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With those wistful words, Mary Martin keynotes another wistful week of revivals and reissues in pop records. Mary stars in a revival of Babes in Arms (Columbia, 2 sides LP), with its spray of winsome songs by Rodgers and Hart (Where or When, My Funny Valentine, Johnny One Note). Among the reissues...
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (New York Philharmonic-Symphony, George Szell conducting; Columbia, 1 side LP). For sheer beauty and realism of orchestral sound, this recording of the overture and four incidental pieces is one of the finest since the first LP was made. A kindling performance...
Puccini: Tosco (Maria Caniglia, Beniamino Gigli, Armando Borgioli; chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Rome, conducted by Oliviero de Fabritis; Victor Treasury series, 4 sides LP). Puccini's fieriest, reissued in the fine, robust performance that was a pre-LP highlight. Recording: good...
Complete Piano Music of Ravel (Robert Casadesus; Columbia, 6 sides LP). A major undertaking by an artist who is at his best in French music. Casadesus delights in the pastel shadings of Le Tombeau de Couperin, ripples almost too effortlessly through the intricacies of Gaspard de la Nuit. For the four-hand Mother Goose suite and Habanera, he is assisted by his wife Gaby. Recording: good...
Rimsky-Korsakoff: Suite from Le Coq d'Or (French National Symphony Orchestra, Roger Désormière conducting; Capitol, 1 side LP). A color-rich score, played with elegance and recorded with luxuriant sound. The suite is also available on Vanguard, played by the State Radio Orchestra of the U-S.S.R., Nicolai Golovanov conducting. The latter reading is less sophisticated, has less resonant sound, but the recording is up to the standard of most U.S. releases...