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t3) the yards of the Farmville
Iron and Metal Company, and
t4l the garage site across Fourth
street from that company.
Saturday these were evaluated
by the Washington chief of the
real estate division. He is re-
ported by Col. Paulette to have
informed interested local bust
nessmen that none was accep-
table for several reasons, includ-
ing chiefly construction obstacles
Of space or natural terrain defici-
encies; location unsuited to the
most adequate service to the
business community especially in
relation to the line of drift of flu
ture expansion as they visualized
1t from their civilizations here.
Draws To Head
The upshot of the Saturday ses-
sion, according to Col. Paulette,
was that the Department would
give serious consideration, par
tcllarly in view of the local
postmaster recommendation for
it. to Shopping Center site if
the owners could offer the site.
They were to be allowed until to-
day friday to work out an
agreement.
If that could not materialize,
the already tentatively favored
site at Third and Virginia would
continue in that light as the most
desirable location.
In summation Col. Paulette
said he feels certain the new
post office will be constructed
and that erection will begin
promptly. The only remaining
question is that of location.
The postmaster said he felt it
onlv fair to present the Depart
lnent's view in order to make it
clear that final selection will be
based: on adequate investigation:
full local consultations. and the
best interests of adequate and
comfortable public postal service
Space Required
The Department considers ap-
proximately 81 900 square feet as
required for contemplated con-
struction. At the Third ard Vir-
ginia street site 500 feet are
provided. including space for the
parking of 40 patron cars. as de-
sired in the plans.
The Post Office Department
Goes not have funds to do its
own construction. 1t secures op-
tons on sites, then contracts for
the construction of offices. The
low bidder buys the option from
the Department. adding that cost
to his construction estimate. Re
CARELESS of who holds the option
the successful bidder becomes the
new site and building owner.
The contractor-owner regains
his investment through a rental
amortization on a 20-year lease
Tuesday night. the Farmville
town council declined to make
any participation in site recon-
mendations now rapidly drawing
TO a head. Monday night, the
Chamber of Commerce approved
a motion that 1.-The new post Of
flee be kept on Main street and
as near as practicable to the
downtown business area"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Dairving

Pat was one day employed by
an old lady in the country. At
dinner she placed a very small
portion of honey on his plate.
"Begorrah ma am" said Pat,
| see YOU keep a bee
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13

pleasure that vandalism at the
various school buildings has been
very small, some broken window
DaneS.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13

TO BE EXPECTED
That sailor I was with last
night sure was a fast worker. ::
What do you expect of a fleet
man?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Different Today

But those days are gone
forever, and I fear there are
too many who continue to
Judge the NSO on the basis
OF o concert they heard way
back when the orchestra was
struggling hard to establish
itself on q solid artistic foot
ing.
Ask these people to attend
. current concert on its
merits and you are likely to
get a understanding look and
. firm refusal for your
trouble.
!, The Boston and Philadel-
phia are horses Of different
colors, however. Doesn't ey-
erybody know that they are
simply marvellous? Doesn't
everybody who Is anybody
show up when they play?
We are so deceived by rep
utations that a stodgy and
routine performance Of the
Brahms Fourth by the BSO
under Leinsdorf brings forth
an ovation, while a genuinely
magnificent reading by the
NSO brings forth merely
polite applause.
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TODAY

