A rather interesting absolutely mint condition record and an interesting background story of song and artists as well. This is Edison GM Record no 15664 (German series). Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe (O power of love, all else transcending) is a Russian/German hymn which is part of the Grosse Zapfenstreich (Military Grand Tatoo) and an 200 years old tradition in the German Army. The lyrics are from pietist preacher Gerhard Tersteegen. He wrote it as a poem in 1750 titled Evening Prayer. 1. O power of love, all else transcending in Jesus present evermore, I worship Thee, in homage bending Thy name to honor and adore. Yea, let my soul, in deep devotion, bathe in loves mighty boundless ocean. (German lyrics are slightly different) The melody was composed by Ukrainian composer Dmitri Stepanowitsch Bortnjanski (1751–1825) in St Petersburg, Russian Empire in 1822. Through his work in Berlin (1826-1858) the German pastor Johann Evangelista Gossner brought the melody he had heard in St. Petersburg together with the pietistic lyrics to the Prussian Court and King Frederick William III. of Prussia. In the following it became part of the great military tattoo, the Zapfenstreich as a musical prayer and grace in this military ceremony. A command is given before the song helmet off - to prayer!, after the song is done the command helmet - back on!. It is mostly played by a military band but you never hear the lyrics. Here you do, sung by the 1900s famous Nebe Quartet. It was founded by Carl Nebe. Carl Nebe (*1868 Colmar; † unknown) was a German opera-, concert-, and entertainment singer. He was a bass singer and is not to mix up with the tenor opera singer Carl Nebe (1858–1908). Around 1908 and together with August Bockmann (tenor), Max Kuttner (tenor) and Reinhold Niemeier (baritone) he founded the Nebe-Quartet. He also recorded with Robert Koppel, Max Kuttner, Emil Justitz and Max Steidl Veaudeville and folk songs on Edison records from around 1902 on. Later on he made several 78s on Deutsche Grammophon and Odeon lable. He also was part of the Browier-Hamann-Nebe Quartet and the Wilde Rose-Quartet. On Zonophon records he used the name Carl Rapp as well as on some Edison cylinders he used the pseudonym Karl Hoffmann This cylinder is in almost mint condition and is played on my 1900 Edison-Bell GEM model 1 (sic!) from England. The machine looks like it was sold by the Edison Company yesterday. All the gold striping is there, absolutely no rust and the machine runs fairly quite for a GEM and plays truly 2 2/3 cylinders without rewinding it with that little key. Realize the start/stop knob on the left and the Type 1 sign on the front. The horn is made from aluminium, plays astonishing loud and weights nothing but sounds 200 % better, louder and more bass then a Witches hat.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:40:02 +0000
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