18.4 Vocal 78S. Marcel-Sack, Pp 107-134
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VOCAL 78 rpm Discs LUCILLE MARCEL [s] 2648. 12” Red Victor “A” plate Victor 76018 [508m]. TOSCA: Vissi d’arte (Puccini). Just about 1-2. $40.00. ÉMILE MARCELIN [t]. 1322. 10” acous. Purple Disque Gram. U.79 [BT845-II/ BT846-II]. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Salut tombeau (Gounod). Two sides. Small lbl. stkrs. Fine copy, cons . 2. $12.00. 1714. 10” elec. PW Blk. Disque Gram. P-700 [BFR31-II/ BFR32-II]. LE HULLA: Arrivera ce qui doit ariver / LE HULLA: Que cette nuit (Samuel-Rousseau). While Charles Friant created the role of Narsès in the 1923 Opéra-Comique premiere of Le Hulla , Marcelin was the tenor lead in a 1926 revival there, about the time this uncommon record was made. Lt. rubbing, 2. $30.00. 3114. 12” elec. PW Blk. Disque Gram. W-861 [CFR46-II/ CFR47-II]. WERTHER: Oui, c’est moi, je reviens [Act III] (Massenet). Two sides. With LUCY PERELLI [s]. Just about 1-2. $15.00. BLANCHE MARCHESI [s] 1851. 10” Silver Scroll elec. Victor IRCC 89 [TTP-853- 2/TTP-854-1]. DIDO AND AENEAS: When I am Laid in Earth (Purcell) / SICILIAN CART DRI- VER’S SONG (arr. Sadero). Piano acc. Agnes BedFord. Memorable performance by the 73 year LUCILLE MARCEL old singer and teacher. Pressed from orig. private HMV matrices. Label side one autographed by Marchesi. Just about 1-2. $40.00. FRANCESCO MARCONI [t] 1425. 10” Red G&T 52788 [Con366]. RIGOLETTO: Questa o quella (Verdi). Piano acc. Salvatore Cottone. Marconi enters early, hops about in a couple of other places and can’t figure out when to enter for the second verse, so Cottone continues vamping until they make contact. Wonderful voice, but one wonders how he managed his musical entrances on stage! 1.5 mil stylus suggested as with most “Con” matrix G&Ts. IMs, small lbl. stkr. No heavy blasting but sounding wear and “edginess” in spots. 4, but it generally looks quite a bit cleaner. $175.00. JOSÉ MARDONES [bs] 1583. 10” Blue Viva-Tonal Spanish Regal (Columbia) RS 2007 [WK-1369/WK-1370]. BEIN BATEAN LOYOLAN (Vilinch-Echeverría) / LA DEL PAÑUELO ROJO (I. Tabuyo). A particularly rare Mardones electric. One LSS side two (harmless). Lt. rubs. Side one cons. 2, side two cons. 3. Should play as new. $25.00. 1636. 10” Blue elec . Spanish Columbia A4075 [WK-1368/WK-1371]. LES HUGUENOTS: PiFF, PaFF, PouFF (Meyerbeer) / LA MOLINERA DE SANTIANES (Baldomero Fernán- dez). Cons. 2. $20.00. 2410. 12” Blue acous. Columbia 7071-M [49420-2/49427-6]. BRINDO A TU SALUD [SPAIN’S HOMAGE TO COLUMBIA – “Escritas expresamente para el eminente artista José Mardones”] (Esteban Anglada) / SALVATOR ROSA: E quanto (Gomez). Just about 1-2. $20.00. 3084. 12” Blk. acous. Columbia 5063-M [49420-2/49427-6]. Same as preceding item (#2410) but slightly later pressing. Also a beautiful copy. Just about 1-2. $20.00. ISABEL MARENGO [s]. Buenos Aires, 1894-1977. She studied at the Conservatory Carlos Lopez Buchardo and made her debut at the Teatro Colón, 1926, as Micaëla in Carmen . At least one source indicates, however, that she appeared in Chile a year earlier. Her European debut was at the Rome Teatro Reale, 1929, where she was Suzel in Mascagni’s Amico Fritz , Lauretta in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Micaëla in Carmen . Most oF her career was in Argentina, where she is remem- bered as one oF that country’s major artists. 