Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-08

The Grand oraan Concert.

The Grand Organ Concert.
We were one of a few lovers of mr.
sic in attendance at the Grand Organ
Concert, by Creswold, ut the First
Baptist Church last night. One of a
few lovers of music-one of a few that
comprised many of the best amateurs
of u city and all of our principal
professionals. with La Hache and
Braun, of New Orleans. No concert
that we have attended since the first
given by Leo Wheat has awakened so
much of enthusiasm in our city.
We have at no time in our his
tory enjoyed 50 grand an exhibi-
bitiOn upon the most perfect,
the grandest of all instruments. And
the writer, with the powers and re-
sources of Warren, King, Tim and
Morgan of New York, Wilcox of Bos-
ton, Wheat, SabatZky, Tepe and
Winkler of Memphis, La Hdche Of
New Orleans and others not now re-
membered, Is prepared to yield 10
CresWOld the palm OF victory. There
are many requisites in these ~Organi5t5
named that we could wish him pos
sessed OF, there are many touches,
graces and expressions, much of pa
thOs, many effects that in the style
of these we could wish blended
with the scope, the breadth and brill
lancy OF eXpressiOn and emphasis vi
Creswold, but not one of them can lay
claim to that facility OF execution,
command V e the pedals and cOuIrol
OF the stops that mark the thoroughly
educated Organist, the master OF the
king Of instruments, that Instrument
which above all others, the English,
from their love of oFatoriO have given
precedence to and encouraged beyond
all other. The performance Mende,s-
SOhn'S sonata number four WAS
perhaps the most excellent work
Of the evening Intricate, full
of soul, profound in its harmonies,
it was t. educated ears the gem of the
evening, only equalled,-tO the pop
ular a sUrpasSed,-by the ever glO-
riOus Midsummer Nights Dream"
so dreamy, so poetic, 50 fairy-like, so
unreal, SO imaginative, so full of fan
cy, so profound in ali the Utmost soul
delights, so comprehensive of the fan
ciful, OF the spiTitueAe. Creswold. in
the performance of this, surpassed
himself. In his lingering he discov-
cred a perfect and thorough mastery
Ofthe keys. and a control OF the pedals
that was little less than wonderful.
He realized for his audience, the
work OF his composer; he made Men
delsshOn speak as perhaps only he
did to himself. II was a grand mas
terly performance. Senate number
four was a truthful performance, the
minor OF Bach was worthy OF the
great maestro. The same may be said
of the '"Triumphal March" of Costa,
a repetition OF which the audience
would have insisted upon but that
they were 10 few III numbers they
vert deferred by mOdesty and u
fear of fatiguing the man who
afforded Sc many delights. We
have no heSitancy Iii prOnOuncing
CreswOld one OF the frst-Qf living or
ganists. He has one of the manner
lsms Of Weyle of Paris, Bennett of
London, or any of those Of this coun-
try whose names we have mentioned.
His chief charm and excellence as a
performer lies in his facility IN finger
ing, and his power and ease in the
Use of the pedals. To the audience
nc HHNAAS AA4AiAlbN uJiGV ~ td5J 10 LC III
the production OF those intricate pas
sages, those profound sentences that
to the cultivated ear are is expressive
as written language. CreswOld
ranks among the first organists
of his time. We wish that our peO-
pie generally could hear to appreciate
mis- genius and cultivation. We can
not close our remarks upon this per-
Torrance without expressing the sat
isfactiOn afforded the audience in the
delicate compliment paid to La Haehe,
by Mrs. CZapski, who, instead of
I" Chagrin d'Amour," sang " The Con-
quered Banner" the admired pro-
auction of the faverite composer of
New Orleans. Mrs. CZapski sang
with her usual care, atfOrding
abundant evidences of her studiOus
desire to sustain her high reputation.
Sabatzky, the grand Sabatzky, the
baritone Of the Mississippi Valley,
never sang to better advantage. His
song from Wagner, 80, thou sublime
evening star" was rendered with
telling effect. Full of pathOs, it was
given with all the strength of the
composers combinations, and was one
of the gems OF the evening. Taken
altogether this was one OF the finest,
most artistic and most satisfactory
concerts aver given ID Memphis, one
worthy of All DrafSp