Central European Mix Tape
Straddling the Danube and located in the center of Europe, Austria-Hungary was one of the major powers at the beginning of the 20th century. It was a melting pot of over 50 million Germans, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Ukrainians, and others. Edison recordings of Austro-Hungarian performers were released abroad on Goldguss Walze cylinders and also marketed to immigrant communities in the United States as part of various foreign Blue Amberol series, mainly German and Bohemian. Additionally, foreign artists recorded works by Austro-Hungarian composers, most frequently Johann Strauss II, but also Jenő Hubay and Karel Komzák. Although this playlist includes a Strauss waltz, it goes beyond the standard Viennese bonbons of waltzes and galops, offering instead a broader sampling of the musical diversity of Austria-Hungary as captured by Edison.
—Chris Warden, Reed College; Dain Lopez, UC Santa Barbara
Hungarian
- Biró uram panaszom van / Emil Delley. Edison Goldguss Walze: 12665. ca. 1901.
- Deres a fü édes / Emil Delley. Edison Goldguss Walze: 12606. 1902.
- Tambourin chinois / Mary Zentay. Edison Blue Amberol: 28246. 1916.
- Ha úgy látok falumbélit / Izsó Sajó. Edison Blue Amberol: 11025. 1911.
- Hejre Kati [Szenen aus der Czárda, no. 4] / Moss-Squire Celeste Orchestra. Edison Blue Amberol: 23231. 1914.
Austrian
- Wiener Ländler / Lanner Quartett. Edison Goldguss Walze: 15720. 1907.
- Bad'ner Mad'ln / Johann Strauss Orchester. Edison Amberol Record: 15091. 1910
Bohemian (Czech)
- Jednou v Neděli / Ceské Trio z Prahy. Edison Blue Amberol: 9853. 1913.
- Neštastný safařuz dvoreček / Bohumil Pták. Edison Blue Amberol: 9865. 1912 or 1913.
- Národnich pisni / Bohemian Instrumental Dueto. Edison Blue Amberol: 9855. 1913.
- Opustena [Opuštená] / Frances Masopust. Edison Blue Amberol: 9850. 1912 or 1913.
- Povidky s. Vidensky lesu [G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald] / Bohumir Kryl and his Band. Edison Blue Amberol: 9863. 1913.
- Slovenske a Ceska pisne / Milan Lusk. Edison Blue Amberol: 9869. 1921
- U zvonu / Alois Tich. Edison Goldguss Walze: 15881. 1908.
- Posviceni na Zlychově / Ceské Trio z Prahy. Edison Blue Amberol: 9854. 1913.
Polish
- Ujrzalem raz / Stanisław Bolewski. Edison Goldguss Walze: 12636. 1901.