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Show " 1 LATEST OFFERINGS IN MUSIC GLUCK SINGS ANOTHER OF THOSE LOVED NEGRO SONGS Galll-Curci, Homer. Krelslcr, Jascha Heifetz, Braslau and Cortot among other brilliant stars that shine Id the month's musical constellation A MERICANS have j I V a ott spot in jjC throbbinR tendcr- BjyljgX a particular liking SWBdlfe? ff which Altna. Gluck JfflS&Fjtf? gt interprets them, AjjjyftSjLjL evidenced (fSnL JtTTA by ncr int?in(C f tf FCP "Larry Me Bad; to Old Virginfty." This month, on a new -ictroli Record, GlucW gives us a voice-picture of companion scene, ' The Little Old Lou Cabin in the Lane." While this song is distinctly American Amer-ican in sentiment it has a universal appeal, for it tells of an old, old dar'.cy who has come near to the end ot the journey all must take. "Massa an' ole Miss's am dead, dey're sleepm' side by side." and he is left alone in the old log cabin. The Orpheus Quartet Quar-tet of male voices accompanies Gluck, with telling effect. Gospel h-mns have been called the folk-songs of sacred music. They serve to keep before us the essential simplicity of the Christian religion in a way that the v e r e s s u n g a s a solo by Homer, Homtr CR'-aj and a chorus of fcrthl lqMygi men's voices PSJP joins in the refrain re-frain and continues through the second verse. revel in the thoughts of happy days tone by, you will be glad in those moments to listen to Fritz Kreisler, on a Victrola Record just issued, play "Dream of Youth." The melodies he plays are waltz tunes, mostly such tunes as you heard in your youth and may still hear, for they are tunes that never die. Kreisler's playing is a miracle of tenderness. There is a lavish lav-ish use of double-stopping. Indeed, Kreisler sometimes gets the effect of two violins, for the second part follows an independent melody line or its own in beautiful harmony with the principal prin-cipal tunc The ever-popular "Missouri Waltz" in a vocal arrangement "llu'h a-hye. Ma Daby1' is presented on a new Victor Vic-tor Record by Vivian Holt and Lillian Kosedale, who made such a hit in "Hello, lcxandcr." This, by the way, is their Victor debut. On the reverse re-verse of the record they sing "When the Shadows Sottly Come and Go.'' While both these songs are of the popular order, they are unusually musical musi-cal in effect. The voices are exceptionally excep-tionally good, both individually and in their blending. Flonzaley Quartet play a Schumann Scherzo This "Quartet in A Minor" offers abundant opportunity ior this foremost fore-most musical organization of its kind to display its wonderful skill Technically speaking, this interpretation interpre-tation is a splendid example of their art. The ensemble is perfect; the lour players playing as one man. The most sicaihcant point of all is ihe spirit so characteristic of these artists. Tae precision and accuracy of tho playing is achieved without the slightest slight-est weakening of emotional expresiion. Rarelv indeed have the spirit and the letter been in better accord t.lan is this interpretation . A pretty little song of Massenet' is sung hy Galli-Curci on .1 new Victrola Vic-trola Record just issued. "Crepusculc"' (Twilujht) is the love song of the lily unfolded to the little lady bugs sleeping sleep-ing within her enfolding petals. As the lily whispers, 6lerp descends ah'-.e tipon the blo"som and the little crccp-nig crccp-nig thinjs that have found shelter in its heart. It remained re-mained for Mzi- Oedh-Curci Victrola Record. Th.s time he has chosen to interpret inter-pret Liszt in the "Caprice Poetic." The effect is a delicate arabesque of sound interpenetrated with a spirit of caprice. One thinks of nothing bo much as a string of pearls against a background of dark velvet, as Cortot's ringers fly over the .keyboard. Techoi-,t cally, this rendition is a marvel. Those! who love piano music as such piano music that is neither imits'in: the orchestra or-chestra nor the singer will find this interpretation a great and growing delight. de-light. Cortot is among the foremost living pianists. He came to America the past season as the piano soloist of the Conservatoire Orchestra. He was on the staff of General Gnbeni during the war. organizing concerts in aid of the wounded, and is a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor one of the greatest distinctions in the gift of the French government. Lambert Murphy sings on two sides of a new Victor Record this month. "Life and Love" is from Victor Herbert's Her-bert's delightful opera, "The Velvet Lady " The other song, "Waiting" is a dainty ragtime number from the popular musical comedy "Listen Lester" Les-ter" The refrain is played as a bell nd violin duet a unique and charming charm-ing effect. 