Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-26

ready known in Poland as composer
and aspecinlly his wandering crea-
tons and dances Of the Tatra tmount-
aims in Galicla) were received with
sympathy. He was known also as
ninnist. but overestimated. His hard.
superficial and not exact way OF play
lng the plano found among certain
nnrts OF the Polish public overestimated
npplnuse; but the artist himself per-
ceived that he was In false route
and determined TO work under better
direction. Leszetyclu understood him,
accented him as a pupil, but he did not
conceal the difficulties 10 be overcome.
Paderewsll was Obliged to work very
hard In the first place 1t was neces-
sary to forget those irregularities OF
| school. conducted specifically and fast,
very common with those people who
have higher aspirations than the
means to reach such height. Splendid
results obtained relatively In short
time, testifying In favor of the teacher
and pupil Les2etyckis method UNI
yelled To Paderewski unknown secrets
how 10 acquire great technique
surety and strength. Simple by Itself,
but very logical and natural, recurring
| absolute confidence, conscientlousness
| and indefatigable patience IN the irst
weeks OF work. but afterwards one
makes rapid progress and stimulates
by itself enthusiasm for the work.
/ rms tntIlhus EIhfIfu nhf'lAA'iAiiF
| without practical, one may say, diges-
tlon, can even give negative results,
| because feyerlsh work will tire the
| hand and exhaust the enthusiasm.
| Therefore. those who did not work ao-
| cordlng to rules carried away false
| idea about this school.
/ PaderewsN had many dlscouraging
moments during his work. He was
| Obliged In the first place to work upon
/ that which he considered as already ac-
/ qulred. Great power Of will and ex-
| tromely acute facility Of seeing what
/ he was about. with immense work.
| have formed and educated in a short
/ time this technique. Not less work
/ was necessary for the artistic side.
/ The playing OF Padcrcwskl always be-
! trayed great talent but had the char
| acter of an unaccomplished vlrtuoso.
! There could be seen a heroism out of
/ place, tender sentiment not In har-
/ mony with rhythm, enthusiasm going
| farther as a means of execution, lack
/ Ing OF plan, which could put In order
] the factors Of talent, and keep faulty
| penchant away, Only under the direc-
l ton OF this most accomplished and
/ most slillful teacher and master. Pad
/ erewsld, going atep by step. could
| break the habits OF his playing.
| To bring out all the singing qualities
| from the instrument, to conduct
| through infinite variety of right nc
cents. through Infinite shades deeper
/ musical composition, to feel proper
rhythms, 20 bring out every new detail
! without being lost IN the detail, to
| draw an immense arch between the
| force and subtillty, without chasing
after contrasts-that is the plan and
aim.
Pnderewsl;i understood It promptly
ana acquired It quickly; no wonder then
that after three years Of hard work,
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than he expected, he obtained almost
universal appreciation
a second pupil, but with different dis
position, was Joseph Slivinski. He had
| great talent OF virtuoso, rare and eN-
cellent natural qualities Of the hand.
astonishing facility with that, COM
mon intelligence, but no talent OF COM
posing. Light and merry natural dis
position Is shown In his playing by
serenity and In a natural way, but
| there IL question about deeper sentl-
ment, Instead Of enthusiasm, ne PCS
sesses bravery, soft sentiment, great
| subtllity Of execution, The IA
City ~ his comprehension Is not n
result Of reelection, but Of great capac-
lily OF catching quickly and OF imitat-
| ing the model If he forgets that which
he learns he cannot pick 1t up again
by reasoning, As a pupil he was easier
to teach than pador"ws6l; as an artist
he went by different route. but prom
isinR no less success. one can be en-
thugiastic about the versatility of Pad
etcWsli'a talent by his playing, which
! dnzzles bv a great amount Of first
] class qualities, but one can be also on
| thuslastic about this domination OF the
| instrument. thoroughly artistic, by
! facility and perfect ease, where
! hearcr without emotion but with great
satisfaction leaves a concert.
/ No wonder then that To such master
! who educated such stars as EsSipuff,
/ SlvlnlsR. and principally Padcrewsld
there commenced to come pupils from
all parts OF the world. with money in
| the pocket, with enthusiasm for art
and faith in the master, with hopes Of
| n brilliant future, they came to the
villa situated in the wahrlng. And
| there this master works for them day
| and night, thinking but little about
| himself. To give himself with enthu-
siasm to n work upon true talent,
| without any pecunlnry interest. to re-
| icct the best propositions where there
| w no talent that Ii his rule to which
he is faithful. His adversarles know
1t, and those to whom he has done a
great deal OF good often do not remem-
bcr It as they ought TO.
] l.cszetychi, as u composer. has very
| rare facilities, n natural result of his
thorough knowledge OF the instrument.
HIS numerous compositions for the
plano as studies are of immense value:
az conceptions they do not go beyond
the sphere of elegant druwing-room
music,
S. C. DE SCISSORS.
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