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...Chicago audience, a generally conservative one, did not demonstrably go for the Milhaud work; in fact, most of them did not go to hear it, but got it as a bonus with the star attraction, Jascha Heifetz and the Brahms Violin Concerto. But, in time to come, Milhaud's piece should win hearers on its own merit...
...Juilliard President William Schuman's revised Violin Concerto, played by Isaac Stern and the fine student orchestra, firmly led by Jean Morel. The concerto moved under a powerful drive (oldfashioned gear shift, not fluid) that led it into some stunning effects of developing tension. The violin was almost continually active, but it was frequently drowned in the tricky accompaniment; before it was over, the work had turned into a fancy juggling...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra's annual concerto contest last night in Paine Hall resulted in a tie decision. Of the dozen contestants, David Hurwitz '58 of Adams House and Robert Freeman '57 of Dunster House won with their playing, respectively, of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini...
First day on the set, Bill was pale with fright-and exhaustion. What with violin and boxing lessons, he was working 17 hours a day. To calm his fears he called his mother as many as five times a day, and to conceal them he began to give veteran Mamoulian a little friendly guidance on how the show should be done. He almost got fired. Suddenly he had a two-day nervous collapse. Barbara Stanwyck, the star, came to his rescue. Every night, no matter how hard the day's work, she gave him a private rehearsal...
This is one of the all time great violin records. David Oistrakh and Isaac Stern each play a Bach Concerto, then they join for the Vivaldi. Eugene Ormandy keeps the Philadelphia Orchestra incisive and alive. Oistrakh and Stern are each at their best, and make a surprisingly cooperative team...