The Edison phonograph monthly (Jan-Dec 1910)

16 Edison Phonograph Monthly, Aug. , 1910 Advance List Of Edison Amberol and Edison Standard Records for October, 1910 r~¥~~lHE Amberol and Standard Records listed below ivill be shipped from Orange in time to reach all M Jobbers in the United States and Canada before September 24th, 1910, all things being favorable, A and they may be reshipped to Dealers at 8 A. M. on September 23rd. They must not, however, be exhibited, demonstrated, or placed on sale by Jobbers or Dealers until 8A.M. on September 24th, Supplements, Phonograms, Bulletins and Hangers will be shipped with Records. These may be distributed to Dealers after September 20th, but must not be circulated among the public before September 24th. Jobbers and Dealers may, however, deposit Supplements and Phonograms in Mail Boxes or Post Offices after 5 P. M. on September 23rd, for delivery on the morning of the 24th. Jobbers are required to place orders for October Records on or before August 11th. Dealers should place October orders with Jobbers before September 10th to insure prompt shipment when Jobber's stock is received. Edison Grand Opera Amberol Records 40027 Andrea Chenier — La mamma morta (Qiordano) Sung in Italian. Orchestra accompaniment. Carmen Melis LIST : U. S.. $2.00 ; CANADA, $2.50 Some of the numbers of Andrea Chenier in pathos and depiction of the different human emotions are perhaps the most beautiful of modern music expressions. In this number Maddelena, called before Girard, a former servant in her home, who has come into power by the revolution, tells her sad tale of eviction, the ruin of her home, and finally of her illness, when Bersi, her companion and friend, made the greatest personal sacrifices to keep them from starvation. At the point of desperation and on the brink of suicide, Maddelena then meets Andrea, now condemed to death, and the recital of her woes, followed by her impassioned avowal of the love which again bade her live and hope is the strongest part of this aria. Madame Melis is ideal in the rendering of this music. 40028 Fautt — Cavatina, Salut! demeure (Gounod) Sung in French. Orchestra accompaniment Karl Jorn LIST: U.S., $2.00; CANADA, $2.50 Nothing in music anywhere has quite taken in its true application or its rare beauty so deep a hold on the musical public as this exquisite aria from Faust, where he greets Marguerite's dwelling; and wherever Faust is known, there too, this number has exercised its fascination, for in sweetness and melody it reigns perhaps supreme. Mr. Jorn puts into his execution all the dreamy tenderness and sweetness of poetry of an ideal lover. 40029 Gioconda — Voce di donna (Ponchielli) Sung in Italian. Orchestra accompaniment. Marie Delna LIST: U.S., $2:00; CANADA, $2.50 La Gioconda was a singer of ballads in Venice some three hundred years ago. She was a handsome woman, and one of many interesting people, as presented by Ponchielli in this opera. Love and intrigue and tragedy seem part of the atmosphere of romantic old Venice. There is Cieca, the blind mother of La Gioconda, Laura, the wife of an Inquisitor, the Inquisitor himself, a spy in the service of the Inquisition, monks and masqueraders. The music is well suited to the tale. The populace is about to kill La Cieca for a witch, when she is saved by Laura, and in gratitude gives her a rosary which later saves Laura from death. La Cieca, her heart swelling with emotion, expresses all her feeling in this song. As sung by Madame Delna, her voice pulsing with the warmth of sunny Italy, the stormy scene rises before us, the turbulence fills our ears, and we are not of the 20th, but of the 17th century. 40030 Pescatori di Perle— Aria (Romanza) ({Bizet) Sung in Italian. Orchestra accompaniment. Giovanni Polese LIST: U.S., $2.00; CANADA, $2.50 This baritone number, which so deeply conveys anguish, regret and remorse, is a musical masterpiece. Zurga, the captain of the tribe, who has condemned his boyhood friend Nadir, and with him Leila, the priestess of good fortune, to death for their passion, although he also loves Leila with an as yet unacknowledged love, now deeply regrets his momentary anger and is trying to devise means to annul his rash action. Freighted with all the human emotions, this aria never fails of its deep effect, and when sung with such consummate art as by Mr. Polese, it becomes one of the most touching and appealing numbers ever put on a Record. {.Always specify on your orders whether you want Amberol or Standard Records.)