Connecticut western news., 1914-02-19
LINCOLN MEMORIAL CONCERT
Mrs. Bridgman's Annual Treat to Mu-
 sic Lovers, at Norfolk.

Mrs. Bridgman's Annual Treat to Mu-
 sic Lovers, at Norfolk
 Scarcely is it legitimate to de scribe what so speaks for itself as Music, and especially is this true of music rerdered by such execu- tants as Harold Bauer and Miss Beatrice Harrison. who were the soloists at the fourteenth annual Lnooln me- morial concert, given by Mrs, H. H. Bridgman at the "Old White Church, ,'' on the Norfolk hill, last Thursday.
 One more delightful lesson has been added to the musical education of the music lovers of Litchfeld county, of whom there were more than 800 present..
 Harold Bauer, one of the greatest of pianoforte virtuosi, has extraordinary musical intelligence, and so loses him. self in the composers mood, that he carries his audience into the mazes with him. It is seldom one hears pianist who IS possessed of such power and breadth of style, combined with so much delicacy and poetic charm. The ad- niration we feel for the player is not such as we bestow, but sach as he com pels. In Schumann's "Carnaval." his first number, we find the very soul of the artist pouring forth it's inspired and spontaneous genius. He had ample op- portunity to exhibit his ability to ren- der all styles of execution The compo- sition is full of contrasts, and he vividly 'elicited the many eloquent moods and episodes in which the "CarnavaP abounds. This work is collection of short pieces with but slender inter rela- tion, and was given with peculiarly po- etic interpretation. His brilliant execu- tion is almost hidden, 90 finely is it done, and in such tranquil manner. He is apparently free from artistic restraint and the quiet perfection which marks his playing of the dignified passages iD Chopin's "ScherZo ill Q sharp minor" is both restfnl and entrancing TO his hearers. With all of this he does not forget daintiness. and deftiy coaored all of his numbers. His pisnistac coMcep- ton won him prolonged applause. to which he responded by piayiag Chepin's x Waltz" in A flat major. sometimes called "L' Invitation a Ia Dance, nm Iparalleled for its brilliancy aud fresh, in- wigorating melody. I6 was a great pleasure to hear Chopin plaveaaiAse- sat- isfactory a manner, he suffers so fire. ,auently from misinterpretariou-
 The great beauty of Mise Harrison7s playing is the musical quality She gives one musical emotion unmiKed with any other emotion, and rich as heather Ill che twilight The voice of her vio- 1oneello is a voice of the kind that sings at a royal wedding. She has command over all shades of tone, and her soulful interpretation makes one pause in VOL der when one gazes upon her girlish face. Her second number was Faure's -AElegie." the "Orientale," by Caesar Cui, and "Papiilons," by Hamilton Earty. In these her versatility was we'll exhibited. The solemn, dignified strains of the " Elegie." the weird notes of the 'NOrientale." redolent of the spices and plaintiveness of the East, and the dainty, tripping "Papillons, which was go in keeping with her personality. were so in contrast that they showed well her command uf the tenor baritone iustru- ment, both technically and artistically. The audienoe expressed it's enthusiasm and admiration by lasting applause. and Miss Harrison kindly played the trans eruption of DEorak's The Song My Mother Taught Me" In this the sing ing tones of the wioloncello were most marked.
 Miss Harrison was ably accompanied by MT. George Falkenstein. who con- trlbuted much to the enjoyment of the afternoon. Truly may we say:
 "Of all the arts, great music is the art
 To raise the soul above all earthly
 storms"
 At the close of the concert the Misses Eldridge entertained & few of their friends Informally at their delightful home. J. B. R.