This week’s post comes from Steve Cleary, Lead Curator, Literary and Creative Recordings. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma (‘Great-souled’) Gandhi, led India’s campaign to rid itself of British rule. In October 1931, during his fifth… read more
This week’s post comes from Giulia Baldorilli, Sound and Vision Reference Specialist. The following post is inspired by Igor Stravinsky’s famous work, The Rite of Spring. The audio featured below is an excerpt from a 12” 78 rpm disc from our archive, r… read more
This week’s post comes from Sarah Kirk-Browne, Cataloguer, Digital Multimedia Collections. One of the most exciting things about exploring the sound archive is all the unexpected things you stumble across. While researching the Nottinghamshire dialect,… read more
This week’s post comes from Jonathan Summers, Curator of Classical Music Recordings. Above: The Bohemian Quartet in 1895. Left to right: Karel Hoffmann (1st violinist); Hanuš Wihan (violoncellist); Oskar Nedbal (violist); and Josef Suk (2nd violinist)…. read more
This week’s selection comes from Greg Green, Audio Project Cataloguer for Unlocking Our Sound Heritage. Above: Charles and Heather Myers, used with permission from the Wildlife Sound Recording Society. Photographer unknown. Charles and Heather Myers we… read more