NRR Project: Bell Laboratories experimental stereo recordings – Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stowkowski, conductor (1931-1932)
Here is a highly technical entry into the series. To really understand it, to need to read the explanatory essay by Larry Huffman, which you can read here.
It seems that the desire for stereophonic sound came much earlier in the history of recording than is generally thought. Here we have an example of extensive research and experimentation with stereo recording. You can find some samples of the results of these recordings on line, and they certainly sound much closer to what we enjoy today than the old monoaural recordings of the period.
The National Recording Registry Project tracks one writer’s expedition through all the recordings in the National Recording Registry in chronological order. Next up: It’s the Girl.
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