The Washington times., 1913-03-02
MCCORMACK TO SING
POPULAR NUMBERS
Tenor to Appear at National
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John Mccormack. the world-renownet
tenor of the. Hammerstein. Chicago. and
Boston Grand Opera Companies, viii
be heard in a recital this evening al
the National Theater at S:l5. The cclc.
standard as an artist at an earlier age
than any tenor before the public.
The greatest prima donnas OF the
world have recognized the artistic mer.
its of John Mccormack, and he has suns
with success with the two most famous
songbirds in the world-Melba and Tet-
razzini. 90 Hr
Mr.. McCormack's program will IN.
clude selections from La Boheme'
OPuccinD and Lucia" CDonizetti,. and
groups of Irish, English, and French
songs. In response to several hundred
requests. Mr.. Mccormack will sing, II
Hear You Calling Me-" for an encore,
and Down in the Foggy Dew" Miss
Alice Preston. soprano. will be the
assisting artist.
julia Culp. who created SO profound
an impression in this city several weeks
ago with her magnificent lieder sing
ing, has been re-engaged by T. Arthur
Smith for q return engagement at the
Columbia Theater, April 4.
Leopold Godowsky, the Polish pian-
ist. who appears here IN recital at the
Columbia Theater, March Z. described
as the greatest technician since Rubin
stein is back in America after spend
ing twelve years in Berlin and Vienna.
One OF the first things the artist advo-
Gated on his arrival in New York, was
a national conservatory of music such
as they have in~the great capitals of
Europe. Godows1ey believes that young
men and women OF marked talent
should be educated by the state and
their careers should be begun under the
Like Napoleon. -Godowsky believes
that the state should help 10 reform
men through music; Godowsky believes
music the nobiest OF the arts. He is
himself one of tle nobest exponents Of
music. .- .... .-. - = .- -,-.
Regardless of muse. any learned
ysiognomist would instantly single
out Leopold Godowsky as a map with a
master mind. Gentle, seemingly, he has
never been leader. His electic school
ing in Rus sian Poland. in Germany, and
IN Paris, May- count for something IN
developing his remarkable gifts. but
mind and soul Of the art 'sts are en-
dowments from another sphere.
In America. where the youn2eT GoGow-
SKY Is well remembered. ne IL OIten re-
called as the Chopin player par excel
lence, but he Is far too great a musi-
clan to be continually associated with
one composer. Godowsky is great
eclectic f he is anything; his Beethoven
and Bach performances have long been
accepted IN Europe as authoritative.
In rodern music Godowsky has shown
the world what he tn nks his programs
speak for his musical gospel. His own
and compositions are va
ued as pure gold among the discrlmin-
atinE musicians oa both sides OF the At
lantic The present tour of Godowsky
in America Is one of the extraordinary
events in what promises TO be the
greatest musical seeuon In the history
of music in the New World.
Leopold Godowsky. the famous Polish
pianist. will appear here In recital al
the Columbia Theater on Friday after
noon at I:30 o'clock. He was born In
wilma. Russian Poland, February. I3,
1870. He made his debut In 1879 at wilma
and then toured Poland and Russia.
made his first American tour
in the season Of lSsi-5 and made a wide
reputa ton as one of the most brilliant
pianists of the age. His second Amer1-
can tour was In the season of 1901.
a nd he became famous throughout the
not only as great pianist,
but a wonderful composer as wen.
Godowsky is undoubtedly today the
greatest master Of technique since An
ton Rubinstein,' but he. Is more than a
mere pianist, he is an apostle of musical
art, and the students of the piano, all
over the country, are looking forward
to his appearance this season.
The following program will be given:
Sonata" op. 81 (E fat. by Beethoven;
two songs without words. by Mendel-
ssohn: variations on a theme oy Paga-
mini. by Brahms: Renaissance" by
"Pastorale, (Angelus) by
CoreIli: "Tambourin." by Rameau:
''Musette en- rondeau," by Rameau: lie
Caquet," by Dandrleu: Clique by
Sonata" op. 5s (B minor, by
Chopin: "Au bord d'uhe source" by
L.szt; Concert Study" F minor. by
Liszt. and the symphonic metamor-
phoses OF ''Kunstlerleben," by Strauss
L. Godowsky.