Merry (Classical) Melodies on the Radiola 47

[beaumonde]

This morning I did a little recording of operatic and classical repertoire from my Radiola 47, using a Tascam CD recorder, Behringer mic mixer, and high-quality Audio Technica condenser microphones.

There are 16 selections, which I've uploaded to box.net and to mediafire. Rather than list the individual links, I thought I'd post links to the folders, and the files can be listened to or downloaded from there.

As you will notice, I've mixed electric and acoustic recordings. Acoustics play very well through this phonograph, IMHO. I even managed a few side joins!

Enjoy! (comments welcome, of course)

box.net: http://www.box.net/shared/uf3qld4u1u

mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?vmynwegmyew

And, as an addendum, here is "Over There" pitched at 75 rpm instead of 78.26:

box.net: http://www.box.net/shared/6783ns3txq
mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?mnywl4zmmdz

Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Act I--Un di all' azzurro spazio (Victor 6707-A) Giovanni Martinelli, tenor
Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Act IV--Come un di di maggio (Victor 6707-B) Giovanni Martinelli, tenor
Over There (George M. Cohan) (Victor 87294) Enrico Caruso, tenor
Alceste (Gluck): Act I--Divinites du Styx (Victor 17268-B) Helen Traubel, soprano with Charles O'Connell/Victor Symphony Orchestra
Alceste (Gluck): Act I--Divinites du Styx (Victor 6375-B) Maria Jeritza, soprano
Messiah (Handel): Comfort ye my people--Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Victor 6315) Evan Williams, tenor
Acis & Galatea (Handel): I rage, I melt, I burn--O ruddier than the cherry (HMV C1500; 2-02253) Peter Dawson, bass-baritone
Epithalamium (Purcell) (HMV C.4044; 2EA.15140) Alfred Deller, countertenor & Walter Bergmann, harpsichord
Sweeter Than Roses (Purcell) (HMV C.4044; 2EA.15141) Alfred Deller, countertenor & Walter Bergmann, harpsichord
In Springtime: Overture (Goldmark) (Victor 6576) Frederick Stock/Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Prince Igor: Overture (Borodin) (Victor 9123) Albert Coates/symphony orchestra
Introduction & Tarantelle (Sarasate) (Victor 74626) Jascha Heifetz, violin & Andre Benoist, piano
Zephyr (Hubay) (Columbia 7131-M; AX 1789) Joseph Szigeti, violin (with piano)
The Fountain of Arethusa (Szmanowski) (Columbia 7304-M; AX 6851/6852) Joseph Szigeti, violin & Nikita de Magaloff, piano
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov-Hartmann) (Columbia 7304-M; AX 6852) Joseph Szigeti, violin & Nikita de Magaloff, piano
Pastorale (Stravinsky) (Columbia 7304-M; AX 6852) Joseph Szigeti, violin & Nikita de Magaloff, piano

[Wolfe]

WOW! beautiful looking machine.

I'll listen to the selections later, when I have time. But that machine is incredible.

I'd like to see that puppy on YooToob.

[beaumonde]

I did one video on it here: [youtubehd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11T-OvmqOHo[/youtubehd]

[Uncle Vanya]

Having heard this particular machine at it's home, I can assure everyone that the video, though very good,
doesn't entirely do the machine justice. The bass produced by the machine is deep rich and full, and the trebel
is good, despite an almost total absence of needle scratch.

[beaumonde]

I know, I know. I'm not too fond of the audio portion of the video. My camera doesn't do the sound justice. But the new audio-only recordings aren't too shabby! My microphones are quite good.