A rt&nrnTHE MICHIGAN DAILY Ars&Entertainment Tuesday, September 21, 1976 Pa g e Five Nancy Kovack returns to Mehta per aboe oe acaus wi By TOM GODELL cordings, is an excellent story teller, and this work proved to By LUCY SAUNDERS her time. During her stay in Iran, where WHEN ZUBIN M E H T A be perfectly suited to his temp- :LUCY, MY FRIENP cried, "this is truly she worked in various films from 1965 to brought the Israel Phil--:erament. a gala t! the benches are 1967, she met many young university students harmonic Orchestra to Ann Ar- The solemn introductory bars f waxeven ven vehemently opposed to the U.s. involvement bor last Thursday, he elected were played with tremendous freshly waxed!Ito perform a program of mu- feeling. In addition, the orches- Wax and polish had indeed been applied in Viet Nam; and, she says the experience sic which was quite familiar tral playing was clean and pre- with great vigor to the already spotless cor- raised her consciousness on the world's to the average concert goer. cise, particularly the string sec- ridors of the Martha Cook Building. It was problems. The three works scheduled tion. As the main body of the Slast Thursday night, and Cook residents "It was debilitating," she confessed. "I were Beethoven's 3rd Leonore piece was reached, the intensity were eagerly awaiting the appearance of hate to think of myself as being naive, but Overture, Prokofiev's 1st Violin of the playing became white hot. Yee ofgthe bui g t aosaluni- I was, at least politically." Concerto, and the Symphonie one of the building's most famous alumnma kr Fantastique of berlioz. But even IN THE PROCESS, however, actress Nancy Kovack Mehta. if you'd- heard these works far a number of flaws were reveal- Her husband, Zubin Mehta, and his Israel ances in the Los Angeles area-her home- too many times, it was worth ed in the wind section. The tone He ubnZbnMha n i sal lecturing on "People's Lib." haigte nemr npr Philharmonic Orchestra played Hill Audi- hearing them once more in per-quality of the flutes and horns formances by this superb en-1was especially harsh and lack- ing in feeling. In addition, their torium last Thursday; but the reception they "MY HUSBAND is basically oriental, and sermble byplsspayn-ig neing as caacdtizne r b got from the audience was scarcely warmer eb.' gtrm hadenewssreywa erit is difficult to speak to him of new areas seb. playing was characterized by .than the one the 'Cookies' gave them after- i sdfiutt pa ohmo e ra oes dormtr concerning women's positions in society," Beethoven wrote four over- ragged entrances and wrong; wards in the sedate worden's dormitory. she explained, adding that "men shouldn't tures to his opera Fidelio. While notes. But none of this could NEXT MORNING, I sat with Nancy (feel) threatened by these changes, for man the third proved to be too long overwhelmuthe tremendous dra- vacks in the Gold Room at Martha Cook, can never lose his value. to be used in the opera, it is reading. where the couple had been invited to spend Nancy Kovack graduated in 1955 from the without question the finest over- Serge Prokofiev's first violin University, with a degree in radio and film ture that the composer ever concerto, as played by the or- Sthe ght. studies. She also holds a masters degree in wrote, and it holds a secure chestra's concert master Chaim Reclining gracefully against a sofa back, languages from UCLA. Her career in shows n. Taubfollowed. the actress regarded her former residence business began with a spot among Jackie position in the concert hall. Mu- Taub, fl owed. fhb usiness I sically, this overture tells the Whenever Prokofiev put his with a dignified sweep of her enormous blue- Gleason's girls. Then Columbia Pictures sign-y th.per y pen to paper to write a work green eyes. ed her on with a five-year contract; one of story of the opera in highly dra- for violin, even this early in "Idon't suppose you hear the term gra her credits is in the 1962 film, "Jason and matic fashion. Mehta, as we his career (op. 19), he produced cious living' much anymore," she said, "but the Argonauts" in which she played Medea. know from his many fine re- a masterwork. This is not to when I was here it was very important to Now, however, she makes only sporadic say thatiten ,usi is mt acquire