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Show EVENTS OF THE MONTH IN MUSIC f ALDA SHOWS HER GENIUS FOR SINGING ROMANTIC SONGS Other Famous Artists Also Present Varied Program of Delightful New Music CfT (crprciing ro- m m 1,as intlcc bcen f Jffl i'N i well plac:d m ? I " ,:r;t ' r n" fl3 1 f I cc Alda. Her J J y latest contribu-. contribu-. fl tion, which ap- V-v,lj i-eT" pe.irs among the x37SffyyrV y new Victor Re--fitri tdi for Septem-LL-r'j2,''l ''er' deserves a "tyl-y place well up in Ujff. 'lie hit of her y-" scliievements. If to build the world in the heart of a roe appears like rather -a contract, it is well to remember that this is a love sonj, and at the fir: touch of the "tender flame" it is easy to build in th? heart of a flower not imply a world but a universe, and pass it on to the loved one Thi3 sonj , ny 'm.t nas a Slow. iove-lnlei melody I and jur.t before its close there is a j e;nirularly beautiful fourfold phrase, j which the car receives with deJiffbt. i "He " iolin obhligato deserves mention its dlin!'t fid ,ind artir.tic following 1 Oi every lurn ... -'.-.,-re nf the melody A marvelous Russian o. of Anton Rubinstein's tetold by the n.. r of Mischs Mlman, is another oi" thia ' month's Victor Rrcords. ' The De-.v -i Sparlcling"' is a tor of two lovers i walking beneath tiie moon-flecked trees ; when suddenly the snjj of the nighl- inhale is heard. Love seems crn-i crn-i baldened into tpeech. The love declaration de-claration is announced in the rich de-7, j masculine tooes of the G. string The piano cecompanmci: secm wrought , from dew-drops of liquid tone. Th? ; long veamed-'er answer of the loved ore Is interpreted on a second rrnnT l rom here the record may be con-I con-I sidered a love-allegory, the two str;niM rinpinr together in bewitching "double- One of the most pop-ilar f.oni of the present lime, 'Valuer" (Another Hour with Thee I, is sung by Orville H.irrold. t The son is an instance of the artist's power to cild. with hls'own special raajic, what might fail in leaser handi lo shine forth with even its ov.-n in- trinsic lustre. He sinjs the melody I in a hiih tenor key, cxhibitini the Li.vjty ot his famous upper Voice. Seruei Pachmaninoff plays a Russiin nelody a ejuaint composition called "Troika en Trainaux" fin a Thrce-i Thrce-i Horse Sleigh). It r.-.xi-A b; explained i that a troika is a t::n of three horses harnessed abreact. The ou'er f.vo are gaited to gallop er canter, holding their I heads to right ar.d left, respectively, as I they dish ?lonr. Ti e middle hor?e ! trots under the arch of hirh ornamental "hames." The theme becirui wit!i a curious hsIf-riielancSdly Kus?ian air carried throurh i-i.-.ny c'-.sn?cs of har-! har-! nonizaticn. First unaccompanied, then ot the lop of a ringing arpeai cr I broken chor, ond then mysteriously chancinrf solid chords with ever-in-i cre-.inR force. It dira away and in i swift brilliant rhythm the t-ei!;a 1-; he;rd iint;linc in the distance. Mr. Rachmaninoff's playlajj of this passT-t is superb. It leems a!tr.osf impossible tLat a mortal cin pliy to deftly. rerhaps nowhere in opera is there a more cruel Ptory than that of "La Fa-vorita" Fa-vorita" v, hleh revolves around Lonora, fav ri'e p Kin Alphono XI of Castile, and Ferdinand, a novice in a monaster) . who ha i'ili-n 'i 1 . -v y. ith her .- - 1 sh- ; . dinand renounces BKEflMBsilL'v The son which 1 1 "aZgUgS Zanelli sings is the heartless yet sentimental a'r sunf: bv the King as he nazes cynically upon hi9 former favorite. The renderinc. of this bitter sopk of mockery is a magnificent mag-nificent tribute to this cr"t voice. Edward Johnson Heard In A Memory Son j "Land of Lonjr Aro" pives Edward Johnson an opportunity e.f putting int. a popular ballad the same, or nearlv the same, decree of artistic finish and quite the same dep-cc of interpretive understanding as tbt called tor by an exacting operatic scene. This new Victor Record is rf a cull from a lover to his beloved, to return, in memory, to the days when he anil he placed the hollowed seal of betrothal upon Love. This .seal for a time was broken hy parting end 1oc separation, but the time for reunion has come, and the onp invokes her return. It is a simple melody and has alaioi't the swing