Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. január-június (23. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1940-03-28 / 13. szám
SECTION TWO ENGLISH EDITION UerhovayJournal XXIII. VOLUME MARGH 28, 1940. Bartók and Aranyi in Pittsburgh Next Month Pittsburgh area music lovers will have an opportunity to enrich their knowledge of the musical curt and increase their appreciation thereof when two distinguished Hungarian artists, Bela Bartók, composer-pianist and Francis Aranyi, concert violinist, make their appearance on Wednesday evening, April 17th, at the Hotel Schenley Ball Room, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, im a program of fine music that ivill delight their varied audience, young and old, professional and nonprofessional, rich and poor. Every one coming to this recital will not later fail to compliment himself for having done so, for the appreciation of music, like every other spiritual and intellectual attribute, is not limited to a definite class, but can be the possession of every man, regardless of station in life, and very unlike material possessions which are controlled by the arbitary nature of economy. Music and poetry, which is “silent” music, are definitely spiritual and do more towards elevating man from his prominent animal nature than, perhaps> any other factors. For those who failed to read the preceding English Edition in which this coming Recital was announced, a brief review here follows of the lives and accomplishments of these two virtuosos. Bela Bartók, composer-pianist, was born in Hungary. His musical abilities were recognized by his mother László Erkel, the noted Hungarian composer and Stephen Thoman, the world famous piano instructor, who taught Bartók the piano. Bartók acquired world fame very early. He is one of the world’s greatest masters of modern musical art and is a professor at the Academy of Music in Budapest. Beethoven was said to make music as though he were speaking. Bartók plays as though he wanted to express his emotions with gestures. Bartok’s fame as a composer is world-wide. He has composed symphonic works, chamber music compositions, piano concertos, Hungarian folk songs for voice and or chestra, etc. He is making his second visit to The United States and his appearance here is eagerly awaited. Francis Aranyi, concert violinist, was bom in Hungary. He too disclosed his musical talents at a very early age and was fortunate enough to receive his musical education under the guidance of his distinguished father who was a professor, and later under the instructions of Eugene Hubayj the celebrated violin pedagogue. After the World War, which interrupted his career Aranyi made appearances in the principal cities and countries of Europe, and soon received world acclaim. Though he has not been long in The United States, the name Aranyi is recognized im any part of the country as the one who has distinguished himself by his exquisite end versatile violin playing. Aranyi is very popular among his fellow teachers and the students of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he heads the 'Violin Department. The fact that Aranyi lives in Pittsburgh is another inducement for Pittsburghers and near-Pittsburghers to attend the Recital. It is a boon to be able to get the simultaneous appearance of these noted Hungarian virtuosos, Bela Bartók and Francis Aranyi. Insecurity A chill wind whistled through the night The winter moon poured a cold light Upon the barren earth so deep Within the shadowed realm of sleep. Above is the star-dusted sky; The corner street-lamp, dim, close-by Reveals beneath its friendly glow A Stranger standing on the snow. Trembling with cold, his eyes weary With staring at the tumbling sea — The picture fades and in its stead Appears a desert flaming, red. A soft breeze stirs the lone palm tree; Tis the same Stranger that I see Resting beneath the shifting shade, Lonely, lost, with no friend’s aid. A mist swirls in and blurs the scene; Again I see the frosty sheen Of gleaming snow. The man moves on — A moment more, and he is gone! What cruel fate cast him upon The land of that longvanished dawn And left him wandering still alone In the night where the street-lamp shone? —AMELIA NYERS. American First Serial Rights NOTE: The title of this poem is “The Stranger Returns,” but the author has granted the Vervay Journal the exclusive right to change the title to “Insecurity.” TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS All articles and contributions intended for the April 11th issue must be in before or on April 4th. All material received after that date will not be published in particular issue. _____________________________________' NO. 13. Entries Keep Coming in . Entry Blanks to Verhovay’s latest and greatest National Membership Contest are being steadily received at the Home Office. This fact is indisputable evidence that the members of our progressive Association are not blind to opportunity, know a bargain when they see one, and as veritable opportunists are taking full advantage of the means to start them off as militant contestants in this most lucrative of Verhovay Membership Contests. These ambitious entrants to the Contest know better than to hide behind the flimsy apology of the listless who say, “The Contest is nearly two months old; it’s too late to join now. I couldn’t win at this late date.” Oh no, it’s not at all too late. At best this excuse is a mighty feeble one and as a means of refuge is quite amateurish indeed. As a matter of fact some of the winners in previous Verhovay Contests were late entrants (in time only but no! in results), or at least did not immediately become contestants. These statements, however, should be taken negatively rather than in their positive sense. It is better not to delay entering the Contest for procrastination means necessarily multiplying your efforts, first, to catch up with the contestants earlier entered; second, to surpass them. If you join at the outset of the Contest or near the outset you have only the one task of forging ahead of your Contest rivals. But the point here is to prove that those who say, “It’s too late to join now,” are using that alibi to cloak their utter lack of interest and ambition. One of the hardest things in our earthy existence is to get “free” money. The dream of getting “free” money usually remains a dream unless one is fortunate enough to come into an inheritance, which is one of the extraordinary cases. Since we are dealing with average people let us confine ourselves to averages. About the easiest way for an average person to obtain “free” money is to join some good contest having cash prizes. Verhovay’s new Contest is just that. Comparatively speaking, when you reckon the fewness of the hours extended toward the goal of w'nning, say, the first and $1000 award of Verhovay’s 49 prizes, and then realize the number of hours a daily worker must put in to acquire a like sum of money, you will readily understand why we take the license to call the Verhovay cash prizes “free” money. It takes most people almost a year of steady employment to earn $1000.00. The hours of effort required for a contestant to win the top awards probably don’t amount to their equivalent in a few weeks. This is not comparison. It is contrast. That is why we call it “free” money, altho strictly speaking it is not “free” money, since a certain amount of efforts must be spent toward the winning. But tha shortness of the time element required to win these Contest moneys compared with the long hours one acquires $1000 the conventional way are so far apart by way of contrast, that our deviation from the truth is only slight when we call the Contest cash awards “free” money. The chances of winning are made easy and attractive by the large numbers of awards and their high valuer, respectively. Verhovayans, opportunity knocks at your door. DON’T slight it.
