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BAND RECORDS 9
NUMBER By Arthur Pryor’s Band SIZE
31388 Marche Slave (Op. 31) Tschaikowsky 12
This is one of the most effective pieces of national music ever heard in America. It is essentially Slavonic in character and exhibits well the daring and skill of this talented Russian composer. A striking effect is produced by the use fe of the Russian Hymn, which is played fortissimo by the basses.
The march was composed by Tschaikowsky for a concert in aid of wounded soldiers of the Servian-Turkish War of 1876.
31478 Martha Overture Flotow 12
Flotow’s melodious overture has always been a most popular one, and this fine record will interest those who love the French composer’s delightful Martha, with its spirited Fair Scene, its beautiful duets and quartet, the famous third act finale and the beloved °° Last Rose of Summer.”’
31729 Maximilian Robespierre Overture Finale Litolff 12
An impressive record of one of the most celebrated of descriptive overtures, which is a musical portrayal of the events of the French Revolution.
The last portion of the overture is given on this record, which begins with a passage depicting the confusion in the streets of Paris during the Revolution. The “‘ Marseillaise’”’ is heard in the distance, accompanied by weird harmonies which seem to indicate the fall of the dictator, Robespierre. His arrest and trial, and the rush to the scaffold are represented by a mad, riotous strain which ends suddently with a crash as the guillotine falls. After an impressive pause a short funeral dirge, pianissimo, is heard, followed by a fanfare and triumphal march indicating joy at the tyrant’s death and the end of the Reign of. Terror.
31470 Melodies of Robert Burns 12
A collection of some of the best-known airs used by Burns; containing _ Scots wha hae,”’ John Anderson,’’ We're a’ noddin,’’ O Kenmure,’’ and Auld Lang Syne.”’
31458 Mefistofele Selection Boito 12
Arrigo Boito well deserves a conspicuous place among the great modern composers. His Mefstofele ranks with the masterpieces of modern Italy and contains scenes of extraordinary beauty, notably the Garden Scene and the great Prison Scene.
This selection is arranged in a masterly way by Bocchaveccia, and he has cleverly included much of the most effective portions of this great work. The great finale to Act IV, which closes the selection, is thrilling in the extreme, and the record here is of tremendous volume. :
31159 Mendelssohn’s Wedding March 12 4141 Merry Wives of Windsor Overture Nicolai 10
A most captivating and delightful overture—one of the most beautiful records we have ever listed.
31336 Mignon Overture Thomas 12
This overture is full of the grace and delicacy for which Thomas’ music is celebrated, and contains the principal themes, notably Filina’s dashing ‘‘ Polonaise.’’ The record is a fine example of the perfection attained in Victor products. Every detail of the wonderful instrumentation which Thomas has written, and especially the passages for the woodwind, is clearly brought out.