If
L e n in
h a d
s ta y e d
in
S w itz e rla n d
\u2014
^ jB y
BEDW TN
SA N D S
A u th o r
o f
" T h e
U k r a in e ," " T h e
R u ssia n s
In
G a lic la "
'\u2022
(C ourtesy\u2014 Inn
D ix ie )
i: / -
-U )
b r. O m ittin g
th e
s e c r e t
p a s s a g e
o f
L e n in
th r o u g h
G erm any
o n
h is
w ay
Co steer
th e
R u ssian
r e v o lu \u00ad
tio n
in to
th e
b lin d
a lle y
o f
d e\u00ad
featism ,
w r ite r s
o n
w ar
e s c a p e s ,
s p ie s ;
a n d
s e c r e t
a g e n ts
le a v e
a
g a p
i n
oth erw ise
th o r o u g h ly
en \u00ad
lig h te n in g
b o o k s.
T he
G erm an
G eneral
S ta ff
p e r \u00ad
p e t r a t e d -. a
p ie c e
o f
m asterly
s tr a te g y
w h en
th e y
p r o v id e d
s p e \u00ad
c ia l
tr a n sp o r ta tio n
a n d
a n
a d e \u00ad
quate- expense
a c c o u n t
fo r
V la \u00ad
d im ir D y ic h
U ly a n o v
in
1 9 1 7 .
T he
latter/ already
know n
th r o u g h o u t
R u ssia
a n d
r e v o lu tio n a r y
c ir c le s
everyw h ere
a s
L e n in ,
h a d
ta k e n
r e fu g e
in
S w itz e r la n d .
Once there
h e fo u n d
h im s e lf u n a b le t o
d e p a r t
. when
th e
lib e r a ls
to o k
o v e r
th e '
C z a r 's
governm ent
a n d
th e
r e s \u00ad
p o n s ib ility
of the war.
W e
m ay' have
m ade
fo o ls
o f
o u r s e lv e s
over the
" lib e r a l r e v o lu -
- tio n "
a n d
th e
g lo r io u s
a d v a n c e
o f
D em ocracy
w h en
p r in c e
L vov
assum ed
th e
w ar
d ir e c tio n
in
R u ssia
a n d
e s p e c ia lly
w h en
K e-
ren sk y
a n d
M ily u k o v
a n d
o th e r
R ousseau-H ugo
rom anticists
sa t
i n
th e
o v e r s tu ffe d
c h a ir s o f
th e ir
p r e d e c e s s o r s .
T h e G erm an G en eral
S ta ff
k n e w
b e tte r .
N one
o f
th o se
, Russian liberal could withstand the
tide. -Several
o f
th e
n ew
le a d e r s
' of
th e
v a r io u s
a d v a n c e d
p a r tie s
In
R u ssia
'h a d
a
c e r ta in
am ount
o f b r a in s b u t n o p r a c tic e o f w o r ld
p o litic s
a n d
n o
s e n s e
o f
d r a m a tic
le a d e r s h ip .
Som e
w ere
h e lp le s s ly
p le d g e d
b e fo r e h a n d
t o
th e ir
B r it\u00ad
is h
and 'French
lib e r a l
frien d s;
.ipthers w ith the whole m ass,of the
p e o p le
'w e r e
fo r
p e a c e .
B ut
in
Z u r ic h
o n
S p ie g e ls tr a s s e ,
th e r e
d w e lt
a
m an
w hose
f ile
i n
th e
.
G erm an
F o r e ig n
O ffice
w as
m ost
.
com plete.
H e
h a d
w hat
it takes;*
he w as a genius, a
p i t i l e s s
th e o r i-
c ia n
w ho
w o u ld
d o
th e ir
w ork
o f
d is in te g r a tio n
for them
b y m a k in g
a
c o n tin u a tio n
o f
th e
w ar
im \u00ad
p o s s ib le .
Y es,
V la d im ir
I ly ic h
U ly a n o v ,
alias Lenin, could be trusted
to do
th e
o n e
th in g
G erm any
n e e d e d
done: end the war on
th e
E astern
fr o n t.
