Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
BY e. de S. MELCHER.

.RI- IME" magazine had the following
in its columns recently: When
Notwithstanding German
walked quietly and unaffectedly
across Bostons Symphony Hall
stage last week there were sub
scribers who settled back in their chairs with
the idea that the afternoons interest was over.
The German, Adolf Busch, was unknown to
most of them. He carried his violin as I'M
ostentatiously as if it had been brief case.
He was to play the familiar Brahms Con-
eerto' surely of less interest to an up-and-
coming audience than Respighis glittering ar
rangement of five Rachmaninof Picture
Studies Florent Schmitts gruesome 1ra8-
edy of Salome
''The Koussevitzky orchestra had a long
symphonic introduction before Violinist Busch
tucked his instrument under his chin, demon
strated a great talent worthy Of great music.
Busch like Brahms, scCrnS meaningless dis
play In music alternately heroic and deeply
tender, he displays an immaculate, full-toned
technique, an interpretive sense marked by the
same marvellous simplicity and restraint that
he has succeeded in preserving in his pupil,
young Yehudi Menuhin."
The following is important to musicians here
for two reasons: First, because Washington
has approved of Pupil" Yehudi with two gil
gantic demonstrations of musical affection,
and, second because Mr.. Busch is being
brought here by Toscanini and will be the
soloist with the New York Philharmonic on
December ID. Young Menunln mas OICen
spoken of his teacher-or rather his father
for hin-and the proof of Mr.. Buschs skill
90 a teacher is certainly stamped the
young student" No violinist of recent years
has been less published and more eagerly
BOXED forward to than Busch. That is why
probably the Boston audience sank under its
hats and prepared for sleep at the normal
Approach of the normal German.
Mr.. Busch will not play Brahms when he
comes here, but he will remain true to the
clasScists. Mr.. Toscanini will present him in
Baohs Concerto for Violin in A Major" and
Beethovens violin Concerto in D Major
His approach and the approach of Samuel
Dushkin being awaited in Washington
eagerly The latter is being sponsored here
on January Is by the great Philadelphia
maestro Stokowski Mr. Dushkin was recently
raised to the heights by being selected by
Stravinsky himself to play the solo part in his
new Concerto for Violin and Orchestra" While
there tremendous cheering for the
Stravinsky work when it had its initial rendi-
ton in Berlin last month, there was for the
young violiniSt At the request of the COM
poser he will play it in this country. 1t Is
said that it will be included the program
OF January Is. While those who ragged during
last years performance of lie Sacre" may do
likewise over Stravinsky's new concerto, they
will probably find much to excite them in the
himble fingers of young Dushkin.
A MONG the quietest and most interesting
~ local organizations in this city is the
Washington Composers Club 1t meets once
a month behind closed doors. 1t airs its mu-
sical ideas and imageries before select few.
It accomplishes much and says nothing. Re-
Gently an impressive evening" was held at
the home of one Of its prominent members
Dorothy De Muth Watson. The evening was
devoted to the works of Dorothy Radde En-
cry. Many of her songs were sung by the
Capital City Choristers. Those who heard
them were comparatively few. Only selected
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