The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-22
Salt Lake Artists Present
Splendid Programme in
Mastery Manner.
AUDIENCE APPRECIATES
ABILITY OF MUSICIANS
Spencer ClawsOn, Jr., Receives
Prolonged Applause for
Great Piano Solo.

| Again demonstrating IFS right to he
entitled to the hearty support of every
music lover and every public spirited
man and woman of Salt Lake, by
reason of the talent, willingness to
sacrifice and devotion to artistic
ideals manifested, the Salt Lake Sym.
| phony orchestra gave its eighteenth
recital at the Salt Lake theater Tues.
day afternoon
In fairness and justice to the fifty
musicians who labor together in
work done far more for the sake of
the advancement of musical taste than
for the material benefits which they
may receive, il is to be said that Tues
days recital was marked by advances
not heretofore noted There was evi
dent more unity, more comprehensive
ensemble work, and, in general. a
truer expression of musical interpreta-
ton than has been noted in any
previous recital
Not one of the members Of the
orchestra would wish to nave it said
that the musicians could do no more,
or that their rendition OF the classi-
| cal numbers was the embodiment of
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are their own severest critics. men who
are seldom satisfied with their work,
but whose work is deserving of deep
appreciation and hearty encoura cement
for the high standard they have al.
ready set and the zeal with which
they are striving for greater advances.
Music for Every Taste.
Tuesday afternoon s programme was
one of scope and variety, containing
something 10 answer to every mood, TO
please the taste of every one who ap.
preclates harmonles of sound. For the
uncultured ear there were the cx.
qulsltc simple melodies that once heard
are not forgotten; for the lover of
brilliant technique, exhibitions of
sklli and training TO command the
admiration of the most eXacting, and
for the students and devotees of cias-
steal music, work that told, as words
cannot, of long and weary hours of
Jealous, able, conscientious effort.
Under the leadership of Professor j.
j: Mcclellan, who Is ever untiring in
his work of advancing the standard
of the orchestra, the players were ad-
mirabIy handled. the conductor demon
stratlng not alone his comprehension
of the subtleties of the most diff
cult compositions presented. but also
the power TO bring his musicians into
close touch with him and secure
through them his Interpretation of the
works presented.
Snecial credit is also due Concert
melster George E.. Shelton, who, as
the first violin, proved his quickness
and depth of musical insi ght. his
dcllcacy and sureness of touch and his
mastery of the most difficult passages.
Strong Opening Number.
rhn Al L..
suite 'Egyptienne" CA. LugD, con
tanning four movements. This we'll
known selection was masterfully
handled. 1t contains much Oriental
tone color and Il wealth of melody In
the allegretto. the excellent work of
the strings was particularly conspicu-
Gus, and the beautiful phrasing Of
the third movement was complimented
by many of sensitive ear The finale
the orchestra, not overdone or eXag-
gerated, as is often noted. To use
the dramatic phrase, there was absent
with intense satisfaction the tendency
TO, musically speaking, EFsaw the air, -
Next followed the great Mozart
symphony, No. 4 (Jupiterl rendered for
the first time by this orchestra.
ClassicaIly it was probably the heav-
lest number Of the programme, and
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applause it received. The secoud move
mcnt. andante cantabile, was par
ticularly good, but the artists them
selves were not satisfied with their
rendition of the intrlcacies of the
mcnuetto.
Pianist Scores Success.
1t was in the third number, the first
movement of the big concerto. opus
IL, for piano and orchestra (Chopin) +,
that Spencer Clawson, Jr., scored a
distinct triumph, the large, apprecia-
tive audience insisting upon recall.
After a forceful introduction. which
in and holds the foreground in this
selection, the orchestra furnishing a
melodious and satisfying accompani-
ment to the theme, Clawson proved
himself the master of both his instru-
ment and his selection, PLAYING without
IL score, equal to every climax, show
ing appreciation of the many striking
overshadow or mar the ensemble.
Three lighter, shorter selections were
much appreciated There was the
sensuous, thrilling Valse de Concert
opus AZ (Glazounow). stirring the
pulses and almost forcing involuntary
response from the hearers, the pic
turesque Barcarolle, from "Tales of
Hoffman (Offenbach), and the ever
beautiful "L'Angelus (Massenet).
vibrant with deep feeling and carrying
an ecclesiastical atmosphere that could
not but impress all who heard,
Liszt's "Les Preludcs." six move
ments, closed the recital. forming
splendid climax to a fine programme,
spendidly rendered The orchestra has
before given this favcrite, but never
before with the snme dash, spirit, &C.
curacy of execution and excellence of
Interpretation.
While virtually all of the members
of the symphony are local musicians,
| it is worthy of note before closing this
appreciation that three Of it's most on
thusiastic and capable players come
from the sister town of Provo, They
are Professors NJ. S. Gudmundson, vio
lin; Robert Sauer, bassoon, and Par
ley Jefferson, double bass These
musicians, at great sacrifice of per
sonal interests. attend the rehearsals
and participate in the recitals because
they arc devoted to tho art of in.