The Washington times., 1937-03-17
By CARL L. DENIES

as music in the modern manner.
The concert will open with a
dissertation on the idea that Bach
originated swing music entitled
THANK You, Mister Bach (Van
Phillips; William Tell"-1937
model (Von suppe-Berry); AN
Essay on Waltzes" (Deutsch); a
swing harp arrangement of "St.
Louis Blues" (Handy), played by
Casper Reardon; "All Points
West" (Rodgers-Hart), sung by
Robert Lawrence; Scottish Suite, !"
/. "Kilties Awhirl," 2. Ba-La-100"
(cradle song), 3. THE Ladies
From Hell" Deutsch), played by
four bagpipes and orchestra;
Tabloid" /. PIN Of the News" !"
2. Comic Strip" 3. Going to
Press" (Ferde Grofe); saxophone
solo, "Nola" (ArndO, played by AL
Galladoro, and concluding with
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue,
with Roy Bargy at the piano.
Deems Taylor, the noted Amer
ican composer, critic and news
paper editor, will give his inimita-
BILE verbal program annotations
that made such a hit with the
Philadelphia and New York audi
ences when Mr.. Whitemans gave
this same program with the Phila-
delphia Symphony orchestra a
earlier in the season.
Sigismond Stojowski. noted
Polish pianist. was the recipient
of thunderous applause from a
goodly audience assembled in the
ballroom of the Willard Hotel
last night, responding literally
with numerous encores. Stojow-
ski played a taxing program of
Bach, Beethoven, Schumann,
Chopin, Paderewski, List and
one Of his. own works. Theme
Cracovien varie."
StojowSki was not given so
much to thunderous chords and
fireworks as to the more subtle
delicacy of romanticiSm, with a
brilliancy of technique that was
warm in color and expression.
His Chopin was inspired poetry
and the melodic lines Of Pader-
ewSki'S "I,epende." were carefully
preserved.
The ingenuity of development
of variations in his own Theme
Cracovien Varie," with the theme
always present, places him on a
high pedestal both as a COM
poser and performer. His inter
probation of the wellknown Hun
garian Rhapsody No. g." Giszt)
displayed moods ranging from
quiet fancy to the heroic.
The vagaries of Liszt'S Hun.
garian Rhapsody, No. H." the
heavier orchestral resources
brought to play in Dohnanyi's
symphonic poem, "Ruralia Hun
garica, the light dances Of Delibes'
Ballet Suite" or the dramatic
moods of Tschaikowsky's sleep
ing Beauty" ballet suite, did not
serve to dim one whit the charm
ing melodies ana perfect grace OF
form of Haydn's ever-popular Sur
prise Symphony" last night when
Lieut.. Charles Benter led the U. S.
Navy Band Symphony Orchestra
In a highly appreciated program.
Composed for an orchestra OF
smaller dimensions and less power
than the modern symphony or
chestra, the Haydn symphony
still possesses a great appeal to
present-day audiences that have
become accustomed to the power.
full sorority Of Wagner and Stra-
whisky. Listening to concert pro-
grams so frequently as is the pleas
ure of music reviewer, one nat
urally develops some secret predl-
lections.
One Of these secret fancies we
must confess is to hear some con-
ductor play the second movement
of this Haydn symphony and
really make the surprise" chord
of such startling proportions as
to justify the term instead of the
polite squib scored by the COM
poser. Lieutenant Benter was
careful to follow the score and
so we were disappointed in this
particular, although the work was
nicely done.
The chamber music concert Of
the Washington String Quartet
scheduled for Thursday afternoon
at the Sulgrave Club has been
postponed to April %. However,
this quartet will be heard on the
N.B.C. Music Guild program next
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 over the
blue network. On the same pro-
gram will be heard four songs,
compositions of the well-known
washington composer, Mary Howe,
sung by Judith Ltante, mezzo-
soprano.
The U. S. Marine Band Sym.
phony Orchestra under the direc,
ton of Capt. Taylor Branson, will
give the following program to,
night at the Marine Barracks at
8 O'Clock: Irish Rhapsody" (Her'
bert), Londonderry Air" Grain
ger), harp solo, Irish Rhapsody
No. /" (Pinto), played by Joshua
Tyler; shepherd Fennels Dance
(Gardiner), vibraphone solos
Little Bit of Heaven" (Bapp)
and MY Wild Irish Rose" (Alcott)
played by Charles Owen; granc