The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04
With the Musical Folk
By Waller Anthony

ardt's when the Roses Bloom"
Young's Phyllis Has such Cnarmins <
song, The Lass With the Delicate
Air" and two French chansons rom
the eighteenth century
Modern songs VIII constitute tne
second part as follows
Schuberts Die Junge Nunne and
'.Nacht und Traume-
Robert Franz's Stllle SlcheThe
and 'Ich Lieb Zine Blume."
Two songs by her talented accom-
panist Frank Ia Forge. Evening
Stiffness and Expectancy"
Two songs BY Richard Strauss.
-Nacht" and s'Zueignung-
The third portion OF the program
hers among which viii be MS Der
Engel-' --SchIummerlied" and Senta's
dramatic baIlads from The Flying
DUtchman.
Frank la Forge whose accOmpani-
ments compositions and plane solos
were a large part OF the Nine GadsSi
heard in Rameau's "Gav0tte." with va
riatiOns. and Chopin's "Nocturne IN r
Tbe oakland concert will not dupli-
cate any OF the numbers 10 be heard
in this city.
Katherine GOodsOn. she famous Eng
lish pianist. who VIII arrive IN TINS
city from Australia. where she has
been playing with great success, Will
appear before a San Francisco audi
ence for the first time Tuesday even
ing. Januarv 10 she will give an
other recital Thursday evening fol-
lowing. and her final recital VIII Be
heard Sunday afternoon. January -.
In Europe she stands in the hrst
rank Of artists and she has appeared
in the east with great success Tor Two
seasons; this. however. is her first
visit 10 the west and Greenbaum pre-
diets a great artistic treat for US.
Allen C. Hinckley. who goes 70 Bal
reuth this summer. viii sing the cole
Of the king in "LOhengrtn. HI ndi1E
in die Walkure" and viii also take
music dramas. Hinckley is a young
American bass. who has made a deep
impression as singer and player oI
Dates for the Mackenzie Gordon con
night. February 9. and Sunday after
noon. February Il. at Christian Science
hall There will be matinee at fe
February u He IS arranging A splen-
did program TO consist OF French. Ger
man, Italian and English selections
He will also be heard in some Irish
without a peer on the concert stage
Manager Will Greenbaum has signed
contracts for the appearance in this
has been praised in the east as one or
the greatest viOlinists IN the world.
Elman was born in Russia. but IN
that part OF the Cars realm from
whence Russians are forbidden to en-
ter Moscow or St Petersburg 1t was
Leopold Auer. the famous Russian
artist and peda gOgue. who discovered
Elman while he was concertlzlng In
director OF the Royal conservatory in
st. Petersburg. Immediately rele-
graphed to the cZar for permission 10
bring Elman to St Petersburg The
autOcrat granted the request and FL
man entered the conservatory under
the patronage and tutelage Of the
artist for nearly I'VE years and then
started on his professional career that
startled all Europe
There are some excellent and pithy
para graphs in Josef HOfmanns little
booklet. Just given 10 the public under
the title Of Piano PLAYING; a Little
.'Pedantic adherence" says HOfmann.
ito the composers own conception is
TO my mind. not an unassailable prin-
ciple. The composers own way OF
rendering his composition may not be
free from certain predictions, biaSes.
mannerisms. and his rendition may
also suffer from a paucity Of pianistie
Left TO himself the pianist is some
times led TO move too freely. 10 pro-
duce six fOrteS where the plano has
The prudent piano player win not
go beyond these toy ndL1lcf DInllS. IOfs
after all. the piano has only one color.
which can be subdivided into an in
finite number OF shades and nuances-
1t has its own specific charm. though
perhaps in a lesser degree OF sen
suousness than some other instru-
mentS
The pedal is the mortal enemy OF
clarity
play good compositions and con
strue out OF them your own technical
exercises.
"Al theorizing in art must he prob
lematical and precariOus. while dog
matizing in art amounts 10 an absurd
ity. In art we deal Tar Oftener with
exceptions than with rules"
Nine Anne Won Meyerinck in
forms me that her son. who. Il under
stand. is scarcely more than Is years
of age. will make his debut as barry
tone tomorrow afternoon at sherman
Clay & Co.'S hall The first number on
the program viii be heard al 3 o'clock
The youth Is described as a lad OF
much talent and promise, and pos
sesses. II is said. a voice OF singular
depth and richness for one OF his
years