S u c h
a m an
w o u ld
be true
t o
h im self;
a n d
h e
h a d
lo n g
s o lv e d
th e
p r o b le m
o f
s e lf-e x \u00ad
p r e s s io n .
W hat
if
h e
d id
o th e r
th in g s to o ?
One can
im a g in e
th e
q u e stio n
b e in g
r a is e d
a t
h e a d \u00ad
quarters. A pparently
It w a s w e ig h \u00ad
e d
a g a in s t
th e
c e r ta in ty
o f
v ic \u00ad
to r y
fo r
G erm any
a n d
h er
a llie s
if R ussia
could only be gotten
o u t
o f
th e lig h tin g .
G erm an
d is c ip lin e
c o u ld
n e v e r
b r e a k
dow n.
F ifty
y e a r s
o f
d ic ta te d
p e a c e
s t i l l
lo o k \u00ad
e d
g o o d .
W e ll d o I r e m e m b e r
th e
in te r v ie w
g iv e n
m e
b y
th e
A u s\u00ad
tr ia n
F o r e ig n
S e c r e ta r y
s e v e r a l
d a y s a fte r
th e d e c la r a tio n
of war,
w ith
o ffic ia l
le a v e
fo r
m e
t o
d e\u00ad
p a r t
'fr e e ly
t o
S w itz e r la n d
th e
n e x t
d a y .
"W e
s h a ll
n o t
c o u n \u00ad
te n a n c e 'o n
R u ssian
s o il
a n y th in g
w h ic h
i s
h o t
perm itted
here, no\u00ad
th in g a g a in st th e
la w s o f r e lig io n ,
d e c e n c y ,
a n d
p e r so n a l
ow nership,
n e ith e r
o n
o u r
p a r t
n o r
o n
th e
p a r t o f o u r lo c a l a llie s a m o n g
th e
su b ject
n a tio n s
o f
th e
Czar. A us\u00ad
t r ia
w ill
n o t
to le r a te
a n y
la n d
e x p r o p r ia tio n ."
T he
p e a c e
o f
V ie n n a
w as
t o
r e ig n
o v e r
th e
E a st,
c le a n ,
r e s p e c ta b le ,
w ith
s lig h t
te n d e n c ie s
tow ards
lib e r a l\u00ad
is m
a n d
th e
happy, carefree
V ie n \u00ad
n e s e
G em u tk llsh k elt.
O b v io u s ly ,
L e n in
d id n 't
prom ise
any such thing to Berlin.
H e w as
m ore
th a n
'I n te lle c tu a lly
h o n e st;
h e
w as
farsighted, and
k n e w
h o w
fa r -th e
m is e r a b le M u s c o v ite r a b b le
c o u ld
g o
in
h is
n a tiv e
la n d
o n c e
i t
got started. Sure that he would
a fte r
a
w h ile
ta k e
h o ld
o f
th in g s,
a n d -, n o t
c a r in g
h o w " .b a d ly
th e y
w e n t if h e fa ile d ^ h e w a s a s t r a n g e
nut to crack, even "for Flatten, the
p la c id ' S w is s
S o c ia lis t.
L e n in
w as
p o o r , b y c h o ic e , im m u n e
t o
a b u se ,
b r ib e r y , o r a d v ic e .
T h e o n ly th in g
that irritated
h im
b e y o n d
p a tie n c e
w as
stu p id ity ,
i.
e .
d iffe r e n c e s
o f
o p in io n
w ith
h im self.--'H e
k n e w
w hat
h e
w anted,
a n d
g iv e n
th e
c h a n c e ,'' h e. w o u ld
'g e t
i t '
H is
b a ttle
" cry :-
." N o -
com prom ise,
no tolerance, no-pacts."
But since
th e-A llies
d d
n o t
w ant
h im
t o
p a s s
th r o u g h
F r a n c e
(th e ir
e r \u00ad
r o r !)
h e
h a d
t o
m ake
p a c t
w ith
som eone.
