Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-07

GAOAAA SNGiy SJdtlupUlHI IL is
perfection itself.
HEAR MY PRAYER: Re-
cital by the Choir of st.
Johns College, Cambridge;
George Guest, conducting
Gondon) Beautifully re-
corded in st. Johns Chapel,
16 boys and IL men are heard
to an organ accompaniment
in an outstanding program,
inclu ding MendelsSohn's
Hear My Prayer, Bach's Jesu,
JOY Of Mans Desiring, Mo-
Zart's Ave Verum Corpus and
Ye Now Are Sorrowful from
Brahms Requiem. One of the
finest.
SHLOMO CARLEBACH: A
live performance recorded at
The Village Gate - VAN
guard - Rabbi Carlebach,
imbued with the spirit Of
Chassidism. sings his in
spired Hebraic melodies,
strums his guitar and soon
has the audience joining him
in his imprisoned songs Of
hope and faith.
MISCHA ELMAN: Plays
Hebraic Melodies; works by
Achren, Bloch, Lazy, Bruch
and others, with Joseph
Seiger, piano-(Vanguard)-
After more than so years Of
concertizing, Elman and his
violin remain an inspiration
to all. He rose from the ghet-
tos of Kiev, perhaps almost
forgotten in his more than
40 years Of American citizen
ship, but he plays these deep
ly-rooted pieces with intense
poignancy and emotional in
Movement.
PETER RSHALL:
breaches his sermons, Were
You There?" and "Compro-
mise In Egypt"-(Caedmon)
The eloquence of the late
pastor Of New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church is cap
tured in these sermons. His
Were You There2" is one of
the most moving stories Of
the Crucifixion ever told
simple. yet dramatically vivid
as he paints word pictures in
his beautiful diction. A rec
ord to prize.
THE OISTRAKHS: David
and Igor Oistrakh play Pro-
kofieff's Sonata, opus Sc:
Haydn's Duo in B flat ma
jor; Spohr'S Duetto II In d
major and Honegger's Soma
tina-(Monitor) - This won
a Grand Prix de LAcademie
du Disque Francois, and with
good reason. The Russian
father and son play with a
unity as closely knit as their
relationship. 1t is all fine,
but the Prokofieff is q mas
terwork.
DURUFLE: Requiem for
Soloists, Choirs, Orchestra
and Organ, with Helene Bou-
vier, mezzo. and Xavier De-
praz, bass; Marie Madaleine
Durufle- Chevalier, organist;
the Philippe Caillard and
Sephane Caillat Chorales;
the Lamoureux Orchestra,
Maurice Durufle, conducting
- CEpic) - Another Grand
Prix winner tCharles eros
Academy. A beautifully bal
anced work, recorded at the
church Of Saint Etienne-du-
Mont. 1t rivals Faure in its
serene contemplation.
NETANIA DAvRATH:
Sings Yiddish Folk Songs
with Orchestra conducted by
Robert DeCormier - VAN
guard - This soprano born
near the Russian Polish bor-
der is simply superb in folk
songs Of this type. Not only
is her voice youthfully radi-
ant. but the material Is sec
ond nature to her. Excellent
sound, too.
PERGOLESI: Concertinos
No. 2 in q major. No. 8 in A
major. No. 4 In F minor and
for Flute and Strings in @
major; Zurich Chamber Or
chestra. Edmond de Stoutz
conducting - Vanguard -
Without equivocation, here
Is a stunning record Of bril-
liant music. brilliantly play
ed. Beset by hardship and
illness. dead at 26. Pergolesi
was fired by q genius of I'M
believable strength and In
tensity. Highly recommend
ed.
LIST: Plano Concerto
No. / in e flat; Andre Watts,
piano; Les Preludes; New
York Philharmonic. Leonard
Bernstein conducting - tCo-
lumbia) 1t was for real,
what you heard when l6-
year-old Andre Watts played
the Liszt concerto so dag
zlingly over TV. He repeats
1t here with all the flair,
poetry and fire OF q mature
artist. Pretty good Les Pre-
ludes. too.
PR0KOFIEFF: The ugly