"Iron Chancellor" Bismarck voice recording restoredFebruary 1, 2012 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A wax cylinder recording of Germany's 19th-century "Iron Chancellor," Otto von Bismarck has been released, the first time his voice has been heard for more than 100 years, BBC News reported. The recording was made in 1889 by a technician working for the inventor of the phonograph, Thomas Edison. It has now been restored using digital technology by the Thomas Edison National Historical Park museum. The Otto Von Bismarck Foundation in Germany has called the discovery "sensational". The Foundation had believed the recordings to be lost. The cylinder was among 17 found in 1957 in an unlabelled box at Edison's laboratory in the US state of New Jersey. Bismarck is barely audible on the recordings but can be heard reciting extracts of poetry, songs, and giving words of advice to his son. Intriguingly, at one point he also breaks into the first lines of the French national anthem, La Marseillaise. The cylinders have also yielded songs and rhapsodies by German and Hungarian musicians, including what is thought to be the first ever recording of a work by Polish composer Frederyk Chopin. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |