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Otto von Bismarck voice recording released | Otto von Bismarck voice recording released |
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A wax cylinder recording of German statesman Otto von Bismarck has been released, the first time his voice has been heard for more than 100 years. | A wax cylinder recording of German statesman Otto von Bismarck has been released, the first time his voice has been heard for more than 100 years. |
The recording was made in 1889 by a technician working for the inventor of the phonograph, Thomas Edison. | The recording was made in 1889 by a technician working for the inventor of the phonograph, Thomas Edison. |
It has now been restored using digital technology by the Thomas Edison National Historical Park museum. | It has now been restored using digital technology by the Thomas Edison National Historical Park museum. |
The Otto Von Bismarck Foundation in Germany has called the discovery "sensational". | The Otto Von Bismarck Foundation in Germany has called the discovery "sensational". |
The Foundation had believed the recordings to be lost. | The Foundation had believed the recordings to be lost. |
The cylinder was among 17 found in 1957 in an unlabelled box at Edison's laboratory in the US state of New Jersey. | The cylinder was among 17 found in 1957 in an unlabelled box at Edison's laboratory in the US state of New Jersey. |
Bismarck is barely audible on the recordings but can be heard reciting extracts of poetry, songs, and giving words of advice to his son. | Bismarck is barely audible on the recordings but can be heard reciting extracts of poetry, songs, and giving words of advice to his son. |
Intriguingly, at one point he also breaks into the first lines of the French national anthem, La Marseillaise. | Intriguingly, at one point he also breaks into the first lines of the French national anthem, La Marseillaise. |
The cylinders have also yielded songs and rhapsodies by German and Hungarian musicians, including what is thought to be the first ever recording of a work by Polish composer Frederyk Chopin. | The cylinders have also yielded songs and rhapsodies by German and Hungarian musicians, including what is thought to be the first ever recording of a work by Polish composer Frederyk Chopin. |