THE DIAPASON AN INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY DEVOTED TO THE ORGAN AND THE INTERESTS OF ORGANISTS Sixt,·ucond Y~ar, No. 11 - Wll o l~ No. 7of! OCTOBER. 1971 SUbJCTipaons $4.00 II ,ear 40 cents a copy Bl'Uged !Jntel'national .JJal'pdiclwrJ Competition t, ofarr, palmer & :Jedlival Jul, 31 -.Au,. 6 A First Prize Thorough-Bass Competition This a5p~ct of the Bruges wC!ek was At 1 o'clock in the morning, 3. weary. but exhilarated audience applauded an entirely subsidiary this year. Only four extraordinary winner: Scott Ross, born contestants entered it, and they w~re, 20 yean ago in Pittsburgh, Pa., and no\v by ;and large, an undistinguished group, a resident or Fr6lna:, became the fint In the fint round e:lch performed n harpsichordi5l c\'cr to be awarded a trio sonata with Sigisw;ald Kuijken, yio­ first prize: in the Bruges International linist, and Wieland Kuikjen, viola da Harpsichord Competition. RoS.! had gambist_ In the second round carh play· been :m electrifying personality sinC'1! er read a figured bass at sight in slow the fil'81 round when, pla.ying neXHQ­ and rapid movements. No first prize last on the third afternoon, he gave was awarded. Christopher Farr receiv~d flawless and illuminating pcrformanu,; second place: Christopher Hagwood, of the Bach IJrelude and Fugut! in honorable mention. Both are (rom Eng· F.Sharp minor (WTC \1) .nd 01 the land. William Byrd Fantasy 1~1I . He received 50 much 3pplause from a heretofore w­ COIKerts porific audience (hat the secretary of As a 50rt of "pre.convention" concert the jur)' finally had to ring the bell for on Saturday evening, the Chamber Or· order. chestra of Sophia (Bulgaria) played in Second prize went to John Whitelaw the Memling Museum. Under conduc· of Canada; third to Christopher Farr lor Vassil Kamndjiev these 13 instru· of England. No fourth place wa3 mentalists per(onnC!d the following: awarded, but Cifth place went to AI· Suite from "The Fairy QUCCII," Pur· cx.mder Sung of Hong Kong, a studt:ut cell; Concerto in B-flat for four violins, at the Vienna Academy, ;and honornilic Vivnldi; Divertimento in A, Haydn; Di. mention was awarded C3therine Cau· vertimento in DJ K 156, Mozart: Pic· mont of France. lures (rom Bulgnia. Kazandjiev. • These were they who had survived the The orchestra played cleanly, renectlng Sca" Rou playing the Boch Concerto; horpsidto,d by Rubio. grueling tests in the hot and stufry the economy of motion from its conduc· The instrument on which she played, Hall, Stadhuis), one was transported to Bruges Concertgc:bouw. The first elimi· tor. It seem~d odd, as prelude to a a copy of the large HaS! harpsichord a more perfect world where beauty and nations took three days, during which harpsichord festival, that no continuo of 17B4 built by Knud Kaufmann of order exist together with the utmost 2i contestants played a Bach prelude harpsichord was employed for the ba· Brussels, was an equal panner to Ahl· sensitivity. and fugue from the 'WTC, two Scar· roque music, an omission which some­ Pal'an a 4, Dowland: Bonny Sweet latti sonatas, and an optional selection grimm's artistry. Especially beautiful is times left the chords empty, and which the 16' register. built with its own Robin Ii 4:, Thomas Simpson; In No­ consisting of a suite with unmeasured certainly destroyed the sense of style. 5Oundboard. Visually, too, the hand­ mine Ii 5. Byrd; Faatada. a 51 Cooper; prelude by Louis Couperin; a suite or A Viennese concert was Sunday eve­ some instrument is a delight. Pantasia Ii 5, Thomas Lupo; Pantasia loccaU ;and canzona by Frober~rr; the ning's evenL Iso1de Ahlgrimm, harpsi· Ln, Byrd; Sonata in G minor for two Pa,.lita on tilt! A,.ia di Mon,cha bl chord; Laurence Dutoil, 5Opranp; and Unrortunately (or the total effect of Frrscob.3.tdi; or a piece by Byrd or Bul • the concert, soprano Laurence Dutoit violins and continuo, PUfcell: Concerto Wiel.md Kuijken, ~mba; gave this pro· in A (or harpsichord and strings, Bach; Ten playen werr selectcd to appear gram in the GothlC Hall of the S13.d· was nol on Ahlgrlmm's high plain of artistry. Only in the two lovely Motart Sonata Ii 5J Annonlco Trlbuto, MuffaL in Ihe ~nd rliminatjn~ round, at huis: A glorious red. white, and gold which time cach was requlfcd to play ToccaUl in D minor, Kerll; Gennan arietlas ("OISC3.UX. Ii tous les ans," K BG7, and "Dans un bois solitaire," K Schuetze harpsichord, suing instruments three r,ieces from the 26th O,.df'e of Aria with Variations, Poglietti; Suite in baroque measurements, and the per­ Franco s Couperin or three pieces by in A minor, Fux; Cantatas by Bonon· BOS) did she seem to be really at ease with the music. (ect ensemble of the Consort produced Rameau and the T occata in E minor