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Show MUSIC FOR THE H YEAR Another great achievement for the delight of music lovers was accomplished accom-plished when the Victor company successfully suc-cessfully recorded the music of a full symphony orchestra. Two records of Brahm's Hungarian dances, as rendered render-ed by the famous Philadelphia orchestra orches-tra of ninety-four musicians, appear In the list of Victor records for January. They are delightful records, rich lh the Lone quality for which this orchestra is noteworthy. A new field of musical ?njoyment has thus been brought icithin thp rnmnnss nT ihfi hnmfi thf instrumental music of the world's largest larg-est orchestras. The two dances selected select-ed for this occasion, "No. 5" and "No. 6," are interesting for their wide variety va-riety of melody, rhythm and harmony. With tender lyric measures and gay fantastic outbursts, the wealth of or-i or-i chestral coloring keeps tho ear pleasantly pleas-antly engaged with new instrumental combinations. They are genuine Magyar tunes, handed down by Hungarian Hun-garian gypsies, arranged by Brahms, and played in superb tone with dash and vigor by this orchestra. The Philadelphia orchestra has indeed in-deed rapidly climbed to top rank in America under the leadership of Leopold Leo-pold StokowskI the gifted young conductor con-ductor who seems bound to make It recognized among the great musical organizations of the world, ne wa born in London, 18S2, the son of an Irish mother and Polish father, graduated gradu-ated from tho Royal college of Organists Organ-ists and Oxford university. He was conducting orchestral concerts In Europe- in 1907 when induced to come to ths country to conduct the Cincinnati orchestra. With five years of success there he was appointed conductor oft the Philadelphia orchestra, and since has followed the spectacular development develop-ment of both orchestra and conductor. He gave America its first hearing of Mahler's famous "Symphony of a Thousand Voices," and conducted it, as he does all his concerts, entirely from memory, a distinction that can be claimed by no other symphony conductor. con-ductor. His organization will make records only for Victor. Galli-Cruel is a constant source of pleasure to the musical public because of the complete abandon with which she enters into the spirit of her songs. This poetic quality and her remarkable control of a glorious voice were never better shown than In her record of Proch's "Air and Variations" which that famous Viennese composer frankly frank-ly arranged for voice display. The theme Is quiet, low melody, with variations varia-tions in swift runs and arpeggios that that the genius and magnetic charm of the artist render with dazzling and entrancing en-trancing coloratura effect. Toward tho end the delighted listener is given added pleasure through a flute accompaniment accom-paniment that charmingly Imitates tho voice of tho singer. |