Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-17 | Page 9 | Kreisler Reveals ''Soul of Violin"

HER REVEALS "S0ULJ VIOLIN" Famous Artist Delights Audience Audi-ence With Classic Programme Pro-gramme at Tabernacle. Melodic, mystic harmonics that thrill the soul Voicing love's passion, pain and cxulta-tation; cxulta-tation; , Pictures of dawn as starlight turns to sunlight's glow; Shadows of midnight's gloom where silence si-lence reigns; Warbling of birds unburdened by life's cares; Dancing of those oblivious to toll and woe; Exultation of the strong soul Indomitable. This Is suggested by Fritz Krelsler. master of the violin, who last night held, aa by a spell, un audience of more than 3000 persons In the Salt Lake tabernacle. And this Is not to be taken as an Intimation Intima-tion that the famous Austrian violinist strove after effect, or lowered his work to music of tho so-called "descriptive" sort. Ho did neither. As a matter of fact, there were hundreds In the audience audi-ence who would have preferred some familiar fa-miliar mulody to tho classic numbers which comprised tho programme. Krclslors artistry and technique need no pralso and call for no criticism rrom one who measures from other tbnn the ultra-critical standpoint. But most Impressive, Im-pressive, most appealing to the auditors i is the capacity of tho musician to drawl from his violin such subtleties of tone, such cxquisllo shading, such delicacy In tonal values, all vivified with the magnetism magnet-ism of a personality that understands, that the questions of technique could easily become secondary. With case, grace and dignity. Krelsler handled every number on tho extensive programme.. The. Bach stilt In K major waa splcndldlr rendered and enthusiastically enthusias-tically received. Tho second portion of the minuet wun superbly glvon. and afforded af-forded ono of tho many Instances of thn evening whero the artist's marvelous niS5tcry "r toI,c cIr was In evidence. Tho suite of eighteenth century numbersMr. num-bersMr. Krolsler's own setting of almost al-most forgotten compositions by Friedman Bach, Couperln. Pugnanl, Corclll. Cnr-tler Cnr-tler and Cartlnl. a suite which no violinist violin-ist has before presented In Suit Lake City, was tho striking feature of tho programme. pro-gramme. Tho selections covered every emotional range and were so well given i Umt discrimination would bo difficult, ! but with many of tho audience, tho Car-tier Car-tier ' Lp Chasee." a veritable "Call of the wild (in humanity), was a favorite. The Schumann romance In A major was Interpreted with a temperamental conception of ILi beauties thnt alone entitles en-titles Krcislor to the title of "genius." The artist gave but one of his own com-poslt.ons. com-poslt.ons. although his music Is accorded accord-ed high praise by tho discriminating. Ho !nJTd.u s "?anr51clc V'lonnols." a work tilled ulth color, beauty, variety, withal marked by depth and adherence lo ac- I copied standards. Carl Lnmson. Mr. Krclslcr's accompanist accompan-ist Is a true artist and played throughout through-out sympathetically nnd artistically wlth- out obtruslveness. The tabernacle choir. Professor Evan Stephens conducting and with Professor I .r i --w,.;,,..,, ut lMU organ, Eang tno i ne "DciYh ,f Minnehaha" and! 1 Bint encore"' rfcSrn3B to nn !