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Paul Wittgenstein, famed one-armed Austrian pianist, had made his U. S. debut with the Boston Symphony, playing a Concerto especially composed for him by Maurice Ravel. Bostonians closed their eyes because it seemed incredible that a single left hand could compass a keyboard so quickly and completely, make the treble sound clear and strong while the bass poured out a seething undercurrent. Compared with most pianists, Paul Wittgenstein has a fairly small hand. His trick was to train it to lightning speed, to develop his pedal technique so that he could cover transitions gracefully and subtly, give a solid...
...which has sponsored the works of Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff. Natalya Koussevitzky is rightfully proud of her husband's U. S. achievements. He has polished Boston's orchestra so that it again rivals New York's and Philadelphia's. He has given peerless performances of Ravel and Debussy, established himself as the greatest of U. S. program makers. Proud Bostonians have accepted him to the extent of making him a member of the Somerset Club, a Beacon Hill institution so exclusive that little Brahmins are usually registered for it immediately after birth...
...such prestige that she decided to build a chamber music hall in Washington, D. C. and to endow the Music Division of the Library of Congress. The hall cost her $94,000, the yearly endowment $25,000.* Washington festivals supplanted the ones in Pittsfield. There was new music by Ravel, Schönberg, Casella, Respighi, Stravinsky, Bloch. Mrs. Coolidge imported quartets from Europe-the Brosa from London, the Roth from Budapest, the Pro Arte from Belgium, the Busch from Germany. She organized the Elshuco Trio...
French Military MarchSaint-Saens *Overture to "Der Freishutz" Weber *Two Hearts in 1/4 Time Stolz *"Espana," Rhapsody Chabrier *"Sylvia," Ballet Suite Dollbes The Huntresses of Diana--Pizzicati--The Procession of Bacchus *Suite, for String Orehestra Corelli *Bolero Ravel *Fifth Hungarian Dance Brahms *Pracludium Jarnefelt *Wintergreen for President Greshwin...
March, "Greetings to Bangor"R. B. Hall *Overture to "Oberon" Weber *Valse Triste Sibelius *"Peer Gynt" Suite Grieg *Second Hungarian Rhapsody Liszt *Fourth Symphony: Scherzo--pizzicato ostinato Tchaikovsky *Bolero Ravel *"Of Thee I Sing," Selection Gershwin *"Espana," Waltz Waldteufel *Maine "Stein Song" Fenstadt Selections checked (*) are available on records at Briggs & Briggs Music Store, Harvard Square...