The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-07
THE MUsIN CONCERT.
Mon. Musin and BIS Company Receive
an Ovation.

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an Ovation.
A delightful concert was given at Armory
| hall last night under the auspices of Ludden
| & Bates Southern Music House. The audi
! encs was composed of Savannah's Leading
music lovers. The programme included COM
| positions by such masters as Gounod, List,
| Tosti, Verdi, David, Mozart, Bizet, Paga-
mini, Strauss, snd Musin.
The opening number was piano solo by
| Eduard Scharf. Mr.. Scharf is a graduate
OF the Leipzig Conservatory, and his mas
| terly conception and technique proved him
| to be what ne is conceded to be every Where,
a virtuoso of high rink.
The second number was a solo by Signor
Bologna, iwho was here previously with
Cilmore's band, and with Campo
minis company. He gave two selections,
which he rendered with rare taste and
ability. Both selections were redemanded,
and were responded to in an acceptable
manner.
Mime. Charlotte Nicolai is new vocalist
to Savannah. Her voice is contralto OF
much power The lower tones are perfect,
and the middle register firm and true. It
was her first appearance with the company,
and she was given an enthusiastic reception.
After her first song she was presented
beautiful basket of flowers.
Miss Annie Louise Tan er is not a new
singer to Savannah people. She is gifted
with flexible voice of the extraordinary
range of about three octaves. She has fine
musical instincts and her rendering of the
brilliant Bird" aria was greatly admired.
She was recalled, and graciously responded
with Annie Laurie" She also sang an air
with violin and piano accompaniment that
showed her phenomenal voice to the best
advantage
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evening. His violin playing of CARNATIONS
on Haydn's Theme" was a wonderful effort
10 those who had not heard him before, his
playing was a revelation, as the execu-
ton was marvellous, having the same
power of expression and finish as the world
renowned Sarasate and Vieuxtemps. He
was twice recalled, and responded with two
selections, one of which he rendered with
every grade of expression, from the most
delicate sound possible to that of the great
est power of which the violin is capable.
The other piece he re dered with such
musical intensity and artistic expression as
to fairly thrill the audience.
When Paganini first appeared in London,
in 1881, the report preceded him that he had
previously been imprisoned for a term of
twenty years, and during his incarcera-
ton be was so poor that he could not even
provide himself with proper instrument,
or strings for the same. He
therefore made violin out of
wooden shoe on which he
played almost constantly. At last he had
but the &c" string left on his instrument.
1t was then that he composed the beautiful
and very difficult variations on Rossini's
PRAYER Of Moses in Egyp,.' NJ. Musin
played this famous composition on violin
having but one string, the GO" In re-
Spouse to the enthusiastic applause, he
played the "Mocking Bird"
The concluding number was quintet
souvenir de Strauss rendered bv Miss
Tanner, Mile. Nicolai, and NM. Bologna,
Scharf, and Musin.
Concerts of this kind do much to educate
the musical taste Of the people of Savan-
nah, and the enterprise that brings Ovid
Musin and his company of virtuosos is
worthy of encouragement.