Evening star., 1948-10-10

found while guest conducting In
Copenhagen last spring. In this
symphonic poem, called "Qarrt-
siluni," the Danish composer Knud-
age Riisager gives US q tonal evoca-
ton of an old legend of the Eskimos,
as transmitted by the great writer,
Knud Rasmussen In his book "T1ae
Eagles Gift"
Two New Overtures.
The legend is related by an old
Eskimo woman: This silence Is
what we call qarrtsiluni, which
means waiting for something to
burst. For 1t was the belief of our
forefathers that songs are born in
that silence, while all try to concen-
trate on their best and most beauti-
ful thoughts. Then they arise In
the mind and the soul, and ascend
Ike bubbles from the depths Of the
ocean, bubbles seeking for air in
order to burst. Thus do the holy
songs arise" 1t Is q splendid work,
and I am happy to give the first
performance In America right here
In Washington.
A few Of the other new, or as yet
little.known works to be played this
season are two brand new overtures
by George Antheil and Otis Glenn
ents, the "Andante and Allegro Ener-
gico," by Mennini, suite from Menot-
It's ballet "Sebastian," two American
symphonies, etc. The Suite Mas
querade," by Khachaturian will have
its Washington premiere, as will
David Diamonds Rounds" Enesco
will conduct q new work by himself,
and so will the great Brazilian COM
poser, Villa Lobos.
The older master works will in
clude symphonies by Mozart, Beetho-
ven's Fourth. Fifth" and Eighth; !;
Brahms Second" Dvorak's New
World" Tchaikovsky's Fifth" Ber-
lioz's Harold Symphony" Mahler's
Lied Won der Erde," the Brahms
Haydn Variations" and works by
Bach, Handel, Couperin, Wagner,
Strauss, and others.
Besides Kreisler, the soloists on
the Wednesday series include Fir
kusny, the brilliant young pianist,
who will play Martinus Second
Plano Concerto: Blanche Thebom
from the Met. who will sing four
Wolf songs and . Nttle-known
work by Liszt. Jeanne dare au
Bucher"; Erica Morini. who will play
Wieniawski's violin Concerto" and
Sylvia Meyer, a new work by Joseph
Wagner. Artur Rubinstein win play
the Nights In the Gardens of
SPAIN" by de Falla, and the schu-
mann concerto.
Traubel and Baccaloni.
On the Sunday series, Helen Trau-
bel will sing an aria by Gluck and
also the Liebestod, from Tristan
and Isolde" by Wagner. A young
American pianist, Marjorie Mitchell,
will play Busoni's Indian Fantasy"
and Eugene Istomin, who made q
great success at the Water Gate,
will play the Chopin F. Minor
Concerto. The great buf1o-basso,
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%. Choral works, including Bee
thoven's Choral Fantasia" with
Etelka Freund as soloist, will be per-
formed on January 16. Isaac Stern,
who In very short time has made
great reputation as soloist with
nearly every orchestra in the United
States, will appear as soloist on Feb
ruary 13. The series will also have
as guest artists Norman Lamb, who
will play the viola part in Berloz's
Harold Symphony; Earl Wild, well
known from many appearances here,
In an au-Gershwin program, and
Seymour Lipkin, remarkable young
pianist, who, in the face OF Nation
wide competition. was the winner
of the Rachmaninof Award, there
by placing him at the head of all OF
the younger American pianists.
In the turmoil Of the world Of to-
day, music is solace and spiritual
force which makes for badly needed
balance, and which We hope to bring
to many who need and want It dur
fnp the rOmin0 &aoeor