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February 15, 1923
Sundelius deserves, the praise which has been heaped upon her by cnUcs was evident from the first selection. The concert, given under the direction of the B Sharp Musical Club, brought out not only the members of that organization but also many other patrons of music from this city and the vicinity and may be said to have started off most appropriately the season of music in this city. In the fresh and springlike beauty of Sundelius’ voice one forgot the trained singer. This was especially so in the lyrics. There was a sense of beauty in the phrasing that impressed even the most unlearned in music. It was evident that she ׳sang because she loved to sing.” In the Balatella, her voice was lovely beyond words, and the tribute of applause she received was richly deserved. Sundelius repeated two of her final selections and also responded most graciously to encores.
Garrison Delights in Baltimore Recital
,'Fresh from triumphs in Germany and Austria,” says the Baltimore American, apropos of Mabel Garrison’s Baltimore recital on January 8, “Mabel Garrison gave a recital at the Lyric last evening under the auspices of the Flying Club of Baltimore. There is no more artistic singer anywhere than Miss Garrison and she was in particularly good form last night. In beauty of phrasing, clarity of diction, understanding of dynamic values and refinement of style, she is unexcelled. The quality of her. voice, always beautiful as it was, seems now to have an added richness and warmth, and even greater flexibility.”
The Baltimore News agreed, saying:
The recital of last evening showed her distinctly in the light of a concert singer and one possessed of considerable ability in presenting concert songs. Her voice is one that makes a strong appeal to her hearers, chiefly on account of the beauty of its tone quality, which retained throughout the entire range, and on account of its extreme flexibility. It is a somewhat^ light voice, but with splendid carrying power, and particularly noticeable in assisting her in interpreting was her. admirable breath control.
The Baltimore Sun supplemented these comments with the view that:
In the. development of her lower tones and in the general finish of her singing she has made a notable advance. With these improvements added to her former equipment she has lost nothing of the sweet, smooth quality which always marked her natural voice nor of her accuracy of pitch nor of the personal charm which is a considerable part of her artistry.
A Fine Tribute to Chamlee
When Mario Chamlee appeared recently in concert in Springfield, Ohio, he inspired one of the members of his audience, Lida Keck Wiggins, to write the accompanying poem:
The day had been a fevered one and long,
My heart was burdened with an hundred cares;
My soul was weary of the things of earth;
And then I went to hear an hour of song
By one who laurels with earth’s great ones shares;
By one whose singing is a thing of worth.
I sank exhausted in my seat and thought Of all the tasks the day had brought to me,
And said: “If I might die I should rejoice.”
And then he came upon the stage, and wrought A change that was not short of wizardry The moment that he gave to us his voice,
The tones of it were chrism to the brain;
The cplor of it drove gray clouds away;
The melody was like a magic balm;
All weariness was gone. I was again As rested as at dawning of the day;
For tumult there succeeded healing calm.
He sang of flowers and trees and deathless love.
He breathed a soul into the printed word;
He charmed us with the magic of his art.
And to ethereal regions far above My thoughts were lifted as I saw and heard This singer who sang to us from his heart.
Gabrilowitsch’s Second New York Recital
From the distantly related activities of conducting the Detroit _ Symphony Orchestra, Ossip Gabrilowitsch is modulating in successive stages through a Lynchburg recital under the auspices of the Music Lovers’ League, and a recital at Sweetbriar College the following day, to his second New York recital of this season, February 17.
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More Laurels for Arturo Bonucci
As will be seen by the press notices that follow, Arturo Bonucci, Italian cellist, has won the highest success wherever he has played. One paper says he is “second to none of the great masters of his instrument;” another says “his dazzling technic is strongly reminiscent of the violin technic of Heifetz.” Much has had to be omitted from these reprints because of limitecLspace, but that which remains shows what a hold Bonucci has on his audiences:
Bonucci a Wizard on Cello.— ... It was evident from the start that here was a performer who was second to none of the great masters of his instrument that have b:en heard in Paterson. The fine graceful phrases of the slow movements and the spriteliness and clean-cut work demonstrated in the faster selections won admiration for him from the outset. . . . Mr. Bonucci was heard in an intermezzo and a Russian song by Lalo, and an allegro movement by Nachez. In all of these he displayed the same mastery and skill that was so apparent in his first group and that was a source of surprise throughout to all his hearers.—Paterson (N. J.) Press-Guardian.
Of these numbers the most pleasing were the Russian song in which Mr. Bonucci produced an extremely beautiful tone, and the Popper piece, which by reason of its dazzling virtuosity made a great appeal to the audience. The most interesting things of the evening were the encores, which included a movement from one of the Bach sonatas for cello alone, and also a very interesting and effective study in harmonics.—Sioux City News.
