DISC MUSIC

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 70, 26 July 1929, Page 3

DISC MUSIC

i GRAMOPHONE NOTES •OMETHINC ABOUT .RECORDS. r ';' : . latest.,Ban?'©; M^slcIn' the" latent fiance music on the ' . Columbia list thjere are one or two -winners that everyone will he on to. Que of-tbJe'se is the. old fayourite served up in a new dish as a 6-8 one-step hy the Debroy Somers Band (Columbia 01470). The Talkies wil create a Dig demand for the various "theme «mgs" of the/movie tone pictures ~_ thajt are hece 'or coming. "The Broadway Melody" yields two very appealing numbers in Melody" and "You were meant for Me," attractively presented by the Broadway Nitelites (Columbia 01491) JVom "The JDiyine Lady" we get 4 lLady Ijivincfl"' a waltz by those famous waltz artists, the Cavaliers, which is paired with a jolly little novelty time called "I'm Wild About Horns on Automobiles that go Ta-ta-tarta-ta" played hy Harry Reiser's Syncopaters Columbia 01543). From "Synqopation' come s "I'll Always be injLo.ve, with Yon" and "My ', Mammy, 1 "" given with dash and Thythm^/byljthe,famous Gil Dech and his Syncopaters (Columbia 01520). f ;For a catchy song hit Will Prior Tp and his Stage Band give us a real • winner with clever orchestral effect s in "I Faw Down and ,Go Boom" \ (Columbia 015,78). ■ —x—- " Show Boat" and "OP Man River." There are now on sale locally tvfo records of unusual ordinary interest liy; His Master's ; Yoice —Paul Whitewith higVconcert Orchestra, together, with .Paul Robeson and mixed chorus recordy in "01' Man River" (CJSOS), This number has easily proved to he the most popular in the Drury Lane success. On the other side of the record is a selec-i tion of vocal gems from the "Show ; Boat," .'.;' ' J Qn, record number 82735 we have j "Or Man River," sung by the Rev-! ellersr the world-famou s male voice "quintet. Qn the reverse side Helen Morgan, the well-known comedienne, sings "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man." Miss Morgan is the owner of pro-. in,.New, York, and! recently appear.' ed/'at the Cafe Anglais in London. —x — Llghji Opera "Gems* JZonophone Light Opera Company, , gems from "Patience" (Part 3), and "Pirate of Penzance" (Part 3). / This record still „ further enhances this excellent seies. "When the Foeman baes his steel!" from the "Pirates" is irresistible. Zono- i f phone A 353. J —x—A New "Midsummer Wig-lit Dream.* V' It seeing hard to credit that a young lad iof seventeen could have written the delicate and yet.maturely, [-polished "Midsummer Nigfht's Dream''.music. Yet Mendelssohn, at thi s age was in addition an all- i round athlete, a brilliant pianist, ans a writer of considerable ability. *This new version of the Overture hy-Wood and the N.Q.H. is a elight- • '.lull/ piece of work—as light and graceful as the score call s for; and th»,,delicious Scherzo by the 'utch Orchestra is v equally brl.uant. It is, worth while noting that this splendid recording i s issued on Columbia's lowest priced labels... (C'ollijabia 0278081). -. Two Fine Military Marclu&s. The, Royal Air Force Band give us ; two stirring marches in "Our ; Director" and "Repass Band" on their latest record Columbia 01354). The tunes go with an infectious swing, and the bass comes through With exhllirating effect.

The Talkies and "His Master's Voice" The crowd of deplorable American talking and singing films that flooded London after the first success of "The Singing Fool," was discouraging, and a general distrust of -the British film industry's capacity ' to coi<3 with what is clearly a chance to capture a world mairket was natural. But when the Gramophone Company announced that it was gbl'n-5 to enter the talking picture world in co-oDelation with the British and Dominions Film Corpor--1 ation, thi s news entirely altered the. prospect. At Inst something like a stable policy, a sane vision, and real technical expert rr.'i i s possible, and when in rapid succession 1 Captain West, Rex LH'.mo.", and Cm 1 Lew-is left the B.P.C. for H.M.V. the outlook brightened rapidly. —x — Favourite Organ J?tefcM. J.inrk Andrews \:o Handel's "Largo" fr.wn "Xerxe?") end Chopin's "Funeral March" (Op. 35). Zonophone EF26. Both these pieces are very well known and are played at practically every organ recital, especially the "Largo" from the opera "Xerxes." Mark Andrews has made a record in which the tonal grandeur and variety of effect of the organ is fully demonstrated. —x —' A Famous Italian Contralto. Ebe Stignani, an accomplished contralto who itiag deservedly won a high reputation in Italy, is there considered to be the best Azucena of the day. It is more than probable that the verdict is a just one, if we may judge by the singing of the gipsy's great air, "Condotta ell'era in Ceppi" ("In Galling Fetters they Bound Her"). By dividing it into two parts she has gained the necessary time and space for a highly dramatic and full-blooded performance. Especially pleasing are her notes in the lower register, which she produces with flawless ease and with all the purity that the Italian School insists on. (Columbia 03633),