Evening star., 1943-07-04
Music

BY ALICE EVERSMAN.


Nations celebration in the National
Symphony's concerts at the Water
Gate this week, the fourth Of the
summer season. Since today Is
Independence Day, the program
will feature American composers,
with Leon Barzin directing the
orchestra in his third and final
guest appearance. Soloist will be
the interesting young pianist,
Eugene List, who has been recently
promoted to staff sergeant Of the
United States Army . He will play
Rachmaninof' Second Concerto"
which he performed a short time
ago at Carnegie Hall, New York, on
the Rachmaninoff memorial con-
cert.
Wednesdays concert will intro
duce a new pianist, Anna An
toniades-Xydis playing the Tschai-
kowsky Concerto in B Flat Minor" I"
Nine. Xydis was born in Russia of
Greek parents and, in keeping with
her solo number, Sylvan Levin, who
comes from duties as conductor and
musical director of the Philadelphia
Opera Company to be guest director,
will make the program entirely Rus
sian. Such favorites as Prokofeff's
Classical Symphony" Moussorg-
sky's Night on Bald Mountain" and
Glinka's overture to Russian and
Ludmilla" are listed.
Nine. Xydis has had an interest
ing career from the time she grad
uated at the age Of IA as gold medal
winner at the Athens Conservatory
A debut followed with the Athens
Philharmonic under Mitropoulos,
now leader Of the Minneapolis SYM
phony, and appearances with the
major orchestras in Germany and
with the Vienna Philharmonic and
concerts in Belgium and Holland
She was ready to make her London
debut when the war came. America
was the natural haven at that mo-
ment and her trip here was to be
supervised by Stephen G. Xydis,
Greek art historian and former
Davis Cup tennis player. A mixup
in schedule resulted in Mr.. Xydis
arriving in the States ahead of the
pianist and they did not meet until
several months later The result
was courtship and marriage and a
home in this country. where Mr..
Xydis is serving with the informa- =
ton department of the Greek En-
bassy.
At the request of the Maritime
Commission, Fridays concert will be
dedicated to the gallant men of the
marine. 1t brings the
popular Australian pianist, Percy
Granger, as soloist in another mas
terle performance Of the Grieg Con-
certo. Mr.. Granger is yearly
artist Of the National Symptoms
series. The Sunset Symphony
program will feature two of his
compositions also. Handel on the
Strand" and Spoon River" which
will be directed by Stanley Chapple.
English conductor and Koussevit-
sky's assistant at the Berkshire fes-
tival for several seasons.
Mr.. Chapple is at present conduc-
tor of the orchestra. opera and
choral departments at Peabody Con-
servatory in Baltimore. His con-
Quoting experiences began at the age
of 16 when he left the Academy of
Music of his native London to
direct musical comedies on tour.
Since then he has been guest con-
ductor of the BBC Orchestra while
as conductor in chief of
the Vocation Gramophone 60. Sew
eral guest appearances with leading
orchestras on the Continent and the
founding of the Modern Chamber
Orchestra, the first of its kind in
England, led up to his debut with
the Boston Symphony and his af-
with Koussevitsky. Mr..
Chapple will conduct also Brahms
Academic Festival Overture Mo-
zart's Zine Kleine Nachtmusik" and
Dvorak's Two Slavonic Dances
Program Choice.
Here is something new that should
bring a quick reaction from lovers
Of the piano Robert Casadesus
eminent French pianist, who will
make his recital debut at Constitu-
ton Hall this winter in the third
series presented by Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorsey, leaves it up to the public
what he shall play. Mr.. Casadesus
has arranged no less than five pro-
grams from which choice can be
made with the added assurance by
Mrs Dorsey that ell expressions
will be carefully tabulated and for
warded to Mr.. Casadesus for guild
ing him in the final selection of his
program. The five lists are as fol-
lows:
No. six Scarlatti sonatas,
Beethoven's "Sonate Characteris-
tique, op. 81" Chopin's Sonata B
minor. op. So" and three Ravel
works. "JeuX d'eau," "Forlane,' and
"Toccata'
No. 2-Schubert's Sonata A ma
jor, op. 120,' Schumann's "Varia-
tions Symphonique, op. 49," Chopin's
Sonata B fiat minor, op. 35," three
etudes, Faure's Seventh
Nocturne" and Chabrier's "Bourree
fantaSque."
No. 3-Rameau's LES Niais de
Sologne," lie Rappel des Oiseaux, :"
Les Cyslopes' and Les Sauva-
ges":; Beethoven's "32 Variations in
c minor" Schumann's "Carnaval,
op. 9" and six Debussy prel.des.
No. 4Franck's prelude. Choral
and Fugue," Chopin's Twelve
Etudes," Ravel's "Sonatine" and
three Albeniz pieces.
No. 5-Mozart's Sonata F. ma jor,"
Sonata F. minor, op.
ST. Schumann's "Papillons," Cho-
pins 'Ballade, Op. 23," De Severac's
lie Retour des Muletiers," Debussy's
La Soiree dams Grenade" and Ra-
vel's "Alborada del Gracioso."
Prize for Quartet
A great deal of interest is being