Evening star., 1947-04-28
By Elena de Soyn

the ordinary took place in the Ma
tional Gallery of Art last night,
given by Eudice Shapiro. violinist.
A winner of many honors, Miss
Shapiro comes now from Hollywood
where she occupies the responsible
and, for q woman, unusual position
Of concertmaster of the Paramount
Studio Orchestra.
Greatly talented musically and for
her instrument, she has an exuber-
ant temperament and manner Of
delivery that gives vivid protective
power to all that she plays. As a
spokesman for the new and un-
familiar. Miss Shapiro deserves
credit for bringing before the public
works Of interesting nature even If
the stamp Of greatness was not TO
be found In all Of them. She was
fortunate in having the excellent
support Of Vivian Rivkin at the
piano as most Of the new scores
called for an expert on that in
strument.
In their premiere here, Miss sha-
piro programmed Jacobs 'aThree
Preludes" and Milhaud's "Danses de
Jacaremirim" and played from man.
uscripS Shulman's "Suite," based on
American folk tunes. OF these
modernistic works, the "Lento" and
Con movimento dolce" of Jacobs
"Preludes" stood out for their i'm
pressionism and poetic appeal. The
"Furioso," something of a tribal war
dance, was fine vehicle for her
special and fiery style.
Milhaud's dances incorporate the
native character in varied manner
The bruSqueness OF "Sambinha"
was Offset by the leisureliness Of
the 'Tanguinho" and the brilliance
of "Chozinho" which brought into
play the full scope Of Miss Shapiro's
virtuosity. One was more conscious
|of the piano score in the Shulman
Suite" for 1t offered greater con-
tinuity Of thought and was more
fascinating than the violin part. The
folk tunes were well selected for con-
trast and from the six selections,
Johnny Stiles" stood out for its
charm, Little Bird Through my
Window" for effectiveness and God
Liver lie" for brevity and spice.
The violinist won her audience
Immediately by her vigorous deli.
very Of the vivaldi- Respighi Soma
ia In D Major" This work, made
more difficult technically by the
arranger, calls for a finished com.
mand Of the bow arm, is grateful
to perform and pleasing to hear.
Beethoven's "Kreutzer Sonata" and
Rogers rarely played "Preludium
and Fuge for unaccompanied violin.
op. 116, No. 7" completed the pro-
gram. The artists execution Of this
number offered a great deal of salts
faction because of her. intelligible
phrasing. Such playing could only
create a taste for Roger who never
enjoyed popularity among violnists
and therefore has not been suf1-
ciently brought before the public.
Salvador Ley Gives Recital.
Salvador Ley, Guatemalan pianist. |
one Of the leading artists Of his
country, gave a recital in the Pan
American Union yesterday afternoon
under the patronage of the Guate-
malan Ambassador and Sonora de
Garcia Granados. Having spent IL |
years in Germany studying under |
famous teachers, Mr.. Ley made his
debut in Berlin where he scored an
outstanding success, later duplicated
in Guatemala. The artist commands
rightfully the respect and adrnira-
ton OF his countrymen, for his pro-
gram, encompassing some Of the
highlights in the piano literature,
showed him as a brilliant virtuoso
and sincere musician.
The fluency with which Mr.. Ley
dashed off intricate passages In
Brahms Variations on a Theme of |
Paganini, Op. IS, Book l." spoke for
the solidity of his technical equip
ment. However, viewed in the light |
OF the artistic, his performance
seemed a superficial exhibition Of |
pianism compared to his playing OF |
Mozart's Sonata in D Major"
where he was at his best. To this
can be added also his execution of
the Bach-Busoni organ preludes,
''Ich ruff zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"