Phonograph Monthly Review, Vol. 2, No. 2 (1927-11)

c MUSIC LOVERS’ MONTHLY REVIEW AXEL B. JOHX[SO?{, Managing Editor Published by THE PHONOGRAPH PUBLISHING CO., Inc. General Offices and Studio: 47 Hampstead Road, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. Telephone Jamaica 5054 Cable Address: “Phono” All communications should be addressed to the Managing Editor at the Studio, 47 Hampstead Road, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. All unsolicited contributions must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. THE PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY REVIEW appears on the twenty-eighth of each month. All material is fully protected by copy- right and may be reproduced only by permission. All checks and money orders should be made out to THE PHONO- GRAPH PUBLISHING CO., Inc. Yearly subscription price $4.00 in the United States and $5.00 in Canada and other foreign countries, postage prepaid. Single copies 35 cents. Advertising rates upon application. All advertisements for the MART COLUMN must be accompanied by remittances in full; for rates see under MART COLUMN. Subscription and advertising agents given liberal commission. Write for particulars. General Review T HE long lists of major works that we ex- pected from the English and Continental re- cording companies for October failed to ma- terialize, at least to the extent which we had an- ticipated. Of particular interest is the “Jener Symphony”, ^attributed to Beethoven, brought out by Parlophone to follow the “Battle Sym- phony”. The Jener is also conducted by Dr. Weissmann, undoubtedly with the music itself and not the historical interest first in mind. There are only two movements (each taking up two record sides), an Adagio—Allegro Vivace and an Adagio Cantabile, and debates have waxed hot as to whether the internal evidence of the compo- sition confirms or contradicts the testimony of authorship made by the name of Beethoven writ- ten on the second violin and ’cello parts. Dr. Weissmann also is heard in a performance of Flotow’s Stradella Overture, as a companion re- lease to his recent Martha Overture recording. George Szell adds another well-known overture to the rapidly growing Parlophone list with Cornelius’ delightful overture to the Barber of Bagdad; this like the works mentioned before is played by the orchestra of the Berlin State Opera House—the sensational Grand Symphony Or- chestra is unrepresented this month. Among the other Parlophone releases appear Ocean thou Mighty Monster, sung by Lotte Leh- mann ; Act III of Andrea Chenier, sung by Meta Seinemeyer and Tino Pattiero; a ten-inch addi- tion to the Gilbert and Sullivan series (an air from Mikado and a duet from Yeoman of the Guard) ; three Lorand records (Vienna Pot- pourri, Fucik’s Donausagen waltz, and Rigoletto Fantasia) ; and a long list of dance records— among which the Okeh orchestras figure promi- nently. The leading Columbia issue is the Queen Mab Scherzo from Berlioz’ Romeo and Juliet, played by Sir Hamilton Harty and the Halle Orchestra, who are particularly noted for their Berlioz read- ings. Every lover of Berlioz’ music will hope for further extracts from the great choral-symphony to follow this single record. Surprisingly, this is the only major orchestral release of the month from Columbia! But there are a number of note- worthy vocals and instrumentals, led by the first electric recording of the Lucia Sextette (Maria Gentile, Dino Borgioli, G. Vanelli, S. Baccaloni, G. Nessi, I. Mannarini, and the La Scala Chorus) ; on the reverse side is the quartet. D’un pensieri, from La Sonnambula. Ignatz Friedman plays the popular Chopin Polonaise in A flat, and Joseph Szigeti, the distinguished Hungarian violinist, whose Columbia repressings have aroused a good deal of attention in this country, plays the almost incredibly difficult Paganini Caprice, No. 24, the theme of which served Brahms for a series of brilliant piano variations. Among the singers, See last pag,e for Table of Contents Copyright, 1927 , by the Phonograph Publishing Company, Inc.