Phonograph Monthly Review, Vol. 4, No. 4 (1930-01)

January, 1930 The Phonograph Monthly Review 143 recordings featuring popular music hall stars: Constantin, le rieur de l’Alhambra, on V-5506 and V-5507); Mme. Emma Liebel, of the Eldorado, in lively airs on V-5508-9; M. Georgel de l’Alhambra (V-5510) ; M. Paul Gesky de l’Olym- pia (V-5500) ; M. Nicholas Amato du Theatre de l’Apollo (V-5501); Max Roge de l’Empire (V-5503), etc. French-Canadian. The leaders are Columbia 34263F, accordion and castanets duets, and Victor V-5052, French versions of popular songs by Georges Beauchemin. German. For Odeon the Grosses Streichorchester plays hearty versions—with vocal choruses—of Die Miihle ini Schwartzwald and Das erste Herzklopfen (85219). Felix Johannes gives comic sketches in the Ostpreuss dialect (10555) ; and the Moser Brothers yodel (10556). The long Columbia list is led by G-55176-F, Florentiner Marsch by the Parlopbone Streichorchester and Feuert Los by the Grosses Odeon Orchester; G-55183-F broad versions of Lobe Den Herrn and Eine Feste Burg by the Staats und Domchor under Prof. Rudel: G-55182-F, Wer hat dich du schoner Wald and Das ist das Tag des Herrn sung by the Sieber Choir: and G-55179-F, Tom der Reimer and Die Uhr excellently sung by Richard Tauber. A most notable group! The Victor leader is V-56038, whereon Ferdy Kauffmann’s Orchestra plays a brisk Streifzug durch Strauss’sche Operetten and Marek Weber’s Orchestra plays a potpourri of children’s songs, Backe, backe Kuchen. Men- tion also goes to V-6043, Der Lindenbaum and Heimkehr sung by the Nebe male quartet. Greek. One might single out Odeon 28091, choruses: Columbia 56166-F, folksongs by Papagika and Co.; and Victor V-8007, male choruses with mandolinata. Hebrew-Jewish. The Brunswick Company’s Vocalion list includes hits from “The Only Night” by Michal Michalesko (67170), comics by Maurice Schwartz (67167), and songs by Lebedeff, one with piano accompaniment by Olshanetsky (67168). Columbia lists folksongs by Peisache Burstein on 8202-F and songs by Lucy German on 8201-F. Victor features the great comedian Ludwig Satz in sketches from “His Wife’s Lover” on V-9020 and V-9021; followed by excerpts from “The Only Night” sung by Betty and Jacob Jacobs on V-9022; and songs by Lucy Levin on V-9023. Hungarian. Odeon 12048 and 12049 contain gypsy dances; the Banda Marci plays folksong transcriptions on G-10210- 1-F for Columbia; the Victor feature is the Dohnanyi record reviewed under “Orchestra”, followed by lively dances by the Nemeth gypsy orchestra on V-11030, and Christmas songs by a large unaccompanied male chorus on V-11026. Italian. For Brunswick, Giovale sings original dance songs on 58154, Vesuviani plays a mazurka and polka on 58174, Ron>ito sings de Curtis’ Lusinga and Non sei .tu! (58180), Pietro Conigliaro sings original Sicilian songs (58192), and Gilda Mignonette is heard in songs by Bixio and Albano (58195). Columbia features 83015-F, the duet from Norma, reviewed elsewhere; also 14530-F, the Prelude to Carmen played by the Milan Symphony Orchestra; 43000-F, excerpts from Rigoletto and Barbiere di Siviglia by Dino Borgioli; and 14531-F, Erminia and Marcia Africana by the Banda Italiana Columbia. The Odeon leader is 9478, strong but not over-brilliant versions of La Leggenda del Piave and Inno Fascista-Giovinezza played by the Grande Banda di Milano. From Victor, besides the feature works reviewed elsewhere, there are unaccompanied male choruses on V-12085, and dances by the Orchestrina Italiana on V-12089. Lithuanian. Menkeliuniute and Stankunas sing national airs on Columbia 16151-F; The Sarpaliaus and Chicago Lithuanian orchestras play dance music on opposite sides of Odeon 26109; and the Sv. Marijos mixed chorus is heard on Victor V-14026. Mexican. The outstanding disks are: songs from “Cancion del Oeste” by Guzman (40768), sketches by