Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-06
kRE|S[ER CHARMS
N FINE RECITAL
Capacity Audience at Play
houoo No&lood 70 Enthuslasm
b. vlollnlot's Mastery.

\ record audience. ~ well IN en-
tAuatassn ~ In point OF numbers.
orseted the worlds most popular yio-
llntst " the day. rri,x kr~inlcr. at The
Playhouse last nisht. extra chairs
h~ing placed ON tho main moor and
the stage.
Tho astint wns IN good form and the
hearers hushed into silence at tho irst
note OF his favorite Stradivarious
fsldle.
The Ynatrumcnt locks small perhaps
BY contrast with his massive head
and shoulders, and the tone seems small
at nrst but is quickly perceived 10 be 80
equAblc In iss quality. under the hand
of tts master. and to possess SO many de-
wrecs OF superior softness. that the
matter becomes one OF relatively. AT
the end. the musicians charactcris-
ties persist IN the recollection as an
evenncss OF tone truly marvellous. and
\ Eossamer dclicacy seldom equalled.
A catch came In the throat OF those
who recognized the opening phrase OF
the Andantc. the second movement OF
tho Mcndelssohn Il. Minor Concerto
In anticipation OF the delight to come
and this was not wanting. The In
terprctation IL largely familiar through
machine records. but this was the
original. and to he valued according
~ More rccondlte and therefore less
popular I'm appeal. was the succeed
Ing movement. "Allcrrctto Non Trop-
ro,' tour de force of the composer
and n test for the performer. which
was triumphantly conquered.
II ia f,tting at this point TO add to
tho praise Of the violinist an APP
probation of the ability OF the ac-
ccmpanis,. Carl tamson. who proved
maste'fully equal to every demand
and a real factor In the perfect rem.
dcrin4s presented
Violin unaccompanied Is not OTTER
featured. but has n charm all its own
Ry comparison. IL is apt 90 seem thin
Hut against the classic "Adagio and
fusue' of Bach that charge will not
lie, fo'' II ~ pas, writing, at time.
haNins the effect usually looked fol
from . trio or even quartet OF VIC.
Inns. IL was tremendously well played
last night by kreisler. the harmonie'
and harfnosics. and the movement Of
tho inner voices being completed,
brought out.
TIE audience was by this tims
KIND cd 10 the point OF applause. &c
which tribute was vouchsafed a.. en-.
core the Chant Indoue" OF Rimsky-
korsakon, with It's haunting cadence
The serious parts of the program be.
inc thus dutifully disposed Of. tn,
lght,r selections were IN order. Thes,
included the "Chanson Louis XIII
and "nnvnno" Of Councrln, which ma,
h' characterized almost as Period
music, the charming "Rosamunde'
hsllss ~ music. fun % sentiment ad
mlrablN characterized the Melody
by Dawes. IN which the violin SCENE,
almost 10 speak. and was redemanded
Three 81 kreislcr's own compo
sitions closed tho program, two "olC
Vienna valtycs, and Caprice" which
Jusnflci ite title.
Az crcorcs were given the "Spanlsl
sersnsdc' of Chaminade and IN,
artists own "Old Refrain"
IA Indicated the audience was yer,
responsive 20 what pleased it--ans
that category covers everything nj
!, vii cherish the memory OF the out,
standing musical event Of the presen
season, and hope for a similar trea
again IA the future.
Incidentally. ~ ausurs success 10
the NN'laware Musical Association
the successor Of the Orchestra Society