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Show MUSIC OF SUMMERTIME CARUSO SINGS HANDEL'S LARGO Many Other Famous Artists Delight Large Audiences t . -.V - . W HE immortal cXjTD "L.Ar,-.-" as sunt l' fi H Victor Record is H JjRl 't j so c o m p I e t e i pj i' masterpiece of ve il ; J vSv !'' ca' intcrpr? t.ition ytf ' -r '1' an' s nearly i If r: miracle of the rc- )V. . ' J ont: cannot hear it li tTTV .vithout mcntion-J mcntion-J yCJif1 'VnK ,0 others. V t' r ' '5 givcn 011 ,his A-Z '- J record in it? orif;-linal orif;-linal form 03 an excerpt from an opera Innjr passed into oblivion this one Great aria remaining as a glorious monumtn.. The primitve scoring of Handel's time is enriched by the addition addi-tion of a harp and by combinations of instruments unknown in his day His harmonies, wh'ch then were left largely to orchestral players are as he wrote them. First there is a brief recitative steady, majctic. thri!hng Then ihe nelody of the Largo ii heard sung by bowed strings of the orchestra against the rhythmed sweep of harp-cords. Then, the mighty voice, low and remote re-mote at first, " gathers strcrgth and glory- its t rises, growing in one mar.- i nificcnt crescendo until it seems the throat may give forth, and the listening ear receive r.o more. I This is a record of unsurpassable grandeur and to heir is nn ex- stftifi mustc-1 o v t r to gj ;. . j grace on a new f"-'-"1 Victor Record. COTUfQ It begins srith a simple left hand rhvthm, Againft this, there steals a melody of fupcrhuman beauty and tendorness which never ceases. At firt it is a simple, placid stream of silvef without a ripple but shortly the surface begins to glitter and flash and send forth spray which breaks into a iniiiion hiuuukiuu r. - j ettling bseh as it by "me magic to their place of origin. When the instrument instru-ment ceases, you feci that you have been hypnotised into a veritable dream. Orvillc Harrold the great American tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company Com-pany takes the part ot Rodolfo in "Bohem;" and makes his first Victor Record. "Racconto di Rodolfo" (Rudolf's (Ru-dolf's Narrative) the unburdening of the younfc poet's soul to the lonely and half stared working girl of Pans She becomes his beloved and later comes, after distressing quarrels and separations separa-tions and half reunions, to such a tragic end The aria is one of the most touching in all modern Italian opera and Harrold Har-rold sings it with magnificent power i and intensity from it first tuneful moments, to the final declaration of love where the voice rise3 triumphantly and superbly to the apex of the great lore-motive with its golden high C. GcJli-Curci Sings Les Fillcs De Cadix (The Maids of Cadiz) Galli-dirci has the gift of doing the most incredible things with the simple delight of a child. As you listen to her Victor Records you feci that she surely must be mixing laughter with her sing-in,. sing-in,. and in this vou are correct Les Fillcs de C.idix (The Maids of Cadiz) as .ing by Galli-Curci on a new Victor Record will evoke from you laughter the laughter of delight I The soncr commence to a tripping Spanish rhythm accentuated by the cracMc of castanets Three girls of Cadiz have been to the bull fights v. itli three brave Spanish lads They have had a good time generally now they are angling for compliments with the skill of the experienced coquette. The ong begins with a seguidilla-hke strain like a brilliant waltz, passing into little be.vt breaking bits of ''chromatic" melody with an occasional impassioned high note. There are three or four educti e-sounding love passages. The song closes with lo or three trills nd a prolonged high note. "Ch'ella mi cr-da': (That She May Believe Me) from "The Girl of the Golden West" is superbly sung by Edward Ed-ward Johnson on a Victor Record Just isud. This is the farewell of "Dick Johnson" otherwise Uamerrez, the bandit, ban-dit, who stands with the rope around his neck ready to be "swung off" for his misdeeds. This is a record that will stsnd out even in this day of frest recordings. The aria, though brief, is one of Puccini's finest, the crowning moment, perhaps of the e-tire opera. It begins with a slow, ilern melody then suddenly swings into the higher reaches of the tenor voice. There is a prolonged P.-flat, seemingly the climax, but it floats onward until the scene comes to a close, bringing not death but freedom and life "S'apre per te il mio cor" (My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice i from "Samson and Delilah," is a strange and seductive ong thrilling and wonderful It is the song with which Samson, I well known to STr fBR all is one of the the magnificent ' " '-.! promise of Sig- -fJJJ, norma Besanzor.i's first American appearance ap-pearance It comes to an end with a low D-flat that is one of the richest notes caught and retained from the voice of any singer in recent history. Mischa Elman, this month, records on a new Victor Record a delightful pastoral number a Scotch Pastorale such a tune perhaps as some plaided shepherd miyht first have given to Ihe moorlands. It begins against a simple accompaniment on the piano. The melody keeps to it.s simple and legendary legend-ary form, at first announced m the middle strings, then carried into the deeper tones of the instrument then wung alott on the breathless notes ot harmonics. Sir Harry Lauder Sings A Characteriotic New Song Sir Harry Lauder