Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 23, 1952, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday August 23, 1952. Page 13 world of music rising fees input concerts Light on Goethe j squeeze having recently suggested an a is probably shared by the great proximate musical counterpart to majority of music lovers lies an miss Butler s treatment of the additional reason for a comprehend j Aust legend in terms of Litera Tare one first turned in. A wad ing of the Schumann symposium reviewed in this column last week to what Gerald Abraham had to say about the composer s scenes from Faust. Admitted by professor Abraham 10 be Only a cursory examination of the work and concerned per haps primarily with its musical Sivc Book dealing its musical forms it would serve at least to draw attention to the Many composers who have trodden this particular ground and As in the Case of Schumann have writ ten compositions the present Day neglect of which can hardly be justified from any serious Point of View. Wagner s Faust overture and the larger scale compositions of texture this analytical outline is Liszt or even Berlioz inspired by nevertheless sufficiently masterpiece for instance no to warrant the opinion held Are certainly not to be heard As by a number of authorities that frequently As Are the symphonies it is among the most by Many other composers of penned by Schumann especially lesser Genius. In the matter of its orchestration. Can it be presumed no matter not without some impertinent u May sound in connection with the claim that that a number of contemporary in certain aspects the scenes from need the kind of Book Faust is a More faithful mirroring of the mind and spirit of Goethe than has been revealed by any other composer using the same subject was the reaction of a thur Jacob the Well known eng Lish musician and author to pro Fessor Abraham s pages Why or. Jacob enquired was it not pos Tible for him to hear a performance of the scenes from Faust in such an attitude and it the writer has in mind and that their historical knowledge of music is Only a trifle Jess superficial than their Prima Donna performances on the podium Stilt be Levant it is about half a Century since the distinguished author Anci critic whose pen name is Ernest Newman first pointed out that the musical Fellings of Faust numbered some thing like 30 or 35, and then went on to detail some of them so effectively that professor Abraham in the aforementioned Schumann symposium published but a few months ago. Does not fail to insinuate that or. Newman s perceptions Are As relevant today As when they Are first disclosed. Anybody caring to consult this article of or. Newman s it can be found reprinted in his musical i studies will doubtless agree How unfortunate it is that of late Winnipeg groups sponsoring con i few had e if in nit s certs in the City have always worked closely together according to de Sci director of Cile Bruy con Cert series. The local concert Man Ager was commenting on the observations of Marks Levine a new York concert manager who recently visited 15 american cities and found five sore spots in american musical life. Or. Levine whose views were published on last saturday s music Page found those problems the absence of suitable auditoriums the High Cost of presenting con certs the Lack of co operation among different sponsoring groups in the same City Calendar congestion and Lack of aggressive management. Or. Gee said he thought Winni Peg was comparatively Well off As far As its concert Halls were concerned. The civic auditorium was not Ideal for concerts be cause of us Flat floor but its size was adequate for most musical attractions. The metropolitan opera s touring company however would not he Able to Slage its operas Salsa Clarily at the auditorium because of its inadequate stage facilities for such Large productions. If we enlarged the stage we would have to Cut the seating Cap City to and the admission Price would he said.1 since the met s Road show. Fleder maus. Played in Winnipeg last Jan uary. Or. Gee has had enquiries about bringing the regular met touring company Here but the met manager Rudolf Bing to to or. Gee in Minneapolis that he did not think such an idea was very feasible. Or. Gee sail the playhouse ithe Alre was of adequate size for Edy. At Tipsy Pilot gambling peer in actors Guild comedy Peggy Green and Bill Walker chalked up a Long list of Best actor winners of the Best actors awards awards in both regional and Domin in the 1952 Manitoba drama festival will take part the years he has not found time Toj attractions. A show is available for Winnipeg we Don t have to worry about theatre a he added. The High Cost of presenting con erts is a problem facing concert everywhere. In Winni Peg or. Gee is confronted with an increase in civic auditorium rent which became effective july in addition to steeply rising artists fees. Relatively unknown