Richard Tauber on Columbia G 4058 M (1931?).
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 3:23 pm
Two sides by the celebrated Austrian tenor, recorded in Germany by Odeon circa 1931. Orchestra conducted by Ernst Hauke.
The label pix didn't turn out well, sadly. They're not as purple as they look here; they're really a very dark purple.
Tosti: 'A song of farewell (Adieu! ein wenig sterben)' (matrix WBE.6500-1):

Martini: LIEBESFREUD--'Liebslied' ('Plaisir d'amour') ('Love's delight') (matrix WBE.6501-1):

Click on the labels. Transferred at 77.8 rpm.
The label pix didn't turn out well, sadly. They're not as purple as they look here; they're really a very dark purple.
Tosti: 'A song of farewell (Adieu! ein wenig sterben)' (matrix WBE.6500-1):

Martini: LIEBESFREUD--'Liebslied' ('Plaisir d'amour') ('Love's delight') (matrix WBE.6501-1):

Click on the labels. Transferred at 77.8 rpm.