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Richard Strauss: Don Quixote. Op. 35 Ancl Records.
In recent Anjjel releases cf nrjor tons poems by
Richard Straass ("En HelierJebea" and "Shfcria
domestica"), Herbert von Karajaa 2nd the Eerlia
rhUharrnonic have reveled the symphonic splendors of
these great scores.
Expanded instrumentation and virtuoso technique are
brought into play to depict the. characters and ideas of
Straiiss vivid imagination. In "Dca Quixote" (1E97) the
composer turned CervantesT familiar tale into a series of
mescal pictures, formulated as "variations on a knightly
theme," of the adventures of the Knight of the Doleful
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Countenance and his long-suffering squire, Sancho Panza.
The tilt with windmills and the imagined ride on the
Hying horse are only two cf the scenes Strauss cleverly
describes in mssc; the demise cf Quixote is tc!J fci a
finale of deeply felt emotion.
The important solo cello part, played wtth finesse by
fdatiiav Uostrcpovich, characterizes Quixote, while a
secondary viola part, played by Ulrich Koch, represents
his squire.
The reunion of Karajan and Rostropovich recalls the
summit level of their performance in Beethoven's Triple
Concerto." This is a definitive recording for the
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Alia Ciccclh! (Tho), Orchestra de Paris, Jesn ISartinoa,
eczlJUsveh Orchestral Music, Ahsbm 5 ;Pkno Concerto
in G; Concerto for the Left tofSeraphim Records.
Alio Ciccolini first became known by this reviewer
because of his great recordings of musk by Eric Sa!k. He
also has recorded some Debussy, Chopin and Saint-Saens,
of which he can be very proud.
This recording is the fifth and concluding album in
Jean Martinon's definitive series from Paris. .
The "Concerto in G" (1932) is a light and flashy
. display piece, with a dollop of American jazz and a lyrical
slow movement that Gershwin must have admired.
The one-movement "Concerto in D" (1931) was
written for Paul Wittgenstein, who lost an arm in World
War I. It has a darker, more dramatic side, but makes a
dazzlingly brilliant effect within self-imposed technical
limits. .',
Ciccolini does an outstanding job, and outside of a few
questionable, but certainly acceptable, areas, so does the
Orchestre de Paris. If you're into Ravel, don't pass this up.
London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previa, coed.
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Cazjoist Eackrn!er Shzsssin, Cdd!er Seth Mize and guitarist Lonnie Avev of the Rackensack Fc-More Sockty wO
be on UNL's City Campus Thursday as part cf the American Folk Arts Festival, sponsored by the Union Program
Council's Contemporary Arts, Conceits, tssd Jazz and Java Conanittees.
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Banjo playing, old-tim? fMdling, folk dancing and folk
lore lectures will be featured in the American Folk and
Arts Festival, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at UNL.
On the third day of the festival, sponsored by the
Union Program Council's Contemporary Arts, Concerts,
and Jazz and Java Committees, Jimmy Driftwood and the
Rackensack Folklore Society of Mountain View, Ark.,
will play.
Over twenty members of the Society will appear in the
Nebraska Union Centennial Room as a part of the nation's
leading folk show, "Music of the Ozarks.' Comprised of
mountain singers, musicians, dancers and craftspeople,
the show will be emceed by composerfolklorist
Driftwood.
Driftwood composed the Grammy winning Tattle of
New Orleans and several other sons, including "Ten
nessee Stud." Formerly a Grand de Opry star, Driftwood
returned to Rackensack (the Arkansas river and Ozarks
mountain area) to form the sockty in an effort to pre
serve mountain musk and crafts.
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Performing h2 music on such traditional instruments
as the dulcimer, autcharp, fMdis and banjo, Driftwood
sins and tells stories cf the Ozarks.
The touring performers have recorded their own
alburns or appear in various collections. An album featur
ing most of the touring ensembla was produced last year
by the National Geographic Society.
Craftspeople wd demonstrate weaving, spinning, apple
and com.V-sk doll making, woodworking and violin
making, with some handcrafted items for sale.
Following is a schedule of events:
Tuesday
mEi feoviual
-Wooden music in the Union South Crib 2:30 to 4:30
p jn. ; --; - r
"Story and Song on the Pioneer Plains," a talk by
Roger Webch, UNL Engfish and anthropology professor,
Union Small Auditorium 2:30 pjn. :
. Free outdoor bhiegrass concert, by the Clue Eagle
String Cand, Union Memorial Baza, 4:30 pjn.
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Demonstrations and displays by local folk artists,
Union Memorial Haza 12 to 4 pjn.
Playhouse Puppeteers present "Cowboy Jake,' Unbn
Memorial Plaza 1 to 1 :30 pjn., and "The Bagman 1230
to 1:30 pjn.
