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...personal singularities that has made Biloti interesting, but rather one of what has been esteemed curious musicianship. Critics have called Biloti's interpretations over-individual and even erratic. " He plays Bach like Chopin, turning a learned fugue into a weaving of pretty melodies." To him Bach and Beethoven have written beautiful music; but music which the interpreter should make as fair and graceful...
Tschaikowsky's endlessly played Symphonic Pathetique appears not at all. Debussy is represented only by an aria from L'Enfant Prodigue, and by none of his orchestra pieces. Nor do we find the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven. The seventh was the only one of his symphonies played. These omissions are sinful. But many will find them a trifle refreshing...
...program follows: Overture to "Lenore," No. 3, Opera 72 Beethoven "Good Friday Spell," from "Parsifal," Act III Wagner Concerto in A major, No. 2, for Pianoforte and Orchestra Liszt Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opera 73 Brahms
...Woodworth '24 Minuet from Trio in C minor, G. L. Foote '08 Poco adagio from Trio in C, W. C. Heilman '00 W. H. Piston '24, G. A. Brown '25 and the Composers Variations on "Mary had a Little Lamb", in the styles of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Wagner, Tchaikowsky, Grieg, MacDowell, Debussy, and Liszt, Edward Ballantine '07 Played by the Composer
...Krehbiel, 69, dean of New York music critics. He came to New York in 1879 as music critic of The New York Tribune and remained with that paper until his death. He was the author of more than 28 volumes, including his translation of Thayer's Life of Beethoven...