Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-02
The Artists Recital.

When year ago, The Cecilia Club
gave us that memorable feast. Liza lel-
mann's Persian Garden, so beautifully
rendered. it established a precedent. so t.
speak. pledged itself tacitly not to retro
Grade from that high standard.
That the club sholld have had for ii
stellar figure at Saturday evenings con
cert an artistic of Lcnora Jacksons rank
was a matter of as much an obligation
on its part as an honor noblesse oblige.
Despite superlatve advance praises
Miss Jackson does not for one momea;
disappoint one Her violin playing in
cludcs many fine things. Breadth ana
beauty Of tone. deep intelligence. symlh
thetic phrasins and a marked revercnr'
which has its birth in the soul of th'
artistic.
In the adagio religioso. the second
movement of the ID minor concerto BY
NieuXtempS. the listener could with clos
ed eyes almost believe that heavens gatr
had for a few delicious moments un-
closed We shall never hear that beauti-
fIil thing better played,
one must be for all time grateful t.
an artist who has once given the SoGl
Snrh Il transport of delight.
In the allegro marziale. the third move
nl.nt thu. artistic was very original and
fascinating in the finer motions of the
artistic, firm white hands and her bow
ing.
For an encore. after this exacting con
crrto, she gave the exquisite BerceuS,'
from Joselyn, of haunting. ineffabl,,
beauty. When a woman plays as well, o
half as well as Miss Jackson. she is sur.
70 play Slumber song with a deeper
meaning than male artist. be il Sara
safe of kubelik. and so-her playing of
that gem was faultless
And perhaps the most beautiful Of all
was the andantc r-ligosn by ThOmc.
and ''Th" swan" by that great composer
lk" no other. St. SaenS Both Were. Il
perfect joy. and We're listened to almost
hreathessly. the music lover dreadin,
tn" dying away of such rare sweetness
The Zephyr. by Tubay, test of :;
great artists technique. also received tn
quit" ideal treatment which its wild
grace demanded. y long If" TO Leonor;,
lac kS"n and . success which such !,
God given genius deserves,
Mr.. Fellows was forced Ia diSappoint
III" audience. and his plac" was filled b..
Mr.: Boardman, a Rowdoin man. on dit.
Mr.. Roardman looks boyish but he ha :
q barytonc voice uf musical beauty even
ness and rich quality Moreover he
possesses the natural gift of making a
dinnuendo which is vouchsafed to ver,.
few male singers. This special iiminuen-
do is as beautiful to hea. as it is rar.,
10 find in singers
MI. Mr.; Boardman's numbers Were TT"
"Allah. and Frederic CIays "Gypsv
John They w"r" all done most pleas
inglN. but Mr.. l1oardman has yet to learn
that Gypsy John 4 roiicking English
ballard. is not to hc rendered with tho
sam" placidity demanded by the sublime
sweet Evening Star" Also hc fails to
cnunciatc clearly. tn" lips being too lazy
IN IN" performance of their not inferior.
part IN NocHlization. Barring theSe faults
u must be II great pleasure for anvont.
I" hear this young singers voice with
nrSan accompaniment every Sunday and
found myself wishing that pleasure.
Wcr" mine the year round
Mr. William Bauer, the pianist playcl
ne not too enjoyable 'Polonais,.'' by
Rnbinstcin. the "Rachmaninon Prelude.
ana MoSzoWski'S $ ''EtinCelles' All uuus,I-
aiiN we'll. and had the piano been a Stein
way, they had sounded three times bet
yer In his playing Of the exacting VIC
IN accomplishments, and the songs ":
hauer was good at every point faithful.
thd letter-perfect. and. thanks are du..
10 MIN for contributing SO largely to tha
"Xcellencc of the concer;. Many times
during this concert | was conscious of a
lccilng of profound gratitude to William
K Chapman, VINO haS-and no one can
Deny it-year by year. educated and re
hheo the public taste until now il de
mandS the best things in music here in
Maine. ''
Ihis indubitable evidence is lasting
monument of itself to Mr.. Chapman.
KATE NANNAH