Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
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TWO PHILIPPINE MUSICIANS.

Two young and gifted Philippine
musicians appeared in joint public re-
cital at the studio of Frances GuteliuS
last night. They were Rosario Picazo,
pianist, and Ernesto Vallejo, violinist.
The audience showed much enthusiasm
over their efforts.
Miss Picazo has been making her res
idence in Washington for the season
Just closing She has had considerable
experience as a teacher in Manila. The
numbers she presented last night were
very exacting and showed her to be
possessed of fine technique and must
cianly background. She gave the most
colorful and poetic readings to Chopin S
'Fantaisie Impromptu" and "Ballade IN
Minor" and the March Wind" by
Edward Mcdowell. Her Mozart and
Brahms we're inclined to be academic,
and in the Debussy numbers there was
too sharp a sense of contrast and that
subtly flowing line that is a dominant
characteristic of this masters works
was not emphasized. The Lark" by
Balakirew was we'll done and the Gran
ADDS allegro de Concerto" showed the
facile command of accurate and diff
cult phrasing effectively.
Mr.. Vallejo, the young violinist VINO
distinguished himself by making his
New York debut in formal recital last
showed good reason last night for the
highly encouraging praise that he re-
ceived from the metropolitan critics on
that occasion He is slight in build and
not so very much taller than his bow
is long, yet he produces an amazingly
big, round tone, vibrant with emotional
color One has only to hear a phrase
from his bow and realize why Mlscha
Elman when he CHANGED to hear the
lad play in Manila some years ago grew
enthusiastic and even taught the boy
himself. 1t was primarily through Mr..
Elman's interest and the sympathetic
and practical backing of his own gov
eminent officials that Ernesta Vallejo
was enabled to come to the United
States and study with Franz Kne1sel
until his death. Vallejo then continued
his studies with jacobson. He shows
thorough training, particularly evident
last night in the "CanZonetta," by
d'Annbrosio, and "Habanera." by Sara
safe, in which chromatics and other in
tricacies of lingering as well as OF bow
ing, we're brilliantly achieved. The
Carpier- Kreisler La Chase" was given
with good taste in coloring and excel
lent tempo and phrasing. Brahms
"Waltz in A major was little lack
ing in smooth transition from one
phrase to the next and also in poised
finish In style, but this youth doubtless
will achieve much more than that in
time, for he has big gift, good train
ing and, apparently, level head. he
raher ersentimentalized the ave
Marie" of Schubert, Mendelssohn's ON
Wings of Song and the Rosary" OF
Nevin. This. however, is II anything
fault on the right side of the ledger.
It is not difficult to refine emotional
tendencies in playing, but it is prac-
tically impossible to create emotion in
a technically fine but emotionally dead
performer. He played lifting Philip
pine folk song delightfully."-. H. F.
CHARLOTTE KLEIN'S RECITAL.
An organ recital, much appreciated
by good sized audience, though
churchly settings precluded applause,
was given last evening by Charlotte
Klein under the auspices of the District
Chapter of the American Guild of
Organists at the Church of the Epiphany.
A program note explained that, with
the exception of a manuscript number
dedicated to Miss Klein, all the Selec-
tons on the program were being pre-
sented in recital by the artist for the
first time, that they were played from
memory and that the same program
would be offered by Miss Klein next
week at the general convention OF the
Guild of Organists at Memphis, her
third appearance in recital before that
body.
One may well say, If it is not super
fiuous compliment in the case of a
musician as we'll known here as Miss
Klein, that her whole program showed
an assurance of Interpretation and
mastery of the instrument itself that
l1armonized into an extremely smooth
and dignifled presentation There was
no striving for virtuoSity, though there
organs power. There was no attempt
to become impressive through sheer
elasticity of effect, as one finds too
frequently in organists who have won
ultimate authority over the mechanics
Of their art. 1t was all quite the oppo-
site, more tranquil, more suggestive,
more moody, though there were num-