The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-01
Lester Recital Tomorrow.

al eAS 4. M ". a. duulIOliuHi W
morrow evening, Clarence Brayton
Evans, violinist, and William Lester,
pianist, will be heard in joint re-
cital that promises to be of much in
terest to Keokuk music lovers. The
program will open with the Sonata for
violin and piano in A minor, OPP. &c,
by Grieg, work which ranks as the
most effective ever done by that
Norwegian master The composition
is in three movements and is of i'm
mense difficulty; but is full of the
strength and beauty of the strong
Scandinavian folk-songs, joined to a
quiet lyric beauty that is disting-
uishing feature of Grieg's music.
Mr.. Evans will play as his first
group, a Louvre and Air on the G
string by Bach-two beautiful frag-
ments by that great Gothic master
and a quaint Gavotte by Rameau an
old idealized dance form that is fas-
cinating in it's charm and old-time
atmosphere. His second and last
group will consist of the Romance in
F major by Beethoven, a work that
will last eternally for -, quiet beauty
of melody and its soulfulness; fiery
Hungarian dance, by Brahms. arrang-
ed for the violin by the master violin
list. joachim, and full of the unbridled
yet chivalrous savager.- CT the Hun
garian plains; and Rhapsody fol
violin and piano by William Lester g
work which competent critics have
ranked with the finest productions OF
this country. 1t is an idealization OF
national rythmica1 idiom, recast in
a classical mode, Of enormous diff
ticulty on both the technical and in
terpretative sides, yet intensely violin.
istic and truly artistic.
The piano numbers of the evening
will consist of the great Fantasia and
Fugul in G minor by John Sebastian
Bach. work that stands almost I'm.
parallel among the large instrument
al compositions of that master. Orig
inally written for the organ, this
masterwork has been transcribed for
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ment will be given reading tomor.
row evening. This will be followed
by group of pieces by Brahms-Twc
Intermezzi. Romance, and a Ballade
which promise to be among the most
enjoyable numbers on the program
Mr.. Testers second group will be OF
a unique nature inasmuch as it in,
cludes three character pieces-Le mel
by Selbussen, The Play of the Waters
at the Villa of Este of List, and
Das Nicer by Nicode-all written to
illustrate the various ideas of the sea
held by the three composers. The
Sebussey number is of glistenine
character reminiscent of the CLINT OF
the morning sun on the still sea: the
List selection seems to tell of the
twilight haze that overlies the AID
riatic seen through the faint Illusions
of the dreamy Utahian surroundings
the Nicode translation of the sea tells
of its rage and somber gloominess-
of it's eternal conflict with the prim
eval granite cliffs of the Northland
The contrast of these three concep
tions and the poetic idea set out in
them will no doubt cause much inter
est in their performance 1t is to be
hoped that Keokuk music lovers viii
turn out in a body to hear the efforts
of the two young artists who will give
of the best of themselves at the audi
forum of the Y. M. c. A. tomorrow
evening. The recital is under the
auspices of the Monday Music club.
D. E. Reeves went to Burlington