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March 27, 2008
Voices From The Grave
I have the complete Caruso recordings on cd, and I just love the sound of them. They've got this spooky, other-world quality about them. plus, i don't know, I just find it touching to listen to recordings where every person who performed on them is dead, as are damn near anyone who heard them perform live.
Which is why this link that Insta had up today is just too damned cool for words.
Click on the mp3 file and listen to a woman sing...in 1860.
Chilling.
Posted by Mr. Bingley at March 27, 2008 09:11 PM
Comments
"...was made playable — converted from squiggles on paper to sound — by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif."
Stay in school, kiddies!!
Posted by: tree hugging sister at March 27, 2008 09:57 PM
Chilling.....but cool!
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at March 27, 2008 10:54 PM
O Sole Mio
Posted by: greg newson at March 28, 2008 04:42 AM
Way cool. A while back (couple years maybe) there was some story floating around about Abe Lincoln being recorded by this guy but I don't know what ever came out of that. I suspect it was debunked but I don't know.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at March 28, 2008 09:24 AM
Weird and wonderful. I love technology.
I have CDs made from player-piano rolls that were "recorded" (using a special player piano) by Gershwin and by Debussy. It's fascinating to hear the music as the composer (apparently) intended it to be played.
Posted by: ricki at March 28, 2008 06:10 PM
How cool is that, Ricki? I'm jealous!
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at March 28, 2008 06:49 PM