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New York Philharmonic (Sun. 3 p.m., CBS). Mozart's overture to Don Giovanni, Hindemith's First Symphony, Lalo's Symphonic Espagnole. Soloist: Violinist Jacques Thibaud, in his first U.S. concert in 15 years. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski.
NBC Symphony (Sun. 5 p.m., NBC). Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Richard Strauss's Death and Transfiguration, Franck's Symphonic Piece from Redemption. Conductor: Arturo Toscanini.
Their style is a draggy, lush melodic line trimmed with Elliot's piano solos. For sugar-spinning, the band has a symphonic wind section (bassoon, oboe, French horn, English horn and clarinet) which Elliot calls a Woodwindtette. Says he: "We're trying to get more classical sounds. That...
The record stalls looked as gay as well-appointed nurseries last week; an unprecedented flood of children's albums was ready for the Christmas trade. The newly recorded daydreams and nightmares ranged from Nelson Eddy's bellowing like a whale to Jose Ferrer's reading of Mozart...
For his Croydon opening Sir Thomas cautiously programed Tchaikovsky's well-tested symphonic poem Romeo and Juliet, Rossini's rousing William Tell overture, Mozart's Symphony in C Major No. 36, Delius' Over the Hills and Far Away. Said the London Times: "The impression was of...