Evening star., 1934-12-02
Notes on Thursdays
Symphony Orchestra Concert
In Constitution Hall at as PM.
BY DR.. Hans Kinder, Conductor.

Overture No. 3, "Leonore". Beethoven
F ALL the overtures which the
worlds greatest symphonist
has written, undoubtedly the
~ "Leonore" No. 3 Is the most
acclaimed. Beethoven made
four different attempts for this one
overture alone, completing each one
and improving each. The fourth
found after Beethoven's DEATH was
written prior to the third. 1t is not
as perfect as what was the final YER
sion. The second one is quite similar
to the third, but the form of the third
Is more balanced, more perfect 1t is
like a symphony movement and, even
among Beethoven's symphonies,
could mention only the opening move
ments of the fifth and the ninth
symphonies as being Of equal great
ness
Withal the music is definitely de-
scriptive and dramatic. 1t starts with
the ominous descent of the jailer, with
murderous intent, toward the noble
Florestan, who has been innocently
accused and jailed. The prisoners
wife, under the guise of a young man
Fidelio) suspects that her husband
who disappeared is the prisoner and
has taken service in the jail in the
hope of liberating him. At the mo-
ment that Florestan, the husband, Is
to be killed through the vengeance of
his enemy, trumpet signal is heard
in the far distance. 1t announces the
arrival Of the governor of the province,
who examines the situation and lib
crates the innocent prisoner. After
the trumpet signal there is in the
music moment of silence, followed
by a rhythmic figure which is COM
parable to the return Of ones heart
beats after a suspense of an all-too-
great tenseness. Again the trumpet
call is heard; this time nearer. With
more certainty, the same heartbeat
figure is repeated, until the theme of
joy and of martial love and faith
(Which has pervaded the beginning of
the allegro after the introduction) is
heard in all its splendor. The triumph
of feminine faithfulness which is the
quintessence of the dramas action and
which has never been sung more glo-
riously, is actively and dramatically
presented in the overture itself. 1t is,
in way, like symphonic poem, and
If we consider it as such. it Is GER
tainly the greatest one of its kind.
with its trials and ultimate victory.
Iraume .................. Wagner
"Traume" was one of a number of
sketches made by Wagner for the
great canvas which was to be Tristan
and Isolde" where he used it in the
love music of the second act.
In both the original and the later
version it is one of the most superb
of the masters inspirations, poignant
ly intense in its realization of the close
relation that exists between great love
and death.
"Canticum Fratris Soils" Loeff1er
"Canticum Fratris Soils" st. Fran
els of Assists Hymn to the Sum-" was
written by Charles Martin Loeffler for
the opening of the Music Department
of the Library of Congress. 1t was
first performed there in a version for
small orchestra.
Its success prompted the composer
to reWrite it for larger group, and
as such it has been played by nearly
every orchestra in the country.
Nine. Olga Averino, who is no
stranger to Washington, having sung
at numerous chamber music concerts,
is unqueStionably the finest exponent
of the many-sided music which the
different aspects of the beautiful text