cylinders Ward Marston discusses The...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:20:50 -0700

Marston: The Julius Block Cylinders

Ward Marston discusses The Dawn of Recording: The Julius Block Cylinders

After The Ball - George J. Gaskin (1893) George J. Gaskin...

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:27:29 -0700

After The Ball - George J. Gaskin (1893) George J. Gaskin (1863-1920) is an Irish Tenor who was one of the first vocalists to make a recording with Edison Records. This is a recording of him singing “After The Ball” in 1893.

Voice of Tchaikowsky & Anton Rubinstein On Edison Cylinder...

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:57:33 -0700

Voice of Tchaikowsky & Anton Rubinstein On Edison Cylinder (1890)

Oldest Known Recording of a US President Benjamin...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:06:35 -0700

Oldest Known Recording of a US President Benjamin Harrison Twenty-third President 1889-1893 This is believed to be the oldest known recording of any U.S. President. It was recorded on an Edison wax cylinder sometime around 1889.

Scientists Play World's Oldest Commercial Record

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:30:04 -0700

Scientists Play World's Oldest Commercial Record: This scratchy, 12-second audio clip of a woman...

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville's Phonautograms

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:37:43 -0700

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville's Phonautograms : The sound files of Édouard-Léon Scott de...

Voice of Florence Nightingale (1890) Another rare,...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:58:00 -0700

Voice of Florence Nightingale (1890)

Another rare, Historical voice recording. Florence Nightingale(1820.5.12 - 1910.8.13), known as “The Lady with the Lamp” and a pioneering nurse, writer, and noted statistician, recorded some words on Edison Parafine Wax Cylinder, on July 30th, 1890.

This is a 1933 Dubbing from the original cylinder, made by Edison-Bell Company from England, released as “19th Century Celebrities Series No.1”. I don’t know if there is someone who has some of this “Celebrities Series”.

Since the dubbing was made at the wrong speed (the cylinder was played too fast), I played the record on 74rpm, to correct the speed.

A real historical recording - this is the oldest recording (considering when the recording was made) I have in my collection.

The 1888 Crystal Palace recordings

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:41:52 -0700

The 1888 Crystal Palace recordings: To most people it might seem incredible that recordings exist of...

Charles Batchelor's Phonautograms

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:53:23 -0700

Charles Batchelor's Phonautograms: Metropolitan Elevated Railroad from 40 feet away (1878...

(Rare!) Willam Ewart Gladstone - The Phonograph Salutation...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:31:00 -0700

(Rare!) Willam Ewart Gladstone - The Phonograph Salutation (1888)

Another real historic recording. William Ewart Gladstone, often regarded as one of the greatest British Prime Minister, recorded his greetings (Salutation) to Edison, on a Yellow Parafine Wax Cylinder (later moulded to a Blue Amberol copy), December 18th, 1888. The original Cylinder is now preserved in Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey, USA.

Edison phonograph cylinders (1888): Handel - Israel in Egypt (by...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:25:13 -0700

Edison phonograph cylinders (1888): Handel - Israel in Egypt (by d60944)

On Friday 29th June 1888, from 2pm, a performance of Handel’s oratorio Israel in Egypt was captured on a number of wax cylinder recordings. This performance was part of the trienniel Handel Festivals mounted in the UK. They were recorded from the press gallery in Crystal Palace by Edison-representative Colonel Gouraud, as a way to test and show off Edison’s phonograph. Three of these cylinders still survive.

The conductor was Sir August Manns, conducting an orchestra of some 500 musicians and a choir of over 4,000 voices, in front of an audience of 23,722 people.

These are the earliest deliberate recordings of music known to exist (earlier recordings from the 1870s are considered lost). Fortunately these can be played back at a quite definite pitch, as we know the pitch of the Crystal Palace organ at this time.

Unfortunately, the recordings are in very poor shape, audibly speaking. You are going to have a very hard time grappling with the sound, and trying to make out anything.

One of the most appraised historical recording of all time;...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:17:42 -0700

One of the most appraised historical recording of all time; Johannes Brahms plays an excerpt from one of his most famous piece, Hungarian Dance No.1. Recorded on December 2nd, 1889, on a Edison wax cylinder.