The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-01-18
Miss Marie Won Unschud Appeared at the Grand on Friday Night
in Piano Recital
A LARGE AND A@PPRECAT|vE AUDIENCE DELIGHTED
Miss Won Unschuld is a Great Artist, and Sustained Her Reputation
Of Being One Of the Great PiansB

A large and appreciative audience
greeted Miss Marie O Unschuld
and MI. Henshaw at the concert
given last Friday evening in the
Grand Opera House. The large hall
was well filled, and no more fatter-
ing testimonial could be given the
participants and the committee
which had the preparation for the
concert in charge. The audience
was heartily responsive, which also
goes to show that the people of
Sank Centre understand and appre-
ciate things musical. Moreover the
program was throughout strictly
classical and there were no catchy
and unartistic appeals to popular
favor. Each number received gen.
erous applause because of its own
high merit and because of the style
of it's rendition. The selections
were well chosen, and both the
heavier and lighter forms furnished
were justly represented. This taken
in connection with the other factors
| which made the concert so enjoy
able, also made it highly educative
from the musical standpoint. This
latter feature was emphasized by
the interesting explanatory words
with which Miss Won Unschuld pre-
faced her rendition of the Bee.
thoven numbers. If any fault could
be found with the program, it would
be noted in the absence of selections
from the newer music. The writer
%confesses a weakness for Grieg, and
would gladly have listened to a com.
position of his.
The first selection of that greatest
of all tone-masters, Beethoven, Son.
alta OPP. 81, D minor, which is based
on the "Tempest' was rendered
with a sure touch and a soulful ap.
probation of the great musicians
purpose; and with the explanatory
remarks, even the dullest, unsteady,
could not fail to grasp the meaning
suggested by the contrasted move.
ments. Of course it goes without
saying that the piano-forte is scarce.
ly adequate to interpret fully a work
which makes such orchestral de.
mands.
Scarlatti's Vivace in E major was
we'll adapted to show the pianist's
superb technique. 1t was all done
SO easily, that n wondered how ii
was done. There was no slurring
of notes, no ssamateurishness" but
sureness of touch throughout, which
showed that the instrument had
been perfectly mastered. 1t was q
delight simply to watch the plan.
lists ease and grace of execution.
Chopin is difficult, not merely
technically, and n without a soul
cannot interpret his music. There
is something sad about his compo'
sitions, and full of feeling, and this
was emphasized in the two selec'
tions rendered, both in the minor
key. But equally in these as in
the others, Miss Won Unschuld met
the requirements. In the pianissi
mo parts the tones seemed to be
cOaxed out of the instrument, sc
delicate was the touch. Her artistic
skill was everywhere apparent, but
more than that there is soul in hel
playing. This is the test of the
true interpreter and Miss Won I'm
schuld meets this test.
The Hitler selections won i'm
mediate approval and were enthusi
astically applauded, as was also
Weber's ssInvitation to the Dance