The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13

pklOLlAC CVklHuCtVE CVuAd INV " response to the announcement that New York'S Philharmonic csSymphony chestra's centennial year.
 Although the concerts, devoted to Beethoven, will not start until April 22, no seats are available to the gorl- eral public even at this early date. Regular subscribers were given first choice, and they snapped up every- thing before Dec. l. The manage ment almost droads the sound of the telephone, so many are the calls for seats which cannot be had.
 Apparently the only remaining chance to hear any of the concerts is c long wait in line before per- formance time for the available standing room.
 THE Nine o'clock Opera Coni- \ pany is now in the second month of c trans continental tour which iS scheduled for more than 70 eYl- agreements in 37 states and Canada before next May.
 The company is presenting 0 slrI1- plified version Of MoSart's comic opera, "The Marriage of Figaro, which the Metropolitan chose for its opening night this season. Its pres- entation is, of course, q far cry from the Metropolitan production.
 The small troupe conaIsts of sev. on singers md the piano accompan- ists. Yet 1t is bringing opera in some cases to communities which never saw 1t performed profession ally before. The audience and crit. teal reaction has been excellent. Af- ter c December tour of the south, the company will take Q months rest before going back on the road ct Newark, Del, on Jan. 13.
 
 THE outstanding Victor record res ! lease for December is on emi- nently satisfactory rendition of the Cesar Franck Symphony in D minor by the San Francisco Symphony Or chestra under Pierre Monteux. This somber but beautiful work, which was considered too fnusically radical when 1t was first performed half q century ago, is now one of the most popular of the symphonies. Mon- teux gives full and sensitive values to It's nelodic and thematlc line iil this reading. Five i2-inch records.
 Among Victor's special Christmai releases is a recording by Marian Anderson, Negro contralto, of sole excerpts from the oratorio works of Handel, Mendelssohn and Bach Her rich voice, with It's dramatic undertone, is especially effective in Tt Is Fulfilled" from the st. John Passion of Bach. Three 12.inch rec- ords.
 A Victor recording of Mozart's sin- fonia Concertante in E flat major by Albert spalding, violiniSt, Will liam Primrose, violist, and the New Friends of Music Orchestra under Fritz Stiedry, Is worth q hearing Its "revival in the Mozart sesqui- centenniai year was a happy thought. Four l2-inch records.
 Other December listings by vic- tor:
 Richard Crooks, Metropolitan Opera tenor, on five 10-inch records which give ample display of his opulent voice in a diverse group of songs.
 The complete tomb scene from the last act of Lucia al Hammer moor" sung by Jan Peerce, Arthur Kent and chorus with the Victor Symphony Orchestra under Wilfred Pelletier. Two 12-inch records.
 Mozart's Sonatas No. 5 in G ma jor and No. IT in D major, sung by Claudio Arrau. The young Chil- can pianist makes an suspicious record debut and displays excellent feeling for Mozart, as Latins are apt to do. Three 12-inch records.
 The world premiere of a "Credo' by David van Vactor will be given by Fabien Sevitzky and the Indian apoiis Symphony Orchestra at a pair of pre-vacation concerts in In- dianapolls on Dec. 19 and 90. The composer is a native of Indiana and the "Credo" was written to words composed for the occasion by Booth Harrington, noted Hoosier author.
 It is for contralto, chorus and orchestra. Hertha Glaz will be con- tralto soloist. and the 200-voice In- dianapolis symphonic choir will participate.
 URUNO WALTER will lead 9( D members of the New York Phil harmonic Symphony. with Bronis- law Huberman as violin soloist, ir special concert ak Carnegie Hal