The Blue Danube (J. Strauss II) - C. W. Drescher Orchester (1901) [Gramophone G.C.-40551]

Spoken intro : "Aufnahme für Grammophon"
Flush G&T label.
Republished for correct pitch, no noise reduction, no RIAA curve.
Former version : • Le Beau Danube Bleu (J...
Catalogue number: G.C.-40551
Reverse side: single-sided (with angel)
Matrix number: 234 h [234x-D-2z]
Recording date: 1901.10.
Diameter: 25 cm
Recorder: William S. Darby
Recording place: Vienna, Austro-Hungary
Speed: 77.8 rpm [452 Hz piano - A major]
Transfert method: 3.0 mil CT stylus - USB Phono plus (RIAA suppressor used with audacity) - Declick, decrack, low-pass filter 6 kHz [48 dB]
Copyright Notice: The present digital file is my own remastering of a 78rpm disc recording which is over 70 years old and the Austro-Hungarian composer J. Strauss II is dead more than 50 years [*1825|†1899] (prior of 1993 [93/98/EEC]) thus in the Public Domain according to the laws in Austria/Hungary and in European Union. Copyright in the remastering remains with the uploader.

[@henkgloudemans8886]

It is great to hear this famous waltz from Johann Strauss on a 123 year old record !!!! Bravo ! Miss Toki !!!!

[@playedon78]

A very nicely performed record from Vienna, no less! I love this, thankyou.

[@misstoki]

Indeed yes for me. I know that some users will find that the pitch is too high but this orchestra used A=452 Hz (1/4 tone higher than A440).
For your information, I bought a 27 cm Odeon Record at Amsterdam of the same music recorded ca. Feb 1904 at London (also A452).

[@CMSKGramophone]

素晴らしいです！

[@tedrobinson372]

This is the earliest recorded version of this venerable piece.

[@misstoki]

For the 25 cm, yes.
There are even older recordings for 17 cm, the oldest that I saw is Berliner Gramophone Gy515, played by TROCADERO ORCHESTRA (JACQUES JACOBS), recorded at London on 1898.09.07 Wed

[@jonathandemiguel1458]

In the US there are 3 (?) takes by Sousa's Orchestra, dating back to ca. 1897

[@misstoki]

A été diffusé sur Radio France en 2014 mais vitesse de transfert très lente (environ 74 tours) et n'indique pas le numéro de catalogue de disque utilisé mais G.C.-40551 a bien été utilisé.
www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/le-fabuleux-monde-des-archives/dansez-sur-moi-les-archives-9583833