The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-03

such new, extraordinary and astounding effects
the instrument which his immense talent rather his
genius has succeeded in submitting to eli his csprices
IN vain we might repeat that his PLAY is grand varied
transporting that the powerful sounds which he draws
from his instrument flow pure and iimpid that his I'm
called dfcultessll that can be said Of any hrst rate
performers but such praises insufficient when applied
complete idea of that artists talent
From the Courier Belge]
Sivori tckles his instrument with extreme ease, he
Poor soul Of Paganinl IF it be really imprison
ed in sivors VIOLIN Alphonss Karr thinks, it must
culver when it sees him take the bow in his hand!
[From La Prose-
svors concert took place at the Italian Opera before
a numerous and select assembly Camille Sivori has
volinst has met with such success success well
mered in every respect and for which he is in no wise
indebted to srGkesy sv"r execution is really prod
audacityhe does impossibifes as they cost him no
trouble His variations Paganns Carnival of Venice
exceed every thing that can be imagined in shape of diff
fculties and these overcome in triumphant man.
that would that to play the violin the
easiest thing in the world. The old Venetian air which
the theme to these marvellous caprces is
quse, and is worth whole carloads of operas it is
joyful and melancholy at the time tears and laugh
ter blended together and when you hear sivori
play IT, all sorts Of fantastic visions fit across your mind
you see the white doves OF San Marco skmming through
BILE brcges each note as passes by wrapped in the
bauta Of black lace lifts up its velvet mask for an in
duations rock you langushngly like becalmed waves
and you would lose yourself completely in your revery
didnot nasal chucklng passage, like the giggng OF
group masks suddenly YOU and bring the smile
back to your lips.
From the London illustrated News
The first thing that strikes the eye is that the young
debutant is the complete reproduction Of Pagann him.
self the face is different but otherwise il is the great art
ist resuscaed There is the same peculiar manner of
holding the violin with tho elbow completely turned in,
the same position oft legs the swing the whole
body from the hips, and the commhn ling jerk with
Tho how fha fipn nf I'M rfOr
have initiated his mechanism with less success
with more less refinement; but of them have
no oblivion WITH sVor It { e he has not
only inherited the and fingers Of his precepor but
he has caught his spirit also
From the London Globel
He stands in the posture-the swing of body
as Paganin under this motion he throws his lowers
lovely bit, Of melodyamong the audience In the midst
off into his devilry-which continues for time, when all
hush and you hear the cries and sobs of the infant in
his arms Though not so intense in passion faganni
he is more natural sweet and refined The prodges of
play are equally astonishing, The sounds seem to fly
lines The .pzzcao accompaniment to his lovely cana
bes is that OF the castanes gently played 1t is said of
SEPARATION of play till they see the devils tails come out at
the holes of the fiddle He is either il the internal
gons or in paradise The applause was SO great at the
the hundred performers in the orchestra could be heard
From the Cork Examinerl
For sweetness depth of feeling, tenderness soitness
music we never heard anything equal to this perform
At moment, il was like the human voice at an
other like the sveriest notes the tinies birdnow,
resembed the full swell Of the organ; again. produced
those tones which dreams Of but rarely, if ever,
hears. Then the execution rapid, wonderful, fantastic
the very eccenricity of art He seemed to play with
the strings deying them to produss discord Now, he
the most delicate and complex passages tho first
string and in the next moment he growIed out music
from the lowest depths of the fourth Amidst of
variations, redundancy OF ornament you still discover
the silver thread Of the sujet'-that always struck upon
the ear with exquisite dstinctness
From the London Morning Post
The appearance OF Svori, the interpreter of Bee
thoven at rest the question: if it has been one
to his capabity OF executing every school music
He produced the most luscious tones and the most
nest OF his applauders Spohr, who watched every
movement of the young Genoese with the most intense
interest and evident admiration In his own concerto ST.
vors scntillaons quite exciting In his cadence
the coruscaion were most startling Surprise succeed
ei supplemented after marvel came and yet another
and anoherit was, start Dyes and Svori was no
doubt urged to extra exeron by the of Spohr
The contrast between these two great volinsts, each
distinguished by the finest attributes very striking
spohr OF colossal stature aud looks more like an an
clent Roman than Brunswicksr; Sivor is the anthe
sis of Spohr in stature Spohr The severe phlegma.
tic reutonc aspect Svori has the flashing Italian eve
and variability OF feature spohr stands firm and still
Svors body all on the swinghe tears the notes,
il were, from his instrument Spohr's refinement and
polish have been the characteristics of his playing in
Sivor Is the wild energytne soul in armsthe deter
mination 10 be up and doing-the daring impulse of
youthful genus spohrs playing is remarkable for its
full appeals to the affections We might 60 ad infni
M.
From the Birmingham Journal
He is as nearly may be five feet in height. Nay,
don't look credulous We acknowledge that on the
platform he looks Titan, but he has witched your
ears that sight feeng motion, every thing is
trated into the sense of hearing you drink in every
sound aye at every pore and forget the OF
the performer Well, he is about i've feet high, sen-
derby formed very expressive dark eye, welLformed
and nigh rather than broad orehead the perceptive or
he is native oltay is deciaedy English fr,need Win
what Magnn wound have called a p" gentlemanly whis-
kerr lie dresses with good taste, and turns his collar
In that ma lner prescribed By Christopher North, and
practIsed by Byron
From the Cork Examiner]
To describe the performance of signor svori, is
thing impossible To afford idea Of it, Is almost
so: words are 700 poor, we might say too unsy mpa-
hsng to tell OF the ravshing melody that gushes from
rude rock to describe all the wild, Maynard,
earthly tones that cry sh rick in obedience
to the spirit that conjures them into momentary being
We could follow all the strange TRANSITIONS the in
conceivable executon-the exquisite delicacy, and the
mstohless power OF him who wieds the instrument and
endows II with an hundred tongues Could we believe
in the transmigraon Of souls. might say that the
soul of Paganin lived earth but under another form
Not believing ia it, content with asserting what
we feel convinced man will deny that the mantle Of
the immortal teacher has descended the shoulders e
the pupil Unlike the dead MASTER the living pupil is
rather petit positively graceful; with pleasing fea
lures intellectual expression, and fine, dark speaking
eyes. Paganni appeared before this world like one
who had held communion with the beings of another
like some heshles magician who had battered his soul
for machless art Svor the contrary of our
selves, the eye alone indicative OF the genius that ami
mates
[From the Morning Postl
Fer ourselves, we answer Sivor's psying is epic
poem, in which trace design and treatment every
stoge OF the story. IL is the perfection of execution
moving masses to boundless enthusiasm, and exciting
even The stoical professors with all their mechanical
experience, expressions of rapture. We de-
scend to technicalites with such playing What have
the ordinary achievements Of violin performances to do
with s.vorii lie is there magician, waving wand
which makos every auditor thrill with delight. As
matter of history may mention that he played the
first of his second concerto the adagio and
rondo Of the Cochetts" Of Pagann, and the Andsnte
anil the Carnival de vense" also by that great master
Womsy record that he enthusiastically encored in
the latter and called for at the end Of every piece, the
band joining the amateurs in vocferous excamations