Monday, September 26.1977
Violin, piano duo rated energetic
By MICHAEL HUEBNER
Reviewer
A live performance of a truly great violin and piano duo is a rare occurrence. Rare indeed is the opportunity of hearing such a group at the outset of what proves to be a distinguished concert and recording career.
This occasion was afforded those who attended the opening concert of the 31st Chamber Music Series Saturday evening in Swarthout Recital Hall. The duo, Martek and Alexander Skidovnik, performed a diverse program featuring Mozart and Richard Strauss to an appreciative and enthusiastic audience.
Recent emigrants of the Soviet Union, the two brothers have been studying at the Juillard School in New York. Marke has studied with violinist Dorothy Dalry and Alexander with pianist Ania Dorfmann. Stil in their teens, Marke and Alexander are among the most promising Soviet musicians, each having won numerous awards and competitions in their native land. Their past performances with well known orchestra in this country and Marek's coming engagements with the National Symphony and Puerto Rico Symphony contribute to assure their coinedn
Performance
PROKOFIEV'S SONATA in F Minor
opened the program. A diverse and spirited work, it was composed between 1938 and 1946 and dedicated to David Oistrakh. The lyrical first movement provides opportunity for virtuosic display by the violinist in a difficult passage of scale patterns against a piano. Marek handled this with ease and successfully demonstrated Prokofiev's lyrical genius.
The harsh dissonances and heavy accents of the second movement are a marked contrast to this lyrical texture. This movement was performed with the great spirit that comes from the composer's native country. The rhythmic vitality of the allegrismata fourth movement is reflected in the movement with a return to the lyricism of the first movement and provides a satisfying close to a fine work.
MOZART'S SONATA in G, Major,
composed in 1787, closed the first half of
the concert. An obvious departure from
the driving Russian nationalism of the
19th century, Mr. Mozart's sonata was a good choice for this duo.
It assigns important roles to both instruments while requiring detailed ensemble work.
Both soloist and ensemble demands were met admirably by the Piskunovs, but the continuity of the work as a whole was lost by their insistent punctuation of short phrases and their inability to emphasize the larger framework of the piece.
Composed relatively early in his career, Richard Strauss' Sonata in B Minor (1887) for violin and piano marked the end of the composer's traditional phase. A highly romantic work, it employs virtuosic elements for both instruments, but the sonata is钢琴 pianist than for the violin. The finale in particular gave Alexander the opportunity to display the excellent technique and musicality that have won him so much praise in so short a time. The conclusion to the work requires of the pianist a great deal of power and interpretation. This performance was evident in the standing ovation and shouts of brave from the audience.
THE OVERWHELMING applause generated three encores. The first was a short showpiece entitled "Hora Stacato," by composer Dinka and arranged by composer Peter Lansky. Following this, Alexander brilliantly performed Chopin's Etude No. 1 in C
Major. Finally, an untimed work, composed and improvised by the Piskunovs, brought the concert to a close. Described by Alexander as "very American," it was attended by the king, jazz idiosns and bluegrass for a humorous conclusion to a satisfying evening.
The professionalism and high degree of musicianship by the performers promises to lead them to a highly successful career. Their playing is powerful, energetic, articulate and well rehearsed. They have assimilated even more than their highly respected mentors can have taught them. Their lack of concert experience is still evident, however. Often musical communication with the audience and it seems concentrated between the two players themselves.
Marke's stage presence often is distracting as he constantly looks toward the pianist for guidance. Marke's rich tone quality is a plus in many situations but lacks a lyrical potential needed at times.
These problems can be attributed mostly to youthfulness and can be overcome only with experience, which for the performers should be an abundant commodity during the next few months.
The Chamber Music Series continues Oct. 16 with the Suk Trio.
KU can't rule honor societies, deans say
BySTEVENSTINGLEY
Staff Writer
Because two University of Kansas men's honor societies are no longer affiliated with the University, KU administrators cannot pressure them to admit women and comply with Title IX standards, the dean of men and the dean of women said last week.
The honor societies, Sacrern and Owl Society, recently voted to retain their alliances with the University's dissociation from the University. Both groups chose to drop their affiliation with the University two years age rather than women, and in doing so they violated Title IX.
Kala Strop, dean of women, called the groups' recent decisions to keep their all-male status "mfortunate." But Don McNeil, of men said, "It may not be all that bad."
Law school sets library transfer
Tacha said new furniture was already in the building.
Classes will not be myed to the new building until later this semester.
The move to the new law building, across Irving Hill Road from Allen Field House, will begin Wednesday, Deaneil Tacha, associate professor of law, said Saturday.
The law library will be part of the initial move from Green Hall.
"What we have to do now is move the books and papers, and then comes the machine."
The move is expected to take about three weeks.
Alderson said the individuals of the groups had a right to make their own decisions. Sachem's decision to remain all-male two years age, Alderson said, was "not an intent to ban women but to maintain the organization as they had found it.
"I DON'T KNOW that they've done anything wrong," he said.
Stroup said the recent Owl Society and Sachem decisions were unfortunate because they meant automatic exclusion on the basis of sex.
"It is unfortunate that Sachem and Owl society don't realize the nature that kind lives."
She said she could not understand how Owl Society could say it had the most outstanding students when its membership rose from 40 per cent to 40 per cent of the student population.
Alderson said that the groups had a right to make their own decisions about membership and that now it was a question of dissatisfaction from the University meant.
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Aderson said the university counsel, whose job it is to apply the federal law, should be more careful in clearly defining what constitutes "significant support."
Alderson, a Sachem member and Sachem adversary until two years ago, said that the university provides all of its University or Student Senate support. The groups are not provided the use of office space or advisory service that honor societies normally get through the dean of students.
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"Their (Sachem's and Owl Society's) frankness has contributed to their publicity," Alderson said. "They have taken a bold stand—telling exactly where they are."
Alderson said he saw the situation as a 'much greater challenge for those who
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Panthera said police told him they thought a house member set the explosion, but he said he doubled that a house member was responsible.
Strupe said that Mortar Board and CWENS (now Lambda Sigma), two formerly all-female honor societies, also had to deal with alumni and tradition when they went coed two years ago. But when the University adopted Title IX guidelines, it was obvious to Mortar Board and CWENS that they too must change, she said.
"There's just no way it's one of us," Panathere said.
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Members of Panhellenic, IFC, the black fraternites and sororities and Perching Ruffs and Lambda Sigma honorary staff insist Red Cross officials at the blood drive.
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