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Everett B. Mattlin '49 and Arthur W. Purcell '50 will argue for United States support of the Chinese Nationalist Government tonight at 8 o'clock in the Dunster Small Common Room when they entertain the University of California debaters.
Britten: Introduction & Rondo alla Burlesca and Mazurka Elegiaca (Clifford Curzon and Benjamin Britten, pianists; Decca Record Co. Ltd., 4 sides); Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings (Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Benjamin Britten conducting; 6 sides). The first recordings of Britain's wonder-boy composer to reach the U.S. His two...
Not reviewed before were Hassler's Cantate Domino, a clean-cut, buoyant piece of beautiful harmonies, and Nanino's Diffusa est Gratia, a lovely tapestry of sound. Both were served up very nicely. The other, now-familiar selections by Carter, Thomson, Purcell, and Handed do not suffer from a lack...
The Gordian Knot Untied suite of Henry Purcell, Britain's earliest major composer (circa 1659-95), makes a delightful companion album by the same orchestra (4 sides). Both performances: excellent.
The Orchestra's interest in both the new and the old was well demonstrated by Wednesday's concert which included an original student work and an ancient suite by Purcell. The suite, a selection from "The Virtuous Wife," is as faithful a standby as its title would suggest, and was...