Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-28
TheMusicaI World

TAN KUBEIIK may look like an
Indian medicine priest before the
- solo begins, but the transformation
into an archangel is instantaneous with
fine lifting of the bow. kubellk lIts
one completely into a fairy realm,
where are nicely balanced tones ana
techniuue-a union in perfectlon-and
one is lost in amazement as TO winch
detail is most marvellous -.
Kubelik exercises that subtle lniu-
ence which Paderewski, Calve, Carreno
o,,d Caruso as we'll as other tempera-
mental artists weave hypnotically about
their listeners. 1t is not all kupellk 5
nlaviny which compels-a good meas
IRE is lust Kubelik himself-a trans
lated personality made apparent IN
tome He plays upon your senslplllIIes
ona might almost say relentlessly. his
touch does not always reach the soul,
but 1t sets the spine aqulVer' ms Tie
prehensile fingers are maglelahs nelV-
ously at work uncovering SENSATIONS.
You listen dry-eyed to his playing;
there is an eerie quality about it which
YOU feel but do not entirely collple-
bend There is something superhuman
about his careless mastery OF techhlcal
wonders which no one but those Ia
roiliar with the composition he is play
ing understands. ... .,-.,,.,-,,,
Ills tremendously nervous organism
is anparent from the moment he steps
on the stage and glances about. his
slender fingers make ghost music oh
the silent strings, while the accom-
PIANIST plays the Introductory meas
ures. Kubelik is slightly stopped anu
quite frail, you observe, as he furtlVely
adjusts the pad beneath his chin on
which he is anxious to rest his fiddle.
He becomes rep0seful only when ms
bow touches into being the first round
note. 1t is not a big note, but II is
indescribably vibrant and full. 1t does
not penetrate, 1t caresses, and Is per-
feet in intonation, of course. Kubellk
is now a master artist whose proto :
type critics say Is to be found only
in Paganini, the italian wizard OF many,
many years ago. Ole Bull was great,
popular. and, like Blind Tom, entered
into the hearts of his hearers through
pure melody. Sivori and Remenyi
came later and were gifted artists.
Ovid Musin and Camilla Urso followed
and won great praise through faithful
interpretations. But greater than these,
Sarasate, superb in tone and mastery.
But in all here mentioned one finds
from critical analysis certain limita-
tions--little technical faults and flaws,
which Kubelik lifts one completely
above INTO a realm OF perfect unity.
Kubelik is undoubtedly the greatest
master of the bow today and the lovers
of good music in Los Angeles are In
deed fortunate in being able to secure
him for two concerts this week. No
matter how heavy the storm the people
of the east crowded the houses every
where this season and in the face of
a raging blizzard in Chicago the public
was turned away. Last week In San
Francisco three overlooking houses
greeted Jan Kubelik and his company
and many words of praise and grateful
ones were extended Ludwig Schwab
Tonight is Kubelik's first concert in
this city this season.
The following numbers will be pre-
sented:
Singing, concerto Dur; allegro energiooi
andante; allegro giocoso, Kubelik.
Chopin, 'Barearole''; Chopin. "Scherzo D
Minor; Schumann, "Chanson Triste." Mile.
Roy
spohr, "Adagio'': Tschaikowsy. 'scherzo''
T'ibich Poem; St. Lubin, arranged for sex
tette from Lucia" (for violin alone). Kube-
Tx.
saint saenus. ''valse Caprice" Kubelik.
Paganini 'Fantasie," Kubeik.
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