From 1899, the Peerless Orchestra performs Selections from The Fortune Teller featuring the famous Gypsy Love Song.
Selections from The Fortune Teller
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| Company |
Edison's National Phonograph Company
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| Cylinder # |
697
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| Category |
Orchestra
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| Title |
Selections from The Fortune Teller
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| Performed by |
Peerless Orchestra
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| Circa |
Late 1899
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| Announcement |
"Selections from the opera The Fortune Teller, played by the Peerless Orchestra. Edison record."
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This fine recording by the Peerless Orchestra features an early recording of the
chorus to "Gypsy Love Song" (0:54-1:58).
Although frequently revived and performed in a popular up-tempo fashion by such personalities as
Bing Crosby, Connee Boswell, and Chico Marx ("The Cocoanuts", 1929),
it was originally known, as you will hear, in its melancholy almost lachrymose rendering.
The Fortune Teller, a 3 act operetta, was created in 1898 by the prolific team of
composer Victor Herbert and writer Harry B. Smith.
Original (Edison) National Phonograph Company record slip.
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To hear
Selections from The Fortune Teller —
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For help playing these sounds, click here.
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To learn more:
- See the sheet music for "Gypsy Love Song" (also spelled "Gipsy"),
courtesy of the Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music.
- Hear "Gypsy Love Song" sung in contrasting styles, courtesy of YouTube -
- Read biographical information on Victor Herbert,
courtesy of Public Domain Music,
and Harry B. Smith, courtesy of Wikipedia.
To hear other examples of wax cylinders, see the
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