follow up he subject in All detail and elaborations been possible not Only would All music lovers he heavily in his but miss Butler s volume on the fortunes of Faust might Cei ably have taken some detours and thereby been made both More fascinating and valuable. It is True that in 1948 g. Fer a Chault s Faust Une la gentle ses my Siemens was issued in Paris. These Llo pages constitute of information mainly of a highly q i artists have raised their fees by compared to fees paid a funding or entertaining kind but Are most acceptable for what. They Tell of Long forgotten or. 1o the younger to Emeralion completely unknown of nulls in music. Such a Book however is decidedly not of Man. Judging he kind or. New by his old essay. Lent your travel a genl Home lines steamship Agency of Canada Ltd. 1255 Phillips so. Montreal 52-r would Ever even have dreamed of writing. As a result so far As one has been Able to gather a full and authoritative study of Faust in music is still a matter of the future. F sad misconception How strange it is that in it rms of music Goethe s Faust should continue to be Best known through the medium of Gounod s opera. To regard such music in the entirety of its score As a reflection of the mind and Genius of Goethe. Has always struck the undersigned among the Saddest of artistic misconceptions and one that be i comes intensified when the music 1 is a part of the kind of theatrical presentation More often than not associated with the so called pro induction of assures your Esso Furnace Oil Supply Imperial Oil limited . Premiere of Billy Budd set for dec. 5 the american premiere of Njamin Britten s opera Billy Budd wih be Given by the University of i Indiana music school at Blooming ton. Ind., next season. The students will present the i All male work dec. 5 under the direction of to Ernst Hoffman con Ductor and Hans Busch stage director. This is the music school which gave the first stage performance of Gian Carlo Menotti s opera Amati and the night Visi tors on a double Hill with Walter Kaufmann s opera a parfait for Irene. Last Spring. Billy Budd or. Britten s first Large scale opera since Peter Grimes was introduced last sea son at London s covent Garden and later featured at the master pieces of the 20th Century Fusti Val in Paris. Or. Britten did not hold out for a professional performance night was a favorite time for both artists and the Public. Artists could travel sunday and arrive Here in time for a monday night appear Ance. Now however More concerts Are Given in Winnipeg on tues Day and wednesdays after artists have performed at relatively close Western Points and thus conflict with women s musical club dates had been alleviated he pointed out. Moliere classic Ito be broadcast wednesday night a radio version of Moliere s tar in America according to reports recorded from a world j because Tho metropolitan opera theatre broadcast by the bbl will commuted to Stravinsky s the be presented on the Csc wednes Rake s Progress next season night program next week at fees to 51.500 monday and tuesday at s.30 . It will be their first stage appearance together Smice their Ponze Ion festivals. Mrs. Green studied at London s old Vic theatre and toured eng land with the company. She has won the Best actress award in the Manitoba regional festival for two consecutive years. Bob Trudel has appeared in St. Boniface s Lecer Cle Moliere productions for five years and won the 1951 Best actor award in the Manitoba regional festival. Michael Blurton who has had previous stage experience in eng land won the 1950 Best actor award in the Alberta regional festival. Bernard Behrens. John Hay Ward and Doris Kettle All Hail from England where they have appeared in various dramatic productions. On opening night of the Rattigan comedy 50 patients from Deer Lodge military Hospital and the Academy Road veterans Home will be guests of the actors Guild. Charley s aunt which opened the actors Guild season in june will be Given three repeat performances sept. 29 and 30 and oct. 1 at the playhouse theatre. The noblest of All John Waks City dancer Home sees Opportunity in Canada today it looks at Long last As if a dancer has a Good Chance of making a career in according to registration mom., aug. 25 sept 2, 1952 classes commence wed., sept. Markell school of Art Jack make to m.s.a., director drawing pastel Oil painting and technique 9 St. John s ave. E., pm. 59-4948 first showing will be sponsored by the Manitoba order of the East Ern Star the second by the fort Garry kiwanis and the third by the Amicus club. By of Bank Morriss Decca which has Long b e in known principally for its output of popular records has invaded the classical Field in the past year or so with some Fine recordings Many of them made in Europe by Deutsche Gramm Phon. One of its most interesting and most important projects is the re cording of the entire 32 Beethoven sonatas by the famous pianist