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Masterpieces of Mozart Lhevinnes’ Recital Here Played by Artists To Open Music Season Artists in Piano Special Recordings Preserve Represent, Culmination of Bubbling Musical Spring Recital, Years’ Association. Of Composer. Forty Two weeks from today—on Sunday afternoon, October 23, at 4 pjn.—the By Alice Eversman, 1938-9 music season in Washington will be formally ushered in with the duo- One hundred and forty-seven years ago, a slight young man of 35 closed piano recital at Constitution Hall of Josef and Rosina Lhevinne, the first Of his eyes in death. He had been poor all of his life and when it was finished 17 concert and recital attractions to be offered during the fall, winter and he was buried in a pauper's grave. There was no pomp or ceremony, and early spring by Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey. Seats for the Uievlnne recital no friends loitered to the last minute beside that final resting place, and no will be available beginning next Thursday. music sped the departed spirit on its journey into eternity. Yet all of his This 1938-9 season represents the culmination of 40 years of successful life had been devoted to music, to composing it, to developing it, and to inter- music and marriage for the Lhevinnes, 4-- preting it. Innumerable manuscripts*-!- and their appearance here at Consti- Rosina to give up her career. And were found among his meager effects, tution Hall will mark one of their poser and the suavity of his writing this year marks their 40th of playing and these were passed on to posterity first appearances of their 40th anni- technique. together as well as singly. so that the world might marvel, en- versary tour that will take them from It was when he had returned to tickets for the joy and revere the talent of Wolfgang one end of the United States to the Although Lhevinne Salzburg after a sojourn in Paris, concert will be Amadeus Mozart. other, as well as through Canada and available next Thurs- saddened the death of his by mother, day. Mrs. Dorsay announces that while In the midst of a short life of hard- as far South as Havana, Cuba. that Mozart composed the concerto such tickets last, first Sunday series ships, disappointments and poverty and the also “Symphony, No. 32, in tickets, including concerts and recitals Mozart found relief in that extraordi- B Flat which Is 'T'HE Lhevinnes begin their 40th an- Major, K. 319,” here by the Lhevinnes, Nino Martini, th# nary unfailing musical spring which recorded Edwin Fischer and his season with the by niversary memory Cossack Chorus, Gladys Swarthout, bubbled unceasingly within him. It Chamber Orchestra. The fresh in their minds of successful symphony ap- Heifetz and Nelson Eddy, will also con- seemed to be surrounded by a magic is a fine and at Robin Hood Dell given reading, light pearances during tinue on sale at her concert bureau in wall, through which none of the baser that takes of the late where were gracious, cognizance the summer, they Droop’s, 1300 G street, N.W. Tickets emotions of this world could penetrate of line of which audiences. perfection Mozart greeted by record-breaking for the second Sunday and evening and no shadow of human tragedy was master. Not one of the most out- This was made engagement possible series will also continue on sale until could darken. It remained forever standing of his symphonic output, only by an aeroplane flight from Den- the end of October. free, unsullied and freshly sparkling, which numbered more than it is ver, where the Lhevinnes conducted a 40, —. —-» ■— M ■ — casting forth its music in inexhausti- brilliant with its most original mo- special master class of pupils, who ble abundance and unending variety ment in the finale. came from all parts of the world. Given of patterns. Of all the great com- Another of the lesser ranking During the winter, too, Mr. and Mrs. Scholarship posers it was the destiny of this one symphonies is the “Symphony No. 23 Lhevinne devote a portion of their time Young Violinist. man to capture all the Joyousness, j in C Major, K. 200.” performed by the to pedagogical work as members of the 1 ATTHEW MEZZANOTTE. 