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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Prokofiev: Concerto No. I (Andor Foldes, pianist, with the Lamoureux Orchestra, M. Martinon conducting; Vox, 1 side LP). This concerto, bold, brittle and brilliant, proves how formidable a composer the contemporary Russian master was, even at 20. Foldes gives it a fresh and clean performance. Recording: good...
...Vox Populi. In Bismarck, N.Dak., while the state legislature was in session in the city, a classified advertisement appeared in the Bismarck Tribune: "Sleeping room for gentlemen. Also room for legislator...
Bartok: Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Opus I (Andor Foldes, pianist, with the Lamoureux Orchestra, Roger Désormierė conducting; Polydor-Vox, 1 side LP). Composed in 1904, Bartok's first published piece echoes some early influences, e.g., Liszt and Richard Strauss, but there is striking, youthful originality too. Hungarian-American Pianist Foldes plays' it (and the Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs and Sonatina on the other side) in a clean and fresh style. Recording: good...
...Vox Populi. In Mankato, Minn., Mrs. Shirley Moore got a 90-day suspended sentence and a fine of $108.50-the exact amount it cost the telephone company to trace the 630 calls she had made to the sheriff's office to give him a big Bronx cheer...
Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Elfriede Troetschel, soprano; Diana Eutrati, contralto; Friedrich Haertel, bass; D. Fi-scher-Dieskau, baritone; Helmut Kreps, tenor; Boys' Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral, the augmented choir and orchestra of the Berlin Radio, Fritz Lehmann conducting; Vox, 8 sides LP). One of the first postwar German recordings. Bach's great score is unabridged, the orchestra and chorus are fine, the soloists are good. Recording: excellent...