The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 24

"The Age" TV.lt.1H4t Guide, September 19CS musical- lapping; rich, fa fj ft 8 t. ,1 a PVEN after reading one of those, eni- Ji. with "IT vein dite American, record sleeve notes we aren't too sure what Is Has- sidlsm. i JNoble v- i -1 fjA.VJa.J 4 i i. It appears to be an in- formal i wed din 0f Judaism with the folk.

A net vein of material recorded in the earlv, ha iWn tunned hv IIMV in the two volume Noble St orv" YOEI.P 9217ftW i song movement which began in the ghettos of Mured, of good sales to the more sentimental "elderUea" (over nforty)V and iWth'oS? teSeiffi Shem Tov. uugui ttvi ou anomer ai uowny revival similar: to that of a few years ago. :1 1 of a perfectionist, so It's The heritage is ex-' greased for us by Rabbi holmo Carlebach on a Vanguard disc In the Palace of the Kin? 4VRS 9192). 6, Benedict SUberman and. his orchestra provide a fairly civilised not surprising to read that among bis side-men were names like Freddy uaraner, Mat uoneua, Laurie Lew Davis and believe it or' backing for some free not Leon Goossena, the noir-uon VMOssenst me.

Di.v ik. hi. putetanding oboist ol our ULUTgy. use 'Ol If we have' anV com TVOBLE was to lead' A1 many bands In Britain and the States before his re-' tlrement to the Chan-nel Island of Jersey' but the sound on these discs is the Ray; Noble we remember poised," urbane and imaginative within a framework of Anglo-Saxon reticence and understatement. tV-.

The finishing touch almost a trade mark of any Ray Noble record of this period is the distinctive tone, law and sentimental phrasing of the guitaristvocalist Al Ia' Bowlly who died in 1941. The latter, whose voice was heard by thousands when radio was young and is still remembered, features prominently in: this set of two. which attractively priced. Bowlly rounded off the Stature with his dlstinc-ve tone and lazy phras-. ing which suited the re-.

fined sentimentality of the times. plaint, It's just that the composer of many good songs, including Goodnight Sweetheart, and i Cherokee, has only sported his The Very Thought of You here. If the sound is dated, it does more authentically transport the list ener oacK to a sngnuy more gracious era. of popular music. neuicw tongue IS re.

striding but the attractive-sounding disc could serve a useful function. WfURLITZER organ-- 1st Reginald Dixon used to be a name in pre-war days, but when the cinema or theatre organ went into decline, he' went with it. He is apparently still at the console of the organ of the Tower Ballroom, -Blackpool, whose gaudy charms are displayed in Great Organ Favorites (Columbia stereo SCXO 6019). 1 Fans of this species of organ will enjoy the Noble was something I iS Milstein enchanting, with Mozart 7 The violin concertos of Mosart haven't the epic proportions or seductive romanticism of the 19lh century showpieces, but they have that ingratiating test and elegance which never deserted this most naturally gifted AY NOBLE, top, as he looked when he took his band (also pictured) on his first trium-3 phani tour of American cities, Americans flocked to his ean-' certs and bought his records by the thousand, topping sales la his own country. Al Bowlly, right, was his star gaiUrist vocalist The Ray Noble-Al Bowlly eombination was at one time the mast Ibtened-te sound I an BBC radios HMV has re- leased a twa-recard aibum i which eaptares same of the I musical glamor of the ISM'S (see review).

tecnnicai virtues or the disc and many others i could be tempted by a "safe" programme which includes the Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusti-cana. Liebesfreud, Fin-landia and Jeremy Clarke's Trumpet Volun-tary among the 10 items. vrrE 1 don't usually care for the commercial brand of Polynesian based music, but draw at-. tention to three New Zealand produced discs on' the Viking These are Echoes from a Distant Lagoon with Eddie Lund and his Tahitians (VP 40); Love Songs of Polynesia, pre-" sen ted by Will Crummer and the Royal Raraton-pans (VP 110); and Queen of the Islands Cr- if I 1q I I i TWO examples the No. 4 in major (K218) and No.

5 in major (K219) are given an enchanting performance by -Nathan Milstein and the Philharmonia Or- chestra (Columbia Stereo SAXO 5254). No. 5 has elements of wit, imaginative power and rhythmical variety which left it without a serious rival in Moxart's own lifetime and the earlier work has that a typical Mooutian fresh- ness and The sheer sunpHdty of this kind of music can tun even the most accomplished professional into a routine performance, but not Milstein. who is in complete sympathy with Mozart and uses his masterly control of the violin to reveal tbe glories of the music, its freshness and charm. i The small-group of in-, strumentalists from the Philharmonia Orchestra responds as one, to demands of the soloist the.

Fluid conductor AIKKUHIN the con-, doctor eschews the kufM 1 lawimwa engineers have matched the players with II sical music to focus his Intuitive lnterore- Rose Marie of Honolulu (VP 98). ueiraDest 1 MCB SONATAS FOR VIOUN AND RAKPSICBOKD. i In. A Major and Ko. In a Major Band I Jch, VloUn and 8a PUcnncr.

Bupttcbord. Lra or VTVALDI COltrotTI. VWln ContJrlM tive powers on modern stxine music in Twen Mxrn urosw in Mlnnr. q. 3 Ko.

and Con- Plramnn. Flute). Th Obunter Onbcstra ol a rd uta tba atuplna or The Btcn OuUd. BQ SJS. 5 75.

porary string writing the Stravinsky with a compelling purity of line and form, Hindemith diverting and tricky sketches to test the players' skills and the more substantial divertimento of Bartok, exploiting with cosmopolitan sophistication his rich Hungarian background with a relative geniality, Music of this- sort 'usually comes in for sharper, brilliant sketching, but Mrnuhin looks for softer hues and a fluid line where he can find it: the former approach tends to be safer but Menuhin and his selected team present a most convincing viewpoint with exceptionally good playing and recording of breadth and clarity. Itiii COXCDITt Op. 10. Jean- rd. vica Louts rrament Quntber Bnxmbic.

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We also seS I Brass Teenrds at SS IS bat only bar enooch space to list a few teasera like: Bwling Wolf bm James. Muddy Watem. J. BbokerTltttlerBirhanl. -v Bonny Boy Wmiairjawn.

Harmlessly pleasant I FANS HAGKN and the Viennese Promenade slip easily through Light Orchestral Favorites on Fes-; tival (Mono FL 31843). i Playing is adequate but undistinguished for that matter so the selection of music but the general effect is harmlessly pleasant and the audio quality good. tieth Century Classics for Strings (HMV Stereo OASD 3255). He leads the Bath Festival Orchestra through performances of -the Stravinsky Concerto in for String Orchestra, Five Pieces for String Orchestra by Hindemith and Bartak's men to for String Or-chestra. which impress with an unaccustomed warmth.

The choice of works is a good one since an three embody of the best of eontem- couperln (Lrcaiu a Tenebnu). Oeors PnUlpp tele-I HoOuxms 1st Meln Lebtn) and SouiatU KCHtSTKAL DISCURIO BepresenUnc 3 off-beat atbeis. Basement, Tark Baaue. is LrrnE coluns street teufbone: a zasT Write far free eatalacne. Send dirord eaTeiepe.

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