Frank,

About a music box disc of "Moonlight" you may wish to contact this fellow:
https://www.youtube.com/user/MusicBoxBoy

The earliest disc record I know of "Moonlight" is the 1912 recording of
Arthur Friedheim for Columbia; recorded in NY in 1912 but only issued in
the UK.
http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/224113/Columbia_U.K._410

best,

UD

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 11:48 PM, David Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> As per DAHR the Julia Culps were made 3/9/1915.
> "Beethoven" brings up 459 search results in DAHR.
>
> http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php
>
> Don't overlook Dyer-Bennet's recordings of the Scotch Songs for Concert
> Hall. These were originally issued on 78s in 1947; some might be firsts.
>
> https://www.worldcat.org/title/scottish-songs/oclc/
> 15503604&referer=brief_results
>
> Uncle Dave Lewis
> Sperryville VA
>
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 6:11 PM, Mickey Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I Have the following by Chaliapin on my CD068 In Questa Tomba Oscura  vic
>> 6822  10/20/27   Cc10961 43265 Beethoven - included in album following
>> available for download at
>> http://mcproductions.ca/product_info.php?products_id=689        you can
>> hear at the link-Mickey
>>
>> 1 When The King Went Forth To War      G&T GC22820 04/01/02 572X
>> Keonemann
>> 2 Faust:Mephisto's Serenade HMV 022095   1907   289M  Gounod
>> 3 Now Let Us Depart              HMV 022226 10/15/11 2496C STROKIN
>> 4 Song Of The Flea               VIC 6416   10/20/21 Cc549-1
>> 5 The Prophet                    VIC 6058   10/10/21 Cc550-1
>> POUSHKIN-RIMSKY-KORSAKOW
>> 6 Song Of The Viking Guest      VIC 6416   10/09/22 Cc1890-1
>> SADKOW-RIMSKY-KORSAKOW
>> 7 Song Of The Volga Boatmen     VIC 6058   10/09/22 Cc1891-1    A1
>> CHALIAPIN-KOENEMANN
>> 8 Song of the Flea              HMV DB932  05/20/26 Cc8414
>> GOETHE-MOUSSORGSKY
>> 9 La Calunnia E Un Ventricello  HMV DB932  05/20/26 Cc8412   BARBER OF
>> SEVILLE ROSSINI
>> 10 In Questa Tomba Oscura  vic 6822  10/20/27   Cc10961 43265 Beethoven
>> 11 Song of the Volga Boatmen     VIC 6822 10/20/27    Cc11709 43264
>> electric
>> 12 The Prisoner                  VIC 15236  Take 2 06/12/30 2EA5705
>> Rubenstein
>>        Boris Godounow-MOUSSORGSKY
>> 13 I Have Attained The Highest Power VIC 14517 06/06/31 2B577
>> 14 Ah,I Am Suffocating(Clock Scene)VIC 14517 06/06/31 2B578
>> 15 Farewell Of Boris            VIC 6455 01/30/22 C26101
>> 16 Death Of Boris               VIC 6455 07/02/23 Cc3197
>> 17 Black Eyes             VIC 15236 09/27/27 CTR3080-1 TRADITIONAL
>> 18 MAD SCENE AND DEATH OF THE MILLER M.STEIMANN ORCHESTRA G.POZEMKOVSKY
>> VIC    11-8695 06/01/31 2B580/2B581 ROUSSALKA DARGOMIJSKY
>> 19 Song Of The Volga Boatmen      VIC 14901 02/06/36 8112
>> CHALIAPIN-KOENEMANN
>> 20 Song Of The Flea 1936          VIC 14901 02/06/36 8113
>> GOETHE-MOUSSORGSKY
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Gary A. Galo
>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 1:21 PM
>>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Beethoven First Recordings of Each of His Works
>>
>> I searched the contents listing for Marston's Complete Battistini - there
>> are no works by Beethoven.
>>
>> https://www.marstonrecords.com/products/battistini
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> ____________________________
>>
>> Gary Galo
>> Audio Engineer Emeritus
>> The Crane School of Music
>> SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676
>>
>> "Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener."
>> Arnold Schoenberg
>>
>> "A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed."
>> Igor Markevitch
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steven Smolian
>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 3:50 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Beethoven First Recordings of Each of His Works
>>
>> Hi, Frank,
>> For the songs, look for Beethoven's settings of the Scottish Songs, the
>> arranging job he picked up after Haydn died.
>>
>> Maybe the Delizia is there as well- I never did track that one down.
>> Check Battistini discographies- Moran type.
>>
>> Steve Smolian
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frank Forman
>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 3:29 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Beethoven First Recordings of Each of His Works
>>
>> I am planning an annotated listing of the first recordings of Beethoven's
>> works. I am pouring over the usual suspects, such as Arnold, GSE, Voices of
>> the Past, Moses, Creighton, WERM, Bauer, Hurst, Myers, and gobs of company
>> catalogs.
>>
>> The acoustic vocals will be the hardest part.
>> What is "The Brain Spinning Swains," sung by Susan Strong, 1908?
>>
>> "The Cottage Maid" and "Faithful Johnnie," sung by Julia Culp?
>>
>> Which version of "In Questo tomba oscuro" did Chaliapin likely record?
>>
>> "Delizia" sung by Battistini, 1912?
>>
>> Did any of Schnabel's Hupfeld ROLLS precede records?
>>
>> Any music boxes of the first movement of the MoonShine?
>>
>> More later.
>>
>> Then there is whole post-WERM, or post-Myers, or just post-Schwann.
>>
>> Check this out: Beethoven: The first recording, 1889
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmdfSCM1B4o&list=RDnmdfSCM1B4o
>>
>> Has anyone undetaken this effort already?
>>
>> Frank Forman, author of _Acoustic Chamber Music Sets_ and (with the late
>> Kenzo Amoh), _Evegny Mravinsky Discography_, both in the ARSC Journal.
>>
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