Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-30
New Music for the Holidays


The greatest "hnd" Of the year il
new musical talent is undoubtedl,
1.-THE young Chilean baritone, Renatt
Zanelli, who with single step, hal
taken his place among the great liv
ing singers. He is only in the Eos
but for all that he is not simply al
artist of the future" he is an ar,
list of the present-and great one
with a true baritone voice of grea
range, power, sweetness and flexi-
bility.
His introduction to Victor au
diences is made through his two in.
itial Victrola records, just out
THE Spanish Dancer and "Deal
Zaza." respectively. His operate
debut takes place this month with
the Metropolitan Opera company il
New York; and never, perhaps, ha:
a first appearance been ATTENDED
with greater auguries' for the future
His career will be watched and fol
lowed with attention by the whole
musical world.
Zanelli's appearance brings te
mind that other youthful prodigy
Jascha Heifetz, who was the musi.
cal sensation of several seasons ago
And Heifetz has just made new
Interpretation on Victrola record
"a Paganini-Kreisler Caprice
Two things are to be considered in
every record Heifetz makes-the be.
wildering beauty of his musical ef-
fects, and the extraordinary techni.
cal means used in order to bring
them about. In this number a pc.
culiarly rich effect is had by bow.
ing one open string, leaving it pow.
erfully vibrating, and passing on to
two othere so swiftly and so deity
the ear cannot follow. The record
ends with passages Of indescribable
brilliancy.
The Venetian Boat Song" is a
very popular concert duet. The
voices of Laura Littlefcld and Elsie
Baker blend perfectly on a new Vic.
tor record, and the result is an
unusually pleasing number. One
is transported to Venice the
Golden" and we seem to rise and
dip with the swing of the gopdola.
The Canoe Song" by Pestalozza,
which these artists also sing, on the
reverse of the record, is a modern
italian composition, which has not
been given the serious consideration
by music lovers which its beauty de-
serves.
To those who believe in the i'm
permanence of happiness, either
married or single, the song, when
the Preacher Makes You Mine"
sung by Adele Rowland on a Victor
record just issued, strikes a new and
a wholesome note. It is the utter
ance of an impatient lover, who feels
that he can't possibly wait till next
Sunday, when the Saffair comes off
He winds up, man fashion, by de-
,claring he'll be dog-gone happy
when the preacher makes over to
him the lady love of his dreams.
It is done as might be supposed, in
happy rag-time vein.
On the reverse of the record Miss
Rowland sings Granny" a memory
song of little girl who used to
crawl on Granny's lap when mother
was tired at the days end.
Werrenrath Now a Red Seal Artist
The first contribution that Reinald
Werrenrath makes to music lovers
after his elevation to seat beside
the immortals of modern music in
the Victor "hall of fame"is an in
depreciation of Victor Herbert's fine
love-song, Molly" which he sings
in splendid and manly style on a
new Victrola record. The Music is
in that delightful Irish style which
reminds admirers now and then that
Victor Herbert came honestly by