Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/April 2009

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National anthem of Pakistan,It's of high quality and is mentioned on Qaumi Tarana,Pakistan.It's in public domain.

Deleted MER-C 02:44, 3 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]




Complete resignation speech by the only United States president to have stepped down from office. Good audio quality. Appears at Richard Nixon and Watergate scandal. Full text at Wikisource, linked from audio hosting file.



Promoted Nixon_resignation_audio_with_buzz_removed.ogg --Xclamation point 22:54, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is a fine example of the late-period Caruso, as well as being a fine example of the popular use of "Ombra mai fù" for the centuries before the revival of interest in Handel's operas.


Promoted Enrico Caruso, George Frideric Handel, Ombra mai fu (Serse).ogg. --MZMcBride (talk) 08:30, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]


One of the rare free recordings of a complete symphony, performed by the semi-professional Skidmore College Orchestra [3]. Except for the 1st movement, the level of performance is astonishingly high.

What would you think of promoting just the second and/or third movement as a "sampling" of the symphony? Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 19:30, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'd rather not, since if we have a complete version, we have to judge it in its entirety. It wouldn't be fair. --Vejvančický (talk) 20:40, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I agree with Vejvančický. Zginder 2009-04-19T19:53Z (UTC)


Not promoted --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 15:24, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My first FSC and the only reason I nominate is that I think it sounds great. So here goes.


Promoted March of the Volunteers instrumental.ogg. --MZMcBride (talk) 08:57, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]