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19th Century Russian Melody by the Tacianu Sisters, found in Edison’s laboratory, via The New York Times
…records found in the collection hold musical treasures — lieder and rhapsodies performed by German and Hungarian singers and pianists at the apex of the Romantic era, including what is thought to be the first recording of a work by Chopin.
I can’t stop listening to these! So amazing this kind of thing a) exist in the first place, and b) has survived as long as it has on some neglected back-shelve in Edison’s laboratory.
