Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/July 2009

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Nè gustare m'è dato un'ora...

A fine, dramatic duet.

• Nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 15:54, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
• Support. Good recording, impressive voices. --Vejvančický (talk) 08:23, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
• Comment There is some strange sounding intermodulation distortion at 1:40 and 3:33. Is this likely from the original, or an artifact of audio restoration? I do not hear such odd difference tones or whatever on my Caruso 78's, whether duets or quartets. Nice vocal performances and low noise level for a circa-1918 78. Edison (talk) 22:10, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

That's original, I'm afraid, though I can't say whether it's from the cylinder or the transfer. In any case, neither is fixable. Unfortunately - as I'm sure you'll understand - We don't have the resources to commission transfers of dozens of cylinders and intercut them in order to make one commercial recording. I'm one person, and do this from my house, with the few free-to-use transfers I can find. =) Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 00:29, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Caruso would have been on a 78 disc, not a cylinder, right? And I do not hear that artifact on my Caruso 78'S. (Nor my cylinders, for that matter). Edison (talk) 05:26, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Of course you're right: It was Caruso and other big stars' presence on 78s that was in a big proportion responsible for killing cylinders, and I knew that. *shakes head* It's probably an issue of transfer, then - sudden loudness overwhatsiting the mike - but unless someone's able to get me a new transfer of this recording, I don't think anything can be done. Forgive me, I've come down a little ill and am not thinking entirely straight, not helped that it's been at least a quarter of a year since I did this cleanup =) Sadly, cleanups are, to my knowledge, copyrightable, so we can't just tae someone else's .Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 05:40, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

• Support - An enjoyable recording. Graham87 01:52, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support - ¡Bravissimo! wadester16 18:05, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Promoted - Enrico Caruso, Giuseppe de Luca, Giuseppe Verdi, Nè gustare m'è dato un'ora (La forza del destino).ogg  GARDEN  18:49, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Navarra (Op. 33) by Sarasate

A fine recording, excellent quality, and caught my eye (well, ear) while I was poking around.

• Nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 15:31, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support as uploader - we don't have any other sound files quite like it, as far as I know. Some of the violin pyrotechnics are just breathtaking. Graham87 01:45, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support --Kleinzach 01:29, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
• Comments Brilliant-sounding. The piece was composed in 1889, but do you know when this was recorded? Additionally, there is a red link at the end of "permissions" that I think can be remedied. Mm40 (talk) 00:37, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
  • I don't know when it was recorded; the readme on the Pandora Records site doesn't mention any dates. I've fixed the red link, and requested that all the other bad links get fixed by a bot. Graham87 06:27, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support Pitch was a tad high for my taste, but still an excellent piece and recording. wadester16 05:40, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Promoted: Sarasate - Navarra Op. 33.ogg  GARDEN  14:13, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Cello Sonata in G minor

Three brilliant parts of a brilliant piece of classical music here, composed by Chopin and performed by John Michel. My first FSC so bear with me ;) These appear in Cello Sonata (Chopin) (naturlich) and have great encyclopediac value.

• Nominate and support. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 11:56, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support, IMO the piano is sometimes a bit overpowering but otherwise an outstanding recording. Graham87 13:28, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
• Criterion 5 does not seem to be satisfied, unless we really have no idea of where or when. "1846" is the date of composition; when was the recording made? More to the point, is Michel the pianist or the cellist? Who is the other performer? Lovely performance, good recording. Can we have the duration of the files somewhere? Tony (talk) 09:10, 4 June 2009 (UTC) PS I agree with Graham about the slightly overpowering piano in a few places; the pianist is a stronger musician than the cellist, who's out of tune just very occasionally. But I'm being fussy—this is well worth featuring if the documentation can be improved. Tony (talk) 09:15, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
  • Okay, good points. I've had a bit of a look around on Google and I've found the year of the recording (2000) and the names and instruments of the two people (John Michel on cello and Lisa Bergman on piano). I'll put them into the Commons pages. Thanks for the feedback. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 09:43, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support Imo the piano has a bit too much reverb. Bit of noise at the start of the second piece too. Still pretty good though. Noodle snacks (talk) 23:18, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
• Support, though since this is more than one instrument, it really shouldn't be "performed by John Michel", should it? Did he conduct? wadester16 05:26, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
  • Fixed that now.  GARDEN  11:09, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Promoted all --Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 183 FCs served} 14:11, 31 July 2009 (UTC)