H e
thought :once
o f
p a ssin g
h im self
fo r
a
d e a f
a n d
dum b
Sw ede.
I n
s h o r t
h e
c a n \u00ad
v a s s e d
e v e r y
m eans
o f
d e p a r tin g
v ia
4 h e;
F r e n c h " \u041b \u0438 \u0456\u0435 \u0437 .
T hw arted,
h e
fin a lly
tu rn ed
t o
P la tte n
w ho
a fte r
th e
n a tu r a l
d e la y s
in
s u c h
a
" str a n g e
u n d e r ta k in g
in fo r m e d
h im
h e
c o u ld
le a v e
v ia
G erm any,
h e
a n d
a s
m any
r e b e l
R u ssia n s
a s
c a r e d
t o
g o ,
o n
th e
s ig n in g
o f
a
form al
statem en t.
T h e.
m a in - p o in ts
h a v e
b e e n
g iv e n
b y
L enin's 'w ife
a n d
o th e r
w r ite r s
a s
fo llo w s:
. A ll
e m ig r a n ts
r e g a r d le s s
o f
th e ir
p e r s o n a l, o p in io n s
w ere
t o
b e
a llo w e d
t o
go; no
o n e
w as
t o
e n te r
th e ir
r a ilw a y
c a r r ia g e
w ith \u00ad
out the
p e r m ig jS io n
o f^ P la tte n ;
n o
e x a m in a tio n
w o u ld
b e
m ade
o f
their- baggage or^passports if they
h a d
a n y ;
t h e '^ r e v e lg r s
u n d e r to o k
to . a g ita te
I n
R u s s ia T fo r
the .ex\u00ad
c h a n g e
o f
\u2022a o A .lq u a t.'^ iu m b e r
o f
A u stro-G erroargjB -is^ ttcrs.
E v id e n tly
th e , *res\u00a3'w as
left, to
fa te
a n d
th e
theories; of
L e n in .
T he
M ensheviks
.i n
S w itz e r la n d
were not less eager ttoan
L e n in
t o
g o
t o
M oscow
a n d 'T ^ J tr o g r a d
b u t
th e y
la c k e d
b is* n e r v s -
a n d
p r e \ue000
fe r r e d
t o
w a it
a n d ,-se e
h o w
th e
B o ls h e v ik
stalw ards
.h a d
fa r e d .
O th er
r e b e ls
f e l t
th a t
th e y
c o u ld
ta k e
n o
fa v o r
fr o m
-a
K a is e r 's
governm ent.
S o
th a t
o n
M arch
2 7 ,
1 9 1 7 ,
i t
w as
o n ly
a
sm all
c a r a v a n
o f
R u ssian
r e v o lu tio n is ts
w ho
g a th e r e d
a r o u n d
F r itz
P la t-
ten to risk
th e lo n g jo u r n e y w h ic h
m ig h t
b e
m isunderstood.
T h ir ty
p o o r
e x ile s
w ere
o n
th e ir
w ay
t o
th e
c o n q u e st
o f
p ow er,
a n d
t o
m eet
v a r io u s
f a t e s .
T h e ir
nam es
prove today
h o w
w ell th e G erm an
I n te llig e n c e
S e r v ic e
w as
fu n c tio n \ue000
in g
in
th a t
s o r t
o f
th in g .
W ith
L e n in
a n d
h is
w ife,
w ere
th e
Z in o v ic v s ,
th e
M arienhovs,
th e
S a v a r o v a .
L u n a c h a r v sk y ,
K r y le n -
k o ,
G rish a
U syevich,
I n e s s a
A r-
m and,
O lga
R a v ic h ,
M ik h a
T sh a -
k a y , R a d e k , A b r a h a m o w ic z , L in d e ,
G rebelskaya,
G a r ito n o v ,
R osen-
bloom , Boytsov, and
e ig h t
o th e r s ,,
in c lu d in g
a
fo u r -y e a r -o ld
boy. The
p a r ty
m et
i n
B ern e
P e o p le 's
H ouse,
a n d
l e f t
to g e th e r .