of a waltz refrain. Mr Johnson gives a remarkable re-markable example of the true artist's power to adda :.e:ondary but powerfil inspiration of his own to the originll inspiration of the composer. lo judRe an artist like Jascha Hcifetz by the usual standards is impossible To weigh his extraordinary powers by the weight of his present achievements, is also bard lo compute. "Meditation" hii latest Victor Record leaves th class which dazzle -?nd astound by reason rea-son of his prodigious and unfailing technique and turns to a more simple vein which is distinctly charming Glazounow, the compo?er, certainly dreamed this one, and Heifctz with his uncanny understanding plays it for the ennnoissrur of music and plain hearer alike, givinff the dream reality and yet abates nothing- of the unearthly magic. From first to last the player lose! him-elf him-elf so completely that one seems to be listening to the music and not to a De'rionality Voci di Donna (Angelic Voice) from "La Gioe mda," sung by Gabriello Besanzoni, is the song of La Cieca. tho blind mother of La Giocoada, the street singer of Venice, to Alvi'.e rhief of r. HcjtVj X. the Council and j hwjiglljSJpMMBl rd her from a SHHw. mob which ha. Jk denounced her as bwjfc a witch. La Cieca fJfBBSJM takes from her tlt a rosary, her ''t'jf' only possession of IJEjR&vNr and of- RBBBRlA,- JSm ters lo WBfjf'aB&l& The number opens VBBK' plaintive A H passage for e !BH fc. clarinet followed i TTM by the voice tak- l Jascna reitetzjfff ing up the :.l..w ' - nJZ8Zt$ emotional melody. wtw There i a brief discursive pattagfl when tins melody yields to a second one in which the real revelation o( this great voice begins Lower and r!:':er grow the tones. There is a low D flat of thrilling beaut) and then the voice rises, full and heavy with its wcich' of richness to an equally beautiful G It is at the very close of the number, however, that it can be realized that here is one of the truly great voices of this generation. Lucy liabellc Marib s.ngs two sonqs which are as unlike as may be one from a negro, the other from classical inspiration "Pickaninny Sleep-Sing-" has a quaint irresistible tune which is destined to Ic oa the lips of every mother as she croons to her baby. "Damon" is from a lyric of Goethe's Damon, the shepherd, sits piping n the woods at twilight, a rocking, pastoral pas-toral air which the voice sir.gs as the refrain of the son;. Damon kisses the narratrix, a .Tig girl, but she bids him cease and continue his playing, giving up Love 'or Music's sake. Caruso Sings A Brilliant Neapolitan Sonjj In the new Victor Records for September, Sep-tember, Caruro adds another glowing iribute to Naples and in turn I payf a great tribute to his glorious voice The Hithc brilliant melody of "Addio .a Napoli" (Farewell to Naples) would fuggest to those not familiar with Neapolitan popular songs, a festival I ong or a "brindisi" from some grand opera. i he magnificent golden voice of Caruso rises high above the rhvtlimcd chords of the orchestra. Phrase follows and answers phrase, with ever increasing strength and rplendor, reaching the climax in a juperb trumpet-like B fla'. in every v. ay worthy of this supreme artist. Hans Kindlcr brings the camel trodden trod-den trtils of the wind-swept deserts and the magic cities of half-legendary lands of Asia, from the strings of his "cello, i he weird thrilling mch;dy of the "Orientale" is announced by a clarinet against strong peremptory chords in "pizzicatj" plucked apparently by fingers fing-ers of Chine?" bronze. The same theme is picked up by the 'cello repeat-,ng repeat-,ng it ever and over again with its waUing cadences and beautiful, strange exotic, forever-recurring yet forever chansing harmonies. The instrument tills its Sale far better than words ever could and is worthy of great praise. Galli-Curci has certainly found a "gem" to add to her "string of pearls" in "The Swallows," and truly it :ee:nj that each note holds in it the jZjj embod.mrnt of t'-.c i . bird quality. One j ; might a flfflfetu the K HHHk voice f.utc ' MMHBfl other instru-'& jflLp mcnts apparently sJ "iffir tonter at . r. Taij - j other with mutual Ifc ' imitations light Bfffr J l passages, long fovT ' tiful vraltz theme ny, n n I .r.