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Columbia 9350 Matrices WAX 1898-1, 1900-1 (6585, 6583) Recorded 13th September 1926 Available from 12th February 1928 to January 1937
This was a reissue of L1344, available from October 1926 to February 1928. An earlier version of L1344 was available from February 1920 to October 1926 - with recordings made on 5th May 1919, with Hamilton Harty conducting.
Curiously, although the Semele aria maintains correct pitch, the Jephtha increases speed slightly. The Jephtha aria is also notable for the variety of tone colour used by Mullings.
Bizet - Carmen - The Toreador Song Wagner - Tannhäuser - O Star of Eve Orchestra, Clarence Raybould (Bizet), Robert Ainsworth (Wagner) Harold Williams, baritone