Word: hindemith
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...recital itself, said Biggs, was "a sort of compromise program: Handel, because after all he's buried here, Bach, then Daquin and Soler [both 18th century] for the traditionalists, Hindemith, Jehan Alain, a young French composer who was killed in World War II, finishing up with the Rondo from the Symphony in G by Leo Sowerby. Something for everyone, in fact." But not everyone in his audience approved. Playing with precise tranquillity, Biggs went through the program without ever playing full organ. The British, despite their reputation for restraint, like their organ music romantic and thunderous; Biggsie...
Probably the best example is the Music Society. It has 60 members and is one of the most active groups in the House. In the fall, for example, it presented a program of two Boyce symphonies, a Vivaldi bassoon concerto, and a one-act Hindemith opera, for its most successful concert. It presents chamber music concerts every two or three weeks throughout the year, and, in an attempt to become self-supporting, (it now depends on funds from the House Committee) the society recently began publication of The Concert Guide, a schedule of concerts in and around Boston...
...retain the graceful framework in which they were conceived. Alexander Gelley '55 and Theodore Schultz 7G not only surmounted purely technical obstacles; they brought a delicate clarity to the occasionally obscure scoring. Their selections ranged through Couperin, Telemann, and Mozart, 'and Mr. Gelley represented the modern solo repertoire with Hindemith's Sonata...
...artists were remarkably fortunate in their accompanists, and pianist Robert Freeman '57 imparted a subtlety to the Hindemith sonata that matched Mr. Gelley's. Melville Smith's brilliant harpsichord playing transcended the role of mere continue and turned the keyboard into an integral part of the ensemble. Midway in the evening, he delighted the audience with an interlude of harpsichord pieces by Byrd, Bull, and L. Couperin. They provided contrast to the suave tone of the woodwinds and added a touch of brighter color that perfectly balanced the program. ROBERT M. SIMON
...Bizet and danced in simple costumes against a plain blue backdrop; his showy Pas de Trois (music from Minkus' Don Quixote) as a sop to oldtimers who like to watch three top soloists show off their grace and strength; his grotesque fantasy of insect life, Metamorphoses (music by Hindemith). and perhaps one of popular Choreographer Jerome Robbins' impudent romps such as Pied Piper (music by Copland...