The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-26
BY EMMA L. FETTA

Technical and tone perfection pro-
duced with an Interpretation so true
and wonderful that unfavorable critic
ism could not have been made, lifted
up an audience Of vari-colored tastes
in the Coliseum last avenlng. and car
ried them for the short minutes of the
concert into the land of unvarnished
and real music.
Carolina Lazzari, contralto, who has
made a definite and deep mark in
America, and Rudolph CAM, Swiss
pianist, who has outlasted and there
by outworked the pianists of many
other European nations combined in
giving their audience more than they
had perhaps hoped to receive.
True American.
Miss Lazzari is a true American in
spirit. but flowing through her veins
and pouring forth with a voice Of en-
dowed richness is a demulcent 1tal-
ian texture which makes her truly. a
great contralto. She, however, insists
that all she has done has been posi-
BILE because she is an American.
Last evening she began her program
WIFI luTco HulllUtIS, Luigi uCI
caro- bene,' by Secchi. "Ridonami la
calma," by Tosti and Sibella's "Sotto
il ciel Gill;" undoubtedly her three
greatest numbers. The audience. how
ever, did not warm to these, but beam
ed more on her fourth number, also
Italian and one of her favorites, the
aria, "Lieti Signor" from Gil Ugonot-
tie" Volume so immense as to seem
IL h Sc.
number, and an almost imperialistic
f1avoring made 1t royal. Cendoes and
diminuendoes attained with grace and
no effort pervaded this number. Miss
Lazzari returned with the ever-charm-
ing encore, Mighty Like Rose"
CAM has an Interpretation Of Chop
in which is his own in every run and
every chord. His first three numbers
in the concert last evening-all Chopin
were eloquently given. They indeed
spoke; told more than thousand de-
Chalmers.
Has Complete Mastery.
Brilliant passage work and complete
ownership of his own number, "Capric-
clio, for the Right Hand Alone" mark
ed CAMS second appearance of the
evening An Irish Tune" and "Shep-
herds Hey" by Granger followed.
Both caught the audience apparently
more unawares, they were so fresh
and vibrant.
Two other numbers Of the suite
Reflections in the Water and "Pre-
lude in A. by Debussy demanded en-
core. CAM answered with "The Spin
ming Song" so we'll loved in America.
This was in his true style with smooth
and accenuated runs.
Miss Lazzari followed with "Gallie"
by Mokrejes which seemed to come
straight from her heart as did 1.-THE
Last Hour" her next. The singers
tone power and indulgence to feeling
never overstepped what they should
be. With a sigh the audience waited
a moment at the end of each of these
numbers. apparently hoping against
hope that it was not quite over. But
it was and the next was a less soulful
air, 'The Roadways," by Densmore
with the familiar strains, 'My Road
Leads to Shipping Where the Sailors
Go Ho! Ho!" Her head thrown back
and the rounded notes pouring forth
much in the same way a robins do
soon after sunrise on a summer morn
ing. she lead her audience straight
down to the sea with swinging steps.
"The Rosary" her respone. was
sung as Richmond audience had new
er heard it.
Remarkable Development.
Mr. CAM played "a Romance in D
Flat" next. This. a typical Sibelius,
showed remarkable development in
tones as it proceeded and color OBJ
tanned rather through shading than
through pressure. The Paganini-Liszt
number, LA Chase (The Chase
and LA Campanella' (The Bells)
were the closing numbers and two Of
the most dynamic.
LaForge's familiar, Before the
CrucifiX" was Miss Lazzari's next
Following this We're two of Mr.. CAMS
compositions. He ACCOMPANIED Miss
Lazzari in these two. "a Memory"
and Love in a Cottage" were these
and proved not only the wonder Of
the singer but the ability of the COM
poser. No one. of course. can ever
play accomplishments like the COM
poser. There lay the wonder Of the
older artists, when they appeared in
recitals of their own works. and SO it
was last night with throbbing warm
voice singing two vastly different but
charming songs. and the composer ac-
companying as a mother her child
number which has received sue
cess through less famed voices was
the finale of the concert Dawn in
the Desert by Gertrude Ross in which