Word: vox
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bach: Toccata (Adagio & Fugue) in C Major (Alexander Borovsky, piano; Vox, 4 sides). One of Bach's great and frequently transcribed organ works, here played somewhat murkily on the piano. Recording: good...
Louis Armstrong-Paris, 1934 (vox, 6 sides). The hot-jazz cultists insist that the Armstrong of the '20s is the true Armstrong, but he was going strong when he made these records with a mediocre, hastily assembled crew. What counts is Satchelmouth's relaxed singing and trumpeting of such classics as Tiger Rag, On the Sunny Side of the Street, St. Louis Blues. Recording: good...
Paganini Recital (Ruggiero Ricci, violin, with Louis Persinger, piano; Vox, 6 sides). A talented 26-year-old, who is soloist with the American Broadcasting Co. String Orchestra, uses these six show pieces of Paganini's to show that he is more nimble-fingered than some of the bigger names. Performance: excellent...
Debussy: Preludes, Book II (Robert Casadesus, pianist; Columbia, 12 sides); Pour le Piano Suite and Danse (Gaby Casadesus, pianist; Vox, 4 sides); Milhaud: Le Bal Martiniquais (Robert and Gaby Casadesus, duo-pianists; Columbia, 2 sides). Husband & wife take turns working over the iridescent music of a fellow Frenchman. Robert's album is deeper and moodier; Gaby plays more lightly-turned caprices. Their joint record is light, witty...
Bach: Concerto in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra (Alexander Borovsky and the Lamoureux Orchestra, E. Bigot conducting; Vox, 4 sides). A violin concerto transcribed by Ferruccio Busoni, now one of Bach's most popular piano pieces...