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A chamber arrangement from the ballet The Creatures of Prometheus by Ludwig van Beethoven. It's an excellent sample of the range and distinctive tone quality of the basset-horn, an instrument primarily used during the classical period. The performers are Leila Storch (oboe), William McColl (basset-horn), and Anita Cummings (piano). The sound file is used in The Creatures of Prometheus (Beethoven) and basset-horn. Graham87 10:07, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
While I must admit to preferring slightly longer fermatas in the opening section, nonetheless, I still think this is an excellent performance of one of the most famous organ works. Another of those works that I'm shocked we haven't gotten to sooner.
The Diabelli Variations are considered by many to be the greatest set of themes and variations ever composed (see article). As such, this complete set of variations, performed by Neal O'Doan, represents a wonderful addition to Wikipedia's library of sounds. The article also contains a full set of sheet music.
This is an approx. 5.5 minute excerpt of a speech made by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler in Posen, on October 4, 1943 to the seniority of the SS. One hardly needs to elaborate on the historical significance of the most superior officer of the SS, the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany, discussing the ongoing perpetration of The Holocaust.
Promoted File:Himmler Posen Speech - Extermination of the Jews excerpt, Oct 4, 1943.ogg --Seddσn talk|WikimediaUK 20:09, 19 August 2009 (UTC)"
I think the reasons for this nomination are somewhat obvious: It's degraded, yes, but it's from 1890, the only known recording of Walt Whitman - a major American poet, reading one of his poems. Sure, you could do a modern recording - but it wouldn't be by Walt Whitman, so historic value surely trumps the technical flaws. I have restored it as far as I felt comfortable doing: Restoration of sounds is a computer-assisted process, and there's only so much that mathematical analysis can do before you start throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Anything more than this and Walt Whitman's voice starts degrading unacceptably, so I just tried to bring his voice out a little more, and accepted that some noise would remain. In any case, this is a very good recording for its period.
Promoted File:Walt Whitman - America --Seddσn talk|WikimediaUK 20:00, 19 August 2009 (UTC)"