The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
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 Of Kreiislers Versatility

 season it is little wonder that society has given up almost every other amuse- ment for the long evenings excepting at- tendance upon the wonderful concerts. The Music Study club has contributed < superb course. every number of which has added prestige to one of the best known organizations of its kind in
 The coming week is brim full of mu- sical numbers, opening Monday eve ming with Erika Morini, perhaps the best known of the younger violinists and certaiIy one heralded from the press of the county as most unusual. On Wednesday evening that master of the violin, the worlds best. Fritiz Kreisler, and Wednesday evening the iucomparable Anna Pavlova Ballet Russe and symphony orchestra.
 It is understood that the city will be fuli of out-of-town visitors for these attractions a number having come for the Padcrewski concert and staying over for those of the coming week. how unfailingly his houses sell out and remembering how every seat, even to the stage, was taken at his last ap- pearance here. one of his local man. agers was asked to tell something of Aim.
 "Kreisler," she said. He is one of the most interesting personalities as well as one of the greatest violinists of history. He is one of those rarely gifted men for whom success was cer- tain, whatever line of work he might have followed. His position among violinists of four time is, to say the least, second to none. In deciding to devote himself to the violin, if the testimony of such a man as Harold Bauer is to be believed, there was lost to the world in Kreisler an equally great pianist. In fact, he is still an admirable pianist and only few years ago he appeared in London in such capacity in a concert of chamber music. He had a brilliant career in Vienna when youth, as a famous physician and Fritz, had he con- tinued his work in medicine, undoubted- ly would have become one of the great men of the world in that profession. When he was working with Massart in Paris he incidentally found time to go to the Beaux Arts and work at painting and his fellows, who were then with him, say that he showed a very decided talent in that line.
 '.The interesting feature of this versatility is that it has not resulted in a scattering of his talent. If genius had capacity for work, Kreisler is certainly a genius of the highest class. He is never idle. It was not until 1899 that he decided finally to make the vio- lin his career. He overcame great ob stacles and within two years had taken his place among the great artists of the world. Today he stands absolutely without rival in purity of style, beauty and tone and soundness of. artistry. " zs Other vielinists thererare who may, have a larger tone. Other violinists there are who may rejoice more in the technical fireworks of violin playing, but there is none today who so com pines the classic pose with the fire of romanticism. Whether Kreisler plays an old Italian concerto by Fivaldi, or the Chaconne by Bach, or the Concerto by Beethoven, or the Concerto by Tschaikowsky, he is always supreme q final authority in the interpretation of the works of such different periods" RECITAL AT CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC TODAY -sa- ~
 Pupils of the Birmingham Conserva tory of Music will be heard in the fol towing weekly recitul SdIurudy at l o'clock in Cable hall:
 Guitar Serenade' (Blake), Cora Lee Jones. fef
 Let Us Try" (Spaulding), Dorothy Shields, ts
 Morning song' (Gurlitt), Dorothy Insche.
 ''Ballade" (Burgmuller), Myra Har- rison.
 The Spirit of Chivalry" (Burgpul- ler), Pauline Wilson.
 ''Remembrances'' (Heller), Ernest Bushi.
 Gypsy Rondo'' (LudebuhL. Mary Edwards.
 "Arabesque" (Bursmuller) Frances Montgomery.
 Quaker Dolr' (spauldins), velma Bosworth.
 "Gondoliera" (Reinhold), Teresa Catanzano.
 'Helter skelter" (Zilcher), Thelma McClendon.
 Happy Farmer" (Schumann), Ag- nes Feryl Matthews.
 ''Conatina F Major" (Clementf), Grace Norris.
 rsalterella" (schmolD, Margaret Ellis.
 "Barcarolle" (Enna), Evelyn Blum enfield.
 Jack Tar" (Maxinm), John Heath.
 Hunting Butterflies" (Schytte). Kathleen Lokoy.
 Sailors Song" (Grieg), Yetta Pas kowitz.
 Album Leaf ;" Folk Song, E Ma jor' (Grieg), Marian Hamilton.
 "Serenade "Humoristic Dance" (Grieg), Aleta Jones.
 MISS CRAWFORD TO GIVE
 SECOND OF RECITALS