THE MICHIGAN DAILY. Friday, October 11, 1968 . records Grooving with a paler shade of Beethoven LAX HOMECOMING f 1955 and now released for the first time in America, cann6t boast of splendid sound, but the early stereo is, in ways, better than many closely-milked re- leases of today. Beethoven's poetic ideas were often nothing more than the dynamic impulse taking form, and nowhere is this as true as in his well-known "Choral Sym- phony," w h e r e intellectual search for a modus vivendi - in the end refuted for salvatioi through faith, joy;, and brother- hopd - works itself out in vig- orous displays of rhythmic, pro- pulsiveness and dramatic con- trasts. This niusic must never sound re-created from a score; it must surge with a sense of primal urgency and sincerity. Perhaps the Ninth is basically. unperformable, for while various conductors have achieved cer- tain* wonders, the quest for a totally satisfying recording con- tinues. A new Seraphim release' (60079) has its points. Andre Cluytens conducts the Berlin Philharmonic, the St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir (a most relia- ble group), and four adequate soloists, including tenor Nicolai Gedda. Cluytens' adagio movement is quite marvelous: serene, yet dy- namically interesting and for- ward moving. He even achieves some powerful and exciting ac- tion in the molto vivace, but in general his version lacks a con- tinuing, unflagging, overall in- tensity. It also fails in smaller moments, as in t h e opening bars: where Horenstein (my favorite despite the poor Vox sound) captures the sense of the gods warming up for the cosmic drama to c o m e, Cluytens is mundane. So too the bass re- futation of the offered thematic recapitulations in the final movement lacks vigor and acer- bity. Over 70 minutes are captured on this one disc and therefore the dynamic level is quite limit- ed. Despite its flaws (and what recording of the Ninth is flaw- less?) it can be recommended at its bargain price. It should be said too that the St. Hedwig's Choir, which cut fine records with Erna Berger, sing with' wonderful enthusiasm and spon- taneity. * * * Those who enjoy Prokofiev's Lt. Kiji will probably find the composer's The Stone Flower equally jaunty. Continuing the excellent Prokofiev series on the Angel/Melodiya label, the newest release (SR-40066) offers ex- cerpts from this ballet which the composer began in 1948 but did not finish until shortly be- fore his death in March, 1953. Based on an old Ural . folk tale, the plot follows the sculp- tor Danilo from his despair at being unable to carve a perfect malachite vase to his journey beneaththe Copper Mountain, where he learns craft secrets from a female Spirit. Simul- taneously, Danilo's bethrothed, Katerine, searches for him through village and, forest. Ob- viously not a profound plot, but the music does - even without the visual factor of the da ce it- self-capture the charm and co-, for that we have come to expect of Russian ballet since Stravin- sky. Gennady Roshdestvensky ,eads the Bolshoi Theater Or- chestra in a fine performance, well-recorded, that misses little of Prokofiev's percussive and rhythmic effects. Columbia can usually be count- ed on for important classical re- leases, but recently they have brought out several albums 'of musical goop. On M21-786, the Philadelphia Orchestra under you-know-who fills two discs with the usual fare of marches. dances, and other snatches from the usual Russian and French sources. If you enjoy such fruit- cake programming, you will be pleased to know that the sound is Super and the performances Peachy-Keen. On MS 7175 Philippe Entre- mont does little to enhance his good reputation. Not that he does anything bad, mind you, but each of the piano pieces offered has been done better. elsewhere: the Granados by de Larrocha, the Beethoven (first movement of the "Moonlight" only!) by Moravec, Serkin, and the Mendelssohn by Novaes. The rendition of Bach's "Jesu Joy of Man's Desirng" comes no- where near the purity of line and infusion of spirit that Dinu Lipatti miraculously produced. The recorded sound is fair and the cover a ghastly purple. Something To Swap? Try Daily Classifieds 1968 presents IL COSBY 3rd and Final Week Dial 8-6416 Luis Buitnuel's Masterpiece of Erotica! "BEAUTIFUL'!" Y -AM . --N.Y. TIMES "SUPERB !" --N.Y. POST "REMRKABLE !" HARPERS "BRIL LIANT'!" -SATURDAY REVIEW "STUNNING!"1. -GLAMOUR "ELEGANT !" -NEWSWEEK OCTOBER 26, 1968 at 8:30 P.M. in the Events Bldg. Ticket Price: $5.50, 5.00, 4.00, 3.50 Block Gimmick: Sun., Oct. 13 at 12:00 noon on the Diag INDIVIDUAL SALES: Begin Oct. 14 at 9:00 at the S.A.B. 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