Evening star., 1936-01-19
THE program for the Symptom.


Orchestra concert Thursday at
4:45 o'clock in Constitution
L Hall is as follows. with added
music by Bartlett and Robertson, duo
pianists. as soloists:
Choral prelude. "Fervent Is My Longing"
Adasio from the organ "Toccata n G G
Concerto in C Major" for two pianos and
Aileero moderate.
Adaelo oYvero largo.
Bartlett and Robertson.
"Passacaelia and Fueue' e'-----B Bach
Carnavai des Anima "" ----St. Sacns
Introduction ell Marche Royle du Lion
Pcules ct cous thens and cooks.
Hemoines wild asses.
Tortues turtles.
Elephant.
KangarouS.
Aquarium.
Personnages e tongues oreiles per
lie coucou au fond d-s bois Uhe
cuckoo in the wood,
Noliere tbirdSJ.
Planistes.
Fossiles.
lie cyRne.
Final
Bartlett and Robertson
'Roumanian Rhapsody, No. 1"----Enesco
IT IS remarkable that with the
enormous output of Johann Sebast-
ian Bach twho has written close to
1000 works., and his enormous reputa
ton, comparatively little is actually
heard by the public at large The
reason for that is probably because
he was completely ignored for we'll
nigh hundred years after his death.
In fact, do not think there is an Off
single one of his works between the
date Of his death and the performance
of the ''St. Matthew Passion by Men
delssohn a hundred years later To
him fails the honor of having seen the
first great musician to realize to the
full the superhuman genius OF the
Leipzig cantor.
Since then certain works have be-
come universally known and beloved
Among those belong the music to the
passions of St. John and ST. Matthew,
the great Mass in B Minol," few os
the cantatas, the "Magnificat" and the
Christmas oratorio; for the piano. Of
course. the well-tempered clavichoro
the inventions" and the suites: a
number of organ works; for the vioi:n
and the cello, sonatas. For orchestva,
the output is comparatively limited.
and consists principally in its original
form of the Brandenburg concerti aud
the suites. However, there are nu-
merous works which are rarely or
never heard by the public at large.
And even among the works first men
toned there are many which certainly
are not heard as many times as tn eir
importance from musical and
esthetic point of view would warrant,
1t is, therefore that I have chosen
for the concert on Thursday number
of the works of the master which are
not heard often enough.
THREE of these works are transcript
tions. In my opinion. transcript
tionS are allowable only for two rea-
sons: First, if they are better than the
original, or second. if they make fine
work. which Otherwise would be hea, j
all too rarely, available for large
public.
Both are the case with Bach's pas
sacaglia." which was originally written
for organ. It's simplicity and grandeur
its mighty climaxes are realized equal
ly well, if not better, in the orchestra.
and the different variations "a passa-
caglia consists of a series of variations
on a same and ever reiterated baSej
as well as the ensuing fugue, profit by
the more varied resources in color
which the orchestra, because of its
many different instruments, has at its
command. The work, an ediflce IN
tone, splendid and grand like noble
cathedral, stands like a monument
even in the monumental output Of
Bach. It is another of the great le-
ligious inspirations by this man OF
deep and simple faith. This does not
mean that the music is simple, for 1t is
often (as are many of his other worKs)
technically most intricate and elab-
crate. But the thought behind it is al
ways of this deep and simple faith,
glorified by genius.
THE same holds good of the first
number of the program, the
choral prelude, "Fervent Is My Long
ing" in which is heard the lovely
melody, 20 Haupt voll Blut und Wun-
den," which Bach used time and again
in other works. The choral prelude
was a favorite form for the powers
of improvisation Of the organists of
the time. In the Lutheran Church
the music WAS allowed more freedom
than in the more formal Catholic
ritual. and the orsaniste fnva their