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.

6 Responses to “Voices From The Grave”

1. tree hugging sister says:

   March 27, 2008 at 9:57 pm

   “…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!!

2. The_Real_JeffS says:

   March 27, 2008 at 10:54 pm

   Chilling…..but cool!

3. greg newson says:

   March 28, 2008 at 4:42 am

   O Sole Mio

4. Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life says:

   March 28, 2008 at 9:24 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.

5. ricki says:

   March 28, 2008 at 6:10 pm

   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.

6. Mr. Bingley says:

   March 28, 2008 at 6:49 pm

   How cool is that, Ricki? I’m jealous!