Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
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Omaha will give n concert at
II the Boyd theater on the even
- ing Of March 81. This Is the
IdaN6AtYI most important musical organ
- ization in our city. not only
In point Of numbers. but in the selection
and quality of the work presented. This
is the first time IN several years that
the choir will be heard without the Chi
cago symphony Orchestra and IT'S aggre-
| cation OF sololsts. these concerts in the
past marking the high water mark OF
the musical season. Mr.. Kelly has long
been known for his sterling musicianshIp
and skill rs a choral conductor The ex-
cellence of his church choirs for many
years and more particularly his success
with the Mendelssohn Choir are both
substantial fruits of his artistic laborS.
The effects he gains with this body Of
singers sometimes resemble q choir OF
strings, sometimes the sorority of a great
organ, The distinctness OF enunciation and
care OF Interpretation which prevails at
all times have placed this choir In the
! foremost rank of all choral organizations,
and gives true Interpretation 70 the
interesting choral numbers presented.
= This VIII probably be tho only oppor-
tunity for music lovers TO hear the choir
: this year. Nine. Julia Claussen will be
tho cnly soloist. n singer whose work
at the Saengcrfest last year makes the
I prospect OF hearing her again an antici-
pated pleasure.
I We were fortunate the other day in
having delightful little chat with ADr.
Mlschs Elman. the celebrated violinist
/ who appears In recital at the Brandeis
f.f. n
Elman is one OF tho greatest personali-
ties in the Interpretation of violin music
OF the present day. and Is most interest
Ing to meet He has a quick. alert man
ner, and an enthusiastic way OF speak
ing. using well constructed and very un-
derstandable English.
| He said many interesting things In q
musical way, giving glimpse of the
! trend Of musical affairs from his point
of view. In speaking OF the small amount
of violin music now being written. he
said that composers generally are writing
more in harmonies than for the solo
voice of an instrument. for the effect OF
mnay tones together rather than OF the
beautiful melody, and that for the violin,
unless there is melody. and that melody
perfect" a composition IL not good at
all There is still quite a great deal Of
Transcription being done for the violin,
although not so much as in the last few
years. when many things were Transcribed
which were not at all suited to the in
strument. Upon the other hand, he
thinks that a great many numbers are
improved by Transcription into violin lit
erature. such as Chopln's "Nocturnes."
whose flowing melodies are much better
suited 10 the character of the violin.
owing to its quality and sustained tone.
Upon the piano. for which they were
originally written. the tone Is caused by
Q blow of the finger, and Immediately
after It's production It begins TO diminish
so the music does not sing with the same
wealth of tone which II is free TO have
upon the Violin.
/ lie said that in certain compositions
upon the piano, a great pianist with
whom he IS acquainted. will hurry parts
which upon the violin would be taken
broadly. saying In explanation, that un-
less It is played that way, the tone does
not connect properly But ] do not
know" said Mr.. Elman. meditatively.
"even though a person does not play
something. he can have n feeling as 90
how Il should be played I think some
times performers give too much, they do
not leave AnylnlnB 10 lne IMAGINATION OF
the audience" He said he always held
a thing, he can have a feeling as 20
that he had when playing. but gave
enough 30 that the imagination OF the
listeners could be caught and allowed TO
fiji in what was not given.
Joseph Hofmann, the famous Russian
pianist. will be heard at the Auditorium
. as n pIano soloist with the New York
symphony orchestra. conducted by Wal
ter Damrosch, on Friday evening. March
a. Hofmann Is the only living pupil OF
Rubenstein. The seat sale for this con-
cert will open at the Auditorium
wednesday morning.
This Is probably one Of the secrets OF
the close attention which Mr.. Elman COM
mands. as well as one OF the secrets OF
his fine art OF Interpretation. He makes
his audience have an active share I'm the
music. II is upon the same idea that a
great author does not tell everything IN
Ills story. rather he whets the imagination
and interest OF his readers and leads
them to supply the accessory details
Until Mr.. Elman expressed this as his
idea I had never thought OF II IN conneo-
tion with music.
Mr.. Eimans two violins are valued a.
$4,000 and $500. respectively. He usually
plays the former carrying the other In