The Edison phonograph monthly (Dec 1914-Dec 1915)

EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY, JUNE, 1915 SOME SUCCESSFUL EDISON DISC PROGRAMS AVERY enjoyable recital was given on Friday, May 14th, by the Phonograph Corporation of Manhattan, New York, at which the following artists appeared in connection with the Edison Disc: Miss Elizabeth Spencer, Soprano; Mr. Arthur L. Walsh, Violinist; Mr. George Schweinfest, Flutist; Mr. Udo C. Gossweiler, Cellist. The following program was rendered: 1. Overture, Mignon Thomas or Maritana Wallace 2. Charme d'Amour, Valse Lente Kendall Orchestra and Instrumental Trio 3. (a) Urna Fatale del mio Destino, fr. La Forza del Destino Verdi Cello Solo, Leo Taussig; Tone Test, Mr. Gossweiler (b) Ave Maria Schubert-Wilhelmj Violin Solo, Carl Flesch; Tone Test, Mr. Walsh (c) Hungarian Serenade, Jonciere Orchestra and Instrumental Trio; Tone Test, Mr. Schweinfest 4. Berceuse from Jocelyn Godard Soprano Solo, Miss Spencer, with Tone Test 5. (a) Spanish Dance No. 8 Sarasate Violin Solo, Albert Spalding. (b) Le Monotrier, Mazurka Wieniawski Violin Solo, Carl Flesch. Tone Comparison. 6. (a) Elegio Massenet Soprano Solo, Helen Stanley, Cello Obligato and Tone Test, Mr. Gossweiler (b) Charmant oiseau David Soprano Solo, Anna Case, Flute Obligato and Tone Test, Mr. Schweinfest 7. Barcarole from Tales of Hoffman Offenbach Loreley Paraphrase Nesvadba Orchestra and Instrumental Trio 8. Happy Days Strelezki Soprano Solo, Miss Spencer, with Tone Test 9. Jolly Fellows Waltz Vollstedt Orchestra and Instrumental Trio From the Alfred Fox Piano Co., 172 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, Conn., comes a simple attractive concert Program, four pages 434 x 9K, printed on heavy brown paper in dark brown ink. The folder is printed on one side, making really eight pages, four of which are blank and folded inside. The following selections are given (without Disc numbers): PARTT. Band. Robert le Diable Fantasie I " " " " // Tenor Solo. The Bubble High Jinks Emory B. Randolph andaChorus Violin Solo. Rodino H. Vieuxtemps Carl Flesch Contralto Solo. Old Folks at Home Foster Christine Miller and Chorus Banjo Solo. Dixie Medley Gregory Fred Van Eps Bass Solo. The Horn Ange Flegier Frederic Martin PART II. Reed Orchestra. Wedding of the Fairies Chas. Johnson Orchestra. Barcarole (from Tales of Hoffmann) Soprano Solo. Villanelle Eva Dell Acqua Mary Carson Comic Song. I Want to Go Back to Michigan Billy Murray Male Quartet. Alone in the Deep Schmidt Soprano Solo. Cradle Song....(<9/^ Swedish Melody) Elizabeth Spencer Baritone Solo. Good-bye Girls, I'm Through {from Chin Chin) Owen J. McCormack Vocal Duet. Miserere, II Trovatore Verdi Agnes Kimball and John Young A SUCCESSFUL EDISON DISC RECITAL AT THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. AVERY successful recital was held in the parlors of the College of New Rochelle and attended by pupils, sisters, parents and friends. The audience was well versed as music is made a specialty in the College, and many of its graduates are skilled musicians. All the Disc selections were well received. "Ave Maria" and "Hungarian Rhapsody" were perhaps the favorites. Many favorable comments were made upon the excellent Edison tone and the utter absence of scratching and metallic timbre. The Mother Superior invited Mr. Miller, a critic, to be present. He is well known as an accomplished pianist, appearing in concerts, etc., has a highly trained musical ear, being a piano tuner also. His criticism of the Edison Diamond Disc was as follows: "It has a full round tone and an entire absence of scratching and metallic timbre; the enunciation is clearer than any I have heard. There is an individuality of voices and instruments in ensemble pieces. Its violin selections are unexcelled for quality. Its reproduction of piano music is excellent while in other machines a piano reproduction sounds like a banjo. There is an entire absence of shouting delivery which is so common, especially in Caruso records, and there are the well-balanced tones of the various instruments in band selections." Much interest was displayed in the various features of the instrument,*the Diamond Point, the Automatic feed, and the hardness and thickness of Edison records.