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Prokofiev: Sonata In D Major for Violin and Piano (Joseph Szigeti with Leonid Hambro, pianist; Columbia, 6 sides). One of Prokofiev's most lyrical scores, recorded expertly and for the first time by the violinist who introduced it in the U.S. in 1944. Performance: excellent...
...crowd cheered everything indiscriminately, and wept over Enesco's own stormy Sonata No. 3 in A Minor. For Menuhin and Enesco the concerts were warmups. They plan to play together in the U.S. next fall...
...will be over the copyright owners' dead bodies. Says he: "You've got to give the public something it can hang onto-some real melody that isn't too long, too involved or too deadly. For instance, they want me to try the Moonlight Sonata, but that goes on too long. If anything goes beyond 32 bars it is hard for the public to assimilate...
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Desire Defauw conducting; Victor, 6 sides), Piano Sonata No. 7 (Vladimir Horowitz; Victor, 4 sides). Two good and noisy pieces by Russia's greatest contemporary. The earlier Scythian Suite (composed for a Diaghilev ballet in 1914) comes out better than the recent (1942) Sonata. Both are recorded for the first time in the U.S. Performance: good...
...Bach: Sonata in E for Violin and Harpsichord (Yehudi Menuhin and Wanda Landowska; Victor, 6 sides). Two stars dazzle in some of Bach's best. Performance: good...