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ANDRÉMASSON-Saidenberg, 1035 Madison Ave. at 79th. This retrospective dates from 1923 to 1962. The works trek from cubism to surrealism, imitating Picasso among others, finally arrive at some of the most spirited and sophisticated lines in current painting. Through March...
BALCOMB GREENE-Saidenberg, 1035 Madison Ave. at 79th St. Greene's engaging double exposures in muted blues and browns have a deceptively unfinished look. But the white space in his seascapes and street scenes is left there on purpose: to flood the canvases with light. Through...
...usual welter of abstract expressionist shows around Manhattan last week, the one at the Saidenberg Gallery stood out by reason of its quietness, tenderness and lack of pretension. Gyorgy Kepes (pronounced Keppish) is the first to concede that his work looks pale beside that of more "muscular" practitioners of abstract expressionism. Their art, he adds mildly, "is like therapy; in a desperate situation one has to hit at whatever there is to hit. But there is danger when the defense mechanism becomes a gesture that everyone uses...
Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C (Mitchell Miller; Saidenberg Little Symphony conducted by Daniel Saidenberg; Columbia, 1 LP). This disk is recommended as an antidote for aches and pains caused by some of Hitmaker Mitch Miller's pop creations (he is a Columbia Records executive as well as an oboist). Miller's oboe tone is sweet, his technique impeccable. In the plaintive slow movement, his sense of graceful phrasing makes Mozart sing...
Griffes: Poem (Julius Baker, flute; orchestra conducted by Daniel Saidenberg; Decca). U.S. Composer Charles Griffes was influenced by both German and French romantic composers before he began to develop his own style, but he died in 1920 (at 36), before he reached full recognition. Poem, a high-flown fantasy of French impressionist extraction, gets a stunning performance from one of Manhattan's finest flutists...