-er- inlj ' J;y vals carrying one away with it. The long tnil of the voics at the end of the record is pro-lonced pro-lonced far beyond ordinar' belief Charles Har-ison puts a delightful breath of Ireland into his rendering of "Pretty Kilty Kelly." The refrain of tuc song is in wait: time followed by a charming interlude for the violin and harp. "Drifting" sung by the Peerlr.s Quartet is on the reverse side of this Victor Record and is a lovely bit of harmor.y with an exceptionally fine orchestration or-chestration to blend with the voices. ess Souaa's Dand Plays Two cf the March King's New Compositions Plain citizens and veterans of tha World War will both feci the thrill of the blood throbbing passages of "Comrades "Com-rades of the Legion" dedicated to the men of the American Legion. This new icfor Record begins in a proud military stvle, with powerful marching rhythms. 'Die cornets and brasses intone in-tone the chief march melody against the shrill whistlings of piccolos and the heavy dense harmonies of the other instruments. In the middle theme, played rather roftly, can be heard iha steady rhufilc of marching feet above the brasses Then the final theme crashes in with the full power of the band. The second of these numbers, "Who's Who in Navy Blue" is dedicated dedi-cated to the Gas3 of ioji of the United Slate3 Naval Academy and resembles re-sembles the first in its clear ringing powerful rhythm ending with a superb climax. This month Fritz Kreisler pleases those who insist that he pljy the great classics and those who beg him to record re-cord simple rhythmic and tuneful melodies. "Who Can Tell" from "Apple Blossoms" is his own composition composi-tion end tremendously popular. It opens with a flute passage followed by phrases for wood-winds against a sustained sus-tained harmonic background in the strings. The vyallz melody is taken up in a moment in strong, piercing-sweet irrpa-.ioncd tones of the violin. The popularity this melody has attained under other interpretations will greatly increase through this glorious render-i-Tg. Esther Walker lifts up her voice in two recordings. "Slow and Easy" is a song of warning to "Ma Honey Dear" advising him in no uncertain accents that if he wants to get along with her he had better go lov and easy. The orchestra has one of those trombone accompaniments ac-companiments which go so well with Miss Waller's comic songs. On tho reverse side she sin$s "What-cha Gonna Do When There Ain't No Jazz" which will be highly appreciated by those who have been blue for the last fourteen months, for it setj un th verv humeri query as to what will happen to this already arid world when the jazz goes out of existence. It will be a difficult thing for parched lips to answer. The rtcel-backcd banjo of the Van Eps (Juartet plucks out a fox trot "So Long Co-Long" that will limber any stiff knee and to make absolutely sure the saxophone, xylophone and piano add to this triumph which the Quartet jazzes into a tantalizing Victor Record. On the reverse side Joseph Smith's Orchestra plays a delightful waltz which is well named "Lovely Summertime," Summer-time," for it is full of summer languors nnd incidentally is a wonderful waltr. "Hold-Me" the irresistible medley fox trot recorded by the Palace Trio has in it the unrestricted "patter" of n a.sophcne competing with the piano and accordion for the honor of making this record second to none in the estimation esti-mation of dance lover s, On the reverse side Selvin's Novelty Orchestra plays ' Wond'ring," a fox trot of splendid harmony and fascinating rhythm. Armed with these allies the dance enthusiasts en-thusiasts are going to enjoy many a dance A Victor Record, primarily for educational edu-cational purposes i s j' p issued this month. Arthur Brooke renders a flute solo called "Whirlwind" picturing a dust tossing wind which grows in its Rniety. finally ending in a frrnrird whirl. On the reverse side William Gruner plays the "Hungarian Fantasic" a a splt.idid bassoon solo. Those owning a Victrola are afforded an exceptional opportunity of adding i number of these onusually fine records 'to their collection. Any Victor dealer will pladlv play any of these Victor Records for you whether you own a Victrola or not. |