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...musical. The earlier part of the program included Soprano Beverly Sills, Pianist Rudolf Serkin and Conductor Leopold Stokowski. But "Salud Casals" night did not really get under way until the guest of honor arrived with his all-cello orchestra. The performers had gathered from all over the world. Each cellist financed his own trip and donated his services for the privilege of being led by Pablo Casals in one of his brief compositions, a Catalan Sardana (an infinite number of cellos can play its eight-part harmony...
When Casals finally came on, he was helped up to the podium. He began to conduct sitting down. But the music soon brought him to his feet to urge his fellow musicians forward. Time may have taken its physical toll of Casals the cellist. But as the evening showed, his conducting seems to improve with age. He had strong control, and he got exactly what he wanted from both music and orchestra. When he took up his baton the years vanished...
...Union last November. Friends report that the atmosphere in Ryazan, where he lives, is hostile and even dangerous because of threats of violence by local zealots. Since Solzhenitsyn has been denied official authorization to live in Moscow, he has taken refuge in the country house near Moscow of Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich...
...pitch. The Schumann Piano Trio No. 2 kin F Major, opus 80, opened the program and nearly closed it. Alexander Schneider, Leslie Parnas, and Murray Perahia showed no life, no energy, and no enthusiasm. Each movement was stodgy, and movements two and three positively died at the end. The cellist performed rather well. Unfortunately the violinist was sadly out of tune. The biggest single complaint I would register against the performance was lack of ensemble. Notes must not only be played in sequence linearly but the parts must line up vertically as well. The rhythmic impression stole the vitality from...
After an interminable intermission came Dvorak's Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major, opus 81. Czechoslovakia may be under someone's thumb but Czech music is very much alive. This gorgeous piece was very well played. The cellist distinguished himself with a beautiful, full, resonant opening and the ensemble played with much more rhythmic unity and dynamic cohesion. Walter Trampler was superb throughout the Dvorak. There was an evident feeling for the ebb and flow of the beautiful melodies, lines which sing and soar over the often complex texture of this magnificent quintet. The new quality in their...