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...Boston Symphony Orchestra is on tour this week, but on the week-end of April 9 and 10 they will return to play an all-Brahms program with Myra Hess, the English pianist, as soloist. The Academic Festival Overture will open the program and will be followed by the Second Pianoforte Concerto in B flat in which Myra Hess will play. Brahms' Second Symphony in D major will close the concert...
Unfortunately, this worthy offering coincides on Saturday afternoon with another excellent recital, that of the popular English pianist Myra Hese. Her varied program includes a Sarabande, Minuet, and Air by Purcell, Schubert's Sonata Opus 143, Schumaun's "Papillons", and Beethoven's "Appassionata" Sonats. The latter is one of her particular triumphs...
...York's board was only partly right. The original of Santa Claus was St. Nicholas of Myra, in Lycia, Asia Minor, of whom little is known save that he was a 4th Century bishop. In the 11th Century, Italians of Bari stole his body, built a basilica about it, attributed to the saint many a miracle. St. Nicholas became the patron of Russia, Greece, the Kingdom of Naples, Sicily, Lorraine, Limerick, of children, pawnbrokers, mariners, coopers, brewers. Children came to expect secret gifts from St. Nicholas on the eve of his feast (Dec. 6). This far from notable bishop...
...Myra Hess to Play...
...Myra Hess, the renowned English planist, is to give her annual Boston concert in Jordan Hall on Sunday afternoon. Her interpretation of music is absolutely unique, and through a simple and unaffected approach to every piece in her repertoire, she succeeds in creating a musical atmosphere in which humility is superbly blended with a complete understanding. Many a pianist surpasses her in sheer ability and virtuosity, but few can hope to give such complete satisfaction to their audiences...