Gl,/ICOMO kJM1Nl `COKATYAiv ,/IRMAN`U OPERATIC, &c. GIACOMO RIMINI ()Pink Label (Adamastor, re dell' onde protonde " L' Afr cane " (Adamastor, 12-inch 8.i A 019911 King of the Ocean) In Italian tZeyerbeer With Orchestral Accompaniment ......

G IACOMO RIMINI, of the Company, whose records are well-known to " Vocalion" record buyers is a baritone of international fame, having scored many brilliant successes in Paris Berlin, Petrograd, Italy and South America. He is the husband of another great "Vocalion" artiste whose records have appeared in our list Rosa Raisa. Rimini's rich and vibrant voice is particularly impressive in this spir ted air from L'Africana.

ARMAND TOKATYAN )Tenor)

I Cielo a mar! (Heaven and Ocean) "La Gioconda" In Italian Ponchiellh) Blue Label D 02140-I Tarantella Sincere (I'll be single all my life) Neapolitan Song 12-inch 616 With Orchestr.l Accompaniment .7ttigliaccfo-Crescenzo I Double-Sided A RMAND TOKATYAN, the gifted tenor of the New York Company, whose delightful voice was blended with that of Rosa Raisa in a magnificent record of the "Miserere," 11 Trovatore, issued in November last No. A-0198) is here "La presented as a soloist. Tokatyan sings the famous air from Gioconda" with the thoughtful finish of a great artist, whilst he gives us a most effective and spirited contrast in the Neapolitan song on the reverse side o£the record. INSTRUMENTAL & ORCHESTRAL

THE STRING QUARTET

THE LONDON STRING QUARTET (Quartet in B flat Op. 18, No. 6 Beethoven) Blue Label ...... D 02141 = Ist Movement : Allegro con brio 12-inch 6/6 2nd Movement : Adagio ma non troppo ) Double-Sided W ORLD famed for their interpretations of string quartet compositions, especially those of the greatest of all maestros, Beethoven-the London String Quartet have already given us records of the third quartet from Opus 18 (Nos. D-02004 and D-02008). the latter indeed being the first records by this famous combination to be issued in the "Vocalion" catalogue. Record No. D-02141 containing the first two movements from Quartet No. 6 will undoubtedly meet with as warm a welcome as that enjoyed by its predecessors. The remaining movements from this Quartet will be issued in a future bulletin.

THE AEOLIAN ORCHESTRA (Conducted by Cuthbert Whitemore, F.R.A.M.) Blue Label Russian Folk Songs Op. 58 is o0 R 6130 Chant Religieux Chant de Noel 10-inch 4/6 Russian Folk Songs Op. 58 Berceuse Ronde Liadoo) Double-Sided ...... THESE four charming pieces, well illustrate that period when Russian music as at its greatest. Although light in character and written for a small orche-tra, Liadov employs every instrument to the best possible advantage, and each piece is full of those delightful quaint touches which this clever composer so deftly added to his arrangements of native folk songs.Attention is particularly drawn to the fact that both pieces on each side of the record are separated by a blank "rink," thus mak,ng. it possible to play each little piece separately without having to hunt for the spot where one leaves off and the next begins. BALLADS & INSTRUMENTAL

ETHEL HOOK 'C,ntraüo)

( Three Fishers Hullah) Black Label K 05665 ...... - Angus Macdonald ...... Roecke( ``ý12-inch 416 With tiano A_comp raiment ...... I D,uble-Sided IsuccessfulT is very pleasant to welcome this delightful contralto once again. After a wonderfully tour abroad, she has returned to delight us all afresh with her waists and sympathetic singing. Miss Hook could not have chosen a happier coupling than these old favourites, to which she gives fresh life and charm.

SAPELLNIKOFF (Pianist)

The Musical Box Liadoo ý Blue Label R 6129 ...... Humoresque Op. 10, No. 2. Tchaikous/ty 41d ...... Dinchouble-Sided 0 WING to his abs=nee abroad there has been no opportunity of issuing further records by this great Russian Pianist since No. R-6106 included in our bulletin of March lest. The present it does Sapellnikoff interpretations delightful record containing as s masterly of two little Russian pieces, fully demonstrates that he is in the front line of great artists, and also affords an example of the wonderful piano tone obtained under the unique "Vocalion" system of recording. JOHN CHARLES THOMAS

JOHN CHARLES THOMAS (Baritone) Trees Frank E. Tours) Blue Label I ...... 6 6127 - If You Only Knew Fleeson-von Tilzer - 10-inch 41'6 I With Orchestral Accompaniment...... ý Double-Sided MANY music lovers will hasten to add this charming "double-sides" by John Charles Thomas to their collection. A fine baritone. who is gifted with both a delightful voice and a most pleasing personality; Mr. Thomas first made a name for himself in New York musical comedy, and has since obtained a remarkable reputation both in America and this country as a concert platform artist of unusual merit. It will be remembered by many that during recent visits to London, Mr. Thomas held large audiences at the Royal Albert Hall spellbound by his delightful singing.

ERIC MARSHALL tBaritone) Roadways Hermann Lohr) Black Label i ...... X 9384 - Never Mind Quy d'Hardclot - 10-inch 3!- I With Piano... Accompaniment Double- Sided

T is certainly no exaAAeration to say that Eric Marshall possesses as fine a voice as any baritone before the public at the present time, and he sings these two ballads with the usual distinction and charm of manner one associates with his "Vocalion" records.

MALCOLM McEACHERN () Young Tom 0' Devon Kennedy Russell Blue Label R 6128- ...... The Golden City of St. Mary "Songs of a Rover" Coningsby Clarke 10-inch 4/6 Piano Accompaniment by Ivor Newton Double-Sided KENNEDY RUSSELL'S "Young Tom o' Devon" is familiar to most ballad enthusiasts, who will Malcolm McEachern it. The welcome the opportunity of obtaining s spirited version of great basso is equally happy in his treatment of the more sentimental title on the reverse. 10-INCH DOUBLE-SIDED - BLACK LABEL - 3J-

P LAYED by the most famous of American Dance Orchestras these six fox-trots represent all that is latest and best in the way of dance music. They ere simply "chock" full of those clever "effects" which set the heart as well as the feet dancing; and all are played with wonderful sense of rhythm and humour. (Steamboat Sal (Fisher) Fox-trot The Ambassadors X-9385 1Foolish Child ([ orgy-McPhail) Fox-trot The Ambassadors Bit by bit you're breaking my heart (Kohn ;`B(oom)Fox-trot The Broadway Syncopaters X-9388 (I Love You (4rcher `Cbompson) Fox-trot The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra Since When (Henry Jackson) Fox-trot The Broadway Syncopaters X-9387 Love (My heart is calling you) (Cooper-Lewis-Young)Fox-trot Albert Short and his Tivoli Syncopaters

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