clni and Conti: Songs by Haydn and a most memorable e"'ening of music. by S. Bach. This round began at J. 2 Mozart; Partha in C minor, J. S. Bach. George Malcolm's harpsichord recital In particular the Bach concerto danced in thr aftcmoon on Wednesday. The It was evident from the initial tulmut· at the Memling Museum was the event along with in(ectuous charm. The Byrd five finalists were announced stightly tous applawe that Ahlgrimm was n fOT Monday evening. nle program: after 7:80 that evening. (anbs)' was substituted for an an· loved artist among friends. It was Pieces from the Fitzwilliam Virginal nounced Peter Philips Pawn and Gal· The jury was enlarged this year 10 equally evidcnt from her playing Ihat Boo": The Earle of Oxford's March, liard probably to illustrate "how it include seven members: Isolde Ab!· this love is desen'ed. This playing, $0 G:diarda, Byrd; The K.ing's Hunt, Fan· should be done" aher the three con· grimm (Vienna) : Kenneth Gilbert richly stylistic and musical, radiales her tasia, Bull: Erie's Pavan, FantasIa, Fam· lestant attempts with this piece that (MontreaI); Charles Koeoig (Bru..... ). wann and friendly spirit. She has abo aby: Lessons. Handel; IRe Ordrc, F. "ery a(temoon. the chainnan; Gustav Leonhardt (Am­ solute command of the music, and the Couperin; Englbh Suite in G minor, Kenneth Gilbert playeu the same sterdam): Raymond Schroyen. (Brussels): powerful teChnique to cope with any J. S. Bach. George Malcolm's recital was Schuetze instrument lor hi! fine recital Colin Titney (London): and Robert demands. Her sense of phrase is exem· instructive in many respects. When one of Couperin and Scarlatti in the Mem· Veyron.Lacroix (P.ris). pl.ry. hears his virtuoso, typewriter·like play. ling Mweum on Thursday. It was es­ ing. one realiZe:! how far some harpsi­ pecially gratifying to hear Gilbert as th. i\try (I. to r.): Kenneth Glthert, Raymond Schrayen" Cotin Tlln81, Cha,le, KoeniG. chord playing has progressed beyond well as to have him on the jury - Rob.,.t V~rort-1.acroix. hold. Ahlgrlmm, GUltav leanhardt. R. Dewitte. direCtor of the him in subtehy of nuance and oogni. surely filting recognhion fOf the vital· Festival, announcing the results Iitf the first round. Harpsichord by Schu.tu. zance of style. hy of the harpsidlOrd world in Nonh Thurston Dart's untimely death un· America. (Canadian students of Gilbert doubtedly crcated a vacancy in Eng· hal'e placed high both in Munirh Ihis land's harpsichord hierarchy, To invite P.3.st year, and in Bruges three yean ago Malcolm to play in Bruges proved con· and this year.) clusively, .3.t least for this writer, that Ie Oedre. 4e Ordre, lOe Ordre, Fran· he is not Ihe 3nswcr for filling this cois Couperin; Sonatas K 550-551, 213- vacancy. Virtuosi usually come across 214. S80-S81 J 490-492, Scarlatti. better on records where missed. notes The Baccanalian Furies of the fourth may be replaced; such is the case with Ordre ~cd a little too clauicall)' Malcolm, who had mDre errors than French in their restraint, but this would nuances in this concert, Two parts of be the only criticiS1ll of Gilbert's bril· his recital wcre delightful, however. liant playing. Particularly effective Tire King's H,ml and most of the Bach were the battle scenes of Couperin's English Suite, where the shrer motor tenth OrdTe and the two beautifully ex· rhythm of the playing was exciting. To pressive E-major sonatas of Scarlatti. insistent applause Malcolm responded Arter the brilliant second of these, the --with the Bach C minor Fanlcuy as an .3.udience broke into tpontaneous ap­ encore. plause. With the playing of the Gwtav Leon· The finai concert of this embarras­ hardt Consort on Wednesday (Gothic (Continued, poge 10) • CHRISTMAS IN PEEBLES TOWN opera in four scenes music by Andrew Imbrie libretto by Richard Wincor cast: Miss Capricorn .••••...•••••••••••. mezzo-soprano Grand Commissioner Troll ••••••••........ baritone Commissioner of Public Celebrations Drone •.•••.••••••••....... baritone Law Commissioner Quibble •••••••.•.••••••.. tenor Timothy Michael Klasnick has been ap­ Jane •.••..•••.•••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• soprano pointed minister of music at the Trinity double chorus: off stage, right and left; on stage; Tower United Methodist Church, Piltsburgh soloists from chorus - 1 tenor, 2 baritones Brian A. McFarland has become organist (Penn Hills), Po. Mr. Klasnick comes to and choirmaster of St. James' Episcopal orchestra: l(Picc)121, 2110, 2 Timp, Perc, Pf, Trinity Tower Church after several posi­ Hpschd,Str Church, Trenton, N. J. He studied organ tions in Pittsburgh area churches. He will with Romelle Headley and Alice Mumme assume his duties an September 1. Mr. Klas­ duration: ca.