The Winslow mail., 1924-04-25
RARE MELODY
MARKS RECITAL
OF SkOVCAARD.

AXel SkoVgaard and Alice McClung
SAoygaard nave come ana & ne, puL
luey nave IelL us memories UT eXqul-
sAto melodies.
Ihe recital given by these two art
ISIS Monday evening under the aus
plces Oh tAe WlnsloW Mall and tor
1ne benefit OF the Boy Scouts was
nnQuesUlonably Tie rareSt musical
event tnat has been given III this
city. Both Axel okoygaard and Alice
McOlung okovgaard clearly demon
sIrated that they are master arIIStS,
playing the difficult composition OF
lue great composers with perfect
Use, technique sand rare tonal quail
ty. Whether it was the Sonata in Il.
Minor, LIE sDeluge or Melodie, the
master violiniSt interpreted them
with all the temperament, techn1c
and power for which he is noted.
With his violin SkOvgaard can
make the ocean roar in all its fury
and madness, or he can c0nJure up
a sweet fantasy OF mellow sounds
and waiting breezes, or he can take
YOU to the Indian Snake-Dance with
us tom toms and medley of strident
sounds, or he can play a wonderful
ditty on his guitar or if you pre-
fer he can play you a melody of
wonderful and serene sweetness.
Alice McClung. SkoVgaard proved
herself a pianist OF remarkable ver-
satility. She not only enhances the
artistry of her illustrious husband
with her superb accompaniments,
but she rendered several piano selec-
tlons that stamp her as an artist al
most as great as her husband. A
mong the selections she rendered
with extraordinary delicacy and
grace as well as unusual technique
were: "Frolic of the Waters" by
Ravel, "Arabesque" by Debussy,
Waltz Caprice" by Scott and Fin
nish Dance by Palmgren.
Those who remained away from
the concert thinking that they could
not enjoy such an artistic program
as the master violinist would render
missed one of the really wonderful
treats of life time. The virtuoso,
who has given recitals before athe
kings of Europe, did play artisti-
cally, but he did not play over his
audiences head, giving an admirable
program that every one could ap-
preciate. Among the old favorities
which he rendered was "Suanee
River" This is not an especially ar
tistic piece but Skovgaard rendered
it with all the finish of the master
He played it as his auditors have
never heard it played before. The
exquisite melody which he put in the
piece with his Strad was worth more
than the price of admission itself.
He put that uneffable something into
the song which remains in ones
memory life time.
Skovgaard did just what any great
artist can do, and what nearly all
of them won't do, subordinated tech
nique to melody, and from the great
range of musical, and at the same
time difficult compositions, selected
those which were tuneful, and play
ed them magnificently It's a long
time since really great artist has
had the courage to play "Suanee
River" on concert stage.
Both Skovgaard and his wife won
the audience not only with their SUI
perb music but also with their quiet
unassuming and pleasant manner
Both have mastery dignity, unal-
loyed by mannerisms and shallow
and pretensions display,-charater-
1stics which are not always found
among the virtuosos.
Skovgaard. Alice McClung Sko-
xgaard and his Stradivarius are a
superb combination
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