1646. 10” Red PoW Argentine RCA Victor 4221 [BAVE-60911-2/BAVE-60928-2]. VIDA- LITA No. 3 (Alberto Williams) / SERRANA (Boero). Good surfaces. Cons. 2. $15.00. - 107 - VOCAL 78 rpm Discs 1325. 10” Red Argentine RCA Victor 4222 [BAVE-60960-1/BAVE-60961-2]. DONDE ESTAS CORAZON (Serrano) / AQUELLOS OJOS VERDES (Utrera). Just about 1-2. 15.00. LUCY ISABELLE MARSH [s] 1819. 10” Purple ’12 Pats. Victor 60101. THE LITTLE GRAY DOVE, Op. 58, No. 2 (Saar). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 1975. 10” Red PW Victor 4026. MESSIAH: Come Unto Him / ELSIE BAKER [c]. MESSI- AH: He Shall Feed His Flock (Händel). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2673. 12” Purple Victor 70011 [take 2]. THE SWALLOWS (dell’ Acqua). Just about 1-2. $6.00. 3643. 12” Blue Victor 55052. AVE MARIA (Schubert). Harp acc. Francis J. Lapitano / VICTOR MALE QUARTET. HAIL TO THE CHIEF (Scott-Sanderson). Just about 1-2. $7.00. GERMAINE MARTINELLI [s] 3099. 12” Blk. PW Fr. Polydor 56044 [1799BMP/1800BMP] NOCTURNE [O FRAICHE NUIT] / MATER DOLOROSA [From 8 th BÉATITUDE] (both Franck). Orch. dir. Albert WolFF. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3616. 12” Blk. PW Polydor 66969 [1789BM/ ? ]. DAMNATION DE FAUST: AutreFoi un roi de Thulé / DAMNATION DE FAUST: D’amour l’ardente Flame (Berlioz). Orch. dir. Albert WolFF. Few lightest rubs, cons . 2. $15.00. GIOVANNI MARTINELLI [t]. See also: ROSA PONSELLE [s] 1333. 10” Red Vr 64487. UN BALLO IN MASCHERA: Di tu se Fedele (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 1352. 10” late Red VdP DA 332 [B-15661-2/B-17385-1]. IDEALE (Tosti) / MATTINATA (Leoncavallo). Side two harp acc. Francis J. Lapitino. Excellent pressing, couple minor mks., cons. 2. $7.00. 2333. 12” Red early ‘30s Victrola 6191. FAUST: Salut, demeure (Gounod) / CARMEN: Air de la Fleur (Bizet). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2513. 12” Red Orth. Vla 6581. LA LEGGENDA DEL PIAVE (Mario) / FASCISTI HYMN (Gastoldon). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3042. 12” Red PoW Czech (?) DB 865 [CVE-31363-5/CVE-31364-6]. LA JUIVE: Rachel, quand du Seigneur / LA JUIVE: Que ma voix tremblante (Halèvy). Discontinued early on in the U.S., this pressing is the best I’ve encountered. Lt. rubs , 2. $10.00. 3485. 12” Gold elec. needle-cut Edison 47003 [N-738-B/N-741-A]. AIDA: Celeste Aida (Verdi) / MARTHA: M’appari (Flotow). Just about 1-2. $200.00 2362. 12” SS Vitaphone (33.3 rpm) 198 [take 2]. PAGLIACCI: Vesti la giubba (Leonca- vallo). VrBk. Center-start. Recorded in 1926 for theater use with accompanying film. Remarkably clean, just about 1-2. $200.00. 2437. 12” SS Vitaphone (33.3 rpm) VI-1024-1. AIDA: L'aborrita rivale a me sFuggia … Già i sacerdoti (Verdi). With INA BOURSKAYA [ms]. VrBk. Center-start. No blasting, but somewhat “edgy”. Thoroughly listenable. 