Word: johanns
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Childhood of Christ," by Johann Christoph Bach, featured four superb soloists backed up by a fine orchestra-chorus combination. Conductor Alfred Patterson obviously had his musicians well trained; the attacks were accurate and confident, and balance between singers and orchestra came pretty close to perfection. The outstanding soloist was tenor Oscar Henry, whose strong but subdued voice sounded good, despite the sore throat he had to combat...
...opening Concerto by Johann Pfeiffer typified the entire program. Written for piano, cello, and two violins, this work has no high spots, low spots, or anything else to make it at all memorable. The Collegium's performance was unusual because of the piano it used--an authentic instrument made by Andreas Stein in 1790. Its tone midway between a harpsichord and a modern piano, was subdued and refined--well suited to the music. Erwin Bodky played smothly and sympathetically, much better than he had done on the harpsichord in weeks past...
...Last week, Germany got a second: Jewish Sociologist Max Horkheimer, who was elected rector of Frankfurt's Johann Wolfgang Goethe University. In 1933 the Nazis drove Horkheimer from the country, closed the famed Institute for Social Research which he had founded. This week, Rector Horkheimer, now a U.S. citizen, will have the pleasure of seeing his institute opened again...
...cast made up for its lack of experience by singing and acting with even greater vitality than the regular performers. Even the chorus and dancers contributed to the Sparkling-Burgundy effect which Johann Strauss' incomparable music created. Only two of the leads (Brenda Lewis and Donald Dame) possess really outstanding voices. Miss Lewis has all the vocal and physical equipment for an effective portrayal of the voluptuous Rosalinda. Her performance would have been flawless were it not for her careless enunciation, and perhaps this will be remedied as she grows accustomed to the acoustics in the Opera House...
...prolific record maker. In Music Ho! (subtitled "A Study of Music in Decline") he took a gloomy view of most modern music, blasted Stravinsky, Hindemith and Schoenberg and derided "musical snobs" who failed to realize that Duke Ellington wrote "the most distinguished popular music since Johann Strauss...