(1939 RADIO BROADCAST): Soprano Emma EAMES Comments on Her Recordings (1906 & 1911 discs included)
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- Soprano Emma Eames (1865-1952) comments on her recordings in this February 2, 1939 WQXR radio broadcast in New York City, issued on a double-sided 78 RPM disc by the International Record Collectors' Club (IRCC). NOTE: In her introduction, Eames mentions six recordings, but in her following remarks reference is made to only five.
Je veux vivre dans ce rêve
Valse (Juliet's waltz)
Romeo et Juliette
Faust (Gounod)
Recorded:November 13, 1906 in New York (1st take)
Voi lo sapete
Cavalieria Rusticana (Mascagni)
Recorded: November 16, 1906 in New York (2nd take)
Chanson d'amour (Holman)
Song of love
Joseph Hollman (instrumentalist : cello)
Recorded: March 1, 1906 in New York (1st take)
Ah! Je ris, de me voir si belle
Air des bijoux (Alternate title)
Faust (Gounod)
Recorded: November 6, 1906 in New York (1st take)
Gretchen am Spinnrade (Schubert)
Henri Gilles (instrumentalist : piano)
Recorded: November 28, 1911 in Camden, New Jersey (2nd take)
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Her Mapelson Cylinder recordings of "Tosca" show that she was indeed the REAL DEAL!
Fascinating - to my UK England ears - to hear her carefully cultivated accent. And her name-dropping of Gounod is treasurable.
Amazing historical document
A fascinating glimpse into the thoughts, career, and singing of one of the great divas of the early twentieth century. I especially enjoyed Eames' 2nd-take recordings of Mascagni and Schubert. Her voice was similar to Melba's (both Marchesi students) insofar as the tone was straight with very little vibrato, the trills were honest, and the technique solid. Thanks for sharing, Doug!
Wow - thirty years after her retirement, and fascinating to hear her explain what it was like to record before the acoustic horn.
She appeared to show far better emotional warmth in German, than in Italian repertoire....the 1911 recording of Schubert's " Gretchen Am Spinnrade" is heartfelt and powerful.
Thanks very much, Doug, for this most interesting presentation! The reproduction of these recordings is quite vibrant, giving a better impression of Madame Eames' art. Usually, her recordings have a somewhat occluded character to them, so that one is left with a rather poor impression of her voice. The acoustic horn did not record her voice very well at all and it is disappointing that she did not leave a memoir in her retirement of some simple song recorded electrically as a true reproduction of her voice.
Your voice lives on!!!
Eames in 1939? Wow. To think, I have Grand Prizes she recorded! I'm proud to have several early Eames original records in my collection!
November 13, 1906. The day that my paternal grandmother turned 20. And this was her last birthday as a single girl.
Beautiful Santuzza!!
She thought her voice didn’t record well! Wow, when you hear some modern voices…. To have heard her live!!
I love this channel. There has not been any new content in a couple of years is Doug ok? Anyone know?
Me too, and I have been wondering the same thing. I hope he is okay.
Doug does the quality of the old 78 rpm records degrade over time ? I love this channel I listen again and again. Do you have to store them a special way ?
Hello Jeff: Even 78s stored for decades in attics seem to suffer no damage.
No, not terribly. They essentially are in the same shape as when they were put away 50-100 years ago. It's either a clean-grooved record that plays nicely, or it's scratched to heck and looks like it was towed behind a car. Those don't play so well ever.
Her voice also resembled Melba's.
A wonderful Gretchen am Spinnrade.