Autumn: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing (1912)
Rendition by the Trinity Choir of James Edmeston’s 1820 hymn “Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing”…more
Rendition by the Trinity Choir of James Edmeston’s 1820 hymn “Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing”…more
Recording made by Woodrow Wilson in the run up to the 1912 election, which he would go on to win….more
Selection of tracks recorded by the Hawaiian Quintette for Victor in 1913, series of recordings which went a long way toward establishing Hawaiian music as a signif…more
Recording made for Colombia Records in which the legendary actor Joseph Jefferson plays the part of Rip Van Winkle….more
The songs of one of Ireland’s best known tenors, renowned for lending his superior diction and breath control to a whole range of operatic and popular songs….more
Two years after Verdi’s death and two years before his own, the great Francesco Tamagno sings the death scene of Othello, Niun Mi Tema….more
Recordings made between 1905 and 1909 by Finnish opera singer Eino Rautavaara (1879–1939)…more
Rendition of the Christmas favourite, by Elizabeth Spencer, Harry Anthony and James F. Harrison….more
This somewhat unnerving recording would would have been heard at most Edison phonograph dealers in the early part of the twentieth century….more
Translating as Smile of April, this is a waltz composed by the French composer Maurice Depret performed by The Columbia Symphony Orchestra….more
A song about the rouge chested bird composed by Reginald De Koven, featuring some wonderful whistling to mimic the bird’s call….more
A comedic song performed by the music hall performer Tom Woottwell (1865-1941)….more