Happy New Year 1925!
By Ralph Graves
1925 was a watershed year for the recording industry. And that makes it a perfect subject for “Analog Masters.”
The preceding year Western Electric had patented the electronic recording process, using microphones and amplifiers. Record companies worldwide were eager to employ the new technology, and new recordings were quickly rushed into print.
In this special New Year’s Day presentation, we hear acoustic recordings made in the first part of 1925, followed by surprisingly vivid electronic recordings of Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
Analog Masters
Wednesdays at 9:00 am and 4:00 pm
exclusively on CharlottesvilleClassical.org
Featured recordings:
| Auber: “Fra Diavolo” Overture | Alfred Herz San Francisco Symphony | Pristine PASC 216 | 1925 |
| Elgar: Symphony No. 2, movement 2 | Edward Elgar Royal Albert Hall Orchestra | Pristine PASC 313 | 1925 |
| Beethoven: Congratulations Minuet | Albert Coates London Symphony | Pristine PACS 296 | 1925 |
| Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 | Sammons/Tertis/ Murchoch Trio | Prinstie, PACM 073 | 1925 |
