Happy New Year 1925!

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)