Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-23
SALEM
VIOLINIST
ABROAD
Young Salem Musician Who
Appears at the Grand
Monday Night

representative impersonation OF
tho results OF the Sevcik method,
as applies 10 highly gifted musical
nature.
Before arriving I'm Prague, Gos-
ner had gone through a course OF
Hochschule training In Berlin where.
notwithstanding his intense apprecl-
alton and enjoyment OF the musical
atmosphere which surrounded him.
and which did lasting in It's effect
of widening and developing his ar
tlstic taste, he still felt. as others
have done. the lack OF the system
attic technical basis, which should
bo the very groundwork OF musical
culture. Tho reputation OF the Sew
elk yirtuoso school attracted him 10
Prague: arrived there. ho seemed
almost 10 have reached another world
IA world In which. by some curious
process could not be understood Inn
mediately. impossbilltlos resolved
themselves quite naturally into poss-
Utilities. aud whore n struggling and
ambitious lnstrumontalist might
hope 20 achieve a degree of technical
skin. formerly considered out OF the
roach OF even phenomenally gifted
virtuoai lie found that with Sew
elk II was aB with Wagner, OF whom
n used 10 be said that he made more
demands ON bis expectants than hui
man nature could satisfy; who yet
never failed to ind vocalists capable
OF rightly Interpreting his loftiest In
SEPARATIONS. sevcik, like Wagner,
has created new school, ana sue
ceeds IN impaFting 10 his followers
higher degree OF artistic finish
than they themselves have oven
hoped 10 attain.
AZ his irst few lessons Gesner.
great though his faith was In his
teacher. ntill felt ON uncomfortable
suspicion that the master was n lit
tle mistaken in HIS capabilities. and
was inclined to expect the absolutely
impoaaiblo from him, Tie worked on.
however. bravoly. and the admirable
qualities OF the system gradually
dawned on him. lie soon approciat-
Cd the wonderful art with which
tho master would dlssect-so TO
speak musical composition, di-
vide Il into sections. work ON each
smallest. isolated phrase until n
became little gem OF maryelously
thought.out aud worked-out techuic-
al pcrfocilon then would bogln
asain. weld tho different parts into
one perfect whole. breathe life into
A., and render Il complete and
finished artistic Interpretation. as
hno In conception as Ia execution
once he had ggasped the Significance
of the method, Leroy Gesner'a pro-
gress was stupendous, az the end at
a few months ho was able TO perform
che most astonishing feats 81 violin
virtuoslty it was az this time that
hls innate musical individuality as
serted itself lmperloualy aud made
a slave OF the very technique the
tack OF which had hamperod his
boylsh studiss and marred the do
xclopmsnt of his richly Elfted mu.
steal nature"
from the Violin htecord.
The following eoneeFnlng i.eRoy
GssasFs appearance al a soirve la
gIego, ID from the Violin Record of
l.ondoni
The saccess of the evening Was
achieved by a young stranger In
iAege. who came directly from
Prague and who I Was told was
heard Cor the nrss time IN helglam,
"i.eRoy Ocsncr vas, l think. y
little abashed AZ nrsi by his audience
a remarkably brilliant and cultured
one. IN which every third Individual
was connolssur. but with bis al.
mlrahle courage he conquered his
Visible nervousness. and then fairly
astonished bis hearers
The instrument he uaes h sim
Kulariy beautiful one. = genuine
6tradivarias,
"iiia tone h remarkable Tor its
~trenEsh, beauty and variety Of col.
oeer. iiis bo~ing technioae h in-
oomparnbly without eaoFi. the bow
inE h extremely graceful Aboat the
LETT hand sechnie there h noihlaE 70
be nsid e1cspl that u Il perfect
llls nngered oeinves 10th srds and
harmpnirs are clear. true aud re-
ml&shnbiY rapid A man who can
pi.F teeF A. simultaneously has