Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
THE GOLDMARK LECTURES
Apprsciative Audience Listens to Expo
sition of Wagnerian Drama.

A good sized audience, seven-elghts
ladies', braved the horrible mud and
threatening skies last night, TO attend
Rubin Goldmark's lecture in Unity hall
on the Wagnerian music drama Had
the general public any idea Of the value
Of this lecture, the auditorium would
not have held the crowd. Mr. Gold
mark is not only an accomplished artist
on the piano. but an historian and a
good elocutlonist. Moreover he Is an
enthusiast, but with an enthusiasm
tempered and directed by an intelli-
gence and thorough knowledge OF his
subject that Is infectious, and draws his
audiences right TO him. The lecturer
illustrated his themese by playing the
attendant scores on the piano. rms
performance Of course was very episo-
de- but enough TO amply produce the
desired impression on the minds or the
audience. The scores were an excellent
illustration of the powerful musical de.
scriptive of which the composer had
such an unbounded command. and his
almost measureless harmonic resources
as expressed in intricate modulatlons
ana tone portraitures that can only pe
given with any adequacy by an unusu-
ally able musician. Mr.. Goldmark was
fully equal TO all the requirements or
the occasion, and the often tremenu"
ously difficult scores demanding both
technical and interpretive capabilities
Of the highest character, were played
with that unconscious ease and grace
that indicates the true artist as well as
an exhaustive acquaintance with the
music and accompanying legends
The audience was delighted, and while
but moderately demonstratlye, the lee
turer could not fail TO note the INTENSE
interest and enthusiasm which con-
unued unbroken until 10 o'clock when
the lecture ended. Rev. Mr.. Fish In
troduced Mr.. Goldmark with a few ex-
panatory remarks on the Wagnerlan
drama, and Mr.. Goldmark then took
the stand. His lecture covered the
Rheingold-the prologue Of the Tetralo-
BY, and the first of the following Trio
gy, the second and third parts of the
latter being reserved for the lectures or
tomorrow and Friday evenings. Mr.,
Goldmark gave a brief epitome and
Characterization of the Morse mytholo-
gy, and then took up the particular le-
gends around which Wagner wove his
complicated and glorious harmonies, lie
showed how the composer made music
me handmade OF the drama and COM
handed TO his service and assistance
we best that art herself has 20 give,
Wagner's great productions are there-
Iore a trinity Of drama, music and arr.
combination that appeals most
strongly TO the cultured senses and
easily enlists the sympathles and deep
est interest Of the listener.
The lecturer traced the legend from
NE banquetlng of the Morse gods In
Malhalla down through the theft Of the
fnelngold, the consequent curse Of Al
yeric, the scene at the cabin OF Sls-
Iuhd and siglunde with Hunding, the
drawing OF the sword from the tree
me magic fire with It's magnificent and
unique musical descriptive, the comba'
between Siglund and Hundlng, the
pathetic and intensely sympathetic per-
iormance OF Slglunde, the death Of the
cyclists with supernatural interference
ne disobedience and reconciliation OF
brunhilde and the prophesied comlnt
OF Segfried--all given by Mr.. Goldmarf
WIN all that unaffected enthusiasm
mat marks one whose whole soul ant
passion are wrapped up in the objeci
ot his interest
Mr.. Goldmark's advent In Salt LAX,
stepping stone In local musical ad
y,anoement He gives an informal tall
,.ls evening at the University club Il
we members OF that popular organiza.
1on and again speaks IN public Thurs
rpay and Friday evenings at Unity hsD
reople had better think twice before
neglectng to attend,