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Classical CD Album

Artist:	Various Artists
Title:	Sullivan: A Phonograph Cylinder Collection
Format:	CD Album
Label:	Pristine Audio
Country:	International
Date:	2009
Catalogue:	PASC147
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
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Composer	Arthur Sullivan

Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
01	National Military Band	Ivanhoe Selection - Edison 13868 - Aug. 1909	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
02	The Savoy Trio	Here's A How De Do (Mikado) - Edison Bell 5538 Circa 1902	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
03	London Regimental Band	The Rose Of Persia Selection 1 - Edison Bell 140 - 1899	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
04	National Military Band	HMS Pinafore Selection - Edison 13602 - Early 1904	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
05	National Military Band	March Of The Peers (Iolanthe) - Edison 12055 - July 1909	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
06	New York Light Opera Co.	Airs From Iolanthe 1 - Edison 2837 - March 1916	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
07	New York Light Opera Co.	Airs From Iolanthe 2 - Edison 2861 - April 1916	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
08	Edison Light Opera Co.	Airs From Patience - Edison 1823 - Nov. 1913	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
09	Edison Light Opera Co.	Airs From The Pirates Of Penzance - Edison 2215 - June 1914	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
10	National Military Band	Mikado Waltz - Edison 12025 - May 1909	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
11	Arthur Grover	The Distant Shore - Edison 12062 - Aug. 1909	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
12	Merle Tiliotson	Let Me Dream Again - Edison 2273 - July 1914	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
13	Louise Kirkby Lunn	The Willow Song - Pathé 50115 - 1904	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
14	Harry Dearth	Sentry's Song From Iolanthe - Sterling 450 - July 1906	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
15	Harry Dearth	The Lost Chord - Sterling 3022 - June 1905	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
16	London Concert Orchestra	Mikado Lancers 1st Figure - Edison Bell 877 - Circa 1904	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
17	London Concert Orchestra	Mikado Lancers 2nd Figure - Edison Bell 878 - Circa 1904	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
18	London Concert Orchestra	Mikado Lancers 3rd Figure - Edison Bell 879 - Circa 1904	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
19	London Concert Orchestra	Mikado Lancers 4th Figure - Edison Bell 880 - Circa 1904	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
20	London Concert Orchestra	Mikado Lancers 5th Figure 1st Part - Edison Bell 881 - Circa 1904	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
21	London Concert Orchestra	Mikado Lancers 5th Figure 2nd Part - Edison Bell 881a - Circa 1904	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
22	National Military Band	Di Ballo Overture - Edison 12214 - Sept. 1910	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
23	Harry Dearth	Onward Christian Soldiers - Sterling 192 - October 1905	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
24	Edison Orchestra Berlin	Barataria March - Edison 12728 - Circa 1910	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
25	British Military Band	The Pirates Of Penzance Selection - Edison 12370 - Early 1910	Arthur Sullivan	Rate
26	Apollo Brass Quartette	The Long Day Closes - Edison Bell 5880 - 1902	Arthur Sullivan	Rate

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Recordings from the collection of Roger Wild and Dominic Combe: direct cylinder transfers by Dominic Combe, audio restoration and remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio

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Gill Sans SUBS 27th Mar 2016		Review The transcriptions used for this disc were made by D. Combe using a Archeophone and had already been published on a CD for the Sir Arthur Sullivan Society. Andrew Rose applied a range of digital restoration procedures, achieving an impressive degree of reduction of 'surface noise', distortion and tonal coloration, allowing a fidelity of reproduction which could not have been imagined at the time the cylinders were made. The reproduction quality varies from the 'archaeological' to a quality acceptable by the standards of early 78s, possessing at best a recorded frequency range exceeding that of acoustically recorded 78s. This allows an informed assessment of the musical standards and worth of the tracks, which would have been made as a commercial proposition for after-dinner entertainment in the homes of the upper middle classes. We know little about the professional status of the performers, most likely seasoned musicians working outside of their regular evening engagements. The accents of the singers now sound comically affected, not helped by their need to sing FFF throughout. The brass bands were better favoured by the new medium, and the bombastic quasi-military band names were typical of such performances throughout the entire shellac era. The full notes on the performances and their transcription are available on Pristine Classical. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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