GRAMOPHONE NOTES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 3 August 1929, Page 9

GRAMOPHONE NOTES

Military Music from “The Guards” “Up Guards and at ’em” seems to have been the war-cry of the Grenadiers in their latest record—a medley of all the inarch tunes of the Brigade of Guards. Most of the .exhilarating tunes - are familiarity itself—i“ The British Grenadiers,” “Men of Harlech,” "The Rising of the Lark,” “Highland Laddie” are among the wellremembered melodies. The playing is inspiring and bold, as rhythmic as the Guards themselves on a route march, and just as colourful. This is destined to be one of the best sellers of the month. Boys’ Trio A boys’ trio, in which Ernest Lough takes the soprano part, and two other voices of exquisite sweetuess sing the mezzo parts, this month gives "Coro-* nacli” (Schubert) and "Come Away, Death” (Braluns), two of the most beautiful examples of German lieder. The blend of the voices and the lovely melodies make this disc one of the gems of the catalogue. The training of boys’ voices in England is traditional, and nowhere else can they be equalled for. tlicir sweetness and charm. A Souvenir of Mendelssohn One of the most popular of the Celeste Octet’s ca’rlicr records was "Memories of Tsehaikowsky,” and an even wider public will be attracted by this new pot-pourri of Mendelssohn’s finest melodies, grave and gay. The arrangement has been most artistically carried out, and the flaying is in the Octet’s very finest style. Extracts include Part I—March Funebre; Song Without Words; Duetto; Rondo Capriecioso. ,Part 2 The Bee’s Wedding; Andante from Violin Concerto; Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream; Finale from Pianoforte Concerto in G.

'Songs of the Sea Two rollicking songs of the sea, "Cargoes,” by the late Martin Shaw, whose work is now rightly becoming very popular, and “Captain" Harry Morgan,” by another front-rank modern English composer, Granville Bantock, are sung with vigour and rhythm by Peter Dawson. These composers have caught up the spirit of the sea and her men, and Dawson, with his resonant voice, gives adequate expression to the music and the words.

Will Hay and His Scholars “The Fourth Form at St. Michael’s,” by Will Hay and his scholars, can best be described as 24 inches of side-splitting. Will Hay has a colossal reputation in the music halls of Home. In this most famous of all his sketches he parodies college life with wild humour, and every line evokes uproarious laughter. The record puts over th© spirit of this hilarious sketch in great style. ■ , , ; An Elgar Trio For works by Sir Edward Elgar we are always grateful. He is the greatest English composer to-day—some say the greatest in the world. He builds upon the designs laid down by the old masters, adding the English idiom and liis own gift for melody. A trio by Elgar, “My Love Dwelt in a Northern

Land,” sung by the Baraldi Trio, is a beautiful example of his vocal music, and an example of the best English part singing. On the reverse side the trio gives “Just a Little Ring” from “Li|ac Time,” a musical play based on the melodies of Schubert, and one of the best productions of its kind ever written. This delicious little number will revive pleasant memories.