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Stimmportraet Bernhard Baumeister, Rezitation aus Shakespeare

Alternative title
Serie 2: Stimmportraits
Synopsis
In this 2-minute phonogramme sample, recorded by Fritz Hauser in 1906, the 80-year old German actor and long-standing star of the Vienna Burgtheater, Bernhard Baumeister, declaims Falstaff’s speech from Henry IV, Part 1 (V i) in German.
Series
Tondokumente aus Dem Phonogrammarchiv der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Gesamtausgabe der Historischen Bestände 1899-1950.
Language
German (Standard)
Country
Austria
Medium
Audio
Notes
The phonogramme recording can be found on CD 4 of Series 2: Voice Portraits (track 46) of the collection of historical recordings that the Austrian Phonogrammarchiv started to release in 1999. The ongoing ‘Historical Collections’ CD series (general editor Dietrich Schueller) consists of sound documents saved on mechanical sound carriers from 1899 to 1950. The CD collection can be ordered from the Austrian Academy of Sciences Press at http://verlag.oeaw.ac.at/index.html (accessed 6/2007).
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Baumeister, Bernhard (1828-1917)

Credits

Producer
Fritz Hauser
Cast
Bernhard Baumeister 

Archive

Name

Phonogrammarchiv

Email
pha@oeaw.ac.at
Web
http://pha@oeaw.ac.at External site opens in new window
Phone
++43-1-4277-29601
Fax
++43-1-4277-9296
Address
Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Liebiggasse 5
Vienna
1010
Austria

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Verlag der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Email
verlag@oeaw.ac.at
Web
http://verlag.oeaw.ac.at/index.html External site opens in new window
Phone
0043-1-512 9050
Fax
0043-1-51581-3400
Address
Postfach 471, Postgasse 7
Vienna
1011
Austria
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