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Roussel: Trio, Op. 40 (Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute; Joseph de Pasquale, viola; Samuel Mayes, cello; Boston). Fine first-desk players of the Boston Symphony combine tones to wax some of the most cheerful chamber music of the century...
...Walton: Viola Concerto (William Primrose; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent; Columbia). A work which, after Façade, is William Walton's most renowned, makes its tardy LP debut (it was written in 1929). Although its texture is slightly richer than modern tastes approve, this is a strong composition, ranging from pensive to jazzy to robust...
Likely winners would be "put in the book" for probable listing in "Spotlight"; the rest would be turned down. Reporter Bob Rolontz (the M.A. candidate) was seated behind the turntable, cigar in mouth, pertinent data about title, label, publisher and performers at his fingertips. "Viola Dixxy-yeah, two x's," he announced, "singing Everyone Is Saying. We heard this last week, but maybe it's worth listening again for the girl-new talent." He played a few bars of a nondescript song by a pleasant, commonplace voice. "The girl, that's all there is to it," said...
Plymouth-born Composer Bate, 40, waited long for last week's success. He wrote his symphony 14 years ago. A top-speed composer, he has written concertos for violin, viola, harpsichord and four for piano, seven ballets, two quartets and lots of other chamber music. A student of Vaughan Williams, he has studied and worked in Paris, New York (on a Guggenheim fellowship) and Australia. Bate, currently working on an opera, has heard little of his orchestral music performed. After hearing the Cheltenham performance he feels encouraged. "I liked hearing that one so much," he says, "I think...
...Other such unusual compositions: Vaughan Williams' own Romance jor Harmonica and Orchestra, Serse Koussevitzky's Concerto for Double Bass, Jaromir Weinberger's Concerto for timpani, with four trumpets and four trombones, Mozart's Adagio and Rondo for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, viola and cello...