Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Hartmann Concert - Arthur
| Hartmann is one of the greatest OF vio-
| linists In the lyric school 1t is easy to
| believe he stands at the head Where
the character of the score calls for 1t,
as in the Mendelssohn concerto, he
! rises to the highest levels OF dramatic
expression, while he is equally schooled
| in the other phases Of expressive art.
| Hartmann held captive, Saturday eve
ming, one of the most intelligent and
| representative concert audiences ever
| gathered in this city. The program was
of moderate length, but it was too brief
for the audience that filed the Metho-
dist church.
During the two years of his absence
from Salt Lake, Hartmann has broad
ened, made more academic his nat
urally masterful style, while his pow
ers OF Interpretation seem to have
rea ched the highest ranges of musical
scholarship. AS to technical accom-
plishment. he acquired all there was to
be learned of that years ago. So the
most difficult performance comes to
him now with unconscious effort, leaN-
ing his faculties free for interpretive
effort. This was very evident In tho
Bach 'Chacone,' which he played here
before to. the delight Of his hearers.
On arriving in Salt Lake Saturday
afternoon. the artist found SO many
requests awaiting him for repetition
of the "Chacone." that he substituted
it for the Faust Fantasia" of Wieni-
awsk;, which was on the program. The
work is a massive, most Economically
elaborate affair, demanding the highest
degree of virtuosity and musical schol-
arship. and he played it in a. way that
held his audience silent at his feet.
Three lovely lyrics We're given In
Hartmann's third number, "a
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Wild Rose" and Sauret's "Farfalla;;"
the wild Rose being specially ar
ranged for the violin by the performer.
1t was here that the artist displayed his
wonderful lyric powers in sweet, clear,
singing, ringing tones from the "Stradi-
varius," with delicacy of expression and
phrasing generally, refinement of exc
cution, and d lofty conception of the
spirit of those dainty little morceaux.
It was tone poetry, the poetry of music
in most inspiring form. The audience
was delighted.
The final number was one OF Hart
mann's new creations, the Grand
American Fantasie-in the South. an
arrangement OF familiar plantation
melodies enwreatled In harmonic
elaboration, the piano, as well as tho
violin score being Hartmann's. 1T
took very well, and is unique COM
position.
Hartmann has an able acconpanist in
Alfred Calzin, whose tG.hnical conquest
of the piano was manifest long before
the recital closed.
The violinist left on the midnight
train for Los Angeles, where he has
week's engagement He was much IA
tig,led by very strenuous trip from
New York, jumping from steamer to
concert room, from there to the train
with a sandwich to stay "the inner
man. and then jumping here. there
and everywhere along the road eating
and sleeping on the catch as catch
can" plan. However, he will rest in
California. Hartmann returns to Utah
in January to play in Ogden.
Thcatcl-The merry comic opera
entitled ..The Isle of Spice" opens at
the theater this evening.
Orpheunl-For Thanksgiving week
the management claim to have bill
which will compare favorably with any
other Of the season. big crowd is ex-
pected tonight.
ColoniaI-The regular season is now
In full swing. and the popular come
dams Murray and Mack, will be seen
in THE Sunny Side of Broadway" this
evening.
Grand-The new bill. PARTED On
Her Bridal Tour" runs tonight and
until Wednesday with the customary
Wednesday matinee.
LyriS 1.-THE talking and singing pic
lures at the Lyric will be headed by the
famous comedienne, Stella Mayhem. to-
night.
A special dispatch to the News"
from New York, received this morning.
states that the run Of Paid In Full
ended there Saturday night. This play
! has run In New York 1896 times and
played to a half million people.