Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-11
CHOIR: AND ORGAN
RECORDS. [: D.
Fifteen Proofs Received This
Morning Delight Auditors on
Initial Trial.
BUT SIX FAILURES IN THE SET.
Utah Singers, Soloists and Musicians
Score Heavily With Numerous Fa-
vorltc Numbers Reproduced.

Fifteen proofs OF the tabcrnace choir
and organ records arrived this morn
Ing, from New York, making 10 in all
received. The other six failedito turn
out satisfactorily. and no proofs OF
them were sent. The latter Included
the ''Inhammatus" and anthem I'VE
Thank Thee Q God for n Prophet"
from the choir, the "AndantinS'' BY
Lemare, and "Mignon" gavotte from
the organ. tho trouble being thaS the
records were uneven, good in places,
but blurred or too faint In othsrs.
Manager Dayncs of the Daynes-Bcebe
Music company, tried the 10 received
today. and they appeared satisfactory
Some of them were remarkably excelA
lent. The "Hosannah' anthem and
the "HalleluJah" chorus from tho
choir were not merely Impressive. they;
were majestic, A great volume OF song
rolled forth from the machine TINT
certainly did the choir justice. The
organ accompaniment too was very
fair in making an Impression, although
1t was feared 1t might not be heard.
The "Hallelujah" number Is In two
records, which may make 1t rather
awkward, although the quality is UNI
;impeachable. Az the first part ends,
one OF tho sopranos had failed to
notice Conductor Stephens baton fall.
and kept on. Her continuation of the
strain Is faithfully reproduced.
WEIHE'ssvIoLIN SOLO.
Willard Weihe's violin solo could
hardly have been bettered. 1t is clear.
rich and strong, the double stop"
playing being particularly noticeable,
while the pizzicato at the close Is
cute and originally given. How the
organ accompaniment could be so
good with the violinlst pcrched up In
side the; instrument. with no COM
icationy whatever with the or
iganist, is evidence of the unusual
artistic tenn peraments OF the per-
formers. The number my Little
Gypsy s,weethenrt," IS considered the
gem OF the entire repertoire. Mr..
Ensign certainly did himself Justice,
his voice being brought out with d
richness sof tonh that would do credit
to the baritones OF the Metropolitan
opera company. The, \ backing by the
choir WINS also excellent
Tho organ numbers give satisfaction
in everything, but the absence OF the
heavy pedal notes, which, under the
circumstances, was an acoustic .mpOs-
sibility, as 1t Is now seen that separate
receiving trumpet arrangements must
be made to record the heavy pipes of
the pedal organ. However, considering
that this Is the first time anything OF
this kind has been attempted tho re-
suits may be considered marvellous: and
such criticism as Is offered Is only to
point out ways for improvements on
these initial experiments, In looking
for more artistic and effective results.
The Widor Toccatn and the Bach d
Minor fug1ie are remarkable. They
show in n dramatic wny the capnbili-
ties Of the organist in technique and
registration. The "Gondolier" by Nevln
is a remarkably gratifying number. no.
ticenbly In orchestral registration. MIR.
Daynes will wire the Columbia Phono-
crap company this afternoon the re-
suits Of the trial of the proofs. Some
that appear to better advantage than
the others will be indicated as first.
and the others az second choices. The
records will then be made up for the
market, and Salt Lake people owning
machines can have all they want. The
superf,uous note Mt the close Of the first
part OF the "Hallclujnh" chorus record
can be easily eliminated. Next Ihurs-
| day evening the choir. may expect 10
hear these new record proofs. They
certainly will be gratitied with tha
"Hosannah." and Mr.. Ensign's eHort'
and the organ numbers.