GEORGE osMoLovsRY, violin. Cor
Sovsn. bscS. asieft. T TauTe. y sa sns.
any Sssni sE se s: :oDTsnc; Harold Ash,
3 zett Colt in allen Landen. Bach;
s Eiz sonEs q Prshmsi Be- dir sind
Saedc6ssiied ver sSRnsas sssS sssnd:
chen; Eehen, ne andre lontans from
IA Wally:" Catslani; When / am
AID IN Earth from dido, and
Ing, Britten: Heigh. no. heieii no.
/, Brttten: Loveliest Of Trees. Daugh.
erty; Primevera, Dougherty.
FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUE, stu
2 dent recital. John Wesley Powell
Mo ARseisSTsSn HrRdIf is1; MUSIC TEACH.
: ERS ASSOCIATION. stratford Jun.
Tor High School. Arlington, 4 pm.
/. Music BY Alma 0rayce Miller: The
Lotus Eaters; String Quartet No. 2;
NATfoNxI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
- Howard Mitchell, conductor. Assist
!. = ing artists: Howard University Male
Chorus, Georgetewn Unlverslty Glee
y Club. Constitution Hall. pm.
FfssdO NO. T Y 55Sam: Es sDSsns
No. 8, Beethoven; Dsphnis and Chloe
Suite No. 2. Ravel.
WASHINGTON CATHEDRAL CHOIR
4 OF MEN AND BOYS, PsuI Galway,
|. conductor, . y ,SsthedraL 4
. ucat and Nunc dimittis, Tails; MI
serere mel. Byrd; Domino non Sc
' cundum. Franck: Benedicite omnia
opera Domini, Sowerby: Sing. my
!" soul, his wondrous love. Rorem; All
GLORIOUS God, what hymns Of praise.
Horem; Set me as o seal. Walton;
IOWA srRfNd QUARTET. Phillips
Gallery, 3 pm. Quartet in =. op.
: 30, No. 2, Beethoven: Quartet No. 2.
N hsEsSE u dff o. r 70 PsSyfSZ
student recital. John W. Robinson.
r., organ. Asbury Methodist Church.
CHORAL vEsPERs. william Watkins,
= orghnist and ehoirmastef. 6oloists:
S2a MccTls eSas sSprano n Era
ManIey, TENOR; Reuben Mouiton,
! tenor: Paul Erickson, baritone.
. GEORGETOWN Presbyterian Church,
Z 8 pm Professional for Organ.
7 SHAW: Lobe dem Herren, shaw;
7. Our Hearts. Purcell: o Saviour
! sweet. Bach: The Heavens Are Tell
/. ing, HAYDN, VIII Lift Up Mine
!. Eyes. Sowerby: Awake Ny Heart,
MMa;,rnsnall; g GOO. Thou Art Ny God.
My shephsrd viii i 60 M Need.
Thomson; Once. More, Ny Soul.
Snute Before the Ending Of the
pm. Partlta in 3 minor for
Violin and continue, Bach: Sonata in
A, Franck: Sonata for Violin alone,
Scheinteld: Rhapsody No. /, Bartok.
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LATEST TV
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Mr.. Frost viii also ap-
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poems. The special pro-
gram replaces Youth Wants
to Know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
THURSDAY
No concerts scheduled.
FRIDAY

friday MORNING MUSIC CLUB
Assisting artists: Carol Tatian, VIC.
In; jeanne Tanner. flute; Beth Lee
Wias, soprano; Dorothy Emery, piano;
xIrgInis Dulaski, piano. John Wesley
u D major. Mozart; CULVER suite.
Strauss; Carnival. Fourdrain; swans, swans,
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ian House, $50 pm. Laudi, Stout;
October Mountain, Hoyhaness; Two
songs Of Ariel. Stout; Improvisation
S S@r Mallarme. Boulez; Duos for
SEW Rree Yo MHSpSdT GTa.SoFe. 81; RlsggsT.
Marsaret Hills, musical advisor. As.
sisting artists: Adele Addison, So
prano; Charles BressIer, tenor: sam.
uel Baron. flute: Melvin KapIan,
onoe lsidcre Cohen. violin: YneE
Lynch, viola; Alexander Kougueil,
RET Minsreen: harpsichord. Library
Of CONGRESS, $40 pm. Cantata No.
$50, Bach; Die 6erenaden Hinde.
min D.vertimenti. Dallapiccola;
Ten Blake Songs. vaughan Williams;
MITES Hnsers sT rSSYals NV NS; T. .cSgPerIn;
Charles Brendier. conductor. soloists;
Gordon Finlay. cornet: Richard balm,
harmonics, Departmental Eudito,
Williams scenes Ais sac S1eion mas:
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ture TO THE Daughter Of the ReRi-
ment." ponizetti; In the steppes Of
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sasy on Themes Of .offenbach, Boyer;
:, suite from "Coppelia," Delibes.
WASHINQTON.LEE HIGH school,
CONCERT BAND. Washington-Lee
High School Auditorium. Arlington,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
TUESDAY

