This one a Columbia issue of Schubert Trio, Opus 99, dating from 1927. The 4 records are in a sturdy album, tied with a ribbon.
The gold printing on the cover has some flaking/damage, but the album is fine and the records are in excellent shape.
Listening to the entire work means playing the eight sides in their order.
Playing a side starts with winding up the gramophone (~30 turns), placing a new needle, carefully placing the record on the turntable, wiping the surface with the brush to remove any stray debris, start the motor and then gently place the needle on the record.
Then listen to the side, reading the sleeve commentary.
When the side is finished, lift the reproducer off the record, remove and discard the needle and turn over the record - or return to the sleeve and take out the next disk.
Then listen to the side, reading the sleeve commentary.
When the side is finished, lift the reproducer off the record, remove and discard the needle and turn over the record - or return to the sleeve and take out the next disk.
Listening to a classical album this way is not a 'hands off', button-press activity - between every ~4 minutes of listening there is the changing-sides ritual.
The introductory note on the first page gives background; that it was composed by Schubert in October 1827. This music was a century old when this performance was recorded in December 1927 in London.
Placing the needle on every side in 2026, the records themselves are now almost a century old. That realisation did add to the listening experience, amazing and wonderful that this is preserved and still playable.
Placing the needle on every side in 2026, the records themselves are now almost a century old. That realisation did add to the listening experience, amazing and wonderful that this is preserved and still playable.
This 1927 recording is today in 2026 availabe for listening online too! Also amazing and wonderful.
In the online 'capture' of the recording there is a small gap or silence every ~4 minutes where the performance was split over the multiple record sides. For example the switch to side two of part one is at 3:48 in the full piece available on Youtube (or The Archive).
In the online 'capture' of the recording there is a small gap or silence every ~4 minutes where the performance was split over the multiple record sides. For example the switch to side two of part one is at 3:48 in the full piece available on Youtube (or The Archive).
An enaging and enjoyable music listening experience - spanning a few centuries :-)
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