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...composer in particular, mainly because he wrote so much music that is not suited to present-day mediums of performances, has been the transcriber's prize scapegoat. Johann Sebastian Bach has suffered more at the hands of conductors and who-knows-whats than should happen to even a composer. The Brandenburg Concerti, for example, are written for small groups of string instruments, yet they have been presented, as is also the case with the Corelli Suite for Strings, with entire symphony or chestra string sections. It is true that the music had been transcribed. What that nasty word seems...
Honorable mention, however, should be made in the case of some transcriptions which were made with better discrimination and taste. The Bach Chaconne in D Minor as originally written, stands as one of the bulwarks in any competent violinist's repertoire. As it stands today, it is also established in any competent pianist's repertoire, for the transcription by Ferruccio Benvenuto Busoni is second to none in transferring the mood and music accurately to the piano. The Brahms-Haydn Variations, written originally for two pianos, and Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," originally written for piano, have also profited...
...following evening, Symphony Hall heard one of the most varied and successful programs of the year, which included everything from Bach to Brahms, Strauss, Wolf and Borodin. If the before mentioned concert proved that unknown works can be a success, this proved that known quantities can be even more so. The Third Brandenburg Concerto in G Major is a tried and trusted quantity, although one might have wished for a few less strings than the Boston Symphony can throw into the fray at any time. Previously this year, more than competent performances of Thus Spake Zarathustra and Don Quixote were...