O ne
m o n th
la te r ,
o v e r
tw o
h u n d r e d
others, m ostly
M ensheviks, follow\ue000
e d
th e
sam e
r o u te .
T h ey
h a d
reasons to fear that the hated rivals
m ig h t w in
o v e r
th e
e le c to r s .
O f\ue000
fic ia l
le a v e
h a d
b e e n
v o te d
fo r
e a c h
p a r ty
b y
th e ir
fe llo w -r e v o lu \ue000
tio n ists
i n
th e
a llie d
a n d
n e u tr a l
c o u n tr ie s .
T h ere
y /a a
n o
o th e r
w ay
fo r
th e m
t o
g e t
in to
R u ssia;
f.n d
C o m m u n is m
te a c h e s
th a t
a ll
b o u r g e o is
w eapons
a n d
b o u r \ue000
g e o is
fa v o r s
m ay be
u sed
t o
d es\ue000
tr o y
a
b o u r g e o is
governm ent.
F ar
fr o m
S w itz e r la n d ,
T r o ts k y
w as
in
N ew
Y ork,
e q u a lly
e a g e r
t o
jo in
in
th e
fr a y
a n d
t o
ta k e
w hat
c h a n c e
h e
c o u ld
o n
im p r o v \ue000
in g
h is
p e r so n a l
p r o s p e c ts .
H e
s a ile d
in
M arch
a fte r
a n
in te r v ie w
w ith
F r a n k - H a r r is w h ic h
left-the -
th e n
e d ito r
o f
" P e a r so n 's
M aga\ue000
zine" greatly excited.
A t H a lifa x ,
th e M en sh cv ik -C o m m u n ist a g ita to r
w as
ta k e n
o ff
th e
sh ip
b y .
th e
tB r itish
a n d
in te r n e d ;- b u t
R u ssian
p r o t e s t s
a n d
P r e s i d e n t . W ils b n ls
d is c r e e t
appeal caused
th e
B r itish
t o
r e le a s e
h im .
I t .is o p e n
t o
a iv :
guqient whether
L e n in
c o u ld
h a v e
s e iz e d
power without Trotsky.
A t
a ll
e v e n ts
L e n in 's
m an
'.F r id a y
s o o n
jo in e d
h im . - A s
w e
know ,
th e y
o r g a n iz e d
th e ir
fo r c e s ;
a n d
s e v e n
m o n th s
la te r
assum ed
le a d -'
e r s h ip
o f
th e
S la v
U to p ia ,
b e g in \ue000
n in g
w ith
a
p e a c e
t r e a t y ;\u2022\u2022w ith
G erm any, .a s
p er
s c h e d u l e . '"
^
It is
n o th in g
but an
in te r e s tin g
s p e c u la tio n
w h a t w o u ld
have hap\ue000
p en ed
to R ussia and
t o
h e r n e ig h \ue000
b o r s ,
E u r o p e
a n d
A sia,
if
th a t
. in te r e s tin g
p a ir
h a d
fa ile d
t o
g e t
th e r e .
B ut
i t
i s
a
s p e c u la tio n -
W hich
w e
s h o u ld
a l l ' in d u lg e
.i n
fo r
o u r s e lv e s ,
e a c h
o f
u s
a c \ue000
cording to our tem peram ent.
H ere
is one of the great IFS
qf history.
O n
L e n in ,
agreem ent
w ill
a lw a y s
b e
la c k in g .
T he
p r o b a b ilitie s
a r e
th a t
R u ssia
w o u ld
h a v e
" d is\ue000
in te g r a te d
in
1 9 1 8
instead: of
i n
1 9 3 8 ,o r
som e
e t h e r
date.-:in 'the
n e a r
future, as it
m u st..- A ll
em \ue000
p ir e s w h ic h
b a se
th e ir
d o m in a tio n
o n fo r c e a n d e x p lo ita tio n o f m a jo r \ue000
ities m ust end in th at sam e break\ue000
in g u p .
.
