Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
STRAWINSKY THE, FEATURE
OF ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
Mr.. stokovski Tells Audience About
jt-Ernest seheiiing the soiolst

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Ernest scheli'ns
Entrance Of the GODS
siex9ries:, Rhine Journey. Wagner
Igor Strawinsky's "Sacre du Prin-,
temns. 4" nerhaps the most discussed
.o..r.,.,.. u,h,., ba. heen presented
'.o"p' A.. ,... ,or.urv had its
TO the world IN tne Iasi fTn;tsi states
nfst pelIormu"c ~ ph,iadelnhia Or.
nt.. a. .se ua.,erdav afternoon. Naturally
- "vsrsbo dowei the remaining num-
hers ~ the program, even though these
numh.rs included a composition Of
Ernest Schelling, who might be claimed
with reason as a son OF Philadelphia,
va .hna. oScernts from the mighty
Xva IWu.an anree eA''''
Tha ,orfo-,n.nce of Strawinsky's S
,,o.L q, no ,rocaIed by n short talk from
A., csaEpusLi wIa wbo outlined the work
~. na, a. originally presented in
pa i"e tel Tho SCENERY and the dances
,.h,nI,. sha,,,d occompony the full pres.
S,....;on ~ tho composition. He
s..,,ti, .o;d that ne would be greatly
."rnrised ~ the audience liked the work
nn sincie hearing, Then. he con-
tinued. why did he place 1t on the pro-
.i r,io reasons which he gave
slam .hat after years of study
VIZ. us" ,,, ,..si,icn and after hearing
- .,no, eli na nanoniied in Paris, he be.
i;.ved that II was really great music,
onL tborefore m he encouraged by per-
formance. The second reason was one
which has frequently been advanced IN
the columns OF the EVENING uhLlo
| LEDGER, namely, that 1t Is heceSsn.!
| for the music Lowing people OF thls ti.. ~
| to hear what the modern composers nre
doing, even II they do not iuii! apP'''e
of what they henr.
The Russians, of whom Strawihsk!
| 10 a TYNE said Mr.. Stokowski, get ciose
to nature than we of the more h'shi.
cultivated nations do. inns work a' is
type of that particular featuIc =, n ni"s,
ern Russian composition. ~ thr
to nature itself, being s.rappstu plpsontir nd =.
veneer of culture, and Is perlettls "u
! iustcd psychologically to what tlI c"i. I.,
poser had In mind. Mr. o.ohv" :. Sn.nmi =.
made reference to the co.h,ms hs .ho lis
Centennial ana sala , enns ali over the
tinguished persons i, !, r,s hu,
world came 70 na ,,h,, ph;la
right that they ,.,aI,r sn ,s we'll ms
delphia hau nc, ~ showiny this IL
inaterlan!. t ,hs c;ty To keen abrcas,
for the people o, ,s;col,y WI. % and the per
OF the times u,nsi,irns like that o,
f"rmance ot ,,oulJ o do much TO this end
StraTnnihn. :, %aha,r. thrn nerformed the work
Ine o'ene ,. y, tho compo
Extended co'n.,.m. H.n' ,bn concert poin,
sition Is iutile' oni ,a di.oyrnaahIe anf
of view II Is siarp,arJnhIe iuL US on frs
much more unu't 49," Schncnberr .,Fiv,
hearing, thah N"s &c not NJ blesse,
Pieces OF lecrn., comno.ifior
memory. A'nus.icu n,r an Incidental
of when the n,u,n s..;. s,a:s settiny ant
part, Win htt'ns sno,sod and exc.
elaborate dances ." Jo those dances
cuted as the nus" - an,ire,v conceiyabl,
tne c.np III, nossihle. bur also fitting Il
as not onlE poss'pTrt', T.,on o"' ss - niece o
high desrte' :. arr, omt we'll. esne
program must, .ha seconi mar
cially the IrS ,.. r,o-a d,f,icult TO ii
being c"nsldernpas ,,1,hort rho scener,
into the program ", Stokowsk
ana dances T"' ia Lcn as n conccr
brien! i... nroyram or any
number, WITHOUT p.';eaI in,ei,ecr n
thing Z" gu'nc SUN s"ns. rho work /