no, he was long before that
the recording is of alessandro moreschi who was, unfortunately, shit
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Wed 2 May 2007, 17:26,
archived)
You're right
vague incorrect memories from an episode of QI.
Here's a snippet of the only recording.
www.usrf.org/news/Ave%20Maria.mp3?obj=v20410
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Wed 2 May 2007, 17:28,
archived)
Here's a snippet of the only recording.
www.usrf.org/news/Ave%20Maria.mp3?obj=v20410