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ARTUR RUBIWEIN Pianist

9ri Recital

ACADEMY OF MUSIC

Thursday Evening, February 17, 1949

at 8:30

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Booking Direction: National Concert and Artists Corporation ARTUR RUBINSTEIN Recording exclusively for RCA Victor, he brings you a wealth of his greatest performances for encore after encore! Among them: • Concerto No. 1, in E-Flat —Liszt. With the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, Cond. Red Seal Album DM-1144, $3.50. In manual sequence, $1 extra. • Selections from the Music of Schumann—Brahms—Liszt. Red Seal Album DM-1149, $4.75. • Ritual Fire Dance and Dance of Terror from "El Amor Brujo"—Falla. Red Seal Record 10-1326, $1.

All prices are suggested list, subject to change without notice, exclusive of local taxes. Price of single record does not include Federal Excise tax. ("DM" albums also available in manual sequence, $1 extra.) Hear "In Person" perform­ ance of your favorite radio programs through the "Golden THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARTISTS Throat" of this magnificent new ARE ON RCA Victor "Crestwood"! Hear your treasured recordings bril­ liantly reproduced! De luxe aufomatic record changer with "Silent Sapphire" permanent­ point pickup. AM, FM, short­ wave radio. AC. Victrola 8V151. "Victrola"—T.M. Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.

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Prelude, Chorale and Fugue ...... FRANCK

Sonata in B fiat minor, Op. 35 ...... CHOPIN

Grave, doppio movimento

Scherzo

Marche Funebre

Presto

Berceuse, Op. 57 CHOPIN Scherzo in B fiat minor, Op. 31

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La Cathédrale Engloutie

La Plus Que Lente (Valse) ...... DEBUSSY

L'isle Joyeuse

Four Mazurkas, Op. 50 SZYMANOWSKI

(Dedicated to Artur Rubinstein)

Valse Oubliée ...... LISZT Rhapsody No. 12

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 79th Season Artur Kubinstein Philadelphia Musical As a stripling of sixteen, Artur Academy Rubinstein made his American debut. At that time Charles Henry Meltzer Jani Szanto, President-Director wrote of him, "He has the intelligence 1617 Spruce Street of maturity and the wit of a "boule- vardier"! DEPARTMENT OF OPERA The pen of Meltzer foretold the Under direction of the noted career of this great pianist, who is a citizen of the world, beloved for his JOSEF TURNAU wit, his social charm, his engaging - Elementary & Advanced Opera originality and his invariable habit of finding new worlds to conquer. - Courses in Stage Direction - Opera Workshop Mr. Rubinstein — to quote a recent critic — has even won over the juke­ COMPLETE VOCAL COURSES box and celluloid audiences, playing DISTINGUISHED TEACHERS Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Brahms and Beethoven for them — and making For Information them love it.

Apply at School Offices A red carnation perennially in his or Phone PE 5-5053 lapel, expressive hands waving a Havana cigar, his face animated in the manner of a practiced raconteur, Rubinstein is the quarry of lion- hunters, whether they be of Holly­ wood, New York, London or Paris society. His wedding, in 1932, in Lon­ don, to Aniela Mlynarski, the daughter ^keahe-goelf CÜÍ of the famous Warsaw conductor Emil Mlynarski, was attended by the when the curtain fallí nobility, and celebrities of music, art, literature and diplomacy.

Even the confusion surrounding his American career piques Rubinstein's humor instead of his temperament. er Official records, critics and musical Sot a tajty authorities insist on giving the date of Late Suppet Snack February 20, 1919, as the occasion on which this great artist was first heard oi a sociable in America. * found ofdlin/tf, Actually, and this is why Mr. Rubin­ stein has a soft place in his heart for it Ifjutf a itep to... WILLIAM I. MEIl G^rlisis aru) LDr awing Materials

School and Stationery Specialties q ZÍ5South BtoadStteet 1507 WALNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA 2, PA. Rittenhouse 6-7429 this city, he made his debut at the aforesaid age of sixteen with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Fritz concerts for TELEVISION several years. When he re-appeared in Berlin in 1910 he was asked where AUTOMATIC he had been and what he had been PHONOGRAPHS doing. "Oh", he replied nonchalantly, "I See have been dead for a few years/' Actually he had been in Paris de­ voting those years to incessant study and (to quote him) to "hurdling the CAPEHART greatest obstacle in my career, that of shedding my immaturity." at Then began the global peregrina­ tions through very country in the THE world except Tibet, covering almost two million miles, and performing RECORD SHOP before more people than any other 251 S. 15th Street pianist in history. For his playing of the works of Spanish composers he is KI 5-3155—6 the adopted son of all Spanish-speak­ ing countries and the particular lion of South America. S. Hurok ,concert impresario, cor­ ralled him during one of his Latin- America tours eleven years ago and persuaded him to come back to the muskrat United States. Since then the Polish pianist, son of a hand-loom manufac­ turer, has been an annual visitor to economical the concert platform of this city. But there's still Tibet and this sur­ versatile prising artist may one day vanish to conquer that unknown land. Of Artur Rubinstein one has become accustom- long wear to expect miracles. excellent MAXWELL R. NOACK i Voice Specialist i value i ANNOUNCING the opening of ADDITIONAL STUDIOS AT 124 SOUTH 18TH STREET i (One ENTIRE Floor) n ** ★* 1714 CHESTNUT STREET i Presser Building n 1628 WALNUT ST. Rl 6-9298 RI 6-8674 Where You Can Hear the Greatest Artists of ORNSTEIN The Past and Present SCHOOL OF MUSIC ☆ THE VICTOR CAFE VOICE "The Mutic Lovtrt Rendezvous’* ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS

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PHILADELPHIA ALL STAR CONCERT SERIES 1949 March 10-Jan PEERCE March 17-H O R O W I T Z

SPECIAL EVENTS 1949 March 3—THE ORIGINAL DON COSSACKS, Serge Jaroff, Conductor, in their annual Philadelphia appearance. April 21—MARIAN ANDERSON, in her annual Philadelphia Concert. April 28—Ferruccio TAGLIAVINI, one of the leading Italian Tenors. April 30—Iva Kitchell, Dance Satirist.

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