SCHEHERAZADE speaks. . . .
It is a tale of marvels, to beguile her lord. She tells of Sinbad and the magic isles . . .
horses with brazen feet, and men of steel . . . sultans and princesses, houris and turbaned slaves. Color, warmth, rhythm, the very perfumes of
the Orient breathe in her artful words.
From
that ancient collection of tales known as the Arabian Nights, Rimsky-Korsakoff drew inspiration for some of the
most vivid and exotic music ever written.
His Scheherazade Suite is a
marvelous arabesque of orchestral color, brilliantly imaginative, technically
fine. Three generations of music-lovers
have delighted in it. It should be in
every musical library.
The Scheherazade Suite has been recorded by
Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. It is available in a special album, with an
explanatory booklet. In it, Victor’s
Orthophonic process has preserved both the full splendor of the music itself
and the subtlety and vigor of its interpretation.
The nearest
Victor dealer will gladly play you the Scheherazade
Suite, or any of the beautiful new Victor recordings, by the foremost artists
and orchestras. . . . Write today for the free illustrated
booklet, “A Musical Galaxy,” with foreword by Leopold Stokowski—a commentary
upon six of the greatest moments in music. Victor Talking Machine Company, Camden, N.J., U.S.A.
THE ETUDE MUSIC MAGAZINE – May 1928
Love that illustration! While I was listening to some of the music, I looked up "orthophonic" on Wikipedia just for kicks and was surprised to actually find a pretty interesting article there:
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Your devoted sister,
Harmonica
What a colorful illustration, and such fabulous music. I so enjoy getting to listen to all the songs talked about in the articles you share. And the Orthophonic looks like a very interesting machine. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words Harmonica and Charlotte and thank you for the link to Orthophonic -- I'm linking it right now...
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