HARMONY OF THE DISC

NZ Truth, Issue 1237, 15 August 1929, Page 12

HARMONY OF THE DISC

TTHE Arcadians dance orchestra make ■*• pleasant music m "Anita," a, , waltz, on . Zonophohe. . ♦ •■'•'". •■'.'■ "Me and the Man In the Moon," by Ted "Vyeems's orchestra is. as dainty as. the reverse side — ''I faw down an' go boom,' " —is, well, amusing. H.M.V. I Know you of anything more entrancing than Groolez's "Berceuse"? Xlene'e Chemel's violin fortifies the-, natural beauty of the composition, t 11.M.V. 10---inch red; label. . ■ #■.#■'■* The musical mariners arc with us again, m four sea shanties, alternately wistful and robust — John Goss and the Cathedral male voice quartet. H.M.V. 10-inch plum. . ; ' .*.'■ '■• * ' •• : - And thrco of Keel's equally brinespilling little melodies, the "Salt Water Ballads." One, "Trade Winds," is exceptionally fine. 11.M.V. 10-inch plum. . ■ "Dorothy," pianoforte disc On Zonophone, by Frank Banta, is as dainty as its title. , „ • ':■'■■' •'. '. '-: * ' ■-..* . . ■ ■ "My Man,' 1 and "I'd Rather' Be BJue," are two good fox-trots by Shilkrefs Orchestra. The vocal refrain m the "blue" number is unfortunately reminiscent of the ghetto. * * ■ *, ■;■-'• As a phonographic curio, Chaliapin's singing of "The Blind Ploughman" may m time, be valuable. Chaliapin is remarkable as a. Russian basso, but as a singer of English songs he is out: of his. element. H.M.V. 10-inch red label. ■ ; '■,•.'♦■.•• There are two fine orchestral clippings by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra — "Rosamuhde Entr'acte"' and the opus 21 overture of "Midsummer Night's, Dream." H.M.V. 12-ihch black label. ">-■ * ;, ' » ■...'.#=■ ' , . Ivar Andresen has a formidable, yet well -controlled bass voice. He uses it commendably m two arias from "The Magic Flute.' 1 One, "Within These Sacred Walls," and another, "O, Isis and Osiris."; 12-ihch plum label. (The above are from Begg and Co.'s albums, Manners street, Wellington*) ■

Columbia's August list includes the following: . '.......•■ Layton and Johnstone,'American duettists.in "A Room with a View," and "Dance, Little Lady." Good, popular numbers. , ; ■ ; ' '"* ' ''"•' • 'l Some modern song-writers are overfond of the hyper-sentimental note. There's "Caressing You," by Jan Garber's Orchestra; "I Love You, I Love You, I Love You," from the windpipes and fingers of Paul Spocht's Orchestra; "If I Had You," played by Ben Selvin and his Orchestra. ' ■' .•. •'"'.■.■* ' #•' ■ ' In welcome relief come two excellent baritone songs by Rex Palmer, under the labels, of "The Ballad- Monger," and "Malre, My Girl." .#■ ■...■•.■ • ' Piquant and melodious is "Happy-Go-Lucky: Bird," fox-trot by the Piccadilly Players, from "The Five O'Clock Girl." ■'-■■.•■• ■ ■• ■ . ■ • ■' "Misery Farm," a fox-trot by ,the Debroy Somers Band was aptly named. • -••■• . •■ ' • .'•'.■■ 7 Grambphonists with a palate for' orchestral music will appreciate "Orpheus'ln the Underworld," an overture m two parts, by the Lucern Kursaal Orchestra. 12-inch. -.-'■.. •1- ' •.■•■• . # '-' Or for the violin m a fairly technical setting, there is a 12-inch disc by. Louis Zimmermann, m a concerto by Max Bruchi A meritorious.'performance, if somewhat exhausting m point of length. ' ' •...-. . '*■' \- '"•■ . ■■ Who says piano solos? "Well, here is a quaint one —"Music Box" and a tinkly one on reverse; both from the finger-tips of Ignace Hilsberg. ; . * # . .* ' ■■. Another for the Scot is "Auld Scotch Sangs with Lullaby." Appropriately, t,he singer's name is "Sandy" >Macfarlane.: . '■'■''•)' •■ ■'•••■ • ' Scotland again! '-'Sandy*' Macfarlane (one is tempted to write MePherson) m "Silly Willie" and I«The Road to the Isles." \. .-' . •• - ... ..- ;, : -•■ ■■.•"• -■ I