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Passacaglia on a Bach Chorale


Nov. 18, 1964 The Globe and Mail by Ralph Hicklin

TSO to Play New Memorial To Kennedy

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Walter Susskind, [...] decided to add it to the all-Beethoven program already scheduled to coincide as nearly as possible with the first anniversary of Mr. Kennedy's death.

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Dr. Morawetz said that the Passacaglia is a complete departure from his usual musical idiom. He has written it in a style contemporaneous with the St. Matthew Passion, though he has made use of the full coloring of the modern symphony orchestra.

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