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Died. Albert Spalding, 64, world-famed American violinist; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Manhattan. Chicago-born son of Sporting-Goods Millionaire James W. Spalding, he made his musical debut in Paris at the age of 16, became America's first internationally famed violin virtuoso. Spalding regularly toured the U.S. and Europe as a soloist, was the first American violinist ever to be invited to play with Paris' Conservatory Orchestra...
...Couperin. The pleasing, simply-constructed movements of the Jenkins were given a graceful rendition by Anne Gombosi, violin; August Wenzinger, a visiting lecturer from Switzerland; Stephen McGhee, viola da gamba and John Dvison, harpsichord. But the Couperin is quite a notch above the Jenkins musically, and Mr. Wenzinger's virtuoso performance further augmented the excellent impression it made. Because of the elaborate ornamental conventions of the period in which it was written, a great part of the work's charm lies in seeing its technical hazards overcome. Mr. Wenzinger did so not only with ease but with bravura. The viola...
...name ("S" being the German designation for E flat, and "R" representing rc, or D). The theme appears in several guises, bandied about by piano and orchestra until the powerful inevitable climax. While the piano part does not stand out brilliantly from its orchestral context, it still needs a virtuoso performance. Miss Besser, both technically and interpretively, gave it just that...
...Nash was not always concerned with juggling the elements and comforting confused students. Eighteen years ago he came to Harvard from New York City as a mandolin virtuoso resolved to concentrate in English. A year with English I convinced Nash that composition and literature were not for him, so he tried Chemistry. Here he found his field, and he graduated summa cum laude...
Finally came the virtuoso Boston Symphony with 103 members. Conductor Charles Munch built his program around a rugged performance of Beethoven's Fourth. It was the Boston's ninth Manhattan visit of the season...