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Bayreuth Wagner Festival Oiumdia^Recoras Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org MARCH 10, 1928 The Music Trade Review ggggpr ~ direct from the Bayreuth Wagner Festival Every Owner of Every Phonograph should hear these amazing records PARSIFAL: Transformation Scene, Act 1. In 2 Parts every owner of every phonograph, especially to and Fritz Wolff, with Flower Maidens, Valkyries, By Dr. Karl Muck and Bayreuth Festival Orchestra those having the new electric reproducing phono- Rhinedaughters and Bayreuth Festival Chorus. These Columbia Reoord No. 67364D PARSIFAL. Grail Scene, Act 1. Pans 1 and 2 graphs, to all lovers of great music—admirers of artists are of the greatest to be found anywhere By Dr. Karl Muck, and Bayreuth Festival Orch. ixiti Chorus (In German) Richard Wagner, immortal genius of opera—we pre- in the world for the interpretation of Wagnerian Columbia Reoord No. 67165D sent the greatest series of musical records ever offered. music. PARSIFAL: Grail Scene, Act 1. Parts 3 and 4 By Dr. Karl Muck and Bayreuth Festival Orrh. -witAChoTUt (In German) Columbia has secured the exclusive privilege for all All records were submitted to and issued with the Colombia Record No. 67KS6D Wagner Festival Recordings, at Bayreuth, Germany, approval of Siegfried Wagner, son of the great com- PARSIFAL: Grail Scene, Act 1. Partt 5 and 6 for a term of years. This year's recordings, just re- poser and head of the Bayreuth Theatre. By Dr. Karl Muck and Bayreuth Festival Orch. <w;M Chorus (In German) ceived, include selections from Parsifal, Siegfried, Columbia Record No. 67367D No imagination is needed on the part of even the PARSIFAL: Flower Maidens Scene, Act 2. In 2 Parts Rheingold and Walkiire. The artists are: The Bayreuth inexpert listener to recognize in these records the By Dr. Karl Muck and Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, •wilt Festival Orchestra con- greatest effects ever yet achieved in recording and Flower Maidens and Chorus (In German) ducted by Dr. Karl Muck, reproduction. They have been declared by experts Columbia Record No. 67368D PARSIFAL: Prelude, Act i. In 2 Parts Siegfried Wagner and Franz throughout the world to "transcend anything previ- By Siegfried Wagner and Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Von Hoesslin; vocal parts ously attained in magnificence, beauty of tone, im- Columbia Record No. 67369D sung by Alexander Kipnis pressive singing, and absolute realism." PARSIFAL: Good Friday Music, Act 3. Parts 1 and 2 By Alexander Kipnis ( Friti Wolff; Siegfried Wagner, (inducting tAe Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (In German) Columbia Record No. 6737OD The series is enclosed in an eleven-pocket, handsome, gold PARSIFAL: Good Friday Music, Act 3. Part 3 By Alexander Kipnis; Siegfried Wagner, conducting the embossed leather album suitably reinforced and is issued Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (In German) as Columbia Masterworks Set No. 79—$16.50. Indi- SIEGFRIED. Forest Murmurs, Act 2 By Franz von Hoesilin and Bayreuth Festival Orchestra vidual records may be obtained separately, $1.50 each. Columbia Record No. 67J7ID SIEGFRIED: Prelude, Act 3 SIEGFRIED: Fire Music By Franz von Hoesslin and Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Viva-tonal Columbia Columbia Phonograph Company, 1819 Broadway, New York City Colombia Record No. 67372D Model SW-f300 DAS RHEINGOLD: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla. Part 1 By Franz von Hotsslin and Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (List Price> Canada: Columbia Phonograph Company, Ltd., Toronto DAS RHEINGOLD: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla. Part 2 fy Franz von Hoesslin and Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, •with Rhinedaughters (/• German) Colombia Record No 67373D DIE WALKUIIE: Ride of the Valkyries In 2 Parts •XI] Tradt M.rU. Rrf. II SP.i. Oil.; Schubert Centennial-Organized bij Columbia Phonograph Compamj By Franz von Hoesslin and Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, ivilt Valkyries (In German) Columbia Record No. 67374 D CooiumDia^Recoral bi s Made the New Way- fElectficalty ~ Viva - tonal Recording - The Records without Scratch Entered as second-class matter September 10, 1892, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879..
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