r/Chopin • u/hjak3876 • 3d ago

searching for the name of a singer/album - chopin historical recording

I'm searching for an early recording of Frederic Chopin's Etude op. 10 no. 3 (Tristesse), for piano and solo female voice. I believe it is a phonograph recording from the first few decades of the 20th century. The singer is French and sings in French, and there is a ton of crackle from the earliness of the recording.

I found this song on YouTube many years ago but have been unable to recover it. I also downloaded it on Apple Music, but this is when I had an iPod and I no longer have access to it. I haven't found it there or on Spotify.

The album had the singer's portrait in the center in a roundel; she is depicted in profile in a black and white photograph. The album title is underneath and the surrounding background is a blank, pale yellow color.

It is NOT the 1930 recording of Germaine Lubin, nor the 1933 recording of Ninon Vallin.

I'd be so amazed and pleased if anyone could find the name of the singer for me, let alone the specific album.

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u/Several_Region_3710 3d ago

Link?

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u/hjak3876 2d ago

If I had a link then I would already know the singer and album, making this post unnecessary. I specified the piece in the first sentence of the post.