The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-18
KREISLER PUTS HIS
SOUL INTO PLAYING
Great vioIinist Charms Packed
House. With His Mastery
Of Tone.

.Its the soul he puts In his music
II. a. 40 honest" The two express
.lon. came from an apprscistive
listsner who was hearing Fritz
KrsisIer for the nrst time In his re-
citsI yesterday afternoon Al tho Ma
tional Theater.
Again the great vioiinist had an
audience that nlled every avaiiabis
bit OF space In the theater, stage.
standing room, ana auditorium' ~
NAV be those two qualities added TO
The unusual beauty and depth OF Fritz
KreisIer's playing that make his
great appeal. II Is a quality OF sin
cero music that words cannot convey.
For Kreisler is never q sensation
alist, Is always sane ana wholesome
In his great mastery or his instru-
mest, He opened his program with
two widely different concerto for
violin, the frst Of Vieuxtemps, with
that truly artistic accompanied. Carl
Lsmson, ut the piano, at once sus-
tanned its designation OF "relisioso'
And no matter what nights OF teen
meal virtuosity the soioist gave. over
IL all was that deep reverence that
niled every subtle phrase In his rare
rendition Of melody.
MASTER OF BACH CLASSIC.
The severely classic Bach concerto.
@. Minor, for violin alone, showed now
this great music spirit mad purIcd
its utterance of all except exquisite
simplicity and beauty. given In tone
Null of meaning Such delicate shad-
ing off, such lyric moments that made
romano out OF Bach. Fresh and vir-
lie was the Fugue. while the Siciiisno
was like the toee painting OF a poets
speech.
He played as encore here the Song
OF India" Of Rimsky- KorsAkoff, maxi
ing a delightful transition into the
second half Of his program that open
ed with the Hymn to the SUM-" by
the same composer. He opened this
In low register. like the gently rising
sun, and held II muted. In this dawn
there was the quiet morning. no blaze
Of glory. Perhaps Kreisler. with his
exquisite top notes. brings almost too
transcendental a mood into this music.
His Debussy. too. was tremulously
rare.
FINAL ENCORE A WALTZ.
In his final encore. the Viennese
waltz, "Liebesfreud," in his own set
ting, came that rich and racial
quality that his program had for
saken. 1t followed, with two other
encores. three dance selections. hrst.
the Branm Nhlbe, HdJor' dhui
ingly rich-hued and sweet that had
to be repeated. Then the Spanish
Dance of Granados. and lastly the
Granger MOLLY on the Shore" again
quiet Molly but deliciously hu-
morous and deiicately capricious with
the dancing lightness. though here
the piano rather takes too much
from the solo violin.
The other sncores were the Cham
made Spanish Serenade" and Krets-
ler's own Caprice Viennois," which
perhaps with the "Liebesfreud," holds
first place in the hearts of his
hearers.
They stood, this great audience.
almost still until the master violin-
list had returned time after time.
playing, then bowling. and hnally
giving q third encore at the end OF
! his program. Carl Lamson Is mex
tricably woven into the delicacy and
| f1nesess Of Fritz Kreisler's pro-
grams, with his subtle appreciation
Of their every shade. The concert
was presented by Mrs. wilson
Greene. JESSIE MacBRlDE.