Victor matrix MRC-64679. Official opening of Vatican Station HVJ / Guglielmo Marconi ; Pope Pius XI
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Official opening of Vatican Station HVJ (Primary title) | Victor ledgers |
| Broadcast from Italy (Subtitle) | Victor ledgers |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Pope Pius XI (speaker) | |
| Guglielmo Marconi (speaker) | |
| Walter Damrosch (conductor) | |
| Merlin Hall Aylesworth (speaker) | |
| John J. Dunn (speaker) |
- Description: Radio broadcast : Speeches, dialogue, and music
- Category: Spoken
- Language: Latin; Italian; English
- Master Size: 16-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Victor ledgers. |
| Victor ledgers: "Addresses by Pope Pius 11th and other dignitaries" recorded in New York studio 3 “over direct wire from WEAF” to mark the official opening of the new Vatican Radio station (call sign HVJ). |
| Ledgers report that other persons heard participating in a "two-way talk" during the broadcast are "President Ailsworth[sic], Father Dunn, & Father Donohue, and Mr. Matthew of Italy." |
| The languages spoken during the broadcast are not confirmed. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/12/1931 Vatican City | 1 | Unknown | "Music by Walter Damrosch." | ||
| 2/12/1931 Vatican City | 2 | Unknown | "Speeches by Marconi and Pope Pius." | ||
| 2/12/1931 Vatican City | 3 | Unknown | "Pope's speech continued, and announcements." | ||
| 2/12/1931 Vatican City | 4 | Unknown | "Pope's speech in the Academy of Science." | ||
| 2/12/1931 Vatican City | 5 | Unknown | "Pope's speech in the Academy of Science continued." | ||
| 2/12/1931 Vatican City | 6 | Unknown | "Translation on the pope's speech." | ||
| 2/12/1931 Vatican City | 7 | Unknown | "Translation on the pope's speech, and two-way talk." | ||
| 2/12/1931 Vatican City | 8 | Unknown | "Two-way talk continued, and music by Walter Damrosch." |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix MRC-64679. Official opening of Vatican Station HVJ / Guglielmo Marconi ; Pope Pius XI," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800033646/MRC-64679-Official_opening_of_Vatican_Station_HVJ.
Victor matrix MRC-64679. Official opening of Vatican Station HVJ / Guglielmo Marconi ; Pope Pius XI. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800033646/MRC-64679-Official_opening_of_Vatican_Station_HVJ.
"Victor matrix MRC-64679. Official opening of Vatican Station HVJ / Guglielmo Marconi ; Pope Pius XI." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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