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TTH/IW .	Mr. Thibaud’s clarity and grace, a true
1 llVlUitj.	manifestation of the Gallic spirit, are
always in evidence in his playing; but he can sound a deeper and more serious note. The fire and bravura, the poetic delicacy that he put into Lalo’s well-worn “Symphonie Espagnole” presented it in a fresh and alluring aspect. Beethoven’s sonata he played in the true style of chamber music, with a deep sincerity, with a fine rhythmic sense and finish of phrasing. He was ably seconded in this performance and in the accompaniments to the other numbers of the program by Charles Hart, pianist.
ji n j r rj .	Mr. Thibaud is not in need of
d r l j I\ /1 I < l J •	commendation to this public. He
has long been a familiar visitor and is indeed a well established favorite. His art is so finished, so dignified and withal so full of subtle elements of expression that an afternoon may always be profitably given to listening to his playing. He was heard yesterday tfy a large audience in which were many of the local violinists and cellists, who undoubtedly found their
rr n T DfT \Tf¡' . For thoroughly finished violin-1 fl 1 D U IV Ej . playing, with a tone to charm the ear and a clamness of manner to appease the eye, one should go to Jacques Thibaud, who gave a delightful performance at his afternoon recital, his second this season, at Town Hall. It was not a display of fireworks. Mr. Thibaud is not and did not attempt to be a spectacular or flamboyant violinist. His playing
Tr//J r> I M, There is a wonderful competence W \ /1\ I. IJ. about Mr. Thibaud’s playing—not in the usual sense of “good enough,” but in the sense that he inspires belief in his ability to perform the task at hand. One hears him play the opening bars of a work and settles back with a sigh of relief, secure in the knowledge that the music is in good hands, that the player will not fail either as technician or interpreter. He played yesterday with a finely tempered, full-throated tone that kept its warmth and beauty throughout a wide gamut of color and dynamics, ana throughout his program he displayed a׳ comprehension of the music and an authority and breadth in his readings that came as a benefice after the emotional uncertainty and myopic literalness of the average fiddler.
A	A J\I • Jacques- Thibaud gave his
/± IVI I-j Iy 1 vv It • second violin recital yesterday afternoon in Town Hall. Ably assisted at the piano by Charles Hart, he played Beethoven’s D major Sonata, opus 12, No. 1; Lalo’s “Symphonie Espagnole,” including the Scherzando; Chausson s “Poeme,” and a group of pieces comprising the Weber-Kreisler “Larghetto,” a charming Andantino and Scherzetto by Francois Passe and Saint-Saëns’ “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.” Monsieur Thibaud once more provided genuine pleasure through the finely balanced eloquence and distinction of his interpretative methods.
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