Re: [ARSCLIST] Audio History In a Nutshell?

[Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>]

Aaron Levinson wrote:
> Does anyone know of a single recording that started life as a cylinder 
> migrated to 78 went over to Microgroove eventually ended up on CD and 
> finally is now offered as an mp3? I'm sure such a thing must exist and 
> I'm equally someone on this list knows what it is. I'm not at all sure 
> why this thought came to me last night at 1:00 as a I lay in bed. But 
> the true beauty of the internet is that the next morning I can post this 
> very question instead of torturing myself for the rest of my natural 
> life in the twilight of uncertainty.

Surely many of the Caruso cylinders have had such a history. The only 
step which is questionable is availability on MP3; you could confirm 
availability at http://www.naxos.com/ before attempting a wider search. 
(Naxos has issued the complete Caruso and has most if not all of its 
recordings available in MP3.)

The candidates (the 8400n numbers are for the matrices):

Anglo-Italian Commerce Company, issued by Pathe Freres on cylinder and 
disc, October 1903, Milan (with Piano accompaniment)

1. 84003 - AICC/Pathé nos. 84003
PINI-CORSI Tu non mi vuoi piu bene

2. 84004 - AICC/Pathé nos. 84004
PUCCINI: Tosca - E lucevan le stelle

3. 84006
MEYERBEER: Les Huguenots - Qui sotto il ciel

Mike
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