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Long after their ruckus with temperamental Artur Rodzinski (TIME, Feb. 17, 1947), the directors of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra seemed unwilling to give full-conductor powers to anybody else. Staggered by guest conductors and triumvirates, the U.S.'s oldest (108 years) and once finest orchestra lost much of its poise and polish. Last spring the directors finally overcame their hesitation, picked Minneapolis' Greek-born Dimitri Mitropoulos, who shared the season with Leopold Stokowski last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Man from Minneapolis | 10/23/1950 | See Source »

...Pianist Artur Rubinstein conceded that piano playing could be a bore, particularly at parties where the hostess insists on "just an eensy-teensy bit. Oh, it's a pest. I will go to an affair and they will send some bewitching young thing to ask me to play and I'm a beast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: The Specialist's Eye | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

...they dubiously called it "crème de la crème." The first concert, with the Pro Arte Quartet, drew only 559 fans, but even that was 200 more than they expected. Since then things have picked up. His biggest triumph came last year when he got Pianist Artur Rubinstein, Violinist Jascha Heifetz and Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky to play together, and packed Ravinia with a record-breaking 10,000 fans (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Creme de la Creme | 8/21/1950 | See Source »

Sonata No. 4, Op. 102 No. 1 (Artur Schnabel, pianist; Pierre Fournier, cellist; Victor, 4 sides 45 r.p.m.). This sober and somber sonata anticipates-but ranks with-the last great quartets. Schnabel's playing, as always, has wisdom and warmth; French Cellist Fournier can not quite match the playing of Pablo Casals in an earlier record. Performance and recording: excellent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Records, Jul. 3, 1950 | 7/3/1950 | See Source »

Sonata No. 18, Op. 31 No. 3 (Artur Rubinstein, pianist; Victor, 5 sides, 45 r.p.m.). Although Rubinstein plays with his usual eloquence and perception, some will find the color of his tone too light for Beethoven. Recording: excellent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Records, Jul. 3, 1950 | 7/3/1950 | See Source »

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