Evening star., 1943-11-22
BY ALICE EvERSMAN,

AAAC SOAANCAt Wy tA1C AS&eAOAAdA 0y Al.
pl1ony yesterday afternoon ut Con-
stitution Hall was . triumph from
start to finish. The presence Of
Nathan Milstein as the violin soloist
was enough to guarantee one, note
worthy high spot on the program at
least, but DR.. Kinder gave him
tight competition with the excellent
performance he drew from his men
in numbers OF wide contrast. The
large attendance on q pleasant SUM-
day afternoon bespeaks the sincere
interest in the city's major musical
group and the genuinely spontane-
Gus applause after each number
showed there was no let-down in
the enthusiasm.
Milstein is an artist to whom one
turns year after year with fresh
curiosity. Always Superbly endowed
from a mechanical standpoint, his
development in an interior way has
been so remarkable that one is con-
scious Of an eagerness to benefit by
1t in his musice' interpretations. His
playing of the Brahms Concerto
yesterday presented that much
feared and often attempted work in
an entirely new light. For one thing,
the whole form of the concerto was
as clear as day and all its beauties
framed with infinite skill. Most
violinists, In their effort to master
the technicar requirements, confuse
the outline so that 1t seems a pom
derous and lengthy composition.
The amount Of thought that Mil
stein has given to interpreting II
shone in every bar and the quality
OF his thought is so elevated, musi-
cialy and POLITICALLY that he has set a
standard hard tor another artist to
equal. He has his own ideas about
tempt and created some telling con-
trast in the first movement. The
exception might be taken that they
were not quite subtle enough but
the objective Of setting OF the
beauty OF the melodies amid the
passage work was attained. His
analyses OF the cadenza was superb
with many effective touches.
The fire Of his temperament that,
In earlier days, often ran avay
with his artistic aspirations is one
OF those priceless elements that he
has curbed to his will. It made
his playing glow with richness and
warmth and whenever freed in
purely technical manifestation
sparkled with irredescent light. His
conception OF the lovely second
was passionately eolored.
TOO much 80 perhaps to reach the
spiritual height it portrays. While
beautiful. it was restless
and the waves Of feeling too surg
ingly expressed for the poetic SIM
plicity of Brahms. The intricate
work Of the final movement
was accomplished with glorious
freedom and q litheness of fingers
and bow arm that masked their
iron strength. The artist was re-
called again and again by the ova-
ton he received.
The orchestra did a mastery bit
OF work in the accompaniment but
previously had demonstrated its ar
tistic statue in an exquisitely tinted
performance of Corelli's Suite. 4"
The Elasticity which DR.. Kinder
has achieved in his group is now
cameo-fine yet the playing Of Res
pighi's highly descriptive and dra-
matte THE Pines OF Rome" lacked
nothing in vigor along with the
flnely wrought nuances. II memory
serves correctly. 1t is nearly eight
years since this work was given
and its resurrection Is both timely
and rewarding. The palette which
Respighi has used to paint the sur
roundings Of the pine-trees in diff
ferent sections Of the Eternal City
is Of richly mixed colors employed
With a loving care and an italian
opulence Of sentiment that stirs
an instant response. DR.. Kinder
held the orchestra down to q whis-
per while the nightingale sang its
recorded song in The Pine-Trees
Of the Janiculum"
Gardner Reads prelude and