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Toward Mitchell, conductor. soloist:
ton Hail, $40 pm. Enigma Varia-
tions, Elgar: Piano Concerto No. 20
In D minor, Mozart: Scenes de
Ballet. etravinsky: on Hearing the
FIRST Cuckoo in Spring, Delius;
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL EN-
EMBLE, kal HaIvOFsen and Sher.
man j.. kreuzberE, conductors. st
Johns Episcopal Church, $40 pm.
Hebraic melodies and Old Tesla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
AT the Box Office

II one were to Judge the
excellence of an orchestra
on the basis Of ticket sale
alone, however, I am afraid
that the NSO would rank q
very poor third.
Why Is this so?
10 For years, the BSO has
. been playing to full houses
at Constitution Hall, regard
less Of program. For years,
r the Philadelphia has been
doing just about as well with
y the local citizenry, regardless
OF program. And for years,
the NSO with very rare ex-
ceptionS) has been playing TO
Z houses that are far from
filled.
There is not that much
difference In quality al
. though there Is considerable
difference in musical individ-
uality-among the three or.
chestras.
Speaking bluntly. / would
say that the NSO b the
victim Of cultural lag and an
unfortunate tendency-not
ut all unique among Wash
: tngton music-lovers-to fol-
low the leader and to do
what is considered fashion
able.
Time was when the NSO
very definitely was not q
! first-rate aggregation. Any
attempt to equate it with
the Boston or Philadelphia
ID years ago quite properly
; could have been greeted with
boots Of laughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

~ 49, NS@H a@@StAe~@-~N~~'
big parade Of standard works
and novelties offered BY the
three, and in many ways Q
very educational one.
It provided those inter-
ested with q magnificent
opportunity to answer q ques-
ton very frequently encount-
cred: Just how good Is the
National Symphony orches-
ira anyway? z
The answer, I think, is
quite plain.
The National Symphony
Orchestra under DR.. Mitchell
Is an excellent orchestra in
deed-vastly superior to its
local reputation. In many
ways. it is the peer Of the
Boston and Philadelphia, Or
carnations generally &C
knowledged to be among the
best in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
PROGRAMS OF THE WEEK

