Evening star., 1939-10-22
Symphony
Opening Is
Sunday
Rosenthal, Pianist,
To Appear Here
AS Soloist

For the opening concert Of the
National Symphony Orchestra's
ninth season in Constitution Hall at
1 o'clock next Sunday afternoon
Conductor Hans Kinder has ar
ranged brilliant program Not
only will the soloist be one of the
most distinguished of living pianists,
the 77-year-old Moriz Rosenthal, but
the orchestra, under DR.. Kindler's
direction, will give the first American
performance of two notable works
the unknown Haydn symphony No.
46 in B Major" and the "Uriel
Acosta" suite of the gifted Polish
composer, Karol Rathaus.
No two works could be as dis
similar as those given American
premieres on next Sundays concert.
The Haydn symphony is practically
unknown. Written more than 16O
years ago by one of the first mas
tiers of that musical form, it was
considered lost until DR.. Kinder un-
earthed it in the British Museum
last June and copied the score from
the manuscript. At that time there
was not even copy Of it in the
Library of Congress. although since
then the Library has obtained
photostatic copy from the British
Museum. OF Haydn's mature period.
DR.. Kinder classes it among the
composers greatest works.
Irio Al
ten in 1881 as incidental music for
the Habimah Theater production of
the play of that name by the Ger
man playwright Gutzkow. In that
form it has been performed more
than 600 times throughout the world.
1t was first published as a score in
1888 and as symphonic work it
has had some so European perform
ances. The National Symphony Or
chestra will play it for the first time
in this country.
Karol Rathaus, the composer. is a
44-year-old Pole who, since 1898.
has lived in New York City.
Although "Uriel Acosta" will be
only the fourth of his works to be
heard in America, his reputation in
Europe, where his compositions have
been performed by the leading
orchestras, is already made. Born
in Tarnapol, Poland. he was edu-
Gated in Vienna and Berlin. In
this country, his Third Sonata" as
performed by Gieseking in New
York, was roundly praised by the
metropolitan critics; suite from
his ballet, Lion Amoureux,' was
introduced last season by the ST.
Louis Symphony Orchestra: he also
wrote the incidental music for the
Katharine Cornell production of
"He<od and Miriamne,' which was
more fortunate in its music than
in its script. Other works of Rathaus
are scheduled for performance this
year by the Philadelphia, Cleveland,
Columbia and N. B. C. Symphony
Orchest- :.
In addition to the two first per-
formances, the program for the
October % concert will include Gold
marks Overture, "Sakuntala," and
the Introduction and Dance from
Rimsky -Korsakov's "Snegourotch-
ka." Rosenthal will play with the
orchestra the ST. Saens &c Minor
Concerto" The first soloist to be
heard on this winters series of
National Symphony Orchestra con-
certs, Rosenthal is one of the most
amazing if not one of the greatest
artists appearing before the public
today Last year he appeared with
the symphony on the tour cele-
brating the 50th anniversary of his
American debut The great pupil of
List, although rs years of age
then. gave no hint of his 66 years
Of concert appearances.
Rehearsals for the first concert
begin tomorrow and will continue
throughout the week. Tickets for
the first concert. as we'll as season
tickets for each of the three series
Of the National Symphony Orches-
.ra's ninth series. are on sale at
tine Hon er L. Kilt Music Store, 1880
G street NV.