Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-03-28
CRITICS AROUSED OVER
MUSICAL RECITAL
S5ciai Annapolis Interested n
Musical At Carvel Han.
On April ]
ULTRA MODERN MUSIC

II
Social Annapolis is showing uIl-
usual interest toward the announce
ment OF piano recital to be held at
carvel Hall, on Tuesday, April the
first, BY Mr. Adolf Torvosky
u Since the beginning OF the war, Mr.
#rovosky has confined himself almost
entirely to the entertainment In the
nearby cantonments Annapolis and
baltimore saw him only In q few pop
ular benefit performances where T
vas necessary To appeal 10 popular
taste. This has led To some spG@lia-
tion as 10 the exact nature Of his pro-
gram for Tuesday night However
Tor this occasion ne has made no al
tempt to cater to the laymen but has
arranged his program To the demands
sof the mature minds of the musical
critics. A review Of the numbers shows
at once that the selections are tech
nical and yet 1t IS pleasant to antici
pate new Interpretation Of them by
Mr.. Torvosky
The selections arrange themselves
naturally into three main groups,
ranging from less familiar compost
ions or the old masters through the
better known work Of the Classics. the
Moderns and the Ultra modcrns In
"a certain sense the recital is a bold
historical sketch that traces an un-
nistakabIe line of thought through
the centuries Of musical development.
From one era to another there Is GER
tainly the same emotional enthusiasm
that obtains fiji the Simplicity Of Scar
lotte and Mozart: the forcefulness Of
Idszt; and the fantasy OF Moscowsky
that finally reaches q climax IN the
mad, rythmic impressions that Dvor-
sky Cerensky has given to the world.
with the enthusiasm and daring OF
youth Mr.. ToryOsky has resOrted 10
the sublety OF his art to trace out this
brilliant thread that lies SO close to
the path of civilization.
An appreciation OF this requires
something more than mere tachni-
cal knowledge of music Il presumes
that Id the simple pioneer melodies
Of haif-forgotten age, the listener
finds the soothing monotony Of the
dripping spring rains and the eternal
mystery of moonlight And then,
suddenly, the artist discovers some
of the later composers, and reveals
III his characteristic manner. their
contrasts but always preserving the
rich color Of the motions: each bit
shrobs with life and II f1led with the
JOY of living
The mood Is changing, fanciful
thing, instantly concerned with B new
theme. Al new element of extremes.
of discords and unrest. dominate The
Ultra Modern conception Of music,
which eaters essentially tO the i1nag
nation. The trained mind Is alert FOR.
the strange surprises that pass. like
Ahe WHO thew Tsp. or Ifnger ike q.
phantom. cut of the melee comes
something Of the suggestion of the re-
action, the romance and the secret
passions 0g work -a~day world Each
phase reveals something tlat was
last 10 tha past, some old mood some
SIT of quaInEness.
The musical circles Of other cftfea
hare already discovered the higla tai
ent az The artist and have FASTENED %
pay him the ecOg ton tlak 81 dsle.
The Peabody Conse yatory Of hEnaic.
long known sDr 60 excellence ana IEs
c0nsst vaE Eisns. viii confeg degree
up0r r. T0ryosk This Iulse. ila sa.k-
nstlon Of ais ability and ii apprea-
lts0n Og TIE aeryAces that be has rem
dered Annapolis eaia 90 n0 iexs than
show the artist all hpaDE that they
may.