O b v io u s ly
G e r m a n y , d id
n o t
su f-'
fe r
m uch
fo r
h a v in g 's tim u la te d
th e
pow er
o f''th e
m ost
d e a d ly - o f
in te lle c tu a l
p o iso n s.*
P e r h a p s
i t
s h o u ld
rather, be
s a id
'th a t J t
i s
\u2022n o t
e o m m u r iis n i~ th a t
i s
a
p o is o n ,
'b u t
th e
tw in -fa lla c ie s
that, com \ue000
m u n ism
is a tta in a b le , a n d
tiiat, if
a tta in a b le ,
i t
w q u ld
be -.pleasant.
1
L e n in
d id
m ore
th a n
a ffe c t
th e
G erm an, front;
h e
c h a n g e d
m any
th in g s
in
our' poor
w o r ld .-
H e
-c a u s e d
the entrance
of the U nited
S ta te s
in to
th e
w ar, 'at
le a s t
in \ue000
d ir e c tly ,
sin ce
th e
subm arine
\u0456 rightfulness' was
su p p o sed
t o
w ork
in
a
p a r a lle l
w ay
t o
th e
R u ssian
c h a o s.
H e
i s
th e r e fo r e
responsible for the thirteen points,'
th e
u n sa tisfa c to r y
P e a c e
tr e a tie s ,
th e
u n se ttle d
war debts, and
e v e n
th e
d e p r e s s io n .
S in c e
h e ' c o u ld
n o t
h a v e
r e a c h e d
R u ssian
w ith o u t
G e r m a n y 's
c o n n iv a n c e
a n d
h e lp ,
w e m a y b la m e it a ll o n
the G erm an
G enera]S ta ff.
T h e ir p o in t o f v ie w
w as
b a s e d
o n
s e lf-p r e s e r v a tio n .
A ll
over Russia
th e
c r y
o f
D o lo y
V oynnl
(D o w n
w ith
th e
W ar!)
w as
.h e a r d
I n
g r o w in g
\u2022c h o r u s .
S u r e ly
th e
" th ir tie s,"
w o u ld
ta k e
u p
th e
c r y ,
a n d
w ork
fo r
p e a c e
lik e
th e
fa n a tic s
th e y
w ere,
r e \u00ad
leasing Germ an
a r m ie s w h ic h
th e n
c o u ld
be sent w here they could do
m ost
g o o d .
W h a t a v o lu m e a la J o y c e w o u ld
have been
w ritten
fo r
us if Lenin
h a d
set down verbatim
his stream
o f
c o n s c io u s n e s s
o n
th e
fa te fu l
Easter journey
th r o u g h
G erm any!
It has
b e e n
c le a r fr o m
the first'
th a t
L e n in 's
a c c e p ta n c e
o f
s u c h
a
fa v o r fr o m
G e r m a n y w o u ld
g iv e
m a te r ia l
fo r
p r o p a g a n d a
a g a in s t
com m unism .
H e
b a la n c e d
th is
c e r ta in ty
a g a in s t
th e
o th e r
c e r \u00ad
ta in ty
th a t
w ith o u t
h im
th e
r e \u00ad
v o lu tio n
w o u ld
s im p ly p la y
s e c o n d
fid d le to
th e
E n g lis h
a n d
F ren ch
lib e r a ls .
H e w o u ld
s a c r ific e
e v e r y \u00ad
th in g
t o
th e
n e e d
fo r
R u ssia
to .
m ake peace and
t o
seize the land.
N o
q u e stio n s
w ere
a s k e d
a b o u t
th e
b a g g a g e ,
p a s s p o r ts
o r
id e n ti\u00ad
t ie s .
O ne
s e c r e t
a g e n t
tr ie d
t o
g e t
in
th e
c a r r ie g e
a n d
and- w as-
fo r c ib ly
e je c te d
b y
L e n in
-h im \u00ad
s e lf .