15. the delicacy and the poetic beauty of Berlin College of Instrumentalists, faculty of the Juilllard School of Music \/f violinist of 2617 life and imprison it in the imperish- under the leadership of Dr. Fritz Stein. in New York and many of their pupils year-old Four- teenth street ha* been awarded able frame of music. Although the date of this symphony have already gained fame in the con- I N.W., a full-courae violin at Pea- One must hear a great deal w has always been a matter of dispute, cert field. scholarship body In Baltimore. Mr. Mozart’s music at one time in order it would seem to belong to a period Both Josef and Rosina Lhevinne I Conservatory Mezzanotte has been the of to realize the amazing quality of his shortly before the other works herein were prize-winning graduates of the i pupil Carl Jaspan of Washington and Frank genius and its enormous fertility. mentioned. By some it has been ac- Moscow Conservatory. At 17, Mr. Gittleson of Baltimore. An opportuity is given the music claimed as a forerunner of some of iris Lhevinne won the coveted Rubinstein lover to judge for himself in the an- greater works because of its strength- award in a contest with 35 other pupils The young violinist has already won distinction in nual special release by the Victor Co. ened form. and made a triumphal tour of Euro- the concert field, where he ha.s of red seal recordings of European I Again an infinite number of original pean music centers. Five years later, ! played the major work* of vio- lin literature. Last winter he output which has been made public touches, fresh and charming melodies Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, presi- Rosina, his future wife, duplicated his played before an audience of this month. beautifully handled are to be found dent of the Friday Morning record by graduating at the same age more than 3,000 distinctive from Music and also the same award. Italians, and Is the recipient of a letter the of records em- here quite anything Club. winning Among listing from Bruno Mussolini in commenda- else the composer wrote. It is also Nine days afterward, they were mar- bracing every branch of music by | ried and since tion of his performance. Mr. Mea- the clas- shorter, its four movements taking then, they have sep- composers ranging from early j zanotte will two double discs for the I arated only when concert schedules continue his school »tu- sicists to the modernists, Mozart’s only recording. Friday Morning Club require it. dies, going several times a week to takes a place. And -.-- music prominent To Launch Season. classes included In the scholarship. to hear It performed by the most out- Josef and Rosina Lhevinne, j OSINA was convinced at first that of the day, is to the con- 'T'HE Friday Morning Music Club standing artists duo-pianists, opening A and its for the a successful marvel once again at its durability cert season with a recital at will resume activities marriage required far on when that she give up her career. She did its appropriateness in this age so Orchestra Constitution Hall Sunday 1938-1939 season November 4, RECITAL not believe that could removed from the period for which afternoon, October 23. a general committee meeting will be any marriage Given br Pianist* E. last with more than one artist in the Under the Instruction sf it was written. For it carries within held at the home of Mrs. Walter be family. So she gave up her own career it the things that will never Hilton, first vice president. On No- GLENN CAROW and concentrated on Josef's but the divorced from great music, no matter Featuring vember 11 the board of governors Barker Hall, 17th & K Sts. N.W. movement will meet at the home of Katherine two played together in private a good how sincere a progressive Stokowski to October 12 deal and a few months after their Wednesday, a new may be. It Riggs Burchard, treasurer of the club. toward speech a r m the Rosenthal On November 18 the first marriage, they were asked to play holds the charm, graciousness, program A varied group of compositiom will together for charity. Their effort to the nobility and the poesy which man- meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m.. joint presented by— Lead One met with such tremendous success that Wm. Shanahan kind seeks in its need for strength Barker 11811, tile Y. W. C. A., Seven- Preble DonoHt both decided it would be foolish for Vernon Brown Doris Rook and refreshment. National Symphony teenth and K streets N.W. Betty Lehman William Raab The first meeting of the Ellen Laubseher David Braneh Perhaps the mast beautiful of these Program Vail Canfield Glenn Carow is Presents Him as Committee was held on Friday at the recordings, from several viewpoints, Program Warren F. Johnson, Organist Free Admieeion • home of the Mrs. Eugene that of the "Violin Concerto in G Ma- president, Church of the Pilgrims Solo Pianist. Brynes. The members of the com- 22d jor, K. 216." as played by Yehudi and P Sts. N.W. mittee are Mrs. Byrnes. Mrs. Walter A World Institution Menuhin with the Paris Symphony Philadelphia Group Sunday Evening The National Symphony, under the E.

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