Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-10
ADJUSTMENTS
MAtO POWELL. AGAIN cHARMS
BIG AUDIENCE: WIrlt HER AI.C

1915. tDii;\tI: WITlt HER SItC
ABOUT hNc years ago. Maud Powell.
even then one Of the most ]ngu
cd NtoliniSts in .Nmrrica, charmed ),
"uS' audicnc" IN tn" city Auditorium
~ IN" quality of her art: las, ui.ht
'>'h efcatef m artistic stature. she
thtrah'cd Suci, another audience in Tho
same nan. During those Owe years
llchiuond has heard many masters az
the violin: there have been IEuh.IiE
Elman. Iimbniist. SsaNr and kroislcr
not TO speak Of smaller men. There
TORE. II - doubtless less easy to sway.
icSS prom" 10 surrender 10 the in
nucncc OF either art or mere virtunsi;y.
Therefore. again. Miss l'uwcIrs over
wielmt1c Su~CccSs-tircd old nbr,s.
NAT IT iS-mcnnt something more las,
niGht than did that Of live wears .ro
From one point OF view. /, mus, Ia
admitted. u mctui more FOR that part
of Richmond which * musical than i,
did To her: her place is very secure.
Will" Richm"nd's appreciation at hct
and her art reflected crcdi, tpon it,
self. she needed none.
Miss POWELL j. r"putcd to hay, in
trodu"cd :, vast deal al violin music
I" Niuorica. However much Of her
program OF last night wa. then intro
uu"cd 20 Richmond. none Of il had been
played 10y her ON her former appcar-
.tnr,. with one exception. The bril-
li:tri Finale I" the McndclSSohn L.
Minor 1"uo"rt". which found place IN
on. group last night. she gave for
90 III" numbers chosen, proved her
good Judgment as u IL ,gram-unakcr
tor occasions. Except fn i:aCii
dance. u~uacc"Upanlcd. every piece >ln
rlaNc,i MAS We'll adapted I" please"
That i - say. without talking account
OF the admiration ami wonder aroused
h. her performance.
Sho began With a "ot Ccito Of Ic
leri",. in three movements. ut" which
SIN. dashed at once With = dtsplay OF
lcg famous skill IN duubl" ana trchic-
stopping and in the u" 81 harmoniCs.
In the second movement. tho ~p"rf"c-
ZION 81 hcy ic.ato playing AMI oN-
Vuisitc phrasiug bccaul" apparent and
appealed I" those vii" h,st l"v. tn"
beauty Of tho Simple. flowing one.
Emt Iii" third movement, reverted 10
the "rnat. aud c"Iorful aud again made
its calculated appeal There followed
ths r~r"up-nunlb"r referred to. IN which
were included "lovc's Delight. a utci-
~ melody by Martial. with ,iitlc NOR"
than y guitar accompaniment ~ ;ir$i.
hut which Miss rowcll converted into
a song II q needed ~" words III" Each
piece mentioned: - Mozart miuue' a'"i
the McndclsSohu finale.
Here tho program was divided. The
numbers following being character
pieces. ~ items al program music"
intended u conycy dcdui;" Thoughts -,
emotions. often. the discussion of this
form gives rise - many ubSurditics.
bu, Miss Powelis playing of the "Nals"
Tristc.' of S'hclius. undoubt"dif &C
corded with Tho commentary supplied.
II is equally certain that. whether con-
sidsrcd as intcr1rctativr or pure music.
il MAS given With q p"iSnan"y that
made it ono ~ ,llc mos, notable bits
81 violin playing heard hcro in many
a day. SO. the iIubay piece was alto
ec,hcr Spritelik., the Powell arrange
mon; Of MaSS"nets 'rwilighi ~:t> n
very lovely song. and 81. i'atrIckS
Day" of NIeuMtcmpS. was a ~roiil"ntnE
bit of sheer comedy. bull, about tho
Irish tune that goes to the words.
Paddy got drunk ola fish AMI 'tai"rs"
Or Paddy got drunk on Irish potatoes"
there is a connict Of authority as 70
this wcighty point.
\ Cadnan piece '<ith the idio,u now
associated with his indian songs and
a wild polouaiSe by Ni"uNt.mps on
cludcd Miss rowell's programmed mum
hcrs. without mention ~ the cncnrcs
t. which shn generously responded
This nnc artists execution ~ rapid and
dlaicult passages is brilliant ~ tn" "N-
trc,nc. II her tone - warm aud round.
hat ii is when sh" plays with mutcd
strings. ~ merely wifi flushed violin.
aud particularly when -h" blends n
harmonic 50 deftly with 4 complete
tone tina, i, i next 10 impossible 10 he
certain when the naturally stopped
string begins 10 speak ~ IS 'h"n that
she rises Ia the l~oftieSt ppt@t ~ her art.
A. Il matter az personal mention:
Miss Powell was big enough 10 comc
out and announce. herself 'N. u"mc Of
Der a~ccompauist and ASSISTING artist.