New Britain herald., 1928-11-12

tory. something to remember and talk about for years to come. lts power spoke to every heart. The Trojan expositor of this masterpiece earned every whit of tho tumult of applause he received. As If playing such a hand composition was not enough the pianist had to meet the demand for more with . dash of Schubert.
 It was now Miss Ponselle's turn to share the glory. and right smartly did she meet the test with five songs of diverse moods. When she reached Rihard Strauss "Zueignung." or as translated, Dedication" she was in fine form and touched all hearts. This beautiful song. written during the early days of this modern mas ter, when his object was not to scare people with fiendish tones. was given with nicety of. expression and re- sonancy of tone. The same exquisite projection was awarded to schu- bert's "Die Allmacht." which fol- lowed. This group was concluded with the Bach -Gounod "Ave Maria" which in addition to the piano ac- compartment had as . background the suave violin of Herbert A. An- derson and organ playing by Theron w. Hart, the whole being an out standing delight. Miss Ponselie, by way of quieting the tumult. sang Tick Took. a happy but ever-living encore tidbit
 MT. Ganx returned with four numbers, two of which were his very own, and the last the robust Polon- aise in E by Liszt. One of the Ganz competitions. entitled After Mid night" was exceptionally meritori- ous, extremely brilliant in execution and in effect like . gambol or witches over gravestones on Hallo- ween night. It was one of the most attractive pieces of the afternoon. After the brilliantly played Polon- aise the tumult was 70 pronounced tLat MT. Ganz had to give two ad- ditional pieces to quiet 1t, choosing the Chopin valse brillante in A flat and a Liszt liebestraum. the one with the air known by all.
 Four final numbers were given by Miss Ponselle. and among them was Invocation to Eros" by Jean Paul Pursteiner. The finest flower of her art went into this song. It was affect ing to the last degree. Her conclud- ing programmed number. Hills
 by LaForge. was similarly we'll re- ceived. But the audience would not permit her to stop. She sang the tn- cvitable 70 Sol Mio." and followed with the Habanera from Carmen. by request. doing this with a flow CT in her hair. picked from the bou- quets which previously had been brought to the stage by her admir- CTS. She acted az we'll as sang this famous air. bringing to herself great applause.
 Miss Ponselle's voice impressed many as a finely developed organ. glowingly vibrant in its lower and middle registers. adequate but in- clined to need forcing in its upper heights Unlike her sister. and more In consonance with the character of a lower voice. she seemed to be at her best In quiet moods There was something of the pastoral in her manner. yet in moments of gayety she played charmingly with the sparkling wine of piquancy. as in the selection from Carmen" Added to her vocal accomplishments was a magnetic personality and pantomi- mic ability, which seems to run in the Ponselle family. This city. hear Ing her for the first time, readily fell under the sway Of her art. Her accompanist was Ellmer Zoller.
 Mir. Gang with no difficulty im- pressed as one of the worlds great est pianists, In spite of an unusual handicap met here-the use of a pi- ano fresh from the factory. Experts worked. upon its action for three hours Sunday morning in the en- deavor to tune 1t up,. not only as to sound but with regard to action. Fair progress was made, but 1t could not be placed in the condition of pi- ano that has undergone reasonable use. The pianist was highly pleased at the reception of his music in this city. saying after the performance that the applause after the Beetho- ven sonata convinced him thorough Iy that New Britain possessed mus ical intelligence not too frequently found in small cities. His estimate of his New Britain audience regis tered fully 100 per cent. Az evidence