Phonozoic

002—Under the Double Eagle: Recordings from Habsburg Austria-Hungary

1. Hoch Habsburg (Up with the Habsburgs!). Kapelle des k. u. k. inft. Regt. Nr. 67 (Band of Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment No. 67). E1984 (67864-1)

2  Mimikino Kolo (Mimika’s Kolo). Joca Mimika iz Mola uz pratnju svog tamburaškog društvo "Lire" (Joca Mimika from Mol [Vojvodina] accompanied by his tamburitza ensemble "Lyre"). E1091 (66769-1).   

3. Lachcouplet nach der Melodie Funiculi, Funicula (Laughing Song to the tune Funiculi, Funicula). Richard Waldemar mit Klavier Begleitung, Wien (Richard Waldemar with piano accompaniment, Vienna). E2192 (12584-1)

4. Bauern-Ländler, 4. Teil (Peasants’ Ländler, Part Four). Wiener Bürgerkapelle (Viennese City Band). E1159 (66688-2)

5. Valakinek Muzsikálnak (They’re Making Music for Someone). Király Ernõ a "Király Szinház" tagja, kisérte Farkas Pali és bandája (Ernõ Király, member of the Király Theatre, accompanied by Pali Farkas and his band). E859 (66298-1)

6. Ein steirischer Ländler mit Juchzen, Teil I (A Styrian Ländler with Shouting, Part One). Kapelle des Musikvereines in Obervellach (Band of the Music Society in Obervellach) E1227 (66368-1)

7. Modré Oci (Blue Eyes). Hudba sokola zizkovského, kapelnik p. Hermann (Band of the Zizkov sokols, conducted by Mr. Hermann). Rena 7308 (2192)

8. Sriemsko Kolo sa Pjevanjem (Kolo from Srijem, with Singing). Tamb. i Pjev. Društvo "Sriem" (Tamburitza and Singing Ensemble "Srijem"). E1526 (67410-1)

9. Zapfenstreich (Tattoo). Kapelle des Infanterie Reg. No. 24, Wien (Band of Infantry Regiment No. 24, Vienna). E1360 (40163-1)

10. Tece voda proti vode, libická písen (Water flows against water). Otokár Marák clen. král. cesk. zemsk. a nár. divadla v Praze (Otokár Marák, member of the royal Bohemian state and national theatre in Prague). 16630-B (4214i)

11. Wiener Blut (Viennese Blood). K. k. Infanterie-Regiment "Freiherr von Probszt" Nr. 51. Kapellmstr. Rich. Hunyaczek, Wien (Imperial-Royal Infantry Regiment "Baron von Probszt" No. 51, conducted by Rich. Hunyaczek, Vienna). Polyphon 11713 (22827)

12. Mârgâritarul din Warsova (The Pearl from Warsaw). Orchestra din Bukovina (Roumanian Orchestra from Bucovina). 72524-B (5511r) 

13. Böhmischer Ländler mit Juchzen (Bohemian Ländler with Shouting). Kapelle Swoboda. E1226 (66367-1) 

14. Im Zillerthal (In the Ziller Valley). Alpen-Jodler-Duo "Renoth und Huber" (The Alpine Yodeling Duo, Renoth and Huber). 40055-1

15. Devojka je s Prozora (A Girl from the Window). Joca Mimika iz Mola uz pratnju svog tamburaškog društvo "Lire." E1093 (66782-1)

16. Hej Cigány, Hallod-E? (Hey Gypsy, Do You Hear?) Farkas Pali Cigányzenekara (Pali Farkas’ Gypsy Band). E1435 (66688-2)

17. Kmochiady (Gafferisms). Anonymous Czech Vocal Trio. E762 (13451-1)

18. "Czisma Kuplé," "Senki." (Song of the Boots; Nobody). Ujvári Károly a Népszinház tagja (Károly Ujvári, member of the People’s Theatre). E317 (41211-1)

19. O Du Mein Österreich (O You My Austria). Kapelle des k. u. k. inft. Regt. Nr. 67. E1984 (67865-1)

20. "Vzdy ku predu" pochod (Always Forward). Hudba c. a. k. pešiho pluku c. 102 L. Fabini v Praze (Band of Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment No. 102 L. Fabini in Prague). 16629-A (6684i)

21. Ober Inviedler Ländler (Ländler of Ober Inviedel). Kapelle Lechnar. E762 (13413-1)

22. Seljancica, sa Pjevanjem (Peasant Dance, with Singing). Tamb. i Pjev. Društvo "Sriem." E1526 (67416-1)

23. Tamhle Je Hajecek (Yonder is a Grove). Ceska Selska Kapela (Bohemian Peasant Band). E1271 (67164-1)

24. Tance Detektivu–Americká Melodie (Dance of the Detectives–American Tune). Videnska Saloní Kapela (Viennese Salon Orchestra). E1532 (66953-1)

25. Der Pfannenflicker (The Tinker). Gebrüder Breier mit Schrammelquartett (Breier Brothers with Schrammel Quartet). E1682 (66986-1)

26. Unter dem Doppeladler (Under the Double Eagle). Kapelle des k. u. k. inft. Regt. Nr. 67. E1950 (67867-1)

Tracks 9 and 14 were recorded between 1903 and 1905. Track 18 was recorded sometime after 1904. Tracks 3, 17, and 21 were recorded between 1905 and 1908. Tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 13, 15, 16, 19, and 22-26 were recorded between 1911 and 1914. Other recording dates are uncertain, but all selections on this disc are believed to predate World War One.

 
 
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We have all seen albums promising a musical introduction to a given country, boasting titles such as "All the Best from Portugal" or "Passport to Luxembourg."  This compilation is intended in the same spirit, except that the "country" it represents passed out of existence at the end of the First World War.

Update: we thought all recordings on this disc were from Austria-Hungary when we put this together back in 2000, but a couple turned out to be from Berlin (contrary to the labels!). 

The Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary was a state -- or rather, beginning in 1867, two states -- bound together by allegiance to the member of the Habsburg dynasty who happened to be both Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.  On the other hand, this state complex was also a multicultural maelstrom of Germans, Magyars, Czechs, Croats, Italians, Slovaks, Serbs, Poles, Romanians, and Ukrainians.  With the awakening of nationalist aspirations from 1848 on it was arguably only a matter of time until the Habsburg territories were doomed to disintegration. 

Whatever the peoples of the Dual Monarchy may have had in common, and whatever may have divided them, the selections presented on this disc provide a broad overview of their musical traditions in the last years before the Great War.  Not every group is included -- that would be well-nigh impossible -- but an effort has been made to produce a diverse and representative sampling.  Some selections are taken from gramophone discs sold in Europe, while others are from discs recorded abroad and marketed to immigrant communities in the United States.  We hope you will enjoy listening to these recordings made in Vienna, Budapest, and Prague before 1918... under the Double Eagle.

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Total playing time: 72:07
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