Word: violas
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Berlioz: Harold in Italy (William Primrose, viola; the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham; Columbia). The passionately romantic symphony with its viola solo representing Childe Harold; Beecham and Primrose give it its best performance on records...
...surprise, and chagrin, of several of the attorneys, the first assistant District Attorney, Edmond J. Viola prosecutor for the state, asked the court that the students be tried in a body, instead of individually, and was granted the request...
With the first witness for the state, Police Sergeant Rubiko, who was in charge of the force in the Square the night of the demonstration, what was to prove a long and heated questioning got under way. Viola first had Rubiko, tell his story of the incident. The Sergeant pointed out the location of the "mob" on a large map of the Square posted near the witness stand. In a testimony constantly broken into by the defending lawyers who claimed it wasn't germane in the cases of their clients, he related how the crowd "was making a great deal...
When Storey was through testifying, it was 11:30. The judge adjourned the court to the first session, a larger room, and called the defense attorneys together for a conference. After the court reconvened at 1 p.m., Viola said that he had spoken to all the lawyers involved, who asked that their client he allowed to change their please from "not guilty" to "nolo": In other words to let them throw themselves at the mercy of the court. Viola begged the court to accept this plea...
...typical Piston works brought the program to a pleasant, if not profound, conclusion. The Sonatina for Viola and Harpsichord, played by Miss Pernel and Melville Smith, consists of two light, almost frivolous, allegros with a subdued adagio in between. Miss Pernel showed greater self-confidence than earlier in the evening, and Mr. Smith, except for an occasional harshness in tone, was quite satisfactory...