Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-18
RACHMAN|NOFF THRILLS
IN PIANO RECITAL HERE
Russian Pianist Accorded Re.
ccption Unsurpassed for
It's Warmth.
By John George Hnrri..

| S"rE"i RaChman!noI. pianist, pla yed
At the city Auditorium last evening.
the first artist 10 appear In Mrs VIII
-Gr""ne's series. This was tho
| hrst tim" that the celebrated Rus
Sian pianist has played In Richmond.
ana IT is fair TO assume from his re-
c"p'lon last evening that 1t Will not
! Ice his last, for his audience was as
enthusiastic as local audiences ever
""'op" "h-- the country is not at
| war.
! such mastery Of tho Keyboard Such
| brliiiauc"' Such command OF the in
! StNm"ri. Many expressions like
| these spring 10 tn" lips when one con-
/ ''nrlatcs last nights recital. Chopin
| played with a master touch. real
! mans 'hoyln. There was no absence
/ 81 d"licacy in Mr. Hachmaninon's
/ playing, but. in addition. there was a
Arc, brayura as none but a grea, ar
I t!St can display. When Novaes was
/ her: four Years ago. ono recalls the
remarkable Impression she made, as
IN" outstanding favorite OF that year
| h"chnaninon caused similar scusa-
ton by his great pInyiug last night
Ni'hlr tn" week ~" have heard
I chopin given In recital. but no such
chopin ns that OF last nights concert.
| To tliuStrat" I'm tn. March Funebre
alone: RachmauinoT color"d 1t. con
/ 'rastcd it's phrases. and accumulated
/ us ra'hnS ~ such a degree that one
NiHuniiz"d an appropriate scene TO ac-
| company IA" music. II began quietly
th"n Increased in volume until great
! ior'!ssimo chords Fmote the ear: then
cam" IN" lyrical singing melody. ex-
[ PTisii"ly handled. then the solemn
| phrases again. FIRST fortIssirro. then
l rc""dinE untN seemingly lost In the
l distance.
When have We heard LISTS Cam
| PAMELA 50 Hrilliantly doner when
. Las this riec- d" resistance Of the
/ great German concert artist been in
Vested with sUch fir" within Ioc-.
recollection? These are rhetorical
questions. of course. They ar. not TO
b" answered. Tho hackncy.d pre-
/ iud" In 6 sharp minor termed hy
/ IN" lam"utcd James o. iiun.kcr m.
"Schooigirl's Dcligh,.'- took on a n.w
meaning last night. We learned
. Things about IL which w" never knew
. before. particularly in the aCc.ntinE
/ OF tn" theme. which Rachmanlnoif ac-
complishcd TO u nicely.
II" program last might hogan with
't!"-En"wn composer -Mcdtncr-
'h"n b"c'h"v"u's Sonata Appas-
sonata Cho9in's sonata. opus rs.
f. her"tofor" alluded TO- with a Noc
/ poser. Hhchman!nOm's own pr.lud"
/. ana s"rsnad". a MoszkOwSki, and two
, iaEanIni-I List numbers. TO these. thu.
hi'!st added the chopin VaIse in u
ha' major and a Walls" by Tschaikow-
hkE IN" last named was given at
me conclusion Of the proErsm. while
IN" audience was sitting firmly in its
place. determined like Oliver Twis,
. It" hav" more"
MIX" IN" playing Of many pian.
ISIS We hay" heard. Mr.. Hachmantu.
on art i not ono wholly Of tech
NIUE though he has that elusive
/ quality in abundance II COOS 81.
/ YONG that. II is characterized bv
e"undn"Ss "f judgment. thouch,flIi
insight aud by undouh,cd poisc. II
MIS- Ni!Sou-G-ccne were bringing
no other artist than Rachman!nog to
! hmohh TINS season. she would have
earned our undyinr gratitude he I.s,
| nights concert