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...destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano," Rostropovich has said. "But this cannot be until there are more and great new works for the cello." Thus he has inspired composers such as Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Miaskovsky, Kabalevsky, Piston and Britten to write repeatedly...
...repertory. As for Rachmaninoff, he went on to lead one of the few 20th century musical careers that can accurately be called spectacular. Only the Pole Josef Hofmann could be compared with him as a virtuoso pianist, and even Hofmann behaved deferentially around Rachmaninoff. No other concert pianist, except Prokofiev, had Rachmaninoff's stature as a composer. No composer since Liszt ranked as such a keyboard soiree idol...
...evening that radio attained its greatest cultural influence. Millions of children received their first exposure to classical music when they heard the background to The FBI in Peace and War (Prokofiev's Love for Three Oranges), or to The Lone Ranger (Rossini's William Tell Overture, Liszt's Les Preludes), or to The Green Hornet (Rimski-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee). The Hornet and the Ranger were creations of Fran Striker and George W. Trendle, who furnished them both with similar appurtenances. The Masked Rider of the Plains had a faithful Indian companion, Tonto...
...Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, conductor; London; 3 LPs; $17.94. London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn, conductor; Angel; 3 LPs; $17.98). A typical instance of how the classical record industry can drive its customers berserk and eat up its own profits. The complete version of this score has been almost totally neglected since the LP's birth 25 years ago; now come two competing versions. Ah, free enterprise! Both sets manage to confirm that this is the finest evening-length ballet score since Tchaikovsky. Neither, as it happens, quite equals the poetry and passion of Charles Munch...
KRESGE AUDITORIUM (MIT). MIT Symphony Orchestra. Mozart: Figaro overture; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Yasuo Watanabe, soloist); Sibelius: Symphony No. 2. Tickets: $1. Saturday, November...