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Carnegie Hall was in a sweat bath of nostalgia: far-famed Italian Tenor Beniamino Gigli (pronounced jeel-yee), 65, returned for his first U.S. appearances in 16 years, and presumably his last. This week he sang the third of three Manhattan farewell recitals. The instant his heavily paunched figure moved from the wings, the crowd turned on the applause full blast. The tenor bowed, leaned firmly on the piano, spread his feet and bent forward from the waist as if to bounce his voice off the stage...
...others, it would be channeled through the United Nations or regional economic pools such as the Colombo Plan. The President, in addition, requested a flexible fund for Asian economic development for use at his discretion within limits established by Congress. This fund, in effect, shows the tenor of the message as a whole: the recognition that different types of aid must meet different situations. Although some might wish the President's program gave more emphasis to economic development, military forces are clearly needed to counter opposing armies--whether in Korea, Yugoslavia, or the Middle East. But Congress should realize that...
...Sortileges (soloists, chorus and Suisse Romande Orchestra conducted by Ernest Ansermet; London). Collette's enchanting ballet-opera about an enchanted child, which Ravel reluctantly finished in 1925 after years of procrastination. The child is throwing a tantrum when the magic begins: the armchair (bass), clock (baritone), teapot (tenor), fire (coloratura soprano) come to life to terrify him into better behavior. Despite its size, the orchestra twiddles and tweaks lightly, and the tunes are often as naive as The King and I. Performance: a knockout. Von Weber: Four-Hand Piano Pieces (Arthur Gold, Robert Fizdale; Columbia). A gifted romantic...
musical ears last week: Swing King Benny Goodman, who was doing a Series of weekend stands in Manhattan's Basin Street nightclub. Playing in an octet (including Trumpeter Ruby Braff, Trombonist Urbie Green. Tenor Saxman Paul Quinichette), Clarinetist Goodman occasionally seemed to be dreaming of other years, other sounds-and the jampacked crowd included many greying swing cats who could dream with him. But his playing revealed none of the tenseness that took him out of his ill-fated tour with Louis Armstrong (TIME, April 27, 1953), and little of the formality of his concert appearances with symphony orchestras...
While unusually skillful in difficult modern styles, the singers gave the early music somewhat second-hand treatment. Two choruses by Schutz and Sweelinek exhibited some of the worst tenor tone the Glee Club has ever offered. The sound of Carissimi's Jepthe seemed much richer, but it was still only a routine performance of a routine oratorio. The program's success, despite Baroque appendages, lay principally in the stimulating compositions of our own time...