The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-17
Lecture Recital.

Lecture Recital.
Miss Marie Won Unschuld. the young
Austrian pianist, continues % offer the
musical public pleasant SURPRISES ana
on last Thursday afternoon she APP
peared in a new role at the Washington
Club, when, under the auspices OF the
Friday Morning Club, she gave an Illus
trative lecture On two important musical
works. These We're Tschaikowsky'
Fifth Symphony and Les Preludes.
one of LISTS twelve symphonic poems.
These numbers figured on the program
of the Washington Symphony at Its last
concert on Friday afternoon. and it was
in preparation for this recital that Miss
Won Cnschuld offered her lecture.
Washington. musical as it may seem,
is too unaccustomed to such entertain
ments. and if they were given with
greater frequency the local public. or,
At least, that part of it which has not
the opportunity for extensive musical
study, would be enabled to attend SYM
phony concerts with much more enjoy
ment.
Miss Won Unschuld prefaced her inter
esting explanation OF the two compost
lions with a diverting reciti-i OF the life
/ and shed much light upon meny phases
Of their characters which have no. been
I heretofore familiar. In preparation for
( just such an occasion Miss Won IN
/ schulz has made extensive research, and
/ this, with her own knowledge Of their
/ life and work through association with
| intimate scenes in the careers of List
/ and Tscnaikowsky. made il possible for
! her TO give one OF the most instructive
! entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable
music lectures ever heard Tia Washing
/ ton. The lnclinations and environments
/ of each were outlined and motives given
for their respective styles of treating
musical themes.
Miss Won Unschuld's description of the
high regard and adulation which List
Inspired among his countrynen was in
| the light OF a revelation. True, il has
long been known that he was an idcl
| among his people, but 1t was the first
| time that so many Intimate features
OF his popularity had been made known
] List Miss Won Unschuld declared, oc
cupies a place so high and the enthu
iasm for his works IS so great, that al
the brilliant achievement o. his sue
cessors have failed 10 disturb in th'
| slightest degree the feehng OF reVer
ence and esteem in which the compose
is still held
A brief and interesting sketch o
Tschaikowsky's symphonies. especial!
/ the Fifth. was given in a most enter
taing manner The Fifth. Miss vt
Unschuld said. is generally regarded 81
the weakest OF the composers sym
phonic works, although IL IS a striking
! composition Miss Won Unsculd defines
every movement in the work, whicl
was admirably Illustrated. and not onl,
! prepared but offered her hearers mos
! delightful description Of a composition
: seldom heard in Washington.
Miss Won UnSchuld is certainly 10
| congratulated upon her energy AM
! / ambition TO impart 10 the Washingto
music public some of the many inter
esting facts which have come 70 ne
through study and contact. II she con
. cludes to devote par of her time [
this form OF entertainment she VIII CIV
the local public something which IL ma
craved for many years. but OF which
has had far too little until she cam
across the seas TO offer II.