Word: sonata
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...Embers, he slips in something by Chopin or Falla with such an unassuming air that it never seems out of place. He began to learn the classics when he was three. His father, himself a professional pianist, would sit beside him at the keyboard, playing a Beethoven sonata, one hand at a time, while little Alex's fingers followed an octave away. Perhaps because of his blindness, "I always improvised and made up little pieces." so when he began to listen to records of Erroll Garner. Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum, he was ready for jazz...
...Without more encouragement the gauche musician sat down and began to play his C major Sonata. Before he had proceeded far, his host cried, 'Walt, Gott im Himmel, Clara must listen to this...
...graceful framework in which they were conceived. Alexander Gelley '55 and Theodore Schultz 7G not only surmounted purely technical obstacles; they brought a delicate clarity to the occasionally obscure scoring. Their selections ranged through Couperin, Telemann, and Mozart, 'and Mr. Gelley represented the modern solo repertoire with Hindemith's Sonata...
...artists were remarkably fortunate in their accompanists, and pianist Robert Freeman '57 imparted a subtlety to the Hindemith sonata that matched Mr. Gelley's. Melville Smith's brilliant harpsichord playing transcended the role of mere continue and turned the keyboard into an integral part of the ensemble. Midway in the evening, he delighted the audience with an interlude of harpsichord pieces by Byrd, Bull, and L. Couperin. They provided contrast to the suave tone of the woodwinds and added a touch of brighter color that perfectly balanced the program. ROBERT M. SIMON
...painful to Serkin that he has been known to forget, conveniently, to take his music with him. As a result, the record people do everything possible to make their virtuoso comfortable, once even lugged their heavy equipment to Vermont, to immortalize Serkin's performance of the "Moonlight" Sonata...