The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-15
CAPITAL PAYS
GREAT TRIBUTE
To ORCHESTRA
Cincinnati Players Welcomed
BY Notable Official and
Society Audience.

Washington officially and socially
paved homage to the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra yesterday
afternoon, when the celebrated Bel
gian violinist Eugene Ysaye came
as conductor. and Nine. Marguerite
Melville Liszniewska. wife OF DR..
Karol Liszniewski. OF the Polish le.
cation, appeared as soloist.
The Belgian embassy was repre-
sented, the Ohio world in Washing
ton had Chief Justice Taft and Mrs.
Taft. and Charles p. Taft, brother OF
the Chief Justice who has sponsored
this orchestra for years. Then there
was Congressman and Mrs. Long
worth. and for Poland representa-
tives from the legation in Washing.
ton.
The orchestra shows the serious
musicianship Of its great conductor.
Those opening broad leisurely
phrases bespeak the dignity and no
bility of the spirit of Eugene Ysaye
in music. II is young organiza-
ton, that still shows carefulness in
its work and that has not yet gotten
its rein in abandon. Tone though
is pure, climax forceful. and with
the exception of weak winds it plays
excellently.
Nine. Liszniewska.
Doubly interesting was the appear
ance OF Nine. Liszniewska as piano
solotst. for she played for the first
time here a concerto by Theo Ysaye.
brother OF the conductor, and proved
herself an artist of force, of decisive
almost virile spirit. with a feminine
quality of tone color that promises
very beautiful playing OF Chopin.
Her tone is not large but 1t is sing
ingly liquid and sparkling in that
fascinating presto OF the last move.
ment.
The concerto is massive. II shows
strongly the influence of Wagner
yet from its twenty years ago II
must have foreseen the cult Of the
Far East of today. for 1t has Oriental
color and theme and a primal rugged
nature much in the spirit of the
American Indian music. There Is in
the Andante some Of the ultra
modern" dissonance-andi it was born
twenty years ago!
REALISTICALLY 1t is good too, though
the finale, tres anime" commands
the most attention. Nine. Liszniew.
ska varied from pearl-toned liquid
passages to most exquisite delicacy
In caprice. Her delineation is clear
and also dramatic, her grace suave
and flowing with an abundant
technique. In romance her tone Ia
caressing, in accent 1t can be biting.
For encore this gifted. American
pianist gave Polish folk melody, a
Spring Song" arranged by Fried
man.
Wagner for Orchestra.
With the exception Of a Saint
Saens overture, The Barbarians,'
the orchestra played an all-Wagn,r
program. with Parsifal, Siegfried and
Tannhauser. The Saint-Saens work
did show it's joints. and the fugue
for winds was weak. The mastery
of Ysaye in Wagner brought out the
broad dignity and peaceful beauty of
the music, the concert master was
significant in his solo passages. and
in the Tannhauser the approach of
the Venusberg music was dolicatcly
lovely, an artistic crescendo given
with color, depth and broad sweep.
Such playing shows the future OF
America In music. Here was care
but forcefully a character of noble
mold. With such an artist as Yssye
at the helm the Cincinnati Orchestia
speaks a sincere message OF music
to its hearers.
JESSIE MacBRIDE.