Luna and Montalvo (40842), and Yucatecan songs by Larios (40839) from Brunswick. Columbia— pieces by the Banda Chihuahua on 3812-3-X, and songs by Guty Cardenas and others on 3619-X and 3644-X. Odeon— dances by the Alfredo Garza orchestra on 16629, and recitations by Horacio Archilla on 16625. Victor —Amorosa fox trot and and Oracion de la Tarde—vals by the International and Posadas orchestras respectively (46457), and pieces by the Trio Carnica-Ascencio on 46480. Philippine. Nati de Arellano’s first releases proved so popular that Victor issues three more (46489, 46490-1), plus a new special record by the admirable Juan Pulido (46455) and a comic by Galong (46492). Polish. Vocalion lists instrumentals by the Makowska orchestra (602125), Mossakowski and Tate in comic sketches (60126), and the Tamowska orchestra (60127). Victor features songs by Podoszek with Balowa’s orchestra (V-16077), and dances by Dukla’s orchestra (V-16082). Co- lumbia issues five disks of orchestrals with incidental sing- ing (18358-F to 18362-F), and Odeon lists comics and or- chestras on 11449 to 11452. Porto-Rican. Brunswick 40835-6 are by Los Reyes de la Plena; 40847 couples dances by the Brunswick Orquesta Antiliana. Portuguese. Columbia and Victor are alone in this field, the former with vocals by Amarante, Menano, and Costa- Pereira on 1085-7-X, and the latter with six ten-inch disks and a feature twelve-inch, the latter coupling selections from “Rosas de Portugal” by Corina Freire with selections from “Carapinhada” by Adelina Fernandes (91100). Roumanian. Columbia issues two popular song disks (31095-6-F) and an instrumental coupling by the Executat de Musica Regim. 2 Vanatori (31097-F). Russian-Ukrainian. From Odeon there are songs by Astrowa (15119), Plewitzkaja (15120), Davidenko (15601), and the Naspivav Choir (15600), and dances by the Russky Orkestr Pavla Tisena (5121). From Columbia, dances on 20192-3-F, and folksongs on 20188-F, 20191-F, and20194-F. The Victor leaders are V-21017, sacred choruses by the Aristoff Choir, and V-21016. Dark Eyes and Two Guitars sung by Belostozky. Scandinavian. The Columbia features are 26100-F and 69000-F, sacred choruses by the Augustana College A Cappella Choir, conducted by A. Youngdahl. Victor brings out another Brathen disk of solos on the Hardanger Violin (V-20018), and marches by a Military Band (V-20017). Odeon lists five new Erling Korgh records under “Nor- wegian,” of which the best is perhaps 25083, Greig’s Den Store Hvite Flok, and Barnets Vaardag. Also songs by Sandberg and Rolf, and instrumental trios under “Swedish” (19298 to 19301). Spanish. Outstanding on the extensive Brunswick list are dances by the Marimba Salvadorena Brunswick, con- ducted by Katzman (40815 and 40825), dances by the Meximarimba Band (40832-3) and songs by Veiga (40773). Victor features La Argentinita on 46420, Iniguez, Alba, and other singers on 46456, etc., and the Orquesta Iberica de Madrid in a Schottisch and Paso Doble on 46419. Odeon and Columbia do not list Spanish releases separate from their Mexican records. I find that I have overlooked the Irish list in its proper alphabetical order. Columbia is alone, as the next Victor release does not appear until January 3. George O’Brien (33378-F), Seamus O’Doherty (33377-F), Mattie Haskins (33372-F), and James Claffy (33376-F) are the vocalists; Michael Coleman plays violin solos on 33373-F, and the Flanagan Brothers, separately and together, are heard on the accordion and banjo on 33375-F. S. F. Too Late for Review Columbia Operatic Series No. 3— Aida, complete—and No. \—Madame Butterfly complete. Columbia Masterworks Set No. 129—Strawinski’s Rite of Spring, conducted by the com- poser. The picture on the front cover of this issue | is that of Victor Herbert, published in con- g junction with the Herbert article by the Hon. | Standish Willcox on page 112.