The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-31
TIE AaMoRY HALL RECITAL
Mr.. Sherwood Supasses If Possible Hi
First Nights Performance.

Mr.. Sherwood Supasses II Possible His
First Nights Performance.
The enthusiastic anticipations aroused by
the Sherwood concert Of Thursday night
were more than realized by the recital pro
gramme Of yesterday at Armory hall. Mr..
Sherwood appeared before small audience,
composed OF the most critical musicians and
music lovers OF the city.
Unlike many artists, who are often cooled
by small audience, Mr.. Sherwood seemed
to rise above the occasion, and certainly
played with q warmth, breadth and
brilliance never exhibited previously be-
fore Savannah audience. He easily main
tanned his title TO rank among the few
really great players of the world. 1t is
apparent, and Is indeed well known to those
familiar with his career, that he has not
only immensely developed the physical and
emotional sides of piano playing, but has
striking and original conceptions Of the
great authors he interprets
No less remarkable are his wonderful
memory and his great powers Of endur-
ance. He is capable Of playing some twenty
or more consecutive rscitals from memory,
never repeating a single number. When it
Is remembered that many Of the works he
plays consist Of three or more movements
performance, the astonishing tenacity Of
his memory is appreciated.
The recital programme opened with
Chopfhs Great Senate in b fiat minor,
opHs IS. Mr.. Sherwood's inter-
pretation Of this favorite work was
extremely noble and dlgnifed. His massive
yet tender treatment of the funeral march
gave keener pleasure than perhaps anys
thing else on the programme. This was fol-
lowed by the Nooturne opvs Is, and then by
the well-known Grande Polonaise op. So.
The latter is o favorits with the greatest
players and Mr.. Sherwood's immense tech
nical force and facility were shown by his
rushing tempo of the terribly difficult
octave passages.
Probably the most astonishing illustration
of tho artisth great technique was by
his playing Che G0ttschalk Tretpolo. This
IA tour de force Of most fascinating
kind. One listens with the feeling that the
player must positively give way before the
Increasing difficulties. and yet he continues
to crowd the tempo and pile one impesSi-
billty on another until, with the final
chord, comes a storm of applause that gives
relief as well as expresses delight.
1t 10 not, however, on such exhibitions of
virtuosity that Mr.. Sherwood depends for
his rank as a player. He is eminentlY a
musician with highly developed and
poetic imagination. HIS tone shading and
the remarkable clearness with which he
brings out the significant notes in theme
are alike remarkable. His reading of the
SchumanB character dances was marked
by great delioacy aud perfectly sympathetic
treatment. It is hard to see how the
celebrated Wieniawski concert waltz
in D fiat could have been more brilliantly
rendered Altogether, it is difficult to know
where to stop in praise of this really phe
| nonlenal player Description can give but
| O meagor idea of the brilliant and astonish--
Ing, yet th6SSMghly artistic and musicianly,
| QUALITIES OF bis work.
1t is to he regretted that so many people
missed the opportunity to hear concerts OF
| such high musical order. MIR. Sherwood
plays at Atlanta tomorrow afternoon
| whore the advance sale shows that he will
be greeted by another OVERLOOKING house
such as heplayed to in that city on Tuesday
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