DepartmentaI Auditorium, $40 pm
Overture for Band, TuthiIi; Psalm
for Band. Persiehetti; Hejre Kati.
Huoay; Pineapple Poll. Sullivan:
Entry OF the Gladiators, Fucik: ca.
price 'lmpromptu, Pierne: Selections
from Can-can. Porter Toreador
SONG from Carmen" Biset; Hun
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S s2S no No. g. Soqtf io:. r0 sons n
Butts. G. a ar H. sd ma q fMsa a4ssna
Air and Variations, Tate.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Howard Mitchell, conductor. Soloist:
Agustin Anievas, piano, Richard
sMSSnItSomery n HiEn Scn9otl; Rock,yils
Rhapsody on a Theme Of Paganini.
Rachmaninoff; Scenes de Ballet
Stravinsky: On Hearing the First
Cuckoo in Spring, DeliuS; Bolero,
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I do not at all mean to
imply that the NSO Is per-
feet, or that there are no
weak spots IN DR.. Mitchell'S
directorial armor.
Almost invariably on Tues
day nights. at least one selec-
ton Is inadequately reliearsed.
Almost invariably despite
the social benefit to the, com.
munity) the orchestral per-
sonnet are overworked and
tired because Of too many
services" and too much
whiStle-stop touring.
And DR.. Mitchell is far
more effective with certain
portions Of the repertory than
with others. For example, /
can recall very few really
moving performances Of 18th
century works by the NSO
at any time.
Nevertheless. the NSO Is
one Of Americas best, and
Howard Mitchell Is one Of
Americas best. and it is pain
full indeed to anyone who has
the interests Of good music
at heart to 60 to Constitution
Hall on subscription nights
and see whole sections Of
seats glaringly empty.
And If Washington cannot
adequately support its own
excellent symphony, what
miracle Is going to fill our
big, beautiful National Cul-
tural Center full Of contented
and cultured patrons?
4 . &@
BITS AND PIECES The
drive for q fund of $3.50, 900
to support the NSO begins
Tuesday. More than $500
volunteers viii be conducting
q door-to-door campaign dur
ing March to raise part Of the
sum. Volunteer workers are
needed-if you want to help,
call the NSO at Hudson 81,
S4S6 and say 50 This
afternoon at 4, WTOP-TV
presents an unusual 90-min-
ute program featuring Leon
ard Bernstein and the New
York Philharmonic. The sub
ject is "Oedipus Rex" and
the show will illustrate the
difficulties facing q composer
in converting a play into an
opera-oratorio Of that name
to demonstrate the problems.
. =
COMING UP HERE :.
Today: The League Of Federal
EmplOye Associations sponsors
the first Government Day
with the National Symphony,
with tickets available at q
very low rate. Prominent
members Of the administra-
ito mare expected to attend
the affair Tomorrow:
Louis A. Potter viii give an
illustrated lecture on Chang
ing Periods Of Music as Exc
pressed in Sonata Form" at q
music tea sponsored by the
WOman's Club Of Chevy
Chase. Time: 2 pm; place:
205 Oxford street. Tues
day: Vera Franseshi, who
substitutes for Dame Myra
Hess as soloiSt with the NSO
this evening and tomorrow
was the youngest graduate in
the history Of Santa Cecilia
Conservatory In Rome and
later eraned q doctor Of
music degree from the same
respected institution. :.
Wednesday: Prof. Donald
Hartle, AU anthropologist,
lectures on primitive music at
8 pm. in the School Of In
ternatiOnal Service Lounge on
campus, illustrating his re-
marks with tape recordings
:. Friday: Members Of the
NSO conducted by Richard
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Other AM Stations

WlNx-Ieee ke.--2l.hsuT operation.
WPIK-13e Ke.-DsyIIght saIy.
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WfAx-izze 10. -Bsyllght sAly.
WWDe-t2se Ke.-1t-AsuF spsrstiea.
WEEL-13f0 Ee.-2a-A0uF operation except
Msadsy Midnight 70 8 an. Iusstsy.
W00k-i3le ke.-1t-hOuF operation Msatsy.
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Mountain (Moussorsky), VI
emma State Opera Orchestra
conducted by Vladimir
Golschmann.
ca Roumanian r h q p so i
dies, Nos. / and 2 (Enesco),
Vienna State. Golschmann
conducting; Hungarian
rhapsodieS Nos. 5 and 8
(Lizst), Vienna State, Anatol
Fistoulari conducting.
90 Symphony No. Z In
z minor (Brahms), Vienna
State. Golschmann conduct
ing.
% Water Music (Han-
del). Vienna State, Felix
Prohaska conducting: Royal
Fireworks Music (f1ande9,
Edmond Appia conducting.
60 Symphony No. 5 New
World Of Dvorak), Vienna
State. Golschmann conduct
ing.
90 Suite from Gayne
(Khachaturian); Suite, The
Comedians (Kabalevsky) vi
emma State, Golschmann
conducting.
JUST TESTING
The Vanguard low-price
line also includes O test rec.
ord "for use In aligning
celebrating and balancing
playback systems" Some
thing q bit more elaborate
in the same field also is
available on a Westminster
record called Testing, Test
ing, Testing" which should
make the evenings brighter
for audiophiles.
IS y
TCHAIKOVSKY SONGS
AS fat as is the. Tchaikov.
sky section Of the Schwann
Catalogue one encountered
none Of the Russians 1O6
songs. At least, not until
Capitol saw fit to record IA
Of them with the resonant
bass of Boris Christoff. He
Is accompanied at the piano
by Alexandra Lahinsky, and
in some songs by Cellist Gas.
ton Marchesini.
The latter takes part in
probably the best known Of
the romantic works, None
But the Lonely Heart" Noted
for his Characterization Of
Boris Godounov. Christoff Is
at home with these deeply
moving poems that show
another side of the Russian
music master.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
NEWS OF MUSIC
National Symphony:
What Is Greatness?
By IRVING LOWENS
star Music Critic