University Folk Cancers, Union Memorial Plaza, 3 30
pjn. ,,. -
Ornahan VlHiam Couch on the banjo, Union Memor
ial Plaza, throughout the afternoon.
Traditional Arts on the Plains, a talk by Roger
Weisch, Union Small Auditorium, 2:30 pjn.
-Jimmy Driftwood and the Rackensack Folkbre So
ciety, free concert, Lincoln Foundation Garden, 12 to 1
pjn. ' "
Jimmy Driftwood speaking on Tclkbre qt the
Ozark Mountains, 12:30 pjn.
-FraSlng-styie banp playing, Centennial College, 330
" pjn.
-Old-time fiddlng, Burr-Fedde Residence PL3, 330
pjn.
-Jimmy Driftwood and the Rackensack Folklore So
ciety, "Music of the Ozarks concert, Union Centennial
Room, 8 pjn. Tickets are $2 for UNL students, $3 for
others. .
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Hector Dcrlioz's mgic with the orcfiestra is best
.Castrated by these five short pieces in which brilliant
instrumentation is combined with quick musical effect.
Destrice end Derrick is Berlioz's short opera based on
Much Ado About Nofi-Jxg, and Eavtenzto CcZLi is a
large-scaled operatic drama about Italy's legendary
sculptor. "Roman Camival" is based on music from
CeHirJ, but is actually an independent concert overture,
as is "The Corsair." "Les Francs-Jt'ges" ("The Judges of
the Secret Court") is the overture to an tmfin&hed early
opera.
AH five overtures benefit from the skill and enthusiasm
cf the London Symphony players, and from Previn'a
compelling energy and precision. This is a very entertain
ing album, and for Berlioz fans, it can be an introduction
to some more obscure pieces.
AgssJia KxzsiRachmsunoff: The Complete PreMes;
Three Nocturnes; Polka on a Theme by VJll Seraphim
Records.
Naturally following his popular recordings of the
complete Ftachmaninoff piano concertos, Agustin Anievas
. offers the major works for piano solo, including the two
; great sets of "Preludes."
. Besides the familiar C sharp minor, 23 others explore
the varied aspects ofmodem piano technique as only the
fertile imagination of virtuoso-condactor-composer Sergei
Rachmaninoff could do.
The three "Nocturnes are a first recording and the
short "polka" also is a novelty.
Anievas, of course, scales these peaks with confidence
and style, in his most spectacular recorded performances
to date. He is one of the greatest living interpreters of
Rachmaninoff- Diane Vansk. - .,
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This week's television and
movie highlights.
KSonday
Monday Night Baseball. (NBC,
7:30 pjiij New York Mets
vs. St. Louis Cardinals.
Fonda: An American Legacy.
ABC, 11:50 pjn J A tribute
to Nebraska native Henry
Fonda and his family.
Tuesday t
The Adams Chronicles. TETV.
7 pjn.tCharles Francis
Adams. II ultimately loses
the battle of control of the
Union Pacific Railroad to
Jay Gould.
Air. Rooney Goes to Dinner.
(CBS. 7 pjn.) CCS News
studies the American way of
eating out.
Inside Public Television. (CBS.
9 pxn J CBS News studies
public television.
Wednesday
Bob Hope Olympic Special.
(NBC. 7 p.m.) Hope is
- joined by an array of stars
in a benefit performance for
the American and Canadian
Olympic teams.
Thursday
Stop! Thief I. (CBS. 9 pjn J
Drama about the efforts to
stop the corrupt political
system in New York City a
century ago.
Friday
Jenny. (CBS. 8 pjn J Mario
Thomas .and Alan Alda star
in the story of an unwed
.;. mother who- agrees, to a
marriage of convenience -which
becomes complicated
when she falls in love with
her husband.
Saturday -
Wide World of Sports
Anniversary Show. (ABC. 4
pjn J The fifteenth year of
programming is celebrated
with highlights ' of events
through the years.
This Property is Condemned.
(ABC. 10:45 pjn J
Tennessee Williams story of a
free-spritied girt looking for
adventure. It stars Natalie
Wood and Robert Redford.
On Cablevision this week: Zorba
the Greek, with Anthony
Quinn; Afogam with Vanessa
Redgrave and David Warner;
and Marjoe featuring Mar joe
Gortrtsr.
Sheldon Film Theater wil show
Yo Soy Chkano and Broken
Treaty at Battle Mountain
on April 20. 21 and 22.
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Syrshs!k Amcrkana, today at 7:33 pxj.
b the Kehrasha Vidm, Ballroom. Tcurain
'synchronise their ccHsctiai of paiatfss
and sons. The wcrlcshcp is part of the
Sytnpcdin ca the Wisdom of the West.