The Washington herald., 1914-01-11


From all accounts no violinist since the
inimitable Sarasate was In his prime has
produced from his instrument tone
of such exquisite golden beauty a. that
of Fritz Kreisler, who Is to give con-
cert here in the Columbia Theater tomor-
row afternoon at 40 o'clock. H 7. Far
ker, the distinguished critic Of the Boston
Transcript, speaking of Kreislers tone
last winter, had this to say:
Mr.. Kreisler's tone is one Of exquisite
fineness and softness. meet for the vel
vety texture of the music. 1t Is tone
of most sensitive suppleness that oends
to every curve of the melody. 70 every
lace-like fligree of ornament. It Is a
tone quick with delicate light ana snane
that makes its song. Its hguration. It's
arabesQue bright with. changeful rnts
and half tints- The play of light ana
shadow in 1t is nearly endless. II u fur-
thermore a tone that can isolate itself
like the fine and shimmering thread
against the background Of the orchestra,
or fuse itself with one or another OF tne
instrumental voices II is Q tone tnat
springs to every elasticity OF rnythm.
that can spin itself into the nnest Oh
trapsitions, gather without break or jar
light force of climax. or leap up oomi-
nant out of orchestral tumult Above all.
il is a tone that glows with the beauty
OF the song that II sustains, and yet In
its own right is so full Of sensuous love-
illness that 1t falls halo-like upon prosaic
figuration. Even in passages for purely
technical display 1t works its charm OF
glowing and beautiful rhapsody. The
ear, the imagination, the whole listening
being respond to such beauty OF sound
weaving its beautiful patterns upon the
air."
His program will include:
l. Suite in major q. S. Bach). Pre-
lude. Gavotte. Minuet / and II. Gigue.
2. (a) Grave (Friedemann Bach, mo-
I7sD; OBJ Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane
(Couperin, 16SO-l669; (c) Prelude and Allie
gro Pugnani, 17a1-17s0; I'D Sarabande
and AIlegretto (CorelIi, 1s5s-1719; te La
Chasse Cartier, 176S-1s4D; % Variations
CTartini, 1692-177O. 3 (a) Melody in d
minor (Glucko; (b) Romance in A major
(Schumann); (c) Rondo in G major
(Mozar0. 4. (a) Caprice viennois (Kreis-
ler); (b) Three Caprices (B-fiat, d minor.
A minor PaganinD.
The second ensemble concert of a series
of three, by Mr.. Herman Rakemann,
violinist, and Miss Ethel Johnston.
pianist, will be given at the Washington
Club on Friday evening, January 16. At
this concert they will have the assistance
of Miss Gretchen Hood, soprano, who has
lately returned from Brussels and Paris,
where she studied for the past two years
with prominent teachers of the operate
school. Miss Hood is the daughter Of
Mr.. E. NJ. Hood, of the Associated Press.
and well known in newspaper circles.
This concert will be Miss Hoods first
public appearance in Washington, and
her many friends will be pleased at the
opportunity of hearing her after several
years study abroad.
The ensemble numbers at this concert
will consist of the beautiful Sonata in B
fiat major, No. Is, by Mozart, seldom
heard in public. THE Glorious Boy" as
Rubenstein well called him, was a COM
poser at six years of age, and had an
opera produced at thirteen. His music
flows as easily as a great river, and al
ways possesses the clarity and brilliance
of sunlight The contrasting number for
this program will be the Sonata by Grieg,
G major, op 1S. termed by his admirers,
THE Chopin of the North" Grieg in his
short characteristic pieces has infused a
vivid national coloring of a very striking
order, and his compositions are adorned
with passages of great beauty. Follow
ing is the program: Sonata No. Is CMo-
zart); aria for soprano. Pace, Pace, Mic
Dio. (yerdD; two Norwegian folk dances
CGade); songs "Mattinata" Geoncavallo): !:
'Chernin de Lune Paulin); Sonata Op
l3 CGreig).
At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon at $50 o'clock the double
sextet, under the direction of Mr..
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, will render the
following music:
Prepare Ye the Way OF the Lord"
fGarretD, Incidental solos. Miss Hall.
air. Backing, and Mr.. Humphrey; "Be-
fore the Heavens Were Spread Abroad
(Parker), Incidental solo, Mr.. Backing);
nrlp
Bow Down Thine Ear. o Lord" (Owst),
incidental solo, Mr.. Backing.
At the Church of the Covenant this
evening at o'clock the vested choir of
100 voices. under the direction of Mr..
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, with Mr.. Harvey
Murray at the organ, will render the
following music:
Pastoral in F" tCallaerts), How
Lovely Are the Messengers (St. Paul.
(Mendelssohn), I'm the Land of Fade
less Day Danks), Mrs Gawler; "Hcsan-
ma in the Highest (Stainer), Come
Unto Him. (Gouno0, ''Sevenfold Amen"
(Stainer), and ''Choeur Dialogue"
(GigouD.
The Musical Study Club held its regular
meeting at the home of Miss Margery
Snyder. Subject taken up was Music OF
England, paper pelnB reao py MISS Sny-
der.
illustrations given were: Thoughts
Have Wings 0ehman, Poets Life"
Elgar), Mirage" Gehman). by Miss
Edna Dyer; "Chanson di Matin,' Chan
son de Mutt" (Edgar), Deep River"
Coleridge Taylor, by Mrs. NJ. Drown;
THE Star Children Oehman), '.Lach
Samon," "A1nie Laurie" (Scotch), Com
in Through the Rye" by Mrs. Warner
Gibbs.
The club will hold its concert at the
Washington club some time during the
month Next meeting will be at the home
Of Miss Marion West, January Is, and
the subject will be Dutch and Scan
dinavian Music"
A most attractive program was given
by Mr.. J. Willis Conant last Monday
night in Epiphany Church in an organ
recital under the auspices of the District
of Columbia Chapter of the American
Guild of Organists. To state that Mr..
Conant is an associate and a fellow Of
the Guild is sufficient guarantee of his
high attainments as a musician, but
only those in attendance could appre-
ciate his exquisite taste in registration
and his fortunate choice of program.
Such recitals show better than anything
else the great work the Guild is doing,
and should be attended by all lovers of
high-class music.
The program was as follows Sonata
No. ]. (Mendelssohn), allegro, moderate,
adagio, andante recitative. allegro assai
yivace; THE People that Walked in