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Fortas' letter did not mention the $20,000. Nor did Fortas-who is a rich man, a legal scholar, a violin virtuoso and a collector of art and antiques-really address himself to the key question posed by LIFE: Why would a man of his legal brilliance and high position do business with a well-known corporate-stock manipulator known to be under federal investigation...
...necessity." He first felt it as a youth in Vilna, Lithuania, where he studied in the local conservatory and became the director of a music theater. During World War II, he emigrated to Australia and studied to become an M.D., but continued with music as a member of the violin section of the Sydney Symphony. Simultaneously, he served the Australian government by infiltrating the Soviet Union's intelligence network there-a career that he capped by helping to persuade Soviet Espionage-Chief Vladimir Petrov to defect...
...determined by the whites and blacks of the human voice. St. Nicolas, like most of Britten's work, is characterized by self-effacing virtuosity, ingenuous theatricality, and effortless joviality. The Glee Club-Choral Society performance was vigorous and eminently enjoyable, with Tenor soloist Robert Gartside, the excellent solo violin, and the accomplished boy soloist all deserving particular praise...
...evening began with an attractive if unremarkable sonata for violin and piano by Michael Friedman. The violin writing was awkward rather than intelligently varied, suffering from repetitious phrase-length and dynamic graduations. The two instruments were carelessly counterpoised in a discontinuously rhapsodic style...
CAMERA THREE (CBS, 11-11:30 a.m.). Los Indios Tabajaras present a wide variety of romantic guitar music, some transcribed from classical piano and violin scores...