Evening star., 1939-01-17


personality, were present in the perft
At the same time, they brought:
variety and each appearance was
awaited with fresh interest by the
large audience attending.
For Nine. Dosia and Mr.. Baume
it was Washington debut and
for Mr.. Cascade his second appear
ance at these morning musicales,
where his debut last year is still
fresh in memory. All three left
a strong wish in their listeners to
hear them again, which is true
sign of the success of a debut or
a temperance.
A most attractive singer is Nine.
Dosia, who has great personal joy
in her work. Her voice is one of
the loveliest to be heard here and
it is safe to predict that she will
steadily mount the ladder of fame
by her natural gifts and her innate
artistry. The freshness and the feel
OF untouched resources in her voice,
its descriptive power and its wide
range are not often to be found, and
as finely schooled as it is, it is not
so overcultivated that the natural
ness has been done away with. In
this she is unique for she combines
artistic finish with the unspoiled
freshness of youth.
her Introductory group comprised
the lovely "Chanson Triste" by Du-
pare, Faure's lie Papillon ct la
Fleur" and the aria "Je Suis Encore
tout Etourdie" from Massenet's
"Manon." Whether in the long
spun phrases of the Duparc song
or the graceful charm of the aria,
she was complete mistres of the art
OF presenting them. A second group
held two beautiful Greek songs, the
TO Layarni" by Spathy and "Sere-
made" by Petrides. The purity of
her tones and the variety of Ler
infections arrested the attention
and infused the songs with great
beauty. The aria, "Vissi d'arte"
from "Tosca" concluded her pro-
gram but the enthusiastic recep-
ton given the young singer called
forth two encores. Frederick Schau-
wecker, at the piano. provided an
excellent background for the singer.
Mr.. Baume was the first to in
troduce himself, playing the Bach
Busoni Prelude Chorale in G, In
Dir ist Freude.' Later he gave a
group of Chopin numbers. two by
| Scriabin and Albenizs Navarro. +"
An exceedingly crisp tone which is
always liquid and we'll rounded is
Mr.. Baumes particular gift while
his technique is one of Hghtness
and brilliancy.
He is Chopin player par excel
lence and in the "Etudes in G Sharp
Minor, Op. 25, No. g. that in &c
| Flat Minor, Op. 10, No. s. and the
"Scherzo in B Minor" the fleet and
delicate clarity of his execution,
the mobile phrasing and dynamic
effects made one realize that here
was an affinity with the composer
seldom met with. Only the Moe
ture in D Flat carried any measure
of disappointment for its dreamy
poetry was accepted in rather mat
ter offact manner by Mr.. Baume
rather than as most beautiful
example of another-and perhaps
more genuine-side of the great
genius. A most graceful and scin-
tillating performance of the "Valse,
Op. 64' was given as encore.
The second artist to be heard
was Mr.. Cascade, who has a special
way of immersing himself in his
music so that it is as interesting
to watch as to hear him. Every
thing that he does is so symmetri-
cal, so we'll wrought and in such
excellent musical taste. But that
is simply the form for his feeling
is warm and deep and glows in
every phrase. His reading of the
Beethoven Sonata in F. ajor, Op.
IT. was most articulate with every
measure given its own moment of
Importance in the weaving of the
whole. A perfect command of the
mechanics of his instrument en-
riched by his true and intelligently