The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-27

The Spring awakening re-awakens
memories Of the golden voice." REIN
carnate on record just released. 1t
yields US another curious link with the
past, impressing us anew with the i'm
mortality of great musical artistry
recorded safely for all time. This lat
est record Of Caruso's is a very grea.
one, solemn strain, in minor key.
sung by lover who looks in at the
window at the figure OF his dead be-
loved, and calls upon the players OF
pipe and cymbal to play louder. The
air of "Nind" is attributed to Giovanni
Battista Pergolesi, the great Italian
composer Of the eighteenth century, but
more probably is by Legrenzio Clamp.
The IViN.cm Tel revival by the
Metropolitan Opera Company. in whose
halls this opera had not been heard
since 1894, 10 the occasion of four
records from the last of Rossinis
thirty seven operas. While the ques-
ton as to whether this opera is. as 1t
was once considered, Rossini's greatest,
is as vet unsettled, and while his style
was purposely changed in composing
"TeH," many Of the airs are essentially
Rossinian and delightful.
The first OF the new Records is by
Nine. Aida, the "Selva OpGco" Deep
shaded Forest), in which Matilda,
daughter of the tyrant Gessler. tells of
her love for Arnold. 1t is gently
Sowing, somewhat pastoral melody,
sung in Alda's flexible, clear, hutelike
The famous "Resta ImuobIe"
Think Not, Nor Stir a Limb. is re-
corded admirably by Giuseppe De Luca:
1t is the memorable scene where Tell
warns his son to stand steady while
his father shoots the apple off his head.
You can feel the steadying effect on the
singer himself, as the melody proceeds
"a manly number sung il heroic style.
At the close he calls upon the boy to
think of his mother.
The great trio from Act II, "Trorcar
snoi di" (His Life Basely Takenl.
makes a superb record, with Giuseppe
Martinelli taking the pledge to the
higher principle for which Arnold, 3
father, the village patriarch. died,
Arnold's amazement (the tenor par)
develops into magnificent lyric cry,
and the number has great climactic mo-
,nents of superlative beauty and power:
Alartinelli who takes the part of
Arnold in the opera, sings the last OF
th!l quartet of records, 20 mufo ash dsI
pianto" Ooh, Blessed Abode, an i'm
passioned lyric in which he yields to
Ills own sorrows, over the little home
which had been the home of his father,
who died for the cause. 1t is pitched
very high in the tenor range.
Rossini was one of the LATEST OF
famous musicians, He rarely arose
before noon, and if, when he did
awake and found the day I'M
propitious, he often would turn
over and sleep another twenty-four
hours. 1t is said tkat once. after
writing part of a beautiful duet for
an opera, the sheet OF paper on
which he was writing fell to the
qoor beside the bed in which he
vas writing, and blew out Of his
reach. Too lazy to get up and get
it. he wrote another melody for the
mart, 90 that there are two duets
Tor this part in the opera, and sing
ess can choose the one they like
best.
The haunting little soprano melody
from Rimsky- Korsakow's weird opers
"Ihe SnosO Eaiden" in which she her
self expresses the desire to visit thu
earth makes charming record b,
Lucrezia Bori. 81 Kno:v the Song Of
the Lark" 10 an odd. sad little strain
accompanied by an oboe against wood
wind chords. Boris voice Autters Xix,
: bird seeking freedom, rising towards
the climax and descending in lonl
sweeps OF tone.