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Conductor Arbos established Spanish composers and his orchestra on good footing. Halffter, de Falla, Carelli, Espla, Turina, Granados, Albeniz, del Campo, Salazar and many another gained courage & the means of living...
...international reputation and the players in the pit are borrowed from the Philadelphia Orchestra. But it has Alexander Smallens for conductor, W. Attmore Robinson for artistic director, men who have refused to be bound by a Verdi-Puccini repertoire. Last year they gave the U. S. premieres of De Falla's El Amor Brujo, of Erich Korngold's Der Ring des Polykrates and critics all over the country pricked up their ears...
...Boston Symphony, opened its fourth season under Serge Koussevitzky, gave two worthy catholic programs - Stravinsky, Debussy, Brahms, Berlioz, Bach-Schonberg, Richard Strauss, de Falla. "This year," read a foreword in the program book, "owing to increased expenses the deficit is likely to be $85,000, and we ask all those who are anxious to see these concerts continue to subscribe towards the deficit." Figures showed the operating expenses increased by $32,696; the gross income $717,886; the gross expenditure...
...following program is scheduled for tonight's Pops: March Schubert-Casella Overture to "Oberon" Weber Ballet Suite from "Cephalus and Procris" Gretry-Mottl "The Flying Dutehman," Overture Wagner Spanish Dances Moskowski Cordoba Albeniz-Jacchia Three Dances form "The Three Cornered Hat" De Falla "Espana." Rhapsody Chabrier Indian War Dance Skilton Prelude to "Khovantchina" Moussorgsky Entrance of the Guests into the Wartburg, from "Tannhauser" Wagner
Harpsichord Mistress Wanda Landowska was soloist last week at a Manhattan concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She tinkled away at a recently composed novelty by Spanish Maestro Manuel de Falla (Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello), which she had said would be of "austere, aristocratic beauty." All found it muddy; praised her playing of Mozart...