The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

Baal Shem (Three Pictures of Chassidic Life); Sumaré (From Saudades do Brazil)

Collection(s)Vintage
Catalogue NumberX-188: 71129-D / 71130-D
Matrix Number XCO 27411
Record Label Columbia
Record Format78 RPM - 10"
Shelf Number136
Number of Tracks4
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Joseph Szigeti: Jewish Violinist; Ernest Bloch: Jewish Composer

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - I Vidui (Contrition); II Nigun (Improvisation) (Beginning)
Composer(s) : Ernest Bloch
2 - II Nigun (Improvisation) (Conclusion)
Composer(s) : Ernest Bloch
3 - III Simchas Torah (Rejoicing)
Composer(s) : Milhaud-arr: Levy
4 - IV (a) Sumaré; (b) Danse du Meunier (Miller's Dance)
Composer(s) : Falla-arr: Szigeti