Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-04
GADSKI PROGRAM
ON HIGH PLANE
Musically Planned to Suit Any
Real Concert Goer's
Taste
By JOHN w. PHILLIPS.)


1t is one thing to listen to music.
but quite another thing to hear It.
only a small percentage of people
read Browning and fewer understand
him. He is looked upon as a high
prov IN literature-as Richard Strauss
and Debussy are in music. The popu-
lar song has its place, and its admir-
ers are many. Rastime has shot it's
bolt, but still has its admirers, and
II we accused these latter as having
Tor their standard in literature, THE
Life of Jesse James," they would get
nightly peeved. Yet Nick Carter and
Jesse James in literature are on a par
with ragtime in music and the pop
ular fiction is on an intellectual par
with the popular song. Good music
then. is equal to good literature; and
1t is good to note the increasing appre-
citation of the best in music by Harris
burg's concertgoers. BY listening in
tently and intelligently, and keeping
everlastingly at it, listening becomes
actual hearing-hearing becomes un-
Misunderstanding becomes
pleasure and inspiration.
Now it takes backbone, not wish
hone, to do this. You can wish all you
like. without avail: but if persistence
is the watchword; musical growth
and appreciation is bound to be the
reward. Surely everyone who heard
Madame Gadski last evening at the
Orpheum. found one or more offerings
to their liking. Her program was in
teresting, on high plane. musically,
and planned to suit any real concert
goer's taste. One might take issue
with the madame on her vocal meth
cd, but her style and artistry are be-
yond question. She has a magnificent
presence, and certain nobility of
poise and tone, accorded to very few
artists. She was, of course superb in
the German songs, although we had
expected a little more verve in Schu-
mann's "Widmung." The Franz song,
I'm Herbst," was exuuisitely sung
and the Brahms number to be one of
the best of the evening. The tone COL
or and dramatic emphasis were en-
ployed with fine effect and the au-
dience, with keen discrimination de-
manded it over again. Schubert's
'Hark. Hark, the Lark" also had to
be repeated. The "Erlkoenig" closed
the German group, but the singer af-
Long, Long Ago"
The English group contained six
songs. Cadman's song did not add
any value to the program whatever.
''Drowsy Poppies'' is little gem, and
it was exceedingly well sung. The
Little Gray Dove" was redemanded.
Francis Moore's Sing Song" is a small
peated. The Morning Hymn by
George Henschel is always good, and
Madame Gadski gave it with fine
breadth and power. She sang as en-
core a clever little bit, THE Cuckoo
Clock" and good naturedly sang 1t
again.
Her last number was large, "Isolde's
Love-Death," from Wagner's Tristan
and Isolde" Madame Gadski is en-
dowed with all the gifts necessary for
the singing of Wagner's music. She Is
of heroic mold and delivers the music
with convincing directness and power.
She, of course, was compelled to sing
again, and added twice, for good meas
ure, the wonderful "Brunnhilde's Bat
tie Cry" from die Walkure." She is
essentially a Wagnerian singer, and in
this it would be difficult to find her
equal.
Francis Moore was the very able
aecompanist, and also appeared to
decided advantage in piano solos. The
Schumann Romance" had all the
dreamy, poetical fancy that Schumann
demands, yet the melody was firm,
we'll sustained and of a beautiful sing
ing quality. The vigorous -"Prelude"
by Rachmaninoff, was handled with
marked crispness and power. After
several recalls he played with spark
ling clarity and lightness. Mendels-
sohn's Spinning Song" His other
number was La CampanelIa." by
Liszt. He played this at good tempo
and preserved all points of contrasts
easily and clearly. He responded with
4 well-known Raft number