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Bali 1928, vol. II: Tembang Kuna • Songs from an Earlier Time

1st release on CD of rare unaccompanied vocal recordings. Volume Two of the 1928 Balinese recordings features vocal genres bearing a lost art. All lyrics receive their first English translations in the liner notes (see download link below), coupled with an extensive analytic article by Edward Herbst (see link for ‘Additional Notes’ below) included as a PDF (accessed by computer) and hosted online by World Arbiter.

Cultural Death: Music under Tyranny

First publication of World War II era performances from Nazi Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union

Chopin by Horszowski through text and sound

2 cd set, first publication

Japanese Traditional Music: Shamisen and Songs

first publication

Brahms: Behind the Notes

Performances by Colleagues and Pupils

previously unpublished. rec. 1903 – 1952. This recording was generously sponsored by SUBTROPICS, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida.

Japanese Traditional Music

Kokusai Bunka Shinkkai 1941

KBS 78 sp 25 - 36, recorded 1940 by Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai

The Art of Roman Totenberg: From Bach to Webern

Recordings from 1943 - 1996

2 cd set, first publication

Masters of Chopin

Friedman • Tiegerman • Eisenberger • Barda

4 cd set listed as 3

Japanese Traditional Music: Noh • Biwa • Shakuhachi

Noh • Biwa • Shakuhachi

1941 recordings, first release.

Bali 1928: Gamelan Gong Kebyar

1928 recordings of Gong Kebyar by gamelan of Belaluan (Denpasar), Pangkung (Tabanan) and Busungbiu (Northwest Bali)

Expanded CD format also contains PDF text by Edward Herbst and MPEG-4 silent videos from the 1930s.