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the keyboard. watched his closely, and
except with the movement of his hand .
do you believe Paderewski win ever
| have an equal on the piano?'
81 can conceive how Rosenthal or Jo-
seffy might prove his equal in technique,
phrasing, etc, but I do not believe any
one in his time viii ever acquire the won
derful use of. the pedals as Paderewsh
| has it. The gift seems one peculiarly his
own"
do you believe it possible for woman
to ever gain the proficiency of a Peder-
ewski or Rosenthal, considering her
natural lack Of strength"
mo, indeed. 1t is possible for a woman
to surpass either of them in technique,
effects, owing to the lack of power In
her arms. Why, when Paderewski came
down with that wonderful stroke in one
supreme effort at power, one could see
his peculiarly constructed chair sway and
give to the movements of his body.
must tell you of this chair. It is a Po-
lish chair, made especially for him, and
put together with set screws, so as to
give it strength. Before he goes into
concert program the screws are all
frightened, but before the program is over
the chair has been so thoroughly wrecked
by the actions of the pianist that the
screws have all become loosened. 4
common chair put together with nails
would be wrecked to pieces in half
dozen concerts, it is said. Now, one can
n q vrN n Vr-if h Yf1I1
strength, and without this strength one
could not acquire the proficiency of a
Paderewski. I think if that great artist
Fannie Bloomfield Ziler, had the strength
she might even surpass Paderewski IN
everything pertaining to the piano with
the exception Of the pedal effects, which,
as 1 have said before, are peculiarly Pad
erewski's own gift
In his entire program what particular
numbers seemed to be the favorites?"
His Rhapsody Hongrois' No. 6, by
Liszt, was the most beautiful thing it is
possible to imagine. I really do not see
how 1t would be impossible for anybody
TO ever surpass Paderewsk on this par
ucular number Then he played his own
composition, known as the 'Paderewski
Minuet,' which, Of course, no one else
would attempt to play Just as the author
plays 1t. It Is fine composition. Then
there was Beethoven's symphony which
the artist constructed into a dream of
angelic sweetness and harmony. The en-
tire program however, was an inspira-
ton"
Mrs Walden says she is yet IN hope
that Wichita may be able to secure the
great pianist before ne quits his tours,
as his work is a great inspiration to mu-
sicians, and she believes will raise the
standard of music in this country.
Speaking of the lecture Of Prof William
Shakespeare of London before the Eu-
terpe club. Mrs Walden said she was
very much pleased with it, although"
she said, 81 would call it more of a sing
ing lesson than a lecture He is a thor
ough exponent of the italian method of
voice culture, as taught by Larnperti of
Milan, and his singing showed delight
fully the beauties of the italian method
I wish the singers in Wichita and es-
pecially my pupils could have heard
for it would have been a
great help to them" Mrs Walden was
a pupil Of the great Lamperti while she
and her mother were abroad, and she
teaches his method altogether. Mrs. Wal
den said it was made known after Shakes
peare's lecture that he would receive pu-
pills at his hotel. the price for lessons
being SIS per hour.