Wil Helm Kempff. The sonatas were recorded in the Early 30s by the late Artur Schnabel and Are still collectors items. In addition to Kempff the sonatas Are currently being recorded by Solomon the years ago. Famed artists can performance in medea last English pianist who appeared in january. Mrs. Green who will play higher. The highest paid artist in the concert Field today is Vladimir Horowitz the pianist whose single concert runs in the econ "10 Winnipeg Las season. Inc on the basis of listening to months As a member of the mar Kova Dolin Ballet company in eng land and Europe. Or. Waks is now Home in Winni Peg recuperating from a recent operation for a fractured Shin Bone. But he soon expects to be ready to begin rehearsals with the Winnipeg company in preparation for the opening of its 1952-53 season 29. The greater part of or. Waks time overseas. Was spent on a 14 month Lour which took the Mark ova Dolin company to France and Italy As Well As Many places in the British Isles. During the tour the company gave 450 performances with a show every week Day even ing plus two or three matinees a week. However when the company played in London there were no matinees and the dancers had opportunities to see the matinee shows at the palladium where Jack Benny Sophie Tucker and others appeared. Exciting is the or. Waks describes his dancing experiences s choir to present Bach passion Bach s famous St. Matthew Pas-1 work contains Many Majestic Sion will be presented by the win and excellent instr Nipes philharmonic choir this sea j son under the direction of Walter mentation. Kaufmann. Choir rehearsals for preparation of the noblest of All passion Ora Torios begin sept. 9 at 8 . In Trinity Hall. Former members Are urged to attend and those wishing to join the choir will be interviewed at 7.30 . By Ronald Scarth choir president. The choir which last season presented two operas both in concert form Gounod s Faust and Verdi s Aida have turned again to a religious work. Performance dates have not yet been decided Accord ing to or. Scarth. The German form of passion Musik reached its culmination in Bach s great work. The St. Mat thew passion was first produced on Good Friday 1729, at St. Tho Mas Church. Leipzig with the ser Mon coming Between the work s two parts. The chorales Are particularly so j Lemn and impressive and Are meant to convey the sentiments of whole Christian Church. The male voice choir starts rehearsals sept. 17 the Winnipeg male voice choir will begin a new season of rehearsals sept. 17. Opening meeting will be a dinner Sopt. 10 at Vasa Lund Park Charleswood. The choir under the direction of Walter Kaufmann plans three out of town concerts next season at Selkirk Portage la Prairie and Kenora ont. And an annual con Cert Likely in february. The choir Hopes to bring its strength up to 60 voices. Any prospective members particularly tenors and second basses should Contact the Secretary j. J. Pren Tice 574 Grain Exchange building. Ith the company which is headed Marks in by Alicia Markova and Anton Lin. Miss Markova renewed As the Best interpreter of Giselle Only weighs 90 pounds and dances a Feather. She makes jokes Church organist Barry Anderson has been appointed organist it St. John s United Church a Post he has held temporarily since last easter. H3 recently received the Royal conservatory s Silver medal for highest Marks in Grade nine Organ in you la be walking on top of the world in a pair of Mcgregor Happy foot health socks they have an exclusive knit right in Cushion sole thai absorbs strains and your feet on air. Ask Lor them by name at your Favourite hosiery counter. Ankle i Lgth 11.01 f. Roe Lar it Jtb r Mabel Crum for . Or. Horowitz does t give More than 27 concerts in a season Corn cared to an average artist s 40 to 60 concerts. He informs concert managers when he plans to be in certain areas for performances. We be been trying to Book him for two years. However there is a Strong possibility that the pianist will too ear in Winnipeg during the 1033-h4 concert or. Gee stated. Winnipeg does t suffer from friction Between different sponsor ing groups according to the con Cert manager. The Winnipeg sym phony orchestra books the auditorium before or. Gee to new York each Spring to arrange for the following season s artists so that or. Gee steers Clear of 1he orchestra s dates. Winnipeg is one of the few cities in which celebrity concert dates Are announced in the Spring. In this Way or. Gee said other organizations have an Opportunity to arrange their concert schedules. Every Effort is made to avoid Calendar gee said. Sometimes women s musical club concerts which Are always held on a monday afternoon conflict with an evening celebrity concert. Before celebrity concerns Dev goes eloped its series 15 cities and in Stern Canada monday could not undertake a second new work. The publishers also did not want to hold up the american pre Miere for a