THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1950.
LET LONDON HAVE Beecham plus Toscanini
London.
T was good the other
other Talking about
evening to welcome Slr Thomas Beecham back
to London: he retains his He share it with secret. nobody, and nobody can say quite what it is.
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By
NEVILLE CARDUS
is
and the entire apparatus from the bridge of a masterful liner.
Toscanini abhors looseness of phrase or rhythm; that is why his ennducting has certain rigidity of tempo.
Again I am describing the
of Toscanini
what
might be called his post-La Scala day.
A scrutiny of the two men at work tells the old truth-the
the man style is the
himacit. Beecham cajoles
But it is certain that Sir
Beecham rehearsal Thomas and Toscanin! are usually urbane and ready to be the two most celebrated cun- pleased, "A pretty plece," he will orchestra, doubles ductors living-that is, I say to the the opinion of all sections referting to the fourth symphony of the public the world of Sibeliun or to Sacre du Prin- oborki, as though pleking mat n
new
He snaps his baton over his kree, breaking it into two pieces to relieve his despair.
of Stravinsky. teres ni
Tosenpini nt rehearsal over, musical and other.
1 have hentd perious, There was recently some terribly
him groan as though in pain. He in the Press controversy
has raved at the most renowned that and
and vocnilsta notorious About the proposal
wicked theTTL Toscanini should conduct at the opening of the concert-hal at the Festival of 1961. A more equitable
diverting and
invite the might be both to appear on the same inaugural occasion, turn and turn about, as Mrs Gamp would say.
to
the strings. smiles whenever them, conxes they please him. He will point
baton intimately
plum for
at
KI
his
single musical private delectation.
Let Us Have Both Toscanini's right his as A Wher unyielding, governing
1 feel Sometimes Til that the orchestra is ted to this wheel of Toscutane's right arm,
like Ixton
suggestion Artist High Priest sure two wordter my "ok" men of
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The German wounded roz- remained unknown It only eled at him and began to sit up General von Stulpnagel's sul- in bed. "I think we had bef- cide attempt had succeeded. As recovered consciousness get out of this," whisper he UZEJU CI LARG3783123/ 377 SIDE Mortar, Dizato
ex! Rommel, As he jumped Stulpnagel called out repented- It for ROMMEL. By Desmond
a month or so one into *Mammut (his com- 1, "Rommel"
truck, Collins, 12s. 6d. could say that he won the ad- mand
captured from It was all the Gestapo need- Young.
miration almost the allegiance the Butel
he acknowledged éd. 288 pages.
of a British ariny, he had for n final
Rommel
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for tasks
professional de-
war.
convalescent #t had no idea ho WAS On his desk was a
"I am not afraid of the Eng- Only 11sh or the Americans. of the Russians and the Ger- mans,**
his part, the ability to assess his It was
as magnificent. It was home, TE had lost the deci
enemiles with
But it was not conduct doomed. sive battle of the tachment.
commander- pistol appropriate to African campaign. The
fe British
were promising in-chief. It was the kind of thing special gift that made Rommel a nuisance The consequences defied es amateurs, with a
calling for initative, is his stall-and
n legend in timation."
In the anal and tragle phaso And when someone mentioned of his life, Rommel became the Hutler, Rommel replied, "That foe and in n sense the rival of damned fooll" The Australians were "rough,“ Hitler. There is no reason to but dki not show "bad ****
suppose that he was particular- the carlier outraged by Africans ty but too political
EN one developments
day two $9 gen- On the other hand. 1 erofs arrived. Nazism.
Frau Rom-
Thus Rommet utters his own verdict on his own defeat, the battle of El Alamein, which was the turning-point of his career and of Britain's fortunes in the WHT
After the war-and nfter Desmond Young bad compicted this narrative Rommel's son Manfred found the Field- marshini's summing up of the African battles among papera of his father's that had been hil- den away for malety
1 forins fascinating appen- brilliant anel eh- To the
In the zy which Flory Book of the Month
thralling
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They had excellent artillery. two armies. Their tonk tactics were bad, their Aystem of dommand cum- brous
heart."
The South good material,
of
Strange expression
For Rommel had a great and fast- rani, Hitler's infamous order for
He used to the execution ing nimiration
ul Commandos, sak f them almost with of he had it burn at once, Cestions
the New Zealanders, when he received, at Sidi Dar mel tells the sequel, "As be
entered the room there was so strange and terrible an expres- ston on his face that I exclaim- In time he came to realise ed at once. What is the matter? "He looked at me and replied, that the mainsyrlag of Hilter's
That I have Wavell's Genius
was hatrest.
come to say good-bye. Character MONG British generals. Hom- even Germany would be sac In a quarter of an hour I shall are genius. be dead. They suspect me of mel angled out Wavell, a fer to that intune
part in the at- having taken command in the military gentus," In their terrae, vigorous real.
whore cra71-
Appointed to
It seems for D Day, tempt to kill Hitler. preparation there writings fill out the paigh ngnnst the titans was a
realised that if my name was on the list to be uf portrait of Rommel which Des masterpæce planning and Rommel prili
You will nt Young draws with such excution
Jout the Allies landed. Germany was President of the Reich.'"
As a concession, Rommel was Not doubt, through thir
"We inust stup the book in vain for Anisherl speed and vividness
But be allowed to commit suicide. opinion of Munt- later and teste ponderous his hommel's
was given Talvis WE add
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dend
a ceremonious fun- "Deep respect for the field-marahal" was the
stage direction
But not everybody wan railɔ- (AD) he been given a few more fed with the obsequien
"What wha the matter with sirengthen the Lu mother
funeral?" might have been tha!
asked an SS officer. 1 had a feeling there something not quite right
CAT Joulers B Clement
was when he reached that be found bam-
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that Rom- plot-
not feel, however, Mize
mel had many gifts for Ung, politics or statesmanship.
As the life and adventures of awnahbuckler and superb
of men, urva
Rommel can hardly be too highly commend- ed to the public.
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extraordiERLEY general toutat himself wat the hosen defender of the Wall and was doing Atlant everything possable to buite upi
Desmund Young was born ins 1891, the son of a ratior and of New Zealand mother, Served with the 69th Riftes in 1914-18 war and was awarded the MC.
fa the war be au service in Western Desert Aastutu, the
NIE strangest tidenta could
happens in the extraordinary the morals of the troops to re- Wrat to South Africa in 1924 Mont- and cook up journailem. Within tv<t
Eisenhower confusion of dement Malting
appear he was editing the Natal At the spine the he gomery Homel
moved Witness.
to Visite Beld hos
Later he I PRO- full 1
mixed tog of was secteth committed
10 those india. PORES An armistice Housh wingtidest
zenerals when the landing the beds, he Walking between observed dint the hospital was
hand screeder!!
When the attempt on Hiller's and Syria, later he was captured This and that
tanks. Did 10 German Rummel was by life took place, were all about
He had been menths as low in Campo PG29, uut of British Viss Wik +91- struck down lon RAF attack near Placenza
His association with conspirators might have
He Fod a deep respect for the still an
own publiers, British soledatato Character of his
www. Indeed, distinguish the few 23
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dueling lama hazı The man that had to heart for
taken hun for a Polish: general, the
Landon Petras Service) kibe nah
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