The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-28
NEW RECORDS FOR TALKING MACHINE

It is doubtful if the world has ever before known so versa atile an opera and oratorio singer as the great bar- itone Giuseppe Campanari, member of the Columbia Graphophone Com pany's exclusive circle of artists. While yet a boy, Campanari was recognized as a pianist of great promise, and a little later he was filling an engage ment as first 'cel1ist of the great La Scala Theatre, Milan. But it was in operatic work that Campanari achiev- ed his most signal success. The fam ed Song of the Toreador from Car men" is the most recent of Campana- ris recordings. The braggadocio of the vainglorious toreador, reveling in the plaudits of the worshipping crowd, is most effectively reflected in the ringing, powerful voice of Campanari.
 The choicest selections of 'Pagliac- ci'--the opera that has immortalized the name of Leoncavello-have been put in record form by the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. The first se- lection is the chorus of the villagers, Welcome Pagliaccios!" Then follows heart-throbbing theme from the Pagliacco IntermezZo, which is inter rupted by the ''Vesti Ia giubba" aria that tells the tragic story of Canios grief Again the theme of the Inter mezzo is taken up, the saddened voices of the instruments mingling with the pleading love motif of the harp. The tragic course of passionate love and jealousy is graphically and masterful- 1yi conveyed in this brilliant rendition by the Columbia Symphony Orchestra.
 blithe bit of gayety has been put in record form by Sam Ash for Colum- bia; the song hit from Anna Helds s present starring vehicle Follow Me" The title, of the bit of gayety is What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?'' This is just the type of song one would expect to hear Sam Ash sing, and he sings it with an ir- resistible ''twinkle of humor'' in his chastisement of the maid who was a tantalizing contradiction to the mes sage her eyes control Despite the masculine mystifcation reflected in the words, there's a world of tuneful joy in the accompaniment.
 One of the most interesting records included in the Columbia's latest an nouncement is a violoncello solo by Paul Kefer-"Pensee Amoureuse." MT. Refer is best known as the 'cellist of the famous Trio de Lutece and as solo 'cellist of the New Yorw Symphnoy Orchestra. When mere boy he was awarded first medal at the Paris Con- servatory, wrestling honors from many older contemporaries. As played by Refer, this lovely melody is indeed a tone-poem of loving thoughts There is a caress in each gentle sweep of the bow. 2
 Strauss is said to have but one equal in the composition of waltz melodies Joseph Gung'1, a Hungarian com poser Over three hundred marches and waltzes are credited to Gung'l, of which the "Hydropaten Waltz,'' re- gently recorded by Columbia, is the most popularly known. The melody of the Hydropaten Waltz is as unique as it's title. Seldom have the dreamy measures of the waltz been interwo- ven with such brilliant staccato notes and doubling harmonies. And Princes s Orchestra plays the composition with the charm and grace that have always characterized the waltz renditions of this ensemble of expert musiciaps.