The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-13

admiration Of the audience by his
gracious bearing thru the trying eve
ming. This attitude Of The artist and
the finished rendition of his program
combined to N Ike the concert Il signal
success, one Lf the best in the various
series offered at the university.
MI Lhevinne's style IS finished. mt
mature. This characteristic is shown
by his subor1' ,a-.9r Of technique to
Interpretation. It was evident thra-
out the concert that in the mind Of the
artist technical skill serves rnly rs a
means to interuet the composers real
message. Su III compositions as CEo-
trpin's Fourth Ballad and Etudes and
the Liszt-Schuber songs offer oppor-
t~unities for flashy display which are
highly tempting to immature per-
formers. Mr.. Lhevinne is too much
the artist to be tempted. With con-
summate skill he wove technique,
melody and rhythm into a pleasing
whole. To those who came to witness
feats of mechanical skill Mr.. Lhe-
vinne's technique offered all they
could desire. Others came to enjoy
the Interpretation of the masters by
the artist. That these, too, were salts
fled was shown by the generous APP
plause that followed each selection
and the repeated call for encores-
The Introductory three part senate
by Beethoven in E flat, Opus 81, Of
fered a splendid medium for descrip-
tive display, both as to perfection of
mechanics and of melody. This the
artist interpreted in mastery fashion.
The fourth Ballad and four Etudes
by Chopin formed the second group of
the program. Two Schubert-Leszt ar
rangements formed group three.
It was in the midst of group three
that the annoyances of the evening
began. The failure of the lighting
system in the middle of the rendition
of Margaret at the Spinning Wheel
offered a surprise which might con-
fuse even the ablest artist. Mr.. Lhe-
vinne, however, calmly continued
playing LIFTS arrangement of Shu-
bert's song. The effect of the melody
pouring from black darkness to the
drone of a spinning wheel accompani-
ment was indescribable. 1t made a
deep impression on the audience, as
shown by the prolonged storm of APP
plause which followed the selection.
A little later the lights flashed on
again, but only sufficiently long to
permit a short start on Schubert
The Lark, when they went out
once more, this time for an hour.
The awkward wait was relieved by
inspiration. There came a spon-
taneous outburst of the students pres
emit into ooh, Idaho," which was sung
vim and vigor. This was fol-
lowed by "Idaho Fair" and other
favorites. 1t is not often that an
artist is serenaded by his own audi
ence. With the lights of passing
cars flashing through the windows in
ghostly fashion it was an eerie SER
Mr.. Lhevinne evidently ap-
preciated the unexpected turn, for
on, by the light of a candle, he
responded with a series of encores
before resuming the final group of
his program. Among these were
Chopin Impromptu II, Opus SO, Shu-
Toccata in C, Opus Z, and
others in lighter vein.
The final group consisted of three
preludes by Rachmaninoff, the Lark
by Balakirew, an Etude by Dohnanvi,
and Schulz vler's brilliant arrange
of Strauss Beautiful Blue Dan
ube Waltz. 1t was a brilliant per-
with an enthusiastic and
appreciative audience which refused
TO depart until the artist had respond
ed with additional encores.
From an artistic standpoint the
was a tremendous success.
AS an experience the evening was
1t is to be regretted that
4 capacity audience did not attend.
R. A. MUTTKOWSKI.
III