Le Streghe, op.8 'The Witches' Dance' / Paganini
Dubbing of brown wax cylinder recording made in the late 1890s or early 1900s. 'The Witch's Dance, - a Song of the Old Woman under the Walnut Tree, as played by Paganini. During the dark ages, the Walnut Tree was believed to be the trysting place of witches. Hence the 'Old woman's song''. Wilhelmj is unconfirmed as performer, but sources strongly suggest it.
Contributors
- unidentified performer (piano)
- Wilhelmj, August, 1845-1908 (violin)
- August Wilhelmj
- August Wilhelmj
Creator
- Paganini, Nicolò, 1782-1840 (composer)
Subject
- Western classical music
- Violin and piano music
Type of item
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101059
Contributors
- unidentified performer (piano)
- Wilhelmj, August, 1845-1908 (violin)
- August Wilhelmj
- August Wilhelmj
Creator
- Paganini, Nicolò, 1782-1840 (composer)
Subject
- Western classical music
- Violin and piano music
Type of item
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101059
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
User generated content
- false
Creation date
- ca.1900
- 1900~
Source
- 1CDR0025904; 2CDR0013191
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/data/sounds/http://sounds.bl.uk/Classical-music/Wilhelmj/026M-1CDR0025904X-1000V0
- 1CDR0025904X-1000
Extent
- 00:08:07
Is part of
- http://sounds.bl.uk/Classical-music/Wilhelmj
Is related to
- Le streghe
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
Timestamp created
- 2019-06-18T07:17:33.610Z
Timestamp updated
- 2020-05-01T15:33:14.380Z