The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-12
A Young violiaist.

We had the pleasure, and the agreeable surprise,
OF listening, in private distinguished young art
st of this city, Mr.. Mayer, the volinist. Until we
heard him, we had no idea that we possessed among
us such rare talent but, after hearing him, we do
not hesitate to pronounce him, not surpassed on his
favorte instrument, by any artist here. Before we
knew who he was, OF any thing about him, our
attention was captivated, and we felt ourselves
fascinated by his immense powers of execution.
The pathos with which he plays awakens deep
emotions in the soul you feel charmed and enrap.
tured by the meodious strains. He combines, in
his playing, two qualities, rarely found together
and to the one of which the other is too often sac
riiced-great forceAnd exquisite sweetness. Add
TO this that his ear is perfectly correct, and his
intonations of the purest kind, which is main
point in violin-player In the most difficult
pieces, he holds the bow with remarkable ease
We have seldom heard the celebrated Tremolo of
DeBeriot SO we'll executed. He exceed, also, in
playing the we'll known variations of the Carnival
of Venice. In the third grand Concerto of De
Berot, one of the most complicated pieces ever
composed for the violin, he went, with the most
astonishing agility of execution, through the almost
insupersbe difficulties with which it abounds.
Our interest," and our curiosity, being excited
we have inquired about this young artist and found
that he had acquired considerable reputation in
Europe before he came here Mr. Mayer was born
in Munich, and is pupil of his father, who was
himself a pupil of the celebrated Kreutzer, and
also first violinist to the King of Bavaria. When
only twelve years of age, Mr.. Mayer travelled, and
with the help of his father, gave concerts in the
principal cities of Germany. He played at Vienna
before the Emperor At Munich he gave concerts,
and was accompanied on the piano forte by Ca
| vallo He afterwards visited France, gave con
| certs in Lyons and Paris, and finally, when only
fourteen years old, had the privilege of playing
before the Court, and of being heard, in private
by Louis Philippe. Among various papers and
documents. teslifying to the above, we were shown
one at which we looked with considerable interest
1t is letter of the great Thaberg, introducing, in
the most iattering terms, to his friend Lzt the
young artist
For our part, we cannot but wish that a chance
be given 10 Mr.. Mayer, to be heard by our discrimi
mating public. Ii was matter of wonder to lis.
TO ascertain that he has been nearly six months in
New Orleans, and has remained unknown This
too modest and unassuming artist ought to appear
publicly, and let his merits be duly appreciated
1t he does, we do not doubt of his success and
Will welcome him to the distinctions to which we
think him entitled, for there is no city on the Con.
tinent where musical genius is more thoroughly
appreciated, and none where talent, in any depart
ment, is more warmly received. We shall be
much gratified, if this notice shall serve to intro.
duce his merits to the critics and amateurs of New
Orleans