Evening star., 1963-04-14

be slight differences in man
nerisms or embellishments,
yet I cannot conceive Of any
other music than musical
music-it may be primitive,
bad, vulgar, good, noble"
On children's concerts: 'T
would not say 1t is not good
to invite children to concerts.
But, with few exceptions, /
would consider 1t senseless
before they are 10 years old.
Taking babies to concerts, I
think, is simply for publicity.
Concerts for children should
be Just like other concerts, o
bit shorter, I would say. And
no talk"
On knowledge: "Thou-
sands Of times ! have been
told that in order to live one
has to eat. Each time I rise
and bow, grateful for the in
formation. Combining faith.
urge, capacity of experience,
idealistic efforts, and knowl-
edge Gas far as 1t or you can
go), one ought to arrive at
firm discrimination. Often
what is cocksurely presented
as q fact is not factual. I
admit that the only thing Of
which I am fairly certain Is
the confusion in my own
mind, or to put 1t another
way, my acceptance Of plu-
ralism in the world Of mo-
tives, intentions. and ends. I
know that ! am trying hard
to find what I would con-
slider suprapersonal truth. but
/ do not know why I try.
Does this satisfy you, who
are also q bit confused, I
hope?"
"My Life and Music" re-
veals that Artur Schnabel Is
a man worth remembering,
not only as q musician but
as q human being. We owe
Mr.. Crankshaw o debt Of
gratitude for bringing him
back to life.
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NEWS FROM HERE-TheO-
dOre Lettvin, the brilliant
young pianist who plays q
recital this afternoon at The
Phillips Collection, will be
back next season in Consti-
tuition Hall. The date: Sum-
day, April 26, 1864, at 3 pm.
presented by the Hayes Con-
cert Bureau on its Series A.
It will be his only Washing
ton appearance.
The final report meeting
Of the National Symphony
sustaining fund volunteers
win be held at the White
House on Tuesday. The vol
unteers win be given q tour
Of the White House, and Q
recital at 2:30 pm. by WASH
ington pianist Ann Schein
and violinist Charles Treger.
Miss Schein viii be soloist
with The Hague Philhar-
monic in Constitution Hall
next Sunday. Mr.. Treger,
last November, was the first
American to win first place
in the Wieniawski Violin
competition, held in Poznan.
Poland.
Coming musical events at
the White House during
April: Monday, the 22d. in
the afternoon, members Of
school orchestras and bands
from neighboring Virginia
counties will be entertained
on the south lawn by the
Central Kentucky Youth
Symphony, Joseph Pival,
conductor. and the Berea
College Country Dancers.
Tuesday, April 80, following
q state dinner for Grand
Duchess Charlotte Of Luxem-
bourg, Basil RathbOne and
the Sydney Beck COns0rt
Players win present q pro-
gram of Elizabethan music
and poetry.
Composer John Cage gives
q lecture-recital at the WASH
ington Gallery Of Modern Art
on Twenty-first street on
Friday at $3.50 pm. His
program Is titled: where
4 are we going and what are
we doing2" and he win per-
form his Cartridge Music" /"
It should be q fascinating
evening. and should answer
questions many raised by
those sticks-in-the-mud who
don't 60 for music quite az
far out as he does.
The Music Division at the
Library Of Congress win be
In O state Of siege all week.
Reason: Leonard Bernstein
keeps q once-postponed date
with the Juilliard Quartet,
playing Robert Schumann's
Piano Quintet In Z Flat,
Opus a. at $50 pm. Fri