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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat (William Kapell, pianist, with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann conducting; Victor, 7 sides). A ragged, unsure playing of the least interesting of Beethoven's concertos. Recording: good.
Brahms: Sonata in F Minor (William Primrose, viola; William Kapell, piano; Victor, 6 sides). One of Brahms's last compositions, written originally for piano and clarinet, but alternately for piano and viola, in Brahms's heavy romantic style. Performance: good.
New York Philharmonic (Sun. 3 p.m., CBS). Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, Khachatourian's Piano Concerto. Soloist: Pianist William Kapell. Conductor: Artur Rodzinski.
Claudio Arrau (rhymes with allow), who does such things with authoritative aplomb, is a trim, dapper 43-year-old who looks like a fugitive from a Man of Distinction ad. He likes to wear maroon ties with matching handkerchief jutting out of his coat pocket. Along with Bohemian-born Rudolf...
As of the class of 1943: Joseph V. Cavanagh, Omar F. Elder, Quentin L. Housholder, David S. Kapell, John R. Mahoney '37, Frederick S. Pillsbury, William D. Pinansky, and Jerome E. Rosen '40.