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Alexander Schneider and Ralph Kirkpatrick had another homecoming in Sanders Theater Wednesday night, where they played four sonatas for violin and harpsichord by Bach and Mozart. Though the concert was sponsored by the Pierian Sodality, it was appropriate that Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge took her customary seat in the front row. Under her auspices, the duet made its debut in Sanders seven years ago, and in later concerts which she supported they achieved their unsurpassed fame...
...have been back to Harvard many times since 1942. The most memorable visit occurred last spring when they played Bach, Scarlatti, and Mozart for three nights in a row. Schneider appeared by himself this fall to play, unforgettably, Bach's six sonatas for unaccompanied violin...
From this it should be clear that Schneider and Kirkpatrick are unassailable interpreters of eighteenth century music. Baroque and classical sonatas for violin and piano have become virtually their property, and their flawless technique and honesty to the medium have scared away any competition. Judging by Wednesday night's concert, there is little reason to dispute that ownership...
Alexander Schneider and Kirkpatrick '31 will present a concert of sonatas for violin and harpsichord at 8:15 tonight in Sandorn Theater...
...Coolidge has brought the London, Pro Arte, Roth, and Rose Quarters to this country as well as the Italian Trio and the English Singers. All those groups have travelled under her auspices along with those which she organized herself, including Alexander Schneider and Ralph Kirkpatrick...