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...last acts of frail, white-haired Composer Bela Bartok before his death in 1945 was to complete a viola concerto for William Primrose. In the University of Minnesota's Northrop Memorial Auditorium last week, a near-capacity crowd brought Violist Primrose back onstage six times with thunderous applause. With Conductor Antal Dorati's Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, he had given the first public performance of Bartok's tragic, lyrical swan song...
When dark-eyed, fast-moving Violist Garry A. White, 36, took over as director of the conservatory in 1945, he knew exactly what he wanted: a conservatory to train 1960 musicians instead of the 1900 variety...
Beethoven: Sonata No. 3, Op. 69 (Pierre Fournier, cello; Artur Schnabel, piano; Victor, 6 sides). French Cellist Fournier made a hit two seasons ago at the Edinburgh Festival with Pianist Schnabel, Violinist Joseph Szigeti, and Violist William Primrose (TIME, Sept. 22, 1947). Here, in his U.S. record debut with Schnabel (and Beethoven), he succeeds again. Recording: excellent...
...Japanese discovered who he was by stumbling on to a recording of a Mozart duo he had made years ago with his good friend, Violist-Composer Paul Hindemith. When the Japanese demanded that he play it for them, he begged off: "The other man is not here." When he told them that Hindemith was in New York, the Japanese replied: "Ah, we will get him then when we capture New York...
...Evans, the cellist, distinguished himself particularly in the first number; his instrument literally sang with feeling and beauty. The first violinist, Mr. Pennington, also gave a flawless performance. Unfortunately, the second violinist and the violist did not measure up to their colleagues in clarity or smoothness, but the all-important ensemble, which faltered slightly at the start, was impeccable thereafter...