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. >> > >