Evening star., 1938-01-09
Brilliant Music Todav
In Symphony Program
Director Comments on Chief
Features of Concert
He Is Presenting.

duce the working out Of motives as
well as new episodes. Later the Diff
ferent voices alternate in double
counterpoint, and the movement ends
with a complete repetition of the chief
theme
In the original score there is instead
OF the adagio just one transitional
measure, "Adagio a." consisting of
two big chords. known as "Phrygian
cadence" Most conductors have felt
this as real want in the work. as
the sequence of two ensuing allegros
Is not properly balanced by lust this
one intermittent slow measure Many
different movements from other works
have been Transcribed and interpo-
lated. For instance in Chicago it is
usual to play the slow movement of
the Bach violin Concerto in E Ma ior"
at this point. In New York the Phil
harmonic Orchestra plays an arrange
ment of an andante from one of
Bachs solo Sonatas for violin Rather
than these arrangements, have per-
muted myself to interpolate the move
ment from the ID jor Suite" known
as the Air" which l think makes a
more legitimate and satisfactory foil
to the two other movements.
The finale has again a gay main
theme, which is started by the fiddles
IN close imitation. 1t is then de-
veloped elaborately, and followed by
other figures, which contend with the
chief theme until the very end.
"Concerto in B Flat Minor for Piano
and Orchestra" TchQikoUsky
The Tchaikovsky piano concerto is
| one OF the grand works in the vir-
tuoso literature for the instrument.
Even more than the List concerto
| does it give the soloist a chance to
display his wares in every department
OF lnterpretative and technical proWeSs.
II is also more of symphonic work,
in that the orchestra is as important
throughout as the solo pianoforte part.
Magnificence, power, brilliance, charm,
elegance, warmth, musicianship and
complete command of every pianistic
| device are necessary to give this con-
| certo its full due. 1t has been one
| Of Percy Grainger'S war horses" par
excellence wherever he has PLAYED it.
and I am glad he chose it for per-
| formance here
Ballet Music, from Casanova"
Deems Taylor
The last work on the program is
new to Washington. 1t is the ballet
music by Deems Taylor for the stage
! production Casanova" This bril-
liant and extremely we'll written score
by the author of Peter Ibbetson,"
Through the Looking Glass" and
other favorite works of the American
| repertoire of the last Is years was
composed quite recently. and published
during the past year only. AS all of
Taylor's works, it sounds" for the or
chestra, due to the excellent craftman-
ship of the author, who knows how To
avail himself of all the possibilities
of the modern orchestra Its main
theme is of tarantella- like character
tin 81. An intervening slower move
ment uses the entire first violin section
in harmonics with harp acompani-
ment-an unusual and tif it comes
of'D brilliant effect. This is fol-
lowed by return Of the main move
( ment, and subsequent andante with
solo passages for the violin. clarinet,
oboe and flute. A sudden presto brings
| the work to an abrupt close. 1t IS an
excellent expression of today's music,
| vital but of the non-aggressive kind.