year on the Chance of a metropolitan performance. Peter Grimes also had a student workshop premiere in the United states. It was presented in 1946 students at the Berkshire music Centre at Tanglewood and die i not reach the metropolitan unti years later. _ University of Toronto Royal conservatory of music Edward Johnson chairman of the Board of directors school of music Ettore instruction in All subjects opera school nation wide examinations faculty of music director Arnold Walter degree courses in general and school music diploma courses for teachers and performers grades 1 to . Royal conservatory of music 135 College St. Toronto ont. Manitoba representative mrs. H. Munro 181 Oak St. Pm. 10-1 of Winnipeg 7 . On cow. Donald Wolf it will heard in the leading role of be this Finch classic supported by members of the bbl repertory company. Tartuffe is a religious hypocrite and impostor wbb uses religion As a Means to gain wealth cover deceit and promote self indulgence. He is invited to the Home of or gon a Man of considerable pro Perty who is duped into promising his daughter in. Marriage. However the True character of the hypocrite is exposed in time to prevent the wedding and tar Tuffe is not Only turned out of the House but is put in jail for felony. Luigi Dallapiccola italian com Poser who is visiting in North am Erica will be soloist in one of his own compositions Piccolo concerto with the Little symphonies orches tra conducted by Roland Leduc. The Montreal program will be heard on cow at 8.30 . The work is said to display Fea Tures of the 12-tone technique with which Dallapiccola was experimenting during the period of its composition. It is described As simple but poetic and italian in character. Distinctly Dallapiccola s opera the Pris Oner will be presented by the Csc opera company next january. Lubka Kolessa Galicia born pianist now living in Toronto will give another recital of Brahms music at 9.30. . On the distinguished artists series. Her recital will feature sonata in c major opus 1 third production this s wartime slant while the Sun shines has a mild wartime slant. On the eve f. His marriage the Young m is recording of two of therefore site g0es on stage in a is the by kempt or. Waks recalled. Is no 13 in e quasi Una both miss Markova and or. Fantasia and no. 7 in d major a Good Case might be made for acquiring nil of them from this Lin danced leading roles in do the company s repertoire of about 24 wallets. The s5-member company healthy Earl of Harpenden a tar enacted by Bei Nard be Irens puts up an inebriated . Lying officer Bill Walker Ive Pii is i amid a Iii Insl of consummate musicianship. There is imagination in everything he does delicacy when it is required and Power when that Factor is the there is no Over sentiment next morning the Earl arranges i Date for the american no attempt to pull the music about for Mere virtuosity. And a former girl Friend Mabel recording itself is resonant and Peggy however the balanced. Erica mistakes the Earl s Fiancee Elisabeth Randall collector finds at times Kettle for Mabel. The pair fall n love before the american recording that strikes him As being so excellent and spin Accord with what he feels about a free French army officer that he puts it in a very special Niche. This was the Case Trudel is also in the race and lady Elisabeth s father the Duke of Ayr and Sterling played this reviewer heard the Decca Long playing recording of the Mozart Trio in e Flat major Michael Blurton who has an and the Beethoven Trio in Finity for gambling adds to Flat major of. The record complications. John Hayward features Kell whose the playing of the clarinet assisting in the production been a feature of Many a not Wilson business disc. Beth Ferguson stage manager and it designer Helene Winston the Mozart or. Kell joined by Lillian Fuchs violist a and Alarta Kettle assistant stage managers Merle Pelcher Horszowski pianist. Frank Miller cellist replaces miss mistress and Nadine Kelly in the Beethoven. In both you have chamber music do its very Best with a give and while the Sun shines was and a regard for the shape produced at London s Globe the music that is nothing Short re dec. 24, 1943, and ran intoxicating. This is music that 1946. It has also been Seldom heard in the concert Hall an is full of Melody and Charm. All performers in the Mozart Trio is equally As Beau production have had As the celebrated clarinet Tage experience. Or. Walker 28-year-old conductor subs for Eric wild the Day of Prima Donna conductors is Over according to Victor Feldbrill 28 year old Toronto violinist conductor who is Pinch hitting for Csc conductor Eric wild while or. Wild is on Holiday. Or. Feldbrill arrived in Winni Peg Friday morning and conducted his first of four Winnipeg radio orchestral programs Friday eve Ning. At that time he directed a Csc concert orchestra in Haydn s symphony no. 102 in b Flat major and next Friday at 7 . He will conduct another work in the Haydn series the symphony no. 103 in e Flat minor. The Toronto musician will also conduct the Csc s Winnipeg con certs he will conduct or. Feldbrill was a violinist with the Navy show for three years Dur ing the War when Eric wild was conductor. The Young violinist conductor studied at Toronto s Royal conservatory of music London s Royal Academy of music and under the late or. Serge Koussevitsky at Tanglewood and Pierre in Maine. He conducted Gilbert and sul Livan High school opera productions for four years and directed the e University of Toronto symphony orchestra. Following the Navy show he led the Royal conserva tory symphony and opera until last Cert program this sunday and next year. He has been a member of the Toronto symphony since 1949. He has conducted two Csc wednesday night programs and at 7 . On cow. Or. Feldbrill feels there must be closer co operation Between conductor and musicians. It is not Only the conductor s duty to know music but he should also know his orchestra members Well. In a special statement to the free press or. Feldbrill said it is Only recently that Canadian musical Talent has been recognized in Canada. In the past canadians have been forced to go else where for recognition. However there is still some reluctance by those managing our orchestras and concerts to engage canadians. This holds for both performers and composers. I think Canadian music should be judged strictly on a musical basis and included with works of old masters on regular concert programs. I feel sure unreasonable prejudice towards our music could be he said. Because he feels strongly that it is the duty of conductors to encourage and. Play Canadian works As often As possible or. Feldbrill will include at least one work in each of the sunday con several other broadcast concerts. World festival the annual International Festi Val of contemporary music will be held in Venice sept. 10 to 22. Iii Imily socks which performed during the 1d51 of Britain is now giving an eight week season at London s Roy Al festival Hall before touring the scandinavian countries. However miss Markova has left the company to dance with Ballet theatre in new York and later to appear As guest artist with Sadler s Wells. Among the guest artists appear ing with the Markova Dolin com Pany while or. Waks was a Mem Ber were Tamara Toumanova Mia Slavenska. Tatiana Riabouchinsk and Colette Marchand. Dancing at the Monte Carlo opera House was another of or. Waks interesting experiences while j on tour. There the company re Vived four ballets presented there j in the 1930 s by the Monte Carlo company Scherazade Prince Igor 1 Petrouchka and be Beau Danube. With Only four perform ances a week at Monte Carlo the company had More time for re a hear Sals and were Able to learn three new ballets in six weeks. J the Winnipeg Ballet has a More interesting repertoire and More variety than the company or. Waks has just left the Markova Dolin company keeps mostly to old fashioned ballets although it is dually adding some new works he said. Or. Waks was with the Winni Peg company for five years before he went to study in new York and do to work for a year. He returned to the Winnipeg group for two years and then went to now on a nine month contract with the company or. Waks Hopes to go to England for the Coronation next june. Winrig Peg s soon to be constructed Rainbow stage in Kildonan Park was hailed by or. Waks As the next Best thing to the building of the civic auditorium. He things it will be wonderful for Ballet and symphony programmes. The development of to in Canada holds other interesting opportunities in. The entertainment Field he Felt. Does your pipe Organ need tuning re voicing phone Eaton s piano dept Rymunt our Toronto Organ factory representative will it intr Winnipeg Early in september. Make your appointment now. Piano ind Organ Salon floor Victor Feldbrill Ballet moves into he on Hargrove Street tie Winnipeg Ballet has set up new Headquarters at 309 Hargrave Street on the top floor of the newly renovated modern laundry building. A Ballet official said they had a two year lease on the pre Mises with a five year option. The Ballet s new studios cover More than feet of space com pared with divided Between two floors at its former main Street Headquarters. Rehearsals will begin sept. 2 for the company s new season which gets under Way oct. 29. Walter Kaufmann rates cover Story a cover picture of Walter Kauf Mann and a full Page Story entitled Walter Kaufmann in Winnipeg appear in the August Issue of inter National musician monthly Publica Tion and official Organ of the american federation of musicians of the United states and Canada. The Story outlines his musical experiences tells of the operas and other works he has composed and his work us conductor of the Winnipeg symphony orchestra. A rehearsal shot of the symphony also appears with the article ;