The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-12
THE REmENY1 CONCERT.
A Delightful Evening With the CeIe-
brated Yiolinist.

There is probably no more magnetic,
virile, winning and eccentric personality
among the great musicians Of to-day than
the famous Hungarian violinist, Edward
RemenyL Indefatigable traveller, soldier,
fiddler, he remains after sixty years of
adventurous existence, one OF the most
charming players of the world. His tone
is as vigorous, his technique as facile, his
wonderful tricks of expression as charm
ing as when he made his first bow to an
American audience, some fourteen years
ago.
The concert of last evening at the Lud-
den q Bates music rooms was the first APP
pearance Of Remenyi in this city, and he
was heard by as large an audience of
cultivated musical people as could be
crowded into the rooms. A great deal of
interest had been aroused among the
musical people, and no one was disap-
pointed
Remenyi is probably without a peer in
that peculiar combination of gifts which
appeals not only to the educated musician,
out TO inexperienced lovers of music as
well. His personality is indescribably mag
netic, and not the least interesting part of
his performance lies in the expressivness
OF face and gesture with which he &C
companies his playing of such numbers
as his own Liberty Hymn.
Remeny1 may have tricks which catch
the popular fancy, but they are none the
less the tricks of a genius brim full of
music-and though like the great Rubin
stein his fingers may not always hit the
exact note, the whole effect of what he
does is most perfect, expressive and en-
tlrely unique. He played the An
dante of the great Mendelssohn
concerts in clean, broad musicianly
way, but it was hot until the first brilliant
chords of the finale came that he aroused
the audience as with an electric shock
From that time on he kept his hearers at
constant pitch of excitement, and gave
encore after encore. with smiling good
humor. Among other responses he
played the beautiful Chopin Nocturne in
Il nat, and gave great pleasure to every
listener with his ipimitable playing of
''Suwannee River'' and Dixie"
While the chief interest of the concert
conferred in Remenyi, there were other
artists of excellent abilities who helped
TO make the programme most enjoyable
one The great Hungarian is too true a
musician to surround himself with any
but thorough artists, and in the pianist,
Signor de Riva Berni, and Miss Minnie
ID Methot, mezzo-soprano, he had most
capable assistants. Signor Berni is a
player of uncommon talent. He opened the
programme with the Tannhauser march,
which is difficult thing for the most ac-
complished player to give with sufficient
tone without losing clearness of express
sion. His playing of this number was
marked by excellent Judgment as well as
fine technical effect. The most remarka-
BILE part of this artists playing was, how
ever, his very delicate touch which never
lost in good singing quality-and this was
beautifully displayed in his playing of
the Stttolf Spinning Song and the Colts
chalk number which he gave as a re-
Spouse.
Miss Methot has a very satisfactory
mezzo soprano voice of good compass,
both her highest and lowest tone being of
equal and pleasing quality. She sung
with the good taste which comes of ex-
cellent schooling, and gave great pleasure
by her singing of the Mozart Recitative
and Aria. She was very warmly received
and sung her ballads with feeling as well
as with that clearness of speech and
phrasing which is as rare as pleasing.
Her manner is simple and has the repose
so much to be admired In every artist.
AS whole the concert will be most
enthusiastically remembered and Ludden
& Bates, who have given so many excel
lent treats of this nature to the musical
public, are to be congratulated on another
decided success.