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Just Another Composer. Marcia Davenport jots down a few figures that are far more expressive than words to explain Mozart's desperate struggle. "About $200 was all he ever received for Figaro, about $225 for Don Giovanni . . . and about $112 for the Requiem...
...restore the vote to colored citizens. The announcement merely split his own party. Quietly and remorsefully the Senate debated its own death sentence. One by one Senators rose to make their last speeches. Natal's Edward Brown seemed near to tears as he spoke his own political requiem: "This is a rape of the constitution. The country is at the mercy of the Nationalist Cabinet. It's no longer Volkswil [i.e., the will of the people] but Natswil." Then, slumping back into his seat, he said: "This is the last speech I shall make until the country returns...
...Four-Hand Piano Pieces (Arthur Gold, Robert Fizdale; Columbia). A gifted romantic at his most melodious. Weber puts as much sweet pathos and lilting grace into these little charmers as he does into his more famed operas (Der Freischutz, Oberon, Euryanthe). Other notable new releases: Brahms's German Requiem (soloists, Frankfurt Opera Chorus and Orchestra and Museum Orchestra conducted by Georg Sold; Capitol, 2 LPs); Giuseppe Torelli's Twelve Concert!, Op. 8 (Stuttgart Pro Musica String Orchestra conducted by Rolf Reinhardt; Vox, 3 LPs). Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, in fine performances by Jascha Heifetz and London...
Lenten and Easter Oratorios (Sat. 11:15 p.m. NBC). The Mozart Requiem...
...with Muck, Davison had to find a way to overcome Koussevitzky's prejudice. The task this time, however, was considerable easier. Even before the new conductor arrived in Boston, Davison had decided to have his chorus sing Brahms' German Requiem with the BSO. Monteux had never suggested such an ambitious choral piece, but Davison arranged to hire 60 members of the symphony for two performances of the work in April, 1925. He had planned to conduct these concerts himself, but at the last moment asked Koussevitzky to take his place, maintaining that although he liked to train choruses, he preferred...