The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-09
LEO 0RNSTEIN CHARMS GREATLY
 AT HIGH SCHOOL
Reproduction of the Same Works Are Made On the
 Ampico

A large audience was held in rap ture last evening at the high school by the exquisite playing Of the Rus sian artist Leo Ornstein. His tone coloring and tone pictures were be- yond description. The numbers on the program were:
 Prelude, Ornstein.
 Sonata. Appassionata, Op. 57. F Minor, Beethoven.
 Assai Allegro.
 Andante con moto with varia-
 tions.
 Allegro ma non troppo.
 Arabesque, Op. IS, Key of C., Schu- mann.
 Ref1ets dans PEau, Debussy.
 En Bateau CIn a BoaD, Zeckwer.
 Irish reel, Scott
 Danse Negre, Scott.
 Impressions of Chinatown, Orn- stein.
 Nocturne, op. Is, No. 2. F. Sharp, Chopin.
 Waltz, op. 64, No. 2, c Sharp Min or, Chopin.
 Callade, .op. 2s, G. Minor, Chopin.
 Liebestraum, No. 3, Liszt.
 Etude in D. Flat, Liszt. Rigoletta Paraphrase, Ltszt.
 The second number on the pro- gram which has been 1ikened by its author, Beethoven, to Shakespeare s 1 Tempest was superb. The gem was built up from the three opening notes c, A. flat and F, and as the playing progressed so did the tone After reaching it's highest point and l it's greatest tones the piece reverted ' back into the exquisite calm with i which it started. Probably the greatest feature of i the concert was the faithfulness with which the Ampico player piano re- l produced some of MT. Ornstein works. i The first number to be reproduced 1 was "En Bateau." The piece was l first played by MT Ornstein and al it's finish he sat back. the electricity | was turned on. and the exact repro duction was given. In every tone and in every touch it was the same. There was none of the mechanical air about 1 the piece. This alone showed the in, | dividuality and eXcel1ency of the piano.
 Each number on the program add ed a bit more interest but the crisi: was reached when Nocturne, Op 15 I No. ?, in F sharp by Chopin, wa! played. The Ampico record was pu on and started to play. To cite on' incident the writer after watchin! the stage for some time while tn, record was playing turned his heat l in another direction. To the ear tn, | piece had the same melody of heav i enly beauty.
 On again looking at the stage the writer found that the record ha, been stopped and MT. Ornstein hat taken up the melody and was playing One could not tell at what point tn record had stopped and the artis had begun, so true was the reproduc ton on the record
 l Liszt's 'Iiebestraum" was also re produced on a record after MT, Orn stein had played it.
 The last number on the program a paraphrase of the famous uuarte from Verdi's "Rigo1etto," was especi ally brilliant The work presente immense technical difficulties but MI Ornstein proved himself capable O attempting a study which only tn greatest pianists use. , Another interesting event at tn concert was the appearance c Charles Fuller Stodard. inventor o the Ampico recording piano. MI Stodard told of the start of the in of its success today.
 The Ampico concert, with MT. Orn stein playing was one long to be re membered. The concert also shove the people that the Ampico record ing piano is a piano with a soul an not of the mechanical type.