Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY P-e: woTH.M.HGA-DIL Wednesday, January 20, 1971 - - --" -1lll ||| ill illllI illllllllllllllllll ... uages -Daily-Tom Gottlieb music Shaffer, Menuhin overcome program 95% OF THE READING POPULATION READS ONLY 250 TO 300 WORDS PER MINUTE OR LESS FAST READING IS NOT DIFFICULT TO LEARN! 11 1 By DONALD SOSIN It would appear that in any concert there are two consider- ations in judging its merits- the music, and the performers. In last night's recital in Rack- ham Lecture Hall by Elaine Shaffer, flutist and Hephzibah, Menuhin, pianist, the artists definitely came out on top. The fact that three of the pieces were fairlyobscure does not enter into account. Over- 1824-1910), but most of his works have dropped from the repertory. His sonata "Undine" op. 167, also written for clari- net reminds one in form of Mendelssohn or Weber, with musical leanings toward the former and the mundaneness of the latter. It contained some in- teresting figures for the piano, but ultimately left me sighing at a lot of excellent playing to no great avail. All those who completed courses held this past year at the Bell Tower Hotel achieved speeds of 800 to 1800 w.p.m. with the same or increased comprehension they had at their slower reading rates. SEE HOW EASILY YOU CAN: -save hours, use your time more efficiently -learn to read 3 to 10 times faster than you do now -improve your comprehension and increase your enjoyment of reading material at a cost less than HALF that of nearly all other commercial reading courses! '; . " r 1 . ,.- r < <, - k.. looked gems from every era are Shaffer and Menuhin are constantly being revived. Only outstanding artists. Shaffer has a few days ago the violinist played with the New Orleans Henryk Szeryng announced the Symphony, and has concertized rediscovery of a concerto by extensively. I understand that Paganini which may prove tobe she plays a platinum flute, out- exciting. But frequently a work doing Rampal's. which is' only reappears on programs which, gold. She and Menuhin, who is as one musicoligist says, "rich- well-known as a solo performer ly deserves its obscurity," as well as accompanist, work Last night we heard sonatas perfectly as a team, with all the bL Friedrich Kuhlau and Carl characteristics that make for Reinecke which fall into this fine chamber music: carefully category. Kuhlau was a contem- worked-out phrasing, balance, porary of Beethoven, introduced etc. Their opening selection, the many of his works inDenmark. Mozart Sonata K. 14 in C was Himself a flutist, he wrote a lightly and simply played, re- number of works for the instru- flecting the naivete of the ma- ment. The sonata, op. 71 inre, terial. Even in such an e'rly consists of four movements of work, though, the wit and grace florid, grandiose singularly un- of later Mozart is present. inspired writing. The piano be- The fourth work on the pro- gins with majestic arpeggios gram, which, like the Mozart. (promise 'em anything but give provided musical as well as 'em . . .), the flute soon enters technical satisfaction, was the with more of the same, and from superb sonata by Francis Pou- there on in we' have almost lenc, a staple of the modern re- twenty-five minutes of impres- pertoire. It is in three move- sive virtuosic gestures that leave ments, with references in the one with very little, finale to the other two, a device After the intermission came Poulenc also employs in his the Reinecke work. Fortunately early sonata for two pianos. By the air had been cleared of the this time, however, the high level monotonous e minor sonorities of playing had fallen slightly, of the Kuhlau, but not for long, which can possibly oe attributed as we were hit with it once to fatigue from the preceding again. Reinecke had a prolific two works, a fatigue heightened career, composing over two hun- by their musically unrewarding dred works, including several nature. symphonies and concerti, and In spite of the questionable an abundance of chamber music musical values of the program for all combinations, especially as a whole, the concert did involving the flute. He was register positively in my mind, quite popular in his day (which because of the high caliber of lasted for much of the time from performance by both artists. 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