Within the past few weeks city has had the oppor-
tty to hear symphonic by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra under Erich Lensdo the Philadelphia Orchestra
under Eugene Omandy and the National symphony Or
chestra under Howard Mitchell
II was very Illuminating experience to listen TO the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
WEDNESDAY

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
Howard Mitchell, conductor. Soloist:
vera Francesehi, plano. Constitution
Hah s:3O pm. Repeating Monday
UNITED STATES MARINE BAND.
Captain James King, conducting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

FlGtman are hearo IN q really
way-out concert sponsored by
the Institute Of Contempt
rary Arts tonight. Works by
Alan Stout and Pierre BOuIez
will be played twice, once be-
fore and once after the inter-
mission. This one could be q
real sleeper :. Next Sunday:
Cometh Cliburn, with q
whopper Of q program
sonatas by List, Barber. and
Rachmaninoff. II he brings
this one off, 1t should effec-
lively stop any flash-in-the-
pan rumors.
y = = =
, COMING UP THERE . i.
Rockville, Nd: Young Agus-
tin Anievas, winner OF the
Concert Artists Guild Award,
viii be soloist with the NSO
tomorrow at $3.50 pm.
New York: The American
premiere Of Rameau's Lies
Indies Galantes" takes place
at Town Hall Wednesday
night. presented by the
Clarion Music Foundation.
Conductor is Thomas Dunn,
q rising star, and the cast
includes Judith Raskin, Ma
ria FerFier0, Charles Bressler,
and Robert Trehy, all we'll
known here from Opera So
ciety Of Washington produc-
tons and other events
San Francisco: Also on
Wednesday. Philippe Entire
mont, now dubbed ''le pian-
iste atomique." appears as
soloist with the San Francis
CO Symphony under Jorda in
Q concert also featuring" the
American premiere Of
''NOnes" by Luciano BeriO,
an orchestral version Of q
work first conceived as an
oratorio based on the W. II.
Auden poem, "The Ninth
Hour."
HAIL AND FAREWELL
Died last Monday in White
Plains, N. Y. at the age Of
70, Percy Granger, pianist,
composer. folklorist, and mu-
sicologist. Best known as the
composer Of such popular
favorites as Molly on the
ShOre," shepherds Hey"
and Country Gardens" he
was in fact an innovator and
an experimentalist Of great
originality. He was also
highly eccentric he once
arrived for a concert in Wau-
sau, Wis, when the tempera-
ture was 2 below zero wearing
white ducks, no hat or coat,
and carrying a knapsack, for
which he was arrested and
held briefly as q suspicious
character. His was q free
spirit, one which has been
too soon forgotten in an age
Of growing conformity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
TOMORROW

KIDNEY EoRREsT. clarinet: He,mut
Irauulteh. violin; Marry Mcclure,
piano. Clinical Center Auditorium,
National Institutes Of Health,
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Saturday; Sunday Q an. to midnight.
WEAM-i3So ke.-1l-hsuT operation, except
Sunday mltnight to 8 an. Msndsy.
WD0N-isle Ke.-Dayilsht enly.
WPee-iseo Ke.-Dyllght oaly.
WeMS-slo ke.-s ANTE midnight; SStWday
1s.m. to pa; Sunday . an. to midBlght.
WAtA-I0o ke-T an. to s:ts pm.
WPRM-1tso Ke.-Dayiight sAly.
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SUNDAY, MARCH z

