Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-06
ENCHANT IS MANY
WITH HIS VIOLIN
KUBELIK'S FINAL CONCERT A
PERSONAL OVATION
German, Italian and Polish Compost
tlons Rendered With Exquisite
Skill by the Young Bohemian
Virtuoso

Jan Kubelik, wizard of the violin, en-
tranced another audience of music
lovers at Simpson auditorium last
night, and with less apparent effort
than it took his listeners to applaud
his magic mastery of the instrument.
Above, below and all sides of him sat
men and women-mostly Womell-the
hush of art over them, drinking in the
soul-stirring bits of melody or the
weird or sonorous passages that in
tones described what the composers
sought to convey.
There is but one Kubelik to intercept
the dreamy languor of Chopin's work,
the sweet tenderness akin to sadness.
Only one can rightly render Lesch-
etizky's Barcarolles, the rocking
rhythm of the Neapolitan boatman.
The naive and the unconventional OF
Sinigagla, the Italian with German
training, has no finer spirit OF play
than Kubelk gives.
Wieniawski, himself finished florid
bow artist, could ask no better or more
romantic rendering of his matchless
work than Kubelik.
Soothing, Heart -Throbbing
The flute-like melody of Tschaik-
owsky, inspired by the scenes in
Switzerland, so much like Mendels-
sOhn's, was never more soothing and
heart-throbbng than as Kubelik played
it last night
And the fascinating enigmatical
Paganini could have asked no more
than to have this same young Bone
miar display his facility with the violin,
which the brilliant Paganini did so
| much 10 popularize.
No greater tribute indeed, could have
been asked than the silent, overpower-
ing sense of worship of tone that held
! possession of the hundreds last night
who were transported to heights, as
| Kubelik led them or tinged with sad
ness as the spell of the music willed.
Begins With Bruch
Bruch's Vorspiel was the opening
number. 1t was the concerto in G
Minor, one of the most frequently
played pieces in the repertory of
modern Violinists. Effective and CRATE
full to the performer and more than
satisfying to the hearers, the develop
ment of the theme takes place with in
creasing appreciation. The bass main
tains it's heavily rhythmed movement
while the florid passages, the. minor
key, and the romantically beautiful
adagio go on with thematic develop
ment. Bruch still lives at the age OF
siXty-eight and his contribution tc
music literature is well worthy OF lne
high rank which Kubelik's rendition
gives it.
Leone Sinigaglia's Piedmontest
Rhapsodie, little known in this country
has the folk songs incorporated in it
and one can detect the twang of the
guitar, the boisterous character of the
singing and the touch of the unconven
tional that animates the Piedmontest
in their native songs. o..
Wieniawski's Polonaise, A major wa:
the third selection. The composer ha.
been accused of shallOwness and {
fondness for display, but it was not evi'
dent in this number. There is a sincere
passion and a brilliancy of technique
which grips the heart of the hearer, anC
Kubelik brought out beauty of tone
that was sympathetic in the extreme.
Tschaikowsky's Gem
Part II was made up of a Tschaikow.
sky number and two by Paganini
Tschaikowsky' Melodie was easily the
most popular of the evening. Writer
in 1873. it has well been named "Souve
mir of a Beloved Spot"
Reminiscent of youth and home and