return.; with a new song! "I Think 1 11 Get Wed in the Summer" on a Victor Record. This is the tale of a seaside lover who r.".ects a lass named Nellie. The song is full of quaint fancies and equally quaint and natural rhymes. It has a typical Laudcrian rhjthm the kind that sets the audience r-cking from side to side. The song tells ot the wooing and wedding preparations and of Nellie's Nel-lie's dower. As the last strains of the song cease, there is a heard a curious sound similar to the Scottish "Vuni-Yum-Yum I" "Pari siamo" (We Are Equal) 13 roost delightlully sung by Zanclh on a new Victor Record. ' This is the outburst, out-burst, of Rigoletto the hunchback jester in Verdi's great opera. Rigoletto who has been roundly berated and cursed by the aged Count Monterone bropds over this episode. Sparafucile, a bravo, who is engaged for a nefarious purpose arrives, converses and passes on. Rigoletto curses his own fate and means of livlihood IB the monolog ' Pari siamo." It is superbly delivered by Zanelli, to who'.e powerful voice, clear enunciation and dramatic intensity it is to well adapted. The climax is beautiful beau-tiful beyond words when Rigoletto recalb his lovely daughter, Gilda, who is to meet such a noble and yet dreadful dread-ful end. "The Barefoot Trail'' is a memoty sons a gratet'ul gift from enc of the most consummate of ballad singers, I John McCormack. It is one of the newest Victor Record jusr out this month It tells of the wanderings of a small boy "with freckled nose': and i a golden-haired little girl like a fra- 1 grant wild flower. Alter youth has passed and age has come these wanderings wan-derings are reconstructed from memory The song has an easy, flowing, caichy I theme. McCormack sings it with his usual and perfect artistry. There is an interlude lor the violin in which the refrain of the song is taken up and repeated. re-peated. The voice, however, returns and lirings the song to a close. Sophie Braslau sings "Greatest Miracle Mir-acle of All" on a new Victor Record juit out In a curious rocking rhythm and a melody built on the aboriginal negro ycale, from v. -r Ac- ihW,Tyimiai 1 i !'.,.' j . - purposes ot modu- iRLfflK tieH thd" The song is borne along with rich sombre harmonies touched off here and there with the mimicking nu'es of siher bells and its second refrain is hummed. The Philadelphia Orchestra again Troes to the music ot Spain and Espana Rapsodie is recorded on a new Victor Record It begins in the plucked strings with a swift guitar-like rhythm soon passing into an almost dcarious wsiu-strain wsiu-strain arainst which are intoned a series of melodies at once so seductive and so proud it seems as though the very soul cf Spain has fpoken There arc trom-booe trom-booe passages as soft and liquid as the music of horns. There are swift peremptory per-emptory rhythms by amazing trumpets, fierce flashes on the strings and wild fountain-bubblings in the wood-winds and the dance pervades all. Neo Dance Music of Universal Delight "Oh I By Tingo!" and "Nobody But You" arc two new Medley Fox Trots presented on a Victor Record The former is by the All Star Trio and the litter by the Palace Trio. In "Oh! By Jingo!" the saxophone, the xylophone and the pi.-.no bandy between them the melodies of the song, but nothing could be finer than the way they keep the brit "Nobi-dy But You" is a fi: running run-ning mate tor "Oh I By Jino!" "Alexandria" is a Fox Trot and "Oriental Stars ' is a One Step each with a bit of eastern flavor. "Alexandria" "Alexan-dria" is from the romance "Aphrodite" and is by Ansclm Goetsl. " Oriental Stars" is by James V Monaco. Both of these numbers are played by Joseph C Smith's Orchcjtra on a Victor Record just issued. Merle Alcock sings "C-ood-Be, Sweet Day" one of the purest and loveliest of American twilight songs. She also sings "The Meeting of the Waters" a setting to Tom Moore's words of the Irish air. "The Old Head of Dennis." These two songs are given on a new ictor Record. "Who'll Take the Place of Mary ?" is sung by the Crescent Trio in a tender and artecting style against a fine orchestral or-chestral accompaniment It is a man's lament for a lost sweetheart. "Marion, You'll Soon Be Marryin' Me" is the song of an afhanced couple All throu?h the number you hear the sound of wedding chimes and toward the close, the strains ol Mendclsaohn's "Wedding March" arc introduced, it is sung by Rachel Grant and Billy Murraj. Both on a new Victor Record "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine" Moon-shine" and "So Long Oo-long" are on a new Victor Record just isurd. The former is sung by Sidney Phillips, the latter by Victor Roberta. "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine" is the lament of a former convivial citizen in the negro dialect. "So Long Oo-long" mingles China, Japan and other rrcims of the bamboo It has a catchy meloJ and a dance-impelling rhythm. "The Toils Are Pitched" and "They Fid Me Sleep" are two exquisite songs, aside from their connection with Scott's poem "The Lady of the Lake." They are sung b Laura Littlefield on a new Victor Record primarily for educational educa-tional purposes though they will be -n-joyed lor their pure mu.Mcal beauty. The July list of Victor Records shows a brocd variety of song, dance and instrumental music Those have a Victrola can enjoy all of theie Any Victor dealer will gladly play any Victor Record for you whether yotl ac a Victrola or nou |