'That Tumble-down Shack in Ath-lone" Ath-lone" is a taking melody, richly harmonized, har-monized, and ably presented on a new i Victor Record by the Sterling Trio. It is n pretty picture of an old Trish 1 ll ifl with roses blooming round the The tenderness is enriched by a io!in obbligato- "Smile and the World Smiles With You" sung by Lewis lames and the I Peerless Quartet on the reverse of the record, has a bright and breezy spirit of optimism that will make it popular with everybody. t A master's touch displayed by Jascha Heifetz One of tho'e native Spanish dance tran-cribed by Sarasatc has beer. rhe s 1. by Heifetz for his interpret? ; tion on a new Victrola Record. It is .1 dazzling piece whose proper playing demands consummate mastery and a poet's response to Spanish rhythms. Such a poet is not wanting in Jascha Heifetz. The melody at the opening is ! j of ravishing beauty. The brilliant display dis-play passage which follow present a vivid mind-picture of a briRbt-eyed Spanih maul and her dusky partner. An intimate little picture of a home whose members are soon 10 be reunited by the return of char- uDKXjBSHflH.. presented SiHEH by Sophie Bras- BUflBSBuHHB V sailing o'er HDttnfflK) 13 IfffiQSrS&BHffi coming back to By t me" is the bur- ffiffly 7jlQMKn len of the sor; jU- - WMffffifel the mother "i rig yJ ' croons her baby 'yffty'ffj"aS melody is charm- ' ' ' '-TSvm ing one of those 'Vt simple little tunes that stick in the memory. And because be-cause it is so simple this is an exact-ing exact-ing song to sing. Braslau's voice is so rich in color, so vibrant with emotion, emo-tion, that one cannot fail to enter deeply into the spirit of the music. "Tears of Love" is a highly popular number which Charles Hart sings on a Victor Record just issued. It gives Lus a clue to some of the many reasons Rwhy women weep. The music is very 7 catching and for the second refrain i a violin obbhgato is added. On the revi-rse of the record Henry Burr sings "Wait and See." It is a tender sons of a lover's quarrel. The refrain is beautifully played by Reitz as a solo for bells, with appealing effect. The Victor Military Band plays a series of themes on a new Victor Record, designed for children in the home as weli as in the kindergarten. The selections are ideal for accompanying accom-panying chi'dren in marching, skipping, skip-ping, flying, trotting, running and many variants of imitating animals. The call of the outdoors and the approach ap-proach of the vacation season jive irresistible appeal to the song "By the Camp-fire" which trie Peerless Quartet Quar-tet presents -on a new Victor Record. The sprightly rhythm and rich harmonies har-monies are as alluring as the words of the song which suggest a pleasant place by the lakeside, where the bright camp nrc and the one who built it offer a warm welcome. On the reverse of the record Charles Hart and Elliott Shaw sing an unusually unus-ually tender little song in waltz time. "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles." It tells of dreams that end with the daivn, of castles built in the air, and bubbles that fade and die, thouth the pleasure they V'nng is real enough. The voices of Hart and Shaw are in rich harmony, with which is blended in the last refrain the song of the violin, A Dance Orchestra new to Victor audiences Frantzen's Society Orchestra is sure to be liked. It is a string orchestra with brass, piano, clarinet and an en-crietic en-crietic man with the traps. It plays ' S eet Siamese," a fox trot, on a Victor Vic-tor Record just issued a number with an oriental touch, and just as wild as they make them. On the other side of the record the same orchestra plays ' He's Had No Lovin' for a Long. Long Time," which is a medley one-step. And if eer a piece of music said "Get a moye on." it is this. Tke number num-ber introduces "Sarah1 Come Over Here' I and "When the Old Boat Heads for Home." It is j'ust the sort of music the beys will want to dance just to get real comfortable in their Dew civilian clothes. The ever-popular Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra presents two waltzes oa a new Victor Record, one of them being "Dear Old Pal of Mine." Ever since John McLormack sung this song into favor, this composition of Lieut. Gitz-Rice Gitz-Rice has been a sure-fire hit It was not originally in waltz time, but when you hear it dreamy, tender, haunting you'll admit it just had to be a waltz. On tho reverse of the record the waltl "W hen You Look in th Heart of a Rose" from "The Better 'Ole" is another song that makes an ideal wltz. Smith's Orchestra also presents a couple of medley fox-trots. "The Royal Vagabond" is ene. It introduces "Vhen the Cherry Blossoms Fall" and "In Kingdom of Our Own." The other number "Canary" on the other side of the record, composes "Thousands "Thous-ands of Years .Abo" and "Take a Chance' This music has already won its way into jior with dancers who want sometiiinz "real." Still other daoco numbers are presented pre-sented on a new Victor Record this month. Pictro, with hia aceordeon offers an up-'o-datc medley fox trot selection in "You'll Find Old Dixieland Dixie-land in France," which also includes "I Ain't Got Weary Yet" and "Ja-Da." The All Star Trio presents, on the reverse of the record, another fox trot, ' Just Blue" which is a real piece of Jazz music for chief features of this pretty picture of the dancing Marchioness. The delicate charms of the song are enhanced by the addition addi-tion of a cadenza and other vocal ornaments delightfully aung by this popular Metropolitan Opera soprano. The heart's desire for the newest music, the old favorites newly interpreted inter-preted and the world's masterpieces presented by the world's greatest artists can be satisfied as regularly as the days roll by for the possessor of the Victrola. and indeed for any one who will drop in to the store of the nearest Victor dealer and simply ask him to play the music you wish to hear. |