Judge — August 1938 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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On the Record THE JUDGE Library THE JUDGE'S selection of good Victor Records for the Library for August will be broadcast on the Victor Record Hour from 11:15 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Mon- day, August 8th, from the following sta- tions: WMAL—Washington, D. C. KDKA—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania KYW —Philadelphia, Pa. WTAM—Cleveland, Ohio KOA—Denver, Colorado WENR—Chicago, Illinois WBZ & WBZA—Boston, Massachusetts KGO—San Francisco, California WGY—Schenectady, New York S PROPHESIED in this depart- ment last May, the phonograph records are leading the country out of the recession. Prosperity shines on us from every side; the stock market jumped right out of its skin the last week in June, and everyone is happy! My friends, the man who just said, “You're crazy!" has no phonograph attachment to his radio. If he spent his time listening to good music instead of reading the newspapers, he would be a better and a happier man. Picture the home where father spends his evenings reading the day's news. As he picks up the paper, a miserable wife and innocent children shrink into the corner, cowering in terror before the outbreak of the coming storm. The front page with its toll of accidents and murders brings on preliminary mutter- ings; the lightning flashes on page 3, where the war scares vie with Jimmy's big insurance policies, and the editorial page starts the tempest howling in full blast. If the local team loses a game, the results are too awful to contemplate, Reading the newspaper is worse than gambling or the liquor habit. Contrast the happy home where Daddy simply looks at the comics with the children, and the family turns to the records for the evening's entertainment. Toscanini and the New York Phil- harmonic-Symphony Orchestra bring the “Sorcerer's Apprentice,” with his broom that fetches water and will not stop until the Sorcerer appears to give the apprentice a good beating. Albert Spalding, a great American violinist, handles a violin expertly in “Burlesca,” a lively study, and exhibits a beauty of tone in the slower “Cor- tege.”” Marian Anderson sings spiritual songs of her own race, “City Called Heaven” and “My Soul's Been An- chored in the Lord.” On the other side of these last two records are the familiar “Heaven” and ‘Go Down, Moses.” Tall Gregor Piatigorsky, who handles the cello like a violin, plays the “Romance” of Scriabin and the “Valse Sentimental” of Tschaikowsky, together with a little- known Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor by Chopin. This record is one of those in- | credible gems where the soloist, the accompanist, and the reproduction on a record, make one listen in delighted amazement that there can be such beauty at one’s own command, The Boston “Pops” Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler, plays the “Dance of the Hours,” from “‘La Gioconda,” abundant in tone color and lively interest. The London Gaelic Choir sings two Gaelic folk songs, “Dear Love of My Heart” and a lively song, “Summer Has Come.” A Strauss waltz, “Voices of Spring,” comes from the Orchestre Ray- monde. Joseph Szigeti, violinist, and Egon Petri, at the piano, play the D Minor Sonata of Brahms. We hope the contrast is sufficiently apparent. The Judge Library for August VICTOR L’Apprenti Sorcier—(Sorcerer's Ap- prentice), (Dukas) —Toscanini—N. Y. Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra. Burlesca— (Suk) and Cortege (Bou- langer)—Albert Spalding, Violin. City Called Heaven and My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord—Marian Anderson. Romance (Scriabin) and Valse Senti- mental (Tschaikowsky)—Gregor Piati- gorsky, Cello. Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor (Cho- pin) —Gregor Piatigorsky, Cello, Dance of the Hours (from “La Gio- conda” by Ponchielli) —Fiedler—Bos- ton “Pops” Orchestra. (Page 25, please) THE JUDGE Library A few records each month! so as not to unbalance the budget. Music that you will enjoy more and more each time you hear it! In a year, a library of records of which you can be proud— THE JUDGE will be glad to have suggestions from its readers for this department. WHENEVER YOU WISH! TOSCANINI AND THE NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA the Haydn Symphony No. 13 in G Major Once only, last season, could you have heard this graceful, gay symphony conducted by Arturo Toscanini. That was when he broad- cast it over the NBC Blue and Red Networks on February 19. But with this new Victor Higher Fidelity Album, you can enjoy this, one of the most delightful and best-loved of all Haydn Symphonies, whenever you wish. This is one of the finest performances this symphony has ever received...immortalized on Victor Records. Hear it, and any other Victor Records you wish, at your RCA Victor music merchant's. HAYDN SYMPHONY No. 13 IN G MAJOR Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra — Victor Album M-454 (14928 14930); Album AM-454 (14931-14933) for automatic operation . . . . $ RCA Victrola U-138 combines record and radio entertainment for about the price of a good radio a year ago! Has Gentle Action Automatic Record Changer .. . Feathertouch crystal pick-up with needies inserted from the top... . Improved Electric Tuning +-Pusb a button, there's your station! Price $184.00%, mclud ing RCA Victor Master Antenna, membershipin Victor Record Society, and $9.00 worth of Victor Records. RCA presents “Magic Key” Sundays, 2 to 3 P.M., £.0.8.T. Price fo.b. Camden, N. J., subject to change without notice. RCA Uiclioba COMBINES RECORD AND RADIO ENTERTAINMENT. A SERVICE OF THE RADIO.CORPORATION OF AMERICA 17 comicbooks.com