Swing (Jan-Dec 1945)

PHILHARMONOTES . 61 sian engineer. She had already given him some commissions, and now not only came forward with funds sufficient for the two years which he spent abroad, but of' fered him a permanent pension which would leave his time free for composition. The only condition attached to the gift was that the two should never meet. The symphony was completed in December, 1878. EIGHTH SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT, January 3 0-31. Efrem Kurtz, conducting; Assisting Artist, WILLIAM KAPELL, Pianist Symphony No. 4 Schumann Schumann's fourth symphony, in reality his second, was written in 1841, perhaps the happiest year of his life. It was the first year of his marriage to Clara Wieck, the famous piano virtuoso whose father's opposition to the marriage was overcome only after a long and distressing suit at law. They had settled in a small house in Leipzig where, completely happy and in full confidence of his own genius and his wife's talents, Schumann faced the future most bravely. He was in contemplation of this symphony in May, 1841, according to a letter by Clara, but his manuscript score bears the date of June 7 as the time the actual work began. He delivered the finished score to his wife as a birthday present on September 13 It was first performed in the Leipzig Gewandhaus on December 6 of that year.. Schumann was not satisfied with its original form, and withheld it from publication. In 1851 it was revised and published as his fourth symphony. Spiritual for String Choir .\nd Orchestr.\ Gould I. Proclamation II. Sermon III. A Little Bit of Sin IV. Protest V. Jubilee Piano Concerto Khatchaturiav. with the Stars ATKINS AUDITORIUM NELSON ART GALLERY (Movies at 8' p.m. Admission ^rcc) Jan. 5— Noel Coward's CAVALCADE. Jan. 19— THE THREE MUSKETEERS, Douglas Fairbanks. Jan. 26 — Films by the advance auard of directors in Europe, following the first World War. (These pictures presented under sponsorship of Fox-Midwest, in the Museum of Modern Art series.) • Pictures expected in January at: LOEWS MIDLAND MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS— The picture that gave us The Trolley Song. Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, and others have family fun as the Smiths of 1903-04. It's based on Sally Benson's book of about 3 years ago. Fresh, lively, and musical. THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO— It has Van Johnson. What more do you want? If you want more, there's Spencer Tracy, Robert Walker, and Phyllis Thaxter. Also a pretty magnificent event as the film's reason for being. Based on Major Ted W. Lawson's book, here's an account of the Doolittle fliers and their famous raid, plus a simple love story that all but steals the show. TOMORROW THE WORLD— Skippy Homeier. the boy who won an award for his performance in the stage version, likewise turns the movie into an alarming commentary on what to expect from Natl youth. Frederic March, Betty Field, Agnes Moorehead. and little Joan Carroll are also in the cast of this thoughtful and agitating picture. THE NEWMAN AND NOW TOMORROW — Loretta Young turns a deaf ear to Alan Ladd, in a picture based on Rachel Field's best seller. This is a spirited couple; Loretta performs adroitly as always in this story of a romance complicated greatly by meningitis, social caste, and Susan Hayward. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT— You'll be so engrossed with Lauren Bacall you may not notice what Hollywood has done to Hemingway. But that's beside the point. The point is that Bacall and Bogart are the toughest couple of lovers that ever smuggled GauUists out of Martinique and hissed sweet nothings between their teeth. Hoagy Carmichael beats out some tunes. But it's Bacall's show, and very sultry.