Hear Tchiakovsky saying stuff and whistling!

[mahler10th]

A] Have you seen this?  There are some very interesting recrdings to be gleaned, even the voice of Tchaikovksy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/arts/music/26waki.html?_r=1
B] Has anyone any idea what has happened to the recordings of these ancient artifacts?  Sureley they must be in the public domain? 

[sporkadelic]

A] Have you seen this?  There are some very interesting recrdings to be gleaned, even the voice of Tchaikovksy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/arts/music/26waki.html?_r=1
B] Has anyone any idea what has happened to the recordings of these ancient artifacts?  Sureley they must be in the public domain? 

Check the Marston Records website http://www.marstonrecords.com for the details of their "Dawn of Recording" set.  I don't have it yet, as I'm unemployed and the CD-buying budget is non-existent these days!

The original cylinders (the ones that are known, anyway) are still in Russia.  What is in the public domain depends on where you are.  Here in the USA, no sound recordings will enter the public domain until 2067, aside from those rare instances where an owner has expressly donated a recording to the public domain.  (Edison recordings are sometimes said to fall into this category, but others argue the contrary.)

I'm most impressed by what I've heard of the Arensky Trio in D Minor, with the composer at the piano.

[Coopmv]

Fascinating story, though I am not sure if I will care to own these recordings ...

[sporkadelic]

Fascinating story, though I am not sure if I will care to own these recordings ...

Yeah, even after Marston's best efforts you need to tolerate some primitive sound quality.  I'm definitely up for it, but I know it's not everyone's cuppa.