The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-26


such great artist as Buson these effects could not
have been produced. 1t was i'll fact Buson-Chick-
erng demonstration; BusOni the artist, and Chick
erng. the art work. combining in making this re-
markable demonstration at the Philharmonic con-
cert in this city.
This is the new epoch-this Chickering grand
piano-because it does away with lot of trade
talk and gossip that has been INDUCED in for some
years past and recently too, regarding the standard
quality of the Chickering instruments and the pos
sibty of depreciation Of values and the passionate
appeal that great instrument like the Chickering
should possibly fall out of it's grade and the reuct
ant and at the same time apparently generous pat
ronage that is given to piano which has great uni
versal reputation all the world and might for
one reason or the other not maintain it's character
AS this instrument at once confounds all these claims
and assertions; as this instrument at once demon
strates that the Chickering's have not only maintain
ed their standard among the highest-grade pianos
ever made; but this instrument the other hand
proclaims through it's quality and the manner in
which it met all the requirements of such stipend
Gus player as BusOn; that it's grade not only has
been reserved and preserved but that it has moved
along in the highest development of piano construc
ton of the present day and stands out of the
great factors that be applied to the highest de-
mands of the highest artistic ideals of piano playing
before the public-this makes the epoch
1t is the same old story, because it is the OLD
relative story. When we mention pianos of the
highest type, continue to mention the Chickering's
this piano proves it, not only this piano. but other
Chickerng grand pianos that have recently been
heard by musical authorities. This simply endorsed
it before the public through the most difficult of all
media-a pianist like BusOni, to whom the question
of the piano is entirely lost sight of while he plays
and who insists upon expressing effectively what he
believes to be the intention and purpose of the
tiers without reserve, demanding from the piano
every possible resource from the very softest triple
pianssimo to the most violent conclusive triple forte
passages and chords. His playing of the fiat
Polonaise of Chopin drafted every possible power
than be concentrated in grand piano of the
modern day and made it a triumphant exhibition of
all shades of piano expression through their instru
ments
We are, therefore, presented with this fact
that the piano manufacturers OF the United States
and of Europe, too, must seek still higher IDEALS
they cannot be satisfied with what they making
today, in view of the fact that Chickering & Sons
have not stopped in their progressive march towards
the elimination Of grand piano manufacturing. 1t
means that in the condition, with the
exception of the candidates who have been
added to the list, but those firms who are making
grand pianos today for public use must make them
with every consideration of that important fact that
this old house of Chickering Sons, with nearly
century behind it of history of the highest grade of
manufacturing in piano art is still in the same line OF
competitions it is still going forward to represent the
progressive spirit of artistic piano production as It's
history in the past has always demonstrated it.
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