Music boxes were a phenomenon of the 19th century and were developed during a period of immense change. The industrial revolution brought riches to a few and comparative wealth to many of the new middle class. Home entertainment became a new industry; the intricate music box was symbolic of this new age of machinery. The tastes of the day are reflected in the tunes which are included on the music box discs and cylinders: in addition to many popular songs, hymns, and an abundance of dance tunes, one finds a wealth of opera arias. Most of these opera favorites are popular to this day and will be familiar to opera lovers.

The instruments featured on this recording are from two collections: The Roy Mickleburgh Collection of Bristol and the collection of Tony Sherriff of Truro, Cornwall. All the boxes have undergone careful restoration; the voices of our "prima donnas" are much as they were a hundred or more years ago. We hope that these charming tones will delight, entertain, and possibly amuse opera and music-box lovers everywhere.  (from the liner notes)


Tracklisting:


Side 1
1.  24 1/2" Disc Polyphon (Penny-in-the-Slot) - Czar and Carpenter: Once I played with a scepter  {2:00}
composed by Albert Lortzing
2.  Paillard Vaucher Fils Cylinder Music Box - The Marriage of Figaro: Non piu andrai  {1:06}
composed by Wolfgang A. Mozart
3.  Le Croix "Mandoline" Cylinder Music Box - La dame blanche: Viens gentille dame  {0:57}
composed by Adrien Boieldieu
4.  22" Disc Polyphon with Glockenspiel Attachment (Penny-in-the Slot) - Mignon: Do You Know the Land?  {1:57}
composed by Ambroise Thomas
5.  Sublime Harmony Piccolo Cylinder Music Box - Lohengrin: Wedding March  {0:52}
composed by Richard Wagner
6.  Paillard Vaucher Fils Cylinder Music Box - Tannhauser: Grand March  {1:09}
composed by Richard Wagner
7.  Le Croix "Mandoline" Cylinder Music Box - Les cloches de Corneville: Chorus  {0:52}
composed by Robert Planquette
8.  Paillard Vaucher Fils Cylinder Music Box - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March  {1:09}
composed by Felix Mendelssohn
9.  Nicole Freres Cylinder Music Box - La fille du regiment: Ah! Mes amis, quei jour de fete  {1:41}
composed by Gaetano Donizetti
10. Nicole Freres Cylinder Music Box - Linda di Chamounix: Mia vendetta  {0:40}
composed by Gaetano Donizetti
11. 12 Air, 2 Comb Cylinder Music Box and 27" Disc Regina - Lucia di Lammermoor: Sextet  {2:00}
composed by Gaetano Donizetti
12. Paillard Vaucher Fils Cylinder Music Box - William Tell Ballet: "Tyrolienne"  {1:06}
composed by Gioacchino Rossini
13. Le Croix "Mandoline" Cylinder Music Box - William Tell: Ah Matthilde  {0:53}
composed by Gioacchino Rossini
14. Paillard Vaucher Fils Cylinder Music Box - The Barber of Seville: Una Voce Poco Fa  {1:06}
composed by Gioacchino Rossini
15. Le Croix "Mandoline" Cylinder Music Box - The Barber of Seville: La Calunnia  {0:55}
composed by Gioacchino Rossini
16. Nicole Freres 10 Air Cylinder Music Box (1841) - I puritani: Quartet: A te O cara amor talora  {0:50}
composed by Vincenzo Bellini
17. Nicole Freres Cylinder Music Box - I puritani: Se tra il buio  {0:53}
composed by Vincenzo Bellini
18. Paillard Vaucher Fils Cylinder Music Box - La sonnambula: Ah perche non posso odiarti?  {1:07}
composed by Vincenzo Bellini
19. 27" Disc Regina Music Box - Norma: Mira, O Norma  {2:01}
composed by Vincenzo Bellini
20. Le Croix "Mandoline" Cylinder Music Box - Norma: Mira, O Norma  {0:53}
composed by Vincenzo Bellini

Side 2


21. 24 1/2" Disc Polyphon (Penny-in-the-Slot) - Il trovatore: Cabaletta: Di Tale Amor  {2:03}
composed by Giuseppe Verdi
22. Le Croix "Mandoline" Cylinder Music Box - Il trovatore: Chorus: Convent Scene  {0:52}
composed by Giuseppe Verdi
23. Paillard Vaucher Fils Cylinder Music Box - Ernani: Ernani Involami  {1:14}
composed by Giuseppe Verdi
24. 27" Disc Regina Music Box - La traviata: Gypsy Chorus  {1:58}
composed by Giuseppe Verdi
25. Le Croix "Mandoline" Cylinder Music Box - La traviata: Gypsy Chorus  {1:01}
composed by Giuseppe Verdi
26. Le Croix "Mandoline" Cylinder Music Box - Rigoletto: La donna e mobile  {0:54}
composed by Giuseppe Verdi
27. Ducommum Girod Cylinder Music Box - Nabucco: Overture  {0:42}
composed by Giuseppe Verdi
28. Paillard Vaucher Fils Cylinder Music Box - Il trovatore: Miserere  {1:08}
composed by Giuseppe Verdi
29. Excelsior Piccolo 12 Air Cylinder Music Box - The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring  {0:44}
composed by Gilbert & Sullivan
30. Nicole Freres 19 1/2" Fortepiano Interchangeable Cylinder Box - The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring  {0:51}
composed by Gilbert & Sullivan
31. 45-Note Penny-in-the-Slot Piano - The Pirates of Penzance: Poor Wandering One  {1:39}
composed by Gilbert & Sullivan
32. Sublime Harmony Piccolo Cylinder Music Box - HMS Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup  {0:51}
composed by Gilbert & Sullivan
33. Nicole Freres 19 half" Fortepiano Interchangeable Cylinder Box - HMS Pinafore: When I Was a Lad I Served a Term  {0:48}
composed by Gilbert & Sullivan
34. Nicole Freres 19 half" Fortepiano Interchangeable Cylinder Box - The Mikado: Tit Willow  {0:51}
composed by Gilbert & Sullivan
35. Excelsior Piccolo 12 Air Cylinder Music Box - Faust: Soldier's Chorus: Deposons Les Armes  {0:45}
composed by Charles Gounod
36. 15 1/2" Disc Regina Music Box - Faust: Soldier's Chorus: Deposons Les Armes  {0:52}
composed by Charles Gounod
37. Sublime Harmony Piccolo Cylinder Music Box - Carmen: Toreador's Song  {0:54}
composed by Georges Bizet
38. 27" Disc Regina Music Box - Carmen: Toreador's Song  {2:03}
composed by Georges Bizet
39. Nicole Freres Cylinder Music Box - Les Huguenots: Air de ballet  {0:48}
composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
40. Paillard Vaucher Fils Cylinder Music Box - Robert le diable: Sicilienne  {1:09}
composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
41. Le Croix "Mandoline" Cylinder Music Box - Robert le diable: Sicilienne  {0:56}
composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
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