Synopsis
This clip examines early sound recording technology, showing how performances were captured using wax cylinders in the late 19th century. It highlights the challenges of recording instruments like the piano and reveals how these innovations transformed the way music could be preserved and shared.
- Programme: Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century
- Episode: 03: Party Like It's 1902
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2016
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