Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-12
KREISLER PLEASES
LARGE AUDIENCE
S. P. C.. A. Realizes Large Sum
as Result of Brilliant Con-
cert Last Evening
(By John w. Phillips)

1t was good foresight to bring
Fritz Kreisler to Harrisburg at the
beginning of the musical season. when
he is fresh from a delightful vacation,
and filled with enthusiasm plus. He
was in extra fine fettle last night at
the Orpheum theater, where large
audience gave rapt attention TO a
program arranged with fine taste
and with a desire to offer something
interesting but unhackneyed.
There vas not a dull moment in
the program. The audience gave
close attention to every number Of
fered, which proves the value of the
program, and yet, how many in the
audience we're even remotely familiar
with any of the numbers?
Last season we said Kreisler's motto
was Search and Ye Shall Find" He
gives to the world everything he can
find in violin music that is worth
while. He is leading the way in
public should feel grateful. John
Sebastian Bach's name on a program
usually gives some people the fldgets,
others say they are bored to death,
and again-there are Bach enthus-
lasts. All matter of viewpoint and
training you cannot hob-nob with
the spirit of Bach after one or two
hearings of his music. You must un-
derstand the man. his vigor, his spir-
ituality, his environment and his
period. You must know of his zeal
and love of music, especially church
music.
As Bach Interpreter
Mr.. Kreisler did not offer Bach as
the stiff contrapuntist usually re-
vealed at organ recitals. The con-
certo in y minor, which opened the
6e1i0htfIl
we'll accented, but elastic and spon-
taneous; yet with all the required
freshness and vigor. The andante
movement was rarely beautiful. 1t
reflected somewhat the piety and rev.
erence of the man, and suggested an
outpouring of exalted thoughts that
could only be woven into music. Mr.
Kreisler revealed all this to us. and
deepened our respect, and welded a
little frmer our loyalty to the father
of music, whose creative work stands
the test of time and competition.
The concerto in + minor, in one
movement, by Jules Conus proved to
be novelty of the right sort because
II was very good music, built on pre-
tentious and serious lines. Much tech
ntque is demanded of the violinist and
also considerable on the part of the
accompanist.
Flashes of musical genius were
evident in the writing of this music.
Exquisite melodic bits are woven in
with consummate skill.
Mr.. Kreisler played with all his
former skill and with an added fire
that fitted we'll into the program.
The Shorter Pieces
Group No. was made up of five
shorter pieces. all interesting and
played with marvellous skill and raw
ishing tone.
In this group he ran the gamut of
technical possibilities and did them all
80 well, and so easily, that we con-
cluded it was no longer work, but
play - play well supervised yet
healthy, spontaneous, inspiring and
entertaining.
His own Romance in flat is a
lovely bit of writing and he played it
with stimulating fervor.
Mr.. Kreisler has fine poise a very
keen sense of musical proportion and
his intonation is perfect. His tech
nique is wonderful, but it never in
trudes to the detriment of the COM
position. He is better than ever. Long
life to him.
Carl Lamson We are happy to
record, again accompanied Mr. Kreis-
Ter, and was a conspicuous figure In
the musical success of the evening
Mr.. Lamson plays well, and realizes
that an aCcOmDaninaOt iS not :, ,io,o