The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-11
LOVERS of Violin
Music Delighted
BIZ EIHadR Recital

When MiE6ha EInaaa PLAYS On Ms hu-
perh violin even ths gods e. harmeHE
and music must listen, for BE is esHena
a doubt en- inspired musician Al Of
those who heard him "Wednesday eve
ming at the Goodwin Institute Will no
doubt confirm this statement. for even
IN program that to many was . DIT
too CLASSICAL he proved most pleasing
ana aroused enthu6iastic acclanalont
n bringing him for another recital etter
that 81 last season when he PLAYED to
an overflow crowd the Beethoven club
again contributed to the seasons ar
tfstie feast which many have reared
was too b6untiful for proper disestlon
and appreciation While there were
vacant seats last evening, the audience
was representative one.
A eornmendAbls feature was thst
those who attended as q pa1le were on
time and none were seated dariAg ?
number, which ia several instances THIS
/ season was not the case, and proved
quite disturbing to the real lovers Of
music and others who arrived on time.
| 1t is easy to enforce this rule. and II IS
hoped it win be done.
Opening his program with Lalo's
Symphonic Esps gnole," ElTnan soon
had all ears attuned to the wonderful
melody from his violin and he carried
| his auditors through the three move
ments Of this composition with his com !.
polling art ana left them In a state OF
| delight. for the years seem TO but Tipen
| the beauty Of his playing. Perhaps the
last or andante movement was the pref
| test
In the Faust Fantasie," by Wien
iawski, he displayed HE remarkable tai
| ent and this was one Of the best pieces
of the program. Every detail Of tech
mic was skillfully done and OF SPECIAL
excellence were the harmonios, which
were true. to pitch ana not the least
shaded, while his sense Of tonsl color
has lost none Of its recognized perfao-
| ton. His tones are still rich and vel
| vety, his phraSing intelligent, and all In
all he showed himself the wonderful
| For an encore he graciously gave a
Chopin nocturne which was. much en-
ioyed. The next group, arranged By
| Elman himself, included Mendessohn
| Song Without Words" ChaminAde'
| Scarf Dance" quite pretty, a weird
Grieg nocturne, and an exquisite group
of dance melodies cast together by Bee
| thoven, all Of which charmed ana de-
lighted 1t was noted that Medelssohr
| numbers are being heard with more fire.
quency after g. long absence, severa
OF the recent concerts including seleo.
| lions from that German composer. Al
an encore for this group was given one
of the gems Of the program, but most Il
the audience were left to guess what Il
was. some thinking it was one o
KrAissler's arrangements or COMPOSE
tions.
| The Bruch number, ''Kol Nidrei, -" AFT
forded fresh JOYS, but the Wild melodies
and ripping beauties of the Sarasat
number, "ziegeunerweisen, - left tn
audience in a spell bordering on en-
chantment, As an encore was. played
Rubenstein arrangement Of Beethoven
Turkish March, which was given b,
the Brazilian pianist Guiomar Novacs, j
i her recent recital here.
Comment on the appearance, Of FL
man would be incomplete without fittinl
tribute to his excellent accompanies
Josef Bonime, whose efforts and artist
ry contributed largely to the success
thereof. He is sy1npathtic, intellisen
and thoroughly appreciative Of what a.
| accon1nanist should be