Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-08
MUSIC

Last night Nine Olga Samaroff and Mr..
Thaddeus Rich gave a joint recital at
Witherspoon Hall, and gave it to the evi-
dent pleasure of an audience which over
flowed 10 the platform. The concert sea-
son has been sadly undeveloped this year:
il is. therefore, an added pleasure to note
the excellence of this one.
The Artists
Nine. Samaroff played alone Chopin's
Sonata in b minor COP. 2s), and Mr. Rich
played the famous Bach Chaconne for
violin alone" 1t cannot be said that tho
artists. so nobly Joined in the Beethoven
and Strauss Sonatas which began and
ended the program. were equal as solosts
Nine. Samaroff must be constantly redis-
covered. With each instance of her play
Ing IL has been noted before, she displays
new powers, aptitudes unsuspected before
intuitions ranging ever wider and wider
Last night the verve and the energy of
her technique, and the splendor of her
tones were highly remarkable. The ma
Jesty of the opening, and the dazzling
glory OF the finale in Chopin were mem
orable. even in concert which included
the full free movement of Strauss and
the 'allegro, motto expressive" of Beet
hoven.
Mr.. Rich. for his part, essayed the
chaconne. OF which 1t has been wisely
written that IL should be reserved by
ukase for the use of the greatest violin
lists. and for their use alone. Without
prejudice to Mr.. Rich II must be said
that he fell far short OF his material He
was hampered at times by a G string,
With unsympathetic vibrations; but he
found nowhere the clean. clear tones
which are usually his, even in the most
difiieult of double stops and only at mo-
ments was he able to command the sing
Ing lone which made his appearance with
the orchestra so deep a pleasure. 1t was
only In his encore. a marvellous piece OF
execution, and in his playing with Nine
Samaroff. that he was recognizable as
the me vtolinist he really Is.
Traversing the simple moods of Beetho-
ven. and the wondrously intense and COM
nIex moods OF Strauss. the artists to-
Eether played both knowingly and we'll
Tho irst two movements of the Beetho-
ven number and the Improvisation" of
tlla Strauss were most impressive; their
whole performance was a satisfaction to
the ear and the mind. and, II one chose
T. exercise Il, the soul.
The Music
The bright contrast between the two
s..lnhera chosen for their duets seemed
net u perturb either artist. The Strauss
sonata Is modern, in the sense that each
of ils moods Is lifted from the plane OF
enotIon 10 the plane OF intellectuallzed
enoflon Yet BY the genius Of the Ger
san master, 1t remains honest, and. in
sense pure. The music OF Beethoven
tsems b belong not merely TO another
lima but 70 another dispensation OF
masie. 1t seemed, as Il was played last
n.Rhf. to come from an age, or cline.
b which human emotions were still be-
Hzxfd to Be both rare and rich, were
talid Ia their simplicity. and sacred. So
aes rausie incnrably incredibly ro-
n4niIe ana ingineIbly beautiful
t.ms. Ferkerk's Recital
gre recital Of Kline. celine Verkerk.
faa1. erroneously announced Tor yes
dtE Iz properly scAeduled fof the Lit-
IS Hsazre nast wednesday afternoon
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