Phonograph Monthly Review, Vol. 5, No. 4 (1931-01)
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Si ictor re This Super, This Triumphani ases : Violin Concerto Debussy Tone Picture G OOD NEWS indeed! Debussy’s lovely, en- chanting La Mer, played authoritatively . . . and Tschaikowsky’s absorbing, but extremely diffi- cult Concerto in D Major, performed with incredible beauty and virtuosity... are now on Victor Records! Debussy’s orchestral suite, La Mer, is at once typical Debussy and unique. Perhaps never has the power of suggestion in music been more effectively used. The result is almost magical. The sub-title is " Sea-Sketches.” Even the music lover who has not felt the spell of the vastness of the ocean is fascinated by the atmosphere and strange emotional quality of these records. You may call it " impressionism,” but it is quite different from that method in painting . . . rather "symbolism” ... a highly realized, subtle, yet prim- itive mysticism that transcends the limitations of both the painter and the poet. La Mer avoids accepted means of expression, and it is pointless to attempt description of any of the three movements; each conjures up different images in every listener. The titles are significant, however: "From Dawn ’til Noon,’’ "Sea Spirit of the Waves,’’ and "Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea.’’ You will more than "see" . . . the waves as they sweep into diore, bursting into white froth, and then vanishing without trace ... the changing colors of the sky and the shifting reflections below . . . you will be carried on the long swell of Father Ocean, into your own realms of mystery . . . On each hearing more and more beauty will re- veal itself—indefinite, perhaps, but poignantly per- sonal. Here is recording that will never cease to provide unexcelled pleasure. Piero Coppola and his men give a most graphic, colorful and understanding interpretation of La Mer. Don’t put off hearing this great Victor Album. A Tschaikowsky masterpiece . . . and Elman The Tschaikowsky Concerto in D Major now is at your command . . . perpetuated by the artist with whose interpretation the music is most closely asso- ciated in the minds of concert goers today . . . Mischa Elman. The work is extremely popular, and many a re- cital is made far richer by its inclusion . . . But much of its beauty and depth are far beyond the reach of the ordinary concert violinists... not to speak of the technical problems involved. For that reason espe- cially, Victor urges you to hear it at its best ... a significant, restrained and intelligent, though highly emotional composition ... in this Musical Master- piece recording. Elman plays it with the London Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of John Barbirolli, a conductor who is earning well-merited laurels in England. It is hard to tell which of the three move- ments you will like best. The second, in slow tempo, has a special, overwhelming appeal, as Elman plays it, but every measure is a fine experience. There is no doubt that you will want this album in your record collection. Why not hear these two magnificent offerings at your Victor dealer’s today! RCA VICTOR COMPANY, Inc., Camden, N. J. A Radio Corporation of America Subsidiary SOME REGENT VICTOR RELEASES Concerto for Violin, in D Major (Tschaikowsky , Op. 35) Mischa Elman and the London Symphony- Orchestra, conducted by John Barbirolli. In Album M-79 (Nos. 8186-8189). AM-79 (Nos. 8190-8193). With Explanatory Booklet. List Price, $10.00. * La Mer (Debussy) Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Piero Coppola. In Album M-89 (Nos. 9825- 9827). AM-89 (Nos. 9828-9830). With Explan- atory Booklet. List Price, $5.00. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor (Pathetique) (Tschaiko<uusky y Op. 74) Recorded by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Serge Koussevitsky. In Album M-85 (Nos. 7294-7298). AM-85 (Nos. 7299-7303). List Price, $10.00. * Symphony No. 1 in B Flat (Schumann , Op. 38) Frederick Stock and Chicago Symphony Orches- tra. In Album M-86 (Nos. 7306-7309). AM-86 (Nos. 7310-7313). With Explanatory Booklet. List Price, $8.00. Siegfried (Wagner) Famous Wagnerian Singers and Orchestras. In Album M-83 (Nos. 9805-9814). AM-83 (9815- 9824). With Libretto. List Price, $15.00.