Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-30
THE REMENYI CONCERT.

The rare opportunity offered Friday even
ing Of last week, Of hearing one of the great
est Of living violinists, was eagerly embraced
by the wise who realized on what easy terms
they were procuring for themselves a pleas
ure, ordinarily bought at the expense of
trip to New York or Boston, at such times Ms
those cities are fortunate enough to possess
such an attraction. The hail. therefore, was
well-flled with an expectNnt and dgnifed
audience soon however, 10 lose all personal
ity and to be swnyed at the will Of the ma
gician lying in wait to touch them with his
all-powerful wand. Remeny was assisted
on this OCCASION by Mr.. Henry Beale, plan
list, Mrs. Emma Thurston, soprano, and Mr..
Edmond De Celle tenor. Mr. Beale opened
the concert by correct and finished, though
somewhat cold rendering of the fayorite An
ddnte and iHegretto from Beethoven's Senate
Pathetique, followed by brilliant interpreta-
ton of the 1rjo 'Non fu Sogno" Verdi by
| Mrs. Thurston. This put the audience in the
best possible frame of mind and called forth
an encore, to which Mrs. Thurston respond
ed by a charming rendering of Schubert's
| UHgeduid Later in the evening the same
drtjste gave, as the fifth number Of the pro-
| gramme, Schubert's Bdrcdrole, at which time
the admiration Of the audience WAS divided
| between Mrs. Thurston and Mr.. Beale, the
latter rendering with inimitable grace this
most bewitching of all Schubert's character
| istic Accomplishments. Indeed, enough can
not be said in praise Of Mr.. Beale's share in
the concert, and particularly of the exquisite
| ly perfect manner in which he accompanied
Remenyi through the most bewildering mazes
and transpositions, entering so fully into ev-
cry shade Of feeling Of the great yirtuoso
to be completely identified with him. Before
Remenyi's appearance, Mr.. DE Cele sang
Rubinsteins longing with good effect. His
great success, however was in his second
Song, by Marti, at which time he received
one of the heartest encores of the evening
Remenyi gave as his first selection, Fan
tasia on Othello." To attempt description
of the wonderful effects produced by him on
the violin would be vain. Every string of the
instrument seemed to culver with more than
human feeling, and there were moments
when the audience was literally breathess,
so wonderfully did the inspiration Of the
master act upon his listeners This power of
carrying his audience along with him is pos
sessed by Remenyi in the highest degree and
forms one of the distinctive features Of his
peculiar genius. At the same time. the tech
ncal power which he possesses is so abso-
lutely complete as to enable him to reproduce
on his violin the finest shades Of feeling with
such vividness that he moves his audience to
tears or smiles with each varying mood. The
Hungarian airs composed by him, and given
as his second selection, were remarkable both
as regards composition and execution, and |
gave his audience better idea of the strong |
individuality of the musician than ANYTHING |
else could have done. 10 institute a compar-
ison between Remenyi and other yiolinsts |
would be impossible, for-as the New York |
Tribune justly observes all his work bears |
the mark of his own strong character, and in |
everything that he does, whether we consid- |
the intellectual conception of the piece or
tue technical execution of it, the differences |
which separate him from other violinsts are
differences not 50 much in the degree of mer-
it as in the kind The increasing Juror with
which each succeeding appearance of the vi
olinist greeted, and the frantic but un.
ayailing appeals Of the audience for more.
were finally rewarded at the end of the Cap
riccos' of Paganini, forming his third and
last selection. With the most charming good
humor, he yielded TO the wishes of his admir-
ers, playing selection after selection, includ-
ing some of a more popular and jocose ma
ture, for the space of full twenty-five min
utes. In short, he proved himself master
in every style of music, and capable of capt.
waiting every imagination, of whatever degree
OF culture. However, the fact cannot be de.
MED, that the concert would have been more
satisfactory to certain portion of the audi
ence if Remenyi had introduced a selection
from Beethoven, Schumann, or even from
Mendelssohn, as he is said to excel equally in
this style of music.