Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-18
AMTsEMENTs.

This evening at the Metropolitan Theater
the distinguished Russian pianist, Vladimir
de Pachmenn, will give an evening with
Chopin. We have already given sketch
OF his life and of his musical career which
has won for him the title, "The Poet of the
Piano." In San Francisco his success this
week was complete, all the press sounding
his praise more or less. Extracts from the
San Francisco Bulletin of Tuesday will in
dictate the judgment of San Francisco con-
corning Pachmann:
His playing is a revelation. 1t is wonder,
and what puzzles his hearers is how he obtained
such perfection as pianist To
pc sucn pianist as De Pachmann is one must
have the soul for it. One can readily see that
De Pachmann is a natural born pianist by his
awkward mannerisms. The explanation is that
ne is SO absorbed in his art as to forget every.
thing else while he is playing. He motions and
even talks to himself as If to remark that such
ana such a passage was played, not only to his
own satisfaction, but to that of others.
Chopin's music, whether it be sonata, q
prelude, yalse, mazourka or a polcnneise.
requires the most deftliness of handling. 1t re-
quires Light, airy touch combined with that OF
peculiar force and the most decided phases of
expression and sentiment. Vladimir de
Pachmann combines all these qualifications.
He has the touch of q woman and the heavy
stroke OF forgemaster Welding piece of iron.
The first is of delicate nature and the latter
never of a POUND, but straight blow, hitting
the mark with certainty Of attack and moi
grating, as can be accomplished by what Is
marvellous. every note being brought out with
the greatest distinctness, and whether 1t be in
single, double, triple or chromatic runs il is all
the same. His piano movements are all deli.
cately shaded and his fortissimo ones as cleaI
as the tone OF perfect bell. One beauty of his
playing is the ease with which he sccomplishes
the most difficult runs. There is no effort.
There is no living pianist OF the present day
who can be compared to him in exemplifica.
ton of the music of Chopin. He seems to be
inspired with The music. 1t is in every vein Of
souls thoughts. His manipulation of the piano
is the perfection of art and De Pachmann and
Chopin seem to have grown together as one
paraphrasing the Moslem adage, il may be said
that there is one Chopin, and De Pachmann
is his prophet"
Referring to his peculiar mannerism, the
Chronicle of Tuesday said:
1t has tendency to make one laugh, but thai
does not seem TO trouble him. We have beer
accustomed to sit soberly and decorously, class
ically, SO to speak, and listen to the piano vir
tuoso. But DePachman encourages you to en-
thuse, with him, over the charming compost
tion At first it is distracting, but that effec
wears of, and one gradually yields to the plan
lists undoubted fascination.
At Pythian Castle yesterday afternoon
the ladies of the First Unitarian Society
lnaugurated q novel entertainment, con
sisting of an apron SALE" at which al
sorts of aprons, from all parts of tn,
Union, were sold. 1t will continue thi:
afternoon.
The box Office for sale of seats for Franz
Daniels Little Puck" engagement, open,
at the Metropolitan Theater this morning
There is no extra charge for reserving seats
A domino party will be given this even
ing at Turner Hall by Capital City Rebekat
Degree Lodge, I. o. o. F.