Victor records (Nov 1913)

VICTOR RECORDS | Ave Maria—Otello—See “‘ Otello” Avenger March, The (Braham) Pryor’s Band\ March Religioso (Chambers) Pryor’s Band{ Awakening of the Lion (Reveil du Lion) (Kontzki) Pryor’s B A wee Deoch an’ Doris Harry Lauder B Babes in Toyland—Gems from (Herbert) Victor Light Op Co Chorus, ‘* Never Mind, Bo-Peep"’—Solo, ‘* Toyland’’—Scene, “‘In the Toymaker's Shop ’’—Quartet. ‘* Go to Sleep '’—Chorus, “*I Can't do that Sum” —Quartet, “Here’s to All Toyland’’—Finale, ‘‘ Hail to Christmas ”’ Babes in Toyland—March of the Toys Victor Herbert’s Orch Babes in Toyland—The Military Ball (Herbert) Herbert’s Orch Babes in Toyland—The Toymaker’s Shop (Herbert) Herbert’s Orch Babes in Toyland Two-Step (Herbert) Dance Orchestra Babette Sextette—There Once Was an Owl (Herbert) Herbert’s O \poulaee (The Gossips) Characteristic (Gillet) Pryor’s Band Swing Song (L’Escarpolette) (Ethel Barns) Pryor’s nat Babilona—Grand Opera Potpourri (Mussi) Pryor’s Band **Trovatore’’—‘‘Africana’’—‘‘Nabuco’’—*‘Traviata’’—‘“‘Semiramide’’—“‘Lucia”’ Echoes from the Metropolitan (Contents under “‘ Echoes ”’) Pryor’s "| Baboon Baby Dance—Two-Step (Contents under ‘‘Medleys’’) Pryor’s B Everybody’s Doin’ It—Two-Step (Berlin-Snyder) Pryor’s Boni Babylon—Sacred Song (Michael Watson) Louise Homer Baby Rose (See also “‘Medleys”) (Christie) American Qt| Why Adam Sinned (Rogers) Lillian Homesley{ Baby’s Sweetheart—Serenade (Corri) Conway’s Band | Farmyard Caprice (Thurban) Conway’s Band{ BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN (Bahkh) Born Ejisenach, Prussia, 1681. Family very musical and was taught violin by father. | Afterward studied clavichord. | Chorister at Luneberg, 1700. Organist, Armstadt, 1704; appointed court organist at Weimar, 1707; then Concertmeister. Kapellmeister at Coethen 1717 to 1723, then director of several Leipsic churches. Married twice; 20 children. Was greatest master of fugue and counterpoint, and first to introduce present method of fingering for pianoforte. Works numerous, including 300 church cantatas, many organ works, suites, concertos, etc. Larger works include Mass in B minor, Christmas Oratorio, Passion of St. John and St. Matthew. Bach died in 1750, after having become almost blind. RECORDS OF BACH COMPOSITIONS See “* Air for G String,”’ ‘“‘ Gavotte’’ and “* Praeludium ”’ BACHAUS, WILHELM, Pianist The Victor announces with much pleasure a number of pianoforte reproductions by one of the greatest pianists of Europe, who in these records gives conclusive proof that the wonderful technical skill ascribed to him by the English and German critics has not been exaggerated. Herr Bachaus was born in Leipsic in 1884, and entered the Conservatoire at the age of ten, studying under Reckendorf and afterwards with d’Albert. His first public appearance, in 1900, was an overwhelming success, and his rendering of the works of Beethoven, Chopin, and Liszt were pronounced : ns BAC marvelous for a youth of sixteen. This artist has of late years Number | = : w~— \— 16941)10) . 31179} 12 70062 12 31814) 12 70048 12 70091/|12 60080/10} . 31266|12 60088 10 17022)10 35041/12 17091/10 88414) 12 16859) 10 17215)10 BACH HAUS | Price 1.00 1.25 1.00 1.25 1.25 1.00 -/5 oho 1.25 5 3.00 Ch wo n an especial favorite with London audiences, and has given more than twenty-five recitals at Queen’s Hall, which is invariably filled to the doors with his admirers. first American tour was a highly successful one. His Herr Bachaus has chosen for his first Victor records several works of wide popularity by famous composers, and these records are faithful reproductions of the art of a great pianist.