Phonograph Monthly Review, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1927-01)

152 The Phonograph Monthly Review Just imagine the possibilities! Thirty-six com- plete symphonies now on records. Roughly, twelve piano concertos, eight violin concertos, one hundred and seventy overtures, etc., etc.; later it may be possible to give the exact figures on all or- chestral works. And of course more and more works are being taken from the unrecorded list every day as versions are put out on disks. The major part of the standard orchestral repertory, from which symphony orchestras draw their programs, is available today on records and consequently for every home in which there is a phonograph. From the programs of the orches- tras all over the country it will be possible to take the great masterpieces and duplicate the perform- ances in any home, any place, at any time, and as often as desired. Few phonograph owners realize the possibili- ties that the phonograph and recorded music of- >— =acv fer them today. “Recorded Symphony Pro- grams^ will serve to assist them in making the most of their musical opportunities. As we go to press we have an additional im- portant announcement to make. Letters have just gone out to all the leading orchestras and conductors all over the world requesting their programs for use in this feature. It will not be long before the programs of the great orchestras in Paris, Berlin, Milan, London, Amsterdam, Vi- enna, Helsingfors, etc., will be added to our lists. Interesting and illuminating comparisons of the programs here and abroad may be made. Need- less to say, this enlargement of the scope will add to the value immeasurably; record enthusiasts who follow the lists from the beginning will profit musically to an undreamed of extent. “ISV George C. Jell M R. GEORGE C. JELL is perhaps most widely known by his connection with the Masterworks Series of the Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc., but his record with the Company is a long and noted one and includes many other activities. He first entered the Com- caSIL pany in 1908 in an advertising capacity. At that time Mr. E. D. Easton, one of the founders of the Company and of the phonograph industry, was the President. Mr. Jell was made a member of the first music committee, and formed by Mr. Easton in 1909, and is one of the two members of that committee still in the business. In 1910 Mr. Jell went from the Advertising to the Recording Department where he was Secre- tary and later Chairman of the Recording Com- mittee. In 1915 he was made Manager of the Recording Laboratories, which office he held un- til the end of 1921 when he left the Company, temporarily as it proved to be, as he returned early in 1924 following the reorganization. Since that time he has had charge of the general edi- torial work of the Company and has devoted him- self particularly to the introduction and develop- ment of the now well known Masterworks Series. Although Mr. Jell protests that he is not a musician, it is his devotion to the principles of musical art as applied to the phonograph busi- ness that has made the Masterworks Library the outstanding contribution to fine recorded music that it is today. Enthusiasts all over the coun- try have much to thank him for; both for his work in making the best symphonic and chamber music works available in this country and for his efforts on the behalf of the Phonograph So- ciety Movement and all other worthy musical causes. It is Mr. Jell who represents the Columbia Company in seeing that sample records reach the Studio and attends to the other interests of the publication concerning the Company. As the per- sonal link between the magazine and the Com- pany he has been untiring in his co-operation and interest. We, too, have much to thank him for.