4. $90.00. ALICE MARTURELL [s]. The short career oF this talented soprano seems to have been due to her involvement in managerial politics. In 1924, she participated in the (certainly belated) First production oF Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, with tenor Jaro Dworsky and bass Emmanuel List, Leo Blech conducting. She also shared the role oF Mimì (Puccini’s La Bohème ) with Meta Seinemeyer and also perFormed Agathe in Der Freischütz . Evidently she was romantically involved with a member oF the Board oF Directors oF the Deutsche Opera who was engaged in a secret merger attempt with the Berlin Volksoper. Marturell acted as a go-between. The merger Failed in late 1924 and on Dec. 24 th , the City oF Berlin stepped in, took over management oF the theater, and Formed the Städische Oper Berlin. Marturell was never subsequently engaged by any Berlin theater. -VRCS CD Notes, 2002. 2930. 12” Red acous. Polyphon 50437 [1985½ac/1989as]. DER FREISCHÜTZ: Und ob die Wolke (v. Weber) / DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR: Wohl den! (Nico- lai). IMs. Couple lt. mks., still just about 1-2. $15.00. ENZO MASCHERINI [b] 2907. 12” late Orange Cetra 25123 [2-70911/2-70915]. FAUST: Senza medaglia … Dio possente (Gounod) / IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Largo al Factotum (Rossini). Orch. dir. Ugo Tansini. Just about 1-2. $10.00. - 108 - VOCAL 78 rpm Discs EDITH MASON [s] 1916. 10” Purple elec. Brunswick 10243. SERENATA (Tosti) / OH, FOR THE WINGS OF A DOVE (Mendelssohn). Just about 1-2. $25.00. 2397. 12” Purple elec. Brunswick 30115. MARTHA: Last Rose oF Summer (Moore-Flotow) / GOOD-BYE (Tosti). Just about 1-2. $35.00. CATHERINE MASTIO [s]. Paris, 1875 - ? . A student oF PiFFaretti, Mastio was a graduate oF the Paris Conservatoire. Her debut was at the Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie as Inez in l’Africaine and she remained with the company through 1898. From 1899-1907 she was a Featured artist at the Paris Opéra-Comique and From 1908 at the Paris Opéra. She also appeared elsewhere as a guest. Mastio’s repertoire was extensive and included roles such as Micaëla, Mimí, Louise, Violetta, Philine in Mignon , Bertha in Le Prophète and Elsa, as well as several world creations. Her Few and extremely rare records display an exceptionally attractive voice with superb control oF dynamic shadings. 1935. 10” Blk. Zonophone X-1295. LAKMÉ: Recit. et Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Delibes). Announced by Mastio. Piano acc. 90 rpm . Few minor lbl. marks and (harmless) rough areas on the blank outer margin. There is some ticking and clicking first ½” or so (for which I can’t spot any reason). It is otherwise quiet and an exceptionally clear recording for 1902. Surface is remarkably clean, cons . 2. $400.00. CATHERINE MASTIO GINO MATTERA [t]. Taranto, 1923-Rome, 1960. A pupil oF tenor ManFredo Polverosi, Mattera made his debut as AlFredo in La Traviata at the Rome Teatro Adriano in 1947. He subsequently sang in other Italian theaters and in 1948 was oFFered a Film contract. It appears that the remainder oF his short liFe (37 years) was mainly in Films (sometimes as a non-singing actor) with occasional concerts and television appearances, and he appeared oFten on RAI (Radio Italiana) operatic broadcasts. In 1953, Mattera visited Australia, making there one oF his Few appearances outside oF Italy.