T he
G erm ans
g a v e
th e m
J
" e x c e p tio n a lly
b ig
m e a ls to ' w h ic h
t h e s e
e x ile s
and> agitators
w ere
n o t
greatly, accustom ed,"
a s
N a-
d e z h d a
K rupskaya,
L e n in 's
fa ith *
fu l a n d
in te llig e n t
w ife
p u t
it
in
her "M em ories" of his life. W hether
" g o ld "
w as
a ls o
g iv e n
t o
fom en t-
s t r ik e s
a t
th e
fr o n t,
a n d
if
so ,
h o w
much, is
unknow n.
(T o
b e
r o n o in d p d )
/
j
U krainian M usic
,U k r a in ia n
m u sic . . .
w hat
c a n
o n e . sa y - fo r
i t ?
T o
a ll
o f
u s,
m em bers
o f
th e
y o u n g e r
A m e r i - -.
c a n -U k r a in ia n
g e n e r a tio n ,
w ho
h a v e
h e a r d
fr o m
c h ild h o o d
th e
j
s a d ,-
or -gay- and
liv e ly
peasant \u2022
m e lo d ie s
o f
o u r
fa th e r s ,
th e r e
i sj j
none better.-
W h a t c o u ld
be m ore
|
a ljv e ,
o r
d r a m a tic
th a n
th e
A r-
ck'an, .C ossack,
o r
C hum ack?
To I
u s, it m ay
s e e m
th a t o u r m u sic
i s
in im ita b le , b u t w h a t
c h a n c e
c o u ld
i t
sta n d
w h en
p la c e d
b esid e
th e
g lo r io u s s u it e s o f G r ie g , a n d B a c h ,
o r
b esid e
th e
d a in ty
a n d
d e lic a te
c o m p o s itio n s
o f
C h o p in ? .
N one
whatever, "our" m usic is national,
a n d )"c r u d e ly
b u t tr u ly
p u t,
q u ite
r u s t i c
W e
c a n
n o t
b o a st
o f
a n y
g r e a t .'n u m b e r
o f .U k r a in ia n
com \u00ad
p o s itio n s
that, are
in te r n a tio n a lly '
know n.
O ur\u2014
m odern
U k r a in ia n
com posers,,however, are
u sin g -a s
a . b a s is
fo rj th e ir
s y m p h o n ic
a r \u00ad
rangem ents
th e
sim p le
fo lk
m e- -
lo d ie s o f U k r a in e .
I n
this m anner\u2022 .
they, hope
to- b r in g '' to
th e
a tte n \u00ad
tio n
o f
o th e r
n a tio n a litie s '
th e
g r e a t,
e m o tio n a l
s c o p e
o f
o u r
m u sic;
M
P r o f.
O u g lits k y
A n
o u tsta n d in g
m em ber of
th is
I
g r o u p
i s
P r o f.
P a u l
P e c h e n ih a -
O u g lits k y .
B orn
in
K h a r k i v\u2022 (T J * * \u0416
\u0456
k r a in e ),
h e
w as
a
p r o fe s s o r
i n
th e
C onservatory
o f
M usic
m
S t
P e te r s b u r g ,
1
w h ere
h e
w as .also
a
m em ber
o f
th e
O rch estra
o f
th e
Im perial
O pera.
H e
cam e
t o
A m e r ic a ' in
1 9 2 2
a n d
s in c e
.th e n
h a s
becom e
w e ll
k n o w n . in
th e
field .of
c o m p o s itio n .
M ost
o f
h is
' "w orks
fin d
th e ir
o r ig in
i n
th e
sim ple folk
m e lo d ie s t h a t h e b e a r d -
f i t
U k r a in e
a s
a
y o u n g
b o y .
I t
\u2022h a s
a lw a y s
been' bis
a m b itio n
t o
m ake the m usic of his people out\u00ad
sta n d in g
a m o n fr -th e o th e r .n a tio n s .'
