Mechanical Parlor Organ: Organina Thibouville

The Organina Thibouville is a small mechanical organ popular in the drawing rooms of the Parisian bourgeoisie. As a device designed for home entertainment, it played folding punched cards imprinted with dance tunes, excerpts from operas, patriotic songs, and hymns. This recording was made in Paris in 1981 with a restored organ and original cards.

Track Listing

101	Montferines	Gérard Dôle	02:38
102	La Bataille de Fleurs (Valse)	Gérard Dôle	02:33
103	Serment D'amour (Polka)	Gérard Dôle	02:02
104	La Bohémienne (Mazurka)	Gérard Dôle	02:13
105	Le Verre en Main (Polka)	Gérard Dôle	02:38
106	La Fremersberg (Pastorale)	Gérard Dôle	02:42
107	Quadrille (from L'Oeil Creve)	Gérard Dôle	05:47
201	Le Barbier de Seville (Cavatine)	Gérard Dôle	02:31
202	La Juive (Rachel, Quand du Seigneur)	Gérard Dôle	02:55
203	Lucie de Lamermoor (Toi Qui) (Septuor)	Gérard Dôle	01:12
204	Le Trouvère (Miserere)	Gérard Dôle	03:00
205	Carmen (Valse)	Gérard Dôle	02:16
206	Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo)	Gérard Dôle	01:18
207	Hail Columbia	Gérard Dôle	02:16
208	Hymne de Garibaldi / Hymne National Russe	Gérard Dôle	01:16