The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-17

village Of Kittsee, In Hungary, within the
small radius which has produced three
other great musicians Haydn, Hummel,
and Lisxt. He began to study the violin
when he was years old, and was placed
under servaczinski. leader Of the opera
orchestra at Pesth. In two years he made
his first public appearance at q concert At
Pesth, when he played duet concerto for
two violins ana orchestra with his master.
and . solo on theme by Schubert. with
variations.
Joachim first visited England in 1874. and
since then has come to be more highly
honored In London than any other violinst
On one Of his visits It 10 said. he went to
q BARRIERS shop In High street, Remington.
and declining to accept the advice Of tho
tonsorial artist ana have his hair cropped
short, was warned that he'd look like
one o. them there fiddler chaps" The bar
Der apparently had no greater estimation
OF the violinist's art than the latter had
OF the tonsorial profession. and the dtua-
ton was sufficiently ludicrous to form the
subject OF picture to Punch. and thus
the matter assumed a serious aspect.
Joachim's first appearance In Paris was
made In 18lS, when he spent two months In
that city, and began his successes by play
ing in an orchestral concert given by Hec-
tor Berlioz. About this time Frans List,
who had heard of Jcachims rapidly In
Weimar and lead the orchestra which he
conducted Joachim accepted the invita-
ton and remained In WeimAr two years.
He could never be brought to see the beau-
ty OF the new school OF music, and while
he recognized the extraordinary gifts and
admired the personality and brilliant quail
tiles of Liszt, he could not be prevailed
upon to remain in Weimar longer than
two years.
Joachim Ii not builder Of technique or
teacher Of beginners. Pupils who are
accepted by him must be already proficient
technicians, and 1t may be stated that the
teacher who can prepare pupils for Joach-
i'm stands high in the profession Joachim
is great adviser, a former Of style, and
q master of Interpretation, to whom pupils
hock two or three years too early. and feel
aggrieved II they are not at once accepted.
Emil Sauret.
Among modern violinists Emil Sauret IL
well known In America. for he visited the
United States In 1928, and made a tour
which was so successful that It was re-
peated In 1874 when he travelled with lima
di Murska, the great singer, and his wife,
Teresa Careno. the PIANIST
Sauret began his public career at the age
of 8. He was born at Dun-le-Roi, III the
Department Of Cher, in France. in 1851
and at the age Of entered the conserva-
tory at Strasburg, after some preliminary
instruction at home In two years he be-
gan his travels, and for several years he
divided his time between study and travel.
AS a boy he was taken up by De Beriot,
who was much interested In his welfare.
He studied under vieuxtemps in Paris, and
In 1879 was one of the artists engaged for
the tour organised by the president Of the
French republic for the relief Of the suf-
ferers by the Franco German war.
NJ. Sauret is pronounced conservative and
conscientious to the last degree in handling
the classics, and, although he has great
individuality. passion. and IRE. he would
consider it a sacrilege to obtrude his own
personality upon the listener. He Is dis
tinguished for elegance rather than per-
lection of technique. He may be consid-
cred representative of the extreme
French school.
Eugene Ysaye.
The greatest of Belgian violinists OF to-
day is Eugene Ysaye, who possesses that
magnetism which charms alike the musi-
clan and the amateur. because of his per-
feet musical expression. He possesses the
inexplicable and inexpressible something
which takes cold judgment or its feet and
leads criticism captive.
Ysaye's eminence as q violinist has been
gained by hard work. He did not burst