Arbutus . 235 /1^^^^^ ^ i * T H E ARBUTUS ^ .v i^ 7^ ^ NINETEEN T E N ^ IK y BUCHHEIM RECITALS After a year of enforced silence Mr. Ed\yard Ebert-Buch-heim resumed his fortnightly recitals this year. He himself toldat the beginning of the year the story of Schuch, of the Dresden Royal Opera, who, when hebroke his arm conducting oneof the first performances ofStrausss Electra, was in-formed by his physician thathe would have to confinehimself for a while to Mozartand Haydn. The prescrip-tion is a curious comment onmusical history, on the ber-serker rage into which mod-ern music iJias lashed its
Arbutus . 235 /1^^^^^ ^ i * T H E ARBUTUS ^ .v i^ 7^ ^ NINETEEN T E N ^ IK y BUCHHEIM RECITALS After a year of enforced silence Mr. Ed\yard Ebert-Buch-heim resumed his fortnightly recitals this year. He himself toldat the beginning of the year the story of Schuch, of the Dresden Royal Opera, who, when hebroke his arm conducting oneof the first performances ofStrausss Electra, was in-formed by his physician thathe would have to confinehimself for a while to Mozartand Haydn. The prescrip-tion is a curious comment onmusical history, on the ber-serker rage into which mod-ern music iJias lashed Mr. Buchheims case, asin that of Herr Schuch, areturn to Haydn and Mo-zart became imperative forpurely physical reasons. Butthe path was not to exile; it was rather a pilgrimage for us has led to a clarification of our musical tastes, as we shall atsome later lime better understand. The programs have all been of one type. A Mozart orHaydn overture for four hands opened it, an overture by Mo-. zart or Weber, also for four hands, closed it. Mr. Buchheimhas played solo each time a Mozart or Haydn sonata and onerepertory piece. Among the new pieces in his repertory wereReineckes Ballade, A flat major, Tschaikowskys Seasons, andBrahms Rhapsodie, B minor. Technically the recitals have shown progressive enfranchise-ment of Mr. Buchheims right hand, which suffered most in hisbreakdown last year. By the end of the year it had recoveredstrength sufficiently to hold a fairly even balance with the good wishes of the student body are with the court pian-ist, and Mr. Buchheim recognized this recently in dedicatingto the student body his brilliant new waltz, Campus Rustlings. Recognition is due Mrs. Ebert-Buchheim for making theprograms possible. Without the training of a finished artist,she has risen to the occasion and played a remark-able second twice each evening to her husbands piano, in thesymphonies and overtures. Her occasional solo pieces wereequ
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