there graces." appearances on television series, because of play of great depth and powerob i her busy schedule. spiced with irrepressible humor. TODAY, HOWEVER, larger issues ccupy See NANCY, Page 2 AS A WHOLE, the Israel's :^}},}}ir: -~ }:;:"::}:.t::..:: . ......:: ' .. . ........................:ayo rok'ofievpefrac was un- satisfactory. Prokofiev's violin cC A RTNEY RONSTADT H EsAD LIST:- .. , orms brilliantly writing calls for a virtuoso of. treatment, while the slow move- and from there on the devilish the highest order. Throughout ment proceeded majestically, good fun continued to the end. the piece the soloist must scram- accented by brilliant coloration. This most brilliant of conclu- ble up and down the finger- My only quarrel with Mehta's sions has never sounded more board, in the highest registers treatment of the "March to the thrilling. Nothing, I imagined, and at the loudest volumes with- Scaffold" is that it could have could top it. out at any time sacrificing beau- been much more lively and But when the intense and pro- ty of tone. Taub did exceptional- abandoned. Shortly, however, longed applause ended, Mehta ly well in the cantabile sections the reason for this approach be- and Israelis rewarded the audi- of the outer movements. But, in came obvious - Mehta had sav- ence with an encore - the fi- the fiery scherzo, he had a good ed the most thunder for the nale of the "Suite No. 2" from deal of trouble just keeping up. concluding movement, the "Vis- Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe. Or- And even when Taub was atherdher; his best, the accompaniment ion of the Witches Sabbath." chestra and conductornce was unsuitable. Once again, this The introduction was frightfully again rose to the occasion, sur- sn.Otntelvlantramnpasn the heights of the Ber- resulted from the rough wind ! subtle, the clarinet treatment lioz, to bring the concert to an sound. Often the lovely and sub- of the idee fixe very humorous, unforgettable conclusion. tle effects of the composer's - orchestration were lost in the scramble. After intermission the concert concluded with Berlioz's Fantis- LBRARY PREVIEW 1976 tic Symphony, Op. 14. Like the Beethoven, this is program mu- T sic, and Mehta told the tale elo- uesday-Wednesday-Thursday quently. For the opening move- September 21-22-23 ment, he selected a tempo that was much faster that we are accustomed to. It worked per- 2:00, 3 :00, 4.09, 7:00, 8:00 fectly, even if the strings did have some difficulty keeping up. Multipurpose Room, Undergraduate Library The second movement waltz was given a Tchaikovskian --- ----- M H T.P. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILD CARE ACTION CENTER (School of PRESENTS AN Rock awards announced news Exhibition Bar of Fine Art Education) id Sale Prints LOS ANGELES (R) - Former Hall and John Oates were Way of the World".[nJe n Betle Paul McCartney and named the best new group of Fourrmusicians anid a duo rock~cuntry singer Linda Ron-j the year. also received public service I stadt were named rock music's The awards were presented awards for performances for ca1 (Hale and female vocalists of by Columbia records. charitable causes. They were the year Saturday night. The Beatles, long separated, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Harry 76- DA ILY In a nationally televised, in- were named to Columbia's Hall Chapin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, andI dustry - sponsored presentation, of Fame. Peter Frampton was the duo of David Crosby and the song "Miracles," by Jeffer. named rock personality of the Graham Nash. -_ son Starship, was named single year. ofteya.OTHER award winner includ-1 Gary Wright and Natalie Cole, ed P1 Simon, best composer! 1 the daughter of the late Nat for ' "v Ways to Leave Your MICHAELANGELO ANTONIONI'S 1969 King Cole, were named the Love' " Roy Thomas Baker and, year's best new vocalists, Q'ieen, best performer for "A ZA BR IsKIE POINT Night at the Opera;" the group TalE BEST musical group Earth, Wind and Fire for best a modern saga of decadence and violence with- 1 was Fleetwood Mac. Ther( group's album Fleetwood Mac rhythm and blues album Gra in and without the youth culture and the main was named best album. 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