\u0456 '-
j? I was
m ost im pressed
w ith
th is
- \u2022
\u0406
^ A ttitu d e d u r in g a
recent interview." \u2022>\u0429
-B efore'
p la y in g
h is
arrangem ent\u00a3 " ''\u2022"
o f
A r k a n . th e
said, "Here,you
see: \u00a3
\u2022.'
is a
p ie c e .th a t I s s o a liv e , so - v e r y
^
V jO r a n ia tic , - s o
fu ll
o f-
s o n g
a n d
\u2022
- la u g h te r \u2014 n o w
o n ly
p o lis h
it', a s
t
:y o u w o u ld a d ia m o n d , s m o o th
o v e r
th e
r o u g h
edges\u2014 m ike
i t
c la s s ic
\u2014 com pose
i t
fo r
a
sym phony
o r c h e s tr a ,
a n d
th e n
y o u
h a v e
som ething
o u tsta n d in g ."
The Pro\ue000
f e s s o r
sm iled
a s
h e
s a id , " Y o u
s e e ,
i t
i s
r a th e r
d iffic u lt
fo r
m e
\u2022_ o
a c h ie v e
th e
e tte c t
o f
a
sym \ue000
p h o n y
o r c h e s tr a
w ith
o n ly
te n
f
fingers, but
y o u
c a n
im a g in e
h o w
th is
w o u ld
so u n d
w h en
p la y e d
b y
\u2022 e
g r e a t
num ber
o f
s k ille d
m u si\ue000
c ia n s ."
J u s t- th in k
h o w
wonderful .itI
w o u ld
b e
t o
tu r n
t o
a
c o n c e r t '
o n
a
w en
know n
r a d io
sta tio n
a n d
h e a r
th e
fa m ilia r
tu n e s
o f
a
U k r a in ia n
c o m p o s itio n !
W o u ld n 't
y o u
fe e l
p r o u d ?
A n
a p p r e c ia b le
s t e p \u0456 in'
the *
e ffo r t
t o
m ake
th e
A m e r ic a n
p u b lic
fa m ilia l;
w ith
th e
n ew
U -
k r a in ia n
c la s s ic
c o m p o s itio n s
w as
taken Thursday, O ctober 10, w hen
fo r
45 m inutes
T he
R a d io ' M u s ic
G u ild p r e s e n t e d
an entire program
o f
P r o f.
O u g lltk y 's
com positions.
T he
first "selection
w as
"U kra\u00ad
in ia n ,"
w h ic h
w as
d iv id e d
in to
fo u r
m ovem ents:
f ir s t
w as
th e
M oderate, tile secon d w as Scherzo,
th e
th ir d
w as
A n d a n te
a n d -'-th e
la s t
m ovem ent
w as
th e
'fin a le .
" U k r a in ia n "
w as
p la y e d
b y
a
S tr in g
q u a r te r
in
A -m in o r .
;* > S |
The second
part of the program
w as
d e v o te d
t o
th e
m usical
a r \u00ad
rangem ent
o f
th r e e
o f
T aras
S h e v c h e n k o 's
ly r ic s .
T h ey
w ere
su n g
b y
C e lia
B r a n s ,
c o n tr a lto .
The first w as the "Serenade." The
s e c o n d
w a s t h e fa m ilia r " S o litu d e ."
A nd
th e
th ir d
w as
th e
r o llic in g
" T r a d e w o m a n 's
S o n g ."
It is m y sincere hope that m ore
urogram s
o f
this /character
v r iT J L '^ * y \u0456
b e
h e a r d
in
th e
fu tu r e ,
fo r
th e y
- -
w ill
n o t
o n ly
te a c h
o th e r
p e o p le -
th e
b e a u ty
o f o u r m u s ic , b u t w ill
b r in g
"hom e" to
those of-us
w h O ^ J i,\u0456
h a v e
a
fa in tly
contem ptuous
a t-
tir a d e
tow ards
a n y th in g
U k r a in -\u0420 \u0428
ia n
th e
fa c t
t h a t o u r s im p le
folk rid
m e lo d ie s c a n
be the source of-in-
~ \
\
s p ir a tio n
fo r
tr u ly
g r e e t
m uslcnl
w orsaC '
S T E P H A N IE
SO R O K O L T T .
\u0456N ew ark ,
N . JU
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