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...Rayinski marched into court with his saxophone (in case proof were needed of his talent), a briefcase (stuffed with documents setting forth the legal rights of street musicians) and a big display board on which was tacked a postcard which read: "You are certainly the most extraordinary virtuoso since Paganini ... If you can stop the abominable jazzers' practice of playing the saxophone as con sordino [i.e., muted] and as disorderly as possible, you will be a great benefactor as well as a great player...
...Aspen (Colo.) Institute: Darius Milbaud; Paganini String Quartet...
...audiences at the finals vigorously applauded all the ultimate prizewinners, including Second Prizewinner Mikhail Vayman, 24, Third Prizewinner Elisabeth Cserfalvi, 25, and Fourth Prizewinner Olaf. But the biggest crowd came out on the last afternoon for Leonid Kogan. By the time he had glided masterfully through the perilous Paganini Concerto in D Major, the Bruxellois were yelling bravo. Kogan grinned, bowed quickly and walked off into a flood of backstage congratulations. The judges' decision an hour later confirmed what everyone already knew: Kogan had won hands down...
Verdi: Quartet in E Minor (the Paganini Quartet; Victor, 2 sides LP). Stuck in Naples, where he had gone to supervise a production of Aïda, Verdi, then 60, decided to "amuse myself" by composing a string quartet-his first and only one. After a private performance, he pronounced it merely a "pastime," refused to have it published. He was too hard on himself: though his quartet is not quite a masterpiece of its kind, its first movement particularly has Verdi's irresistible melodic appeal. Performance and recording: excellent...
Schumann: Quintet in E Flat, Op. 44 (Artur Rubinstein, pianist; the Paganini Quartet; Victor, 2 sides LP). Rubinstein at his best in an excellent ensemble. Recording: excellent...