(For full details, see next Sundays
listings1
VAN 81 CLIBURN' piano. Constitution
NATfoN2LD III SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
LLOYD Geisler. conductor. Tiny Tots
Concert. Bethesda Chevy Chase High
school. Bethesda. 8 pm. and 4:15
cI.ARENcE LEDBETTER. organ.
Washington Cathedral, s PIN.
NATIONAL CATHEDRAL School
scHoodpi F S6R H AEp IT. Y ALF s,;ISs
sen, conductor. Proctor Hall Gym
nastum. 3 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
BARGAIN COUNTER

Time has come for a few
kind words about the Van
guard Demonstration Disc"
line. If the main intent is
to show off engineering bril-
lance. the results are quite
satisfactory. But more than
that, the records score con-
sistently high as musical
performances. Keeping in
mind they list for $2.98
(stereo) and $1.98 (mono),
here are some of them:
ID Pictures at an Exhi-
bition and q Night on Bald
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
SATURDAY

RUS AND DANCERS. SerSe Jsroff
conductor. Constitution Hall, $3.50
pm. Program not available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
RECORD REVIEWS
Two Operotic Fobles
On New Recordings
BY HERMAN SCHADEN
star Record Critic

Soul-swapping with the
devil is big business In the
music world. Sordid. too. as
DR.. Faustus learned q bit
belatedly in the most famous
Goethe ounod version of
the barter.
Now come two soul traf-
fickers via microgroove: (D
The Flying Dutchman. An
gels 3:record album of the
Wagner opera and ca Story
of a Soldier. Kapp Records
single-diSc Interpretation Of
the Stravinsky fable.
Young Richard Wagner
thought he had everything
going for him when he
knocked out Der Fliegende
Hollander. Something went
awry. For one thing. he
didn't have q Dietrich
Fischer Dieskau for his
Dutchman. Angel does have,
and this makes o vast diff
ference, for there are no
greater baritones today than
this artist.
Fischer Dieskau knows
how to grapple for q soul.
He has superb support from
soprano Marianne Schech,
the soul-saving Senta, who
sings the memorable "Jo-ho-
hoe" winningly.
From the first notes Of
the overture. one knows he
has q good one going. II
the opera Is not great. 1t
has lyricisTn galore. Here It
has Q solid orchestra and
chorus in the German State
Opera group.
Bass Gottlob Prick. as Da-
land the Sea Captain, loses
no ground Wis o Wis Fischer
Dieskau. Rudolf Schock. as
Erik the Hunter: Sieglinde
Wagner, as Senta's nurse;
Fritz Wunderlick as the
SteerSman, are uniformly
excellent. Much credit must
60 to Conductor Franz Kon-
witschny for Q well-knit per-
Torrance.
AWOL SOLDIER
Kapp has turned out an
eStimable English speaking
version Of Igor Stravinsky's
Historic du Soldat. This is
the story Of q soldier who
experiences q living hell by
trading his violin to Satan
for q book foretelling the flu
ture. Under Beelzebub'S spell,
a two-week leave becomes a
three-year nightmare.
AS Actor Melvyn Douglas
effectively explains in the
narration, the soldier has O
devil Of q time getting back
his fiddle, and even then It's
not for keeps. Other fine act
ing performances are those
Of the soldier Games Mitch
elD and the devil alvin
EpsteinJ. Stereo adds an
element of drama in the
shifting positions Of the
players.
Interspersed by some Of
Stravinsky's most inventive
music, well played by q sep
tet under Emanuel Vardi,
this is one Of the most In
teresting Of recent releases.
The sound Is first rate.
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RICHTER W.. GORDON
BY now most music lovers
have heard Of the Russian
pianist, Sviatoslav Richter.
Not so many. we fear, Of
Stewart Gordon. the rising
keyboard artist now with the