The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
'RECITALS BY THREE
IN MUSICAL DAY.
Henry Parsons Sings with
Charm, Gabrilowitsch Plays
Admirably.
LEO ORNSTEIN PERFORMS

The world Of music. having witnessed
the first performance Of a new work by
an Italian opera composer on Monday eve
ming. leaned back In its seat yesterday
and gave its more reposoful attention Co
three concerts. All of them took place
in the afternoon. Henry Parsons. tenor
gave a recital of songs in the Little The
atrc. and since he made his first appear
ance here let him have the place or
honor. Other houors than mere precedence
must also be accorded him. for he dis
closed himself as singer OF artistic
quality.
His programme began with group OF
Italian songs. after which came a group
of German lieder. then Lldgeys cycle en-.
titled "a Lovers Moods and a hual
group of five Italian songs. Mr.. Parsons
has a tenor voice which If exceptionally
agreeable in its medium. while compare
lively weak In its highest range. lie sings
with free tone. easily and normally pro
ducCd. with well sustained phrases ana
gene rally good cuuuc.dtiun
His taste As shown yesterday Is refined
ana genuinely musical. lie has evidently
specialized in Italian songs, and they 40
rarely sung hore with so much knowledge
. Of their style aud 50 much real beauty Ilis
delivery Of CacCini's "Amarlli' ana he
/ Leva's "Noce ira Campl" was admirable
/ In the German songs Mr. Parsons lacked
| something OF the fore fulncss of manner
/ necessary to success in some instances
/ but his gracefulucss of utteranCe, his Gle
3 gance Of style and his propricty Of sonti-
! ment did not fail him. ON the whole he
. is welcome addition to the list Of song
recitalists. and his delicate art. which has
/ a charming personal note, should find here
. "A la "a IL
! In Aeolian Hall Ossip Gabrilowitsch. the
distinguished Russian pianist gave "A ~ -
cital before a large audience The pro
! gramme comprised Mo2arts variations iU
! + major. Beethoycn's sonata Pathctiquc,'
Schubcrts sonata in minor, opus ~,
Chopin group, Percy Graingors Irish
Tune from County Derry" and shepherds
, Hey" song without words by Faurc
I Smetana's "By the sea- and the pianist.
own Theme Narie." opus 4.
Mr.. GabrilowltsCh's art wears well. one
can hear him often without losing inter
est This h chiefly because OF the clcai
intelligence, warmth OF Imagination and
lovely reposefuness OF stvle which arc
never absent from his performances. His
reading OF the Schubert sonata Yesterday
was particularly beautiful piece OF play
ing. while In the Chopin numbers he
demonstrated his right to be included
: among the special interpreters Of this
master
At the Bandbox Theatre Leo Ornstein.
pianist. gave the first OF four recitals
under the protection OF the patcrnai Music
League OF America. Mr.. Ornsteiu IL =
New York pianist Of Russian lineage and
has recently returned from professional
visit to Europe. His programme. which
was much too long, contained korngold' 3
/ u minor sonata. a souatina Of Ravel. three
pieces, opus II. by Schocuherg. TIL
liberia" OF Alhenz with sub-titles "Fvo-
Z cation" "Fl Puerto" and "Fetc- Dieu a
ScvlleD, an "lmpromptu unon a Negro
Motive" OF Grondahl, "Danse Negro b!
cyril Scott, Dcbussy's Images" nrsl
series. and some pieces by Mr.. Ornstclu
= entitled "improvisata." impression d.
: la Tarise" and wild Mems Dance"
f-ui tn- hvaiius tmis vas largely i
good and interesting list II taken from
: the standpoint OF tho student or any
one else interested and not already well
Informed as 10 the Characteristics found
IN the general trend OF most recent
writer's IN music.
Mr.. Ornstein's playing 81 his programme
kept pace In variety of mood with its
variety OF content and even II not AL
ways fully In the vein of the work In
hand. He has his own feelings to dis
? close. which are always paramount n
) those OF the composer, and Yet he car
, make much Of his work and first of al
< is interesting through liberal feeling
Technical proficiency he has by no means
, fully At command
In the Korngold sonata the tempt wer,
/. taken in such a manner as TO give con
tlnually the impression that both com
poser and performer were forgetting wha'
they had to do next The Ravcl and IS
: peciaIly the Alhcniz compositions he mad,
I OF interest while tho Scott dance wa'
I Charmingly played. The Schocnhcrg
q pieces were quite discordant to the ear
. and this without any blame to the plan
l ist