The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-16
INTERNATIONAL VIoLINlsT
Is To Give a Concert in Bennington
On Attn of May.

Is To Give Concert in Bennington
On Attn of May.
On May 4th Miss Isolde Menges,
world famous violinist will give re /
cital in Bennington, under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian
Association. This recital Will come as
a close of the Y. VI. {. AS social
program.
Mas Menges is OF English nativity
and has come into prominence during
tAA past few years. So rapid has been
her progress that she is now hailed
as the second Kvesler. Her London
and Continental trlumphs have been
rSpaateS IN New York and Chicago
before large audiences in Aeolian Hall
and Kimhall Hall
! 1t is needless to dwell upon the
ability of Miss Mengers. The follow
ing newspaper notices speak very
clearly of her wonderful recitals:
The New York Times Miss Men
ges is highly gifted and an accom-
plished violinist. She has tone of
great power, of emotional warmth and
searching expressiveness that is e'o-
quent OF a glowing and ardent tenn
perament an admirable technical
equipment, energy, and elasticity of
bowing a precision upon the finger
board that maintains the accuracy of
her information even through her most
tempestuous outbursts. Her style is
one of dashing impetuosity that is stir
ring and contagious
Musical America. Isolde Menges
is true discovery, a surprise in the
most engrossing sense, the best fiemi-
nine violinist by far disclosed to New
York She possesses assurance in
Iconsummate measure and force of per-
sonality to boot Also ali excellent
musical instinct, intellect and a soul
that begets poetic intuitions Her pro-
Ipitious stars have endowed her with
a tone that is always lovely and often
ravishing, a tone large bodied, round,
lopulent-at its best Of velvet and gold.
Her singing of Cantlena can be rap.
turous to enchantment Her technique
is secure il not the obtrusiye sort
which invokes attention to itself. She
bows firmly, vigorously, with large
sweep and incisiye effect.
The glow of her temperament stirs
the most passive listener. Even in
music requiring an essential calmness
and pure simplicity Of expression the
ardent sincerity of the young woman
gains her a sympathy that might be
withheld from others no less individual
and strongly characterized Hers is
not specifically feminine playing, but
it never lacks deIicacy of tenderness
when there is need for these ele
ments"
The London Times; Her playing o
Tschaikowskil's Violin Concerto show
ed at once her remarkable comman,
Of the bow and her almost childish
delight in displaying her mastery l
should be said that even in her mos
whimsical moments ner tone was el
traordinarily pure and her style clea
and crisp. She gave an arrangement
Of a Nocturne by Chopin with beaut
and cantabile quality
The Montreal Star: "Individualit
. was unconsciously impressed upon tn
program. There were new lights t
be seen on old and familiar piece
n and delight to be derived from centaC
s with an intelligence which, now in tn
s. first flush of its strength, promises t
= to grow into an influential factor i
r the musical world Even Sain Saen
tired exercise was renewed in vigo
y until one nearly forgot how long
was, and certain pleasure in the phys
cal brilliance OF her concluding mea
ures.