(Rare!) Mary Garden with Claude Debussy at the Piano - Green (1904)

[CurzonRoad]

At which speed was this transfer made? Sounds just a tad fast. Thanks!

[MrGer2295]

Since 1907, the United States. In 1910 she sang at the Chicago Opera, where she sang mostly the party of French repertoire (Carmen, Marguerite, Ophelia in "Hamlet" Tom, a number of roles in operas by Massenet). Was director of the theater in 1921-22 (in 1921 when it was here promoting the world premiere of the opera "Love of Three Oranges" by Prokofiev).

Molto Bello!!! Thank you for sharing this video.

[MrRom92DAW]

This is awesome, thanks for posting. I wonder if you have heard of historic masters, or subscribe to them? their releases would be your cup of tea i think. :)

Which numark turntable do you have? I have the ttx-usb. the +/- 50% pitch control is a godsend. I dont think there is a better 78 rpm capable machine on the planet. Only way it could possibly improved is with a linear tracking air bearing tonearm! wondering how i can modify mine to work nicely with one. the Terminator sure is a nice one.

[transformingArt]

@MrRom92DAW Thanks for your comment. I use the generic PT-01 USB model. They are not so good machines, of course, and their pitch control is VERY unsatisfying, but it is simply okay for me to use.

At least I have some variety of stylus which improves the sound quality fairly well sometimes.

By the way, I recently got a Califone 12V-9 turntable from the 1960s which has lots of interesting features - very surprising for a 'school phonograph'. I'll post some records using this machine soon.

[transformingArt]

@MrRom92DAW And by the way, I know very well about Historic Masters and their Vinyl reissues, but since there are lots of their reissues which has lots of disappointing sonic flaws (mostly caused by deteriorated/corroded masters), I'm not that crazy about their materials. I think I'll stuck to Shellac whenever possible.

[MrRom92DAW]

@transformingArt Hm. I have two of their sets, (tamagno 12" and melba) and while I am aware of the issues caused by deterioration in the masters, I find that the noise floor is still far lower than even the best shellac - Most of, if not all of the noise heard on those pressings is actually sound from the cutter that was amplified and cut into the groove, thus, all issues will have slight noise. I love their issues, i hope to get more, but i'll never turn down a nice shellac disc either :)

[paulostroff99]

Very interesting!TY for posting.

[pianopera]

I understand that the original is a collector's item, but the recordings of Garden/Debussy are not rare at all, they were all transferred onto CD several times, by several labels... I think you did a good job with the audio quality!

[merrihew]

You certainly did your homework on this one. The fluttering is a bit annoying but the historic significance is what's most important.

[gmmix]

What a gem this is, and certainly it IS a rarity...and a treat for the ears. Thank you for this posting. I knew this disc existed but never had the chance to hear it.

[ch0okz1]

What an amazing collection of rare records you have, Mark.

[PaulBartonPiano]

This is WONDERFUL!! Thank you so much. Thank you thank you thank you.