The audience which greeted the artists was large and cordial to the point of enthusiasm. . . . Joseph Adler was also heard jointly with Mr. Bonucci in the Franck sonata, which number proved Mr. Bonucci’s powers as an artist, and offered plenty of opportunity for the display of a flawless and dazzling technic, strongly reminiscent of the violin technic of Heifetz in his most brilliant moments. A light touch and a singing tone which was characteristic of his playing entirely eliminated any suggestion of cumbersomeness often associated with the cello as a solo instrument in the hands of any but the supreme artist.—Danbury Journal.
Bonucci Given Great Reception.—So commanding was the work of the two artists that the enthusiasm of the audience manifested itself right from the beginning, and gathered momentum as the recital progressed. Although their numbers were difficult and numerous, the artists were obliged, by reason of the thunderous applause of appreciation that followed their every number, to favor with encores. Their triumph w־as complete in every respect. . . . Graveure commanded the admiration of his audience, as did Bonucci, whose delicacy of style, fineness of tone, perfect phrasing and smoothness and accuracy in the execution of all movements, regardless of the difficulties facing him, made his playing divine.— Paterson Morning Call.
Bonucci proved himself to be a very gifted cellist, a young artist possessing fine mastery over his instrument. The strong points of his playing were particularly emphasized in his own three compositions Harmonics Capriccio and the encore following immediately, Fileuse; then an encore later during the evening Stacatto Study—all showed much taste and־ ability for virtuosity.—Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette.
Joseph Malkin Praised in Various Cities
Joseph Malkin, sokncellist, on tour with the Geraldine Farrar Company, wins honors everywhere he plays, as will be noted in the press excerpts printed below:
The assisting artists were extremely well received, the cellist especially being recalled with great enthusiasm and responding with two encores.—Cincinnati Post, November 23.
Mr. Malkin made a favorable impression as a cellist of individuality and good technical equipment. He had no inclination to the luscious or sentimental, but played with directness and conviction.—Louisville Courier-Journal, November 24.
Mr. Malkin’s numbers gave him every opportunity to display a superb technic and faultless tone, and his audience rewarded his efforts by prolonged and sincere applause.—Johnstown Ledger, December 5.
Mr. Malkin was accorded enthusiastic^ applause, with his cello playing. All of his numbers were familiar selections, one of the most beautiful being Rimsky-Korsakoff’s Chanson d’lndoue.—Washington Observer, December 4.
Joseph Malkin, cellist, left an unusually good impression. Possessed of a delectable tone and a genuine warmth of musical feeling, his playing is morn than pleasing. Hungarian Rhapsody by Popper was truly vivid with the wild, unrestrained sorrow and joy of the Hungarian gypsy, child-like in his abandonment to mood. Reminiscent of Liszt’s famous works of the same name, it sparkles with the same sort of technic, and it was played in a very dashing and brilliant fashion. The Beethoven Minuet in G, given as an encore, was delightful in its smallness, an example of delicate artistrv. Mr. Malkin is an artist well worth an entire program.—Dayton Evening Herald, November 18.
Morris “Predestined for a Great Career”
The accompanying pithy sentences refer to Harold Morris and are self-explanatory:
A good musician, endowed with talent, temperament—New York Evening World.
One of the few who have early persuaded audiences of the enjoyable quality of music.—New York Times.
Audience enormous.—New York American.
Played with careful attention to contrast in color and dynamics.— Brooklyn Eagle.
Predestined for a great career.—New York Staatszeitung.
Big tone—plays with feeling—pleasing touch.—New York Herald.
A capable American artist and an exceptionally successful evening.—New York Evening Mail.
Mr. Morris has more than the average talent and a broader musical vision than most of his contemporaries.—New York Tribune.
The playing of a musician. A strict sincerity was the underlying factor.—New York Sun.
Mr. Morris is a musician in every way, possessed of a fine sense of interpretation, an abundance of power, and is a tonal artist of the first rank.—New York Morning Telegraph.
A master of his instrument.—Dayton (Ohio) Journal.
Sundelius Proves “Sterling Attraction”
Recently Marie Sundelius appeared in a recital at Jamestown, N. Y., and “sang her way straight to the hearts of the audience.” “Mme. Sundelius’ appearance proved beyond doubt that she is a sterling attraction, as she has made half a dozen or more appearances in Jamestown within the last few years, and yet she was greeted with a large audience.” The preceding is quoted from the Jamestown Journal.
The following criticism appeared in the Utica Observer Dispatch after Mme. Sundelius’ recent appearance in recital in that city for the B Sharp Musical Club:
Music-lovers who had anticipated the coming of Marie Sundelius with pleasure were in no way disappointed last night, when at the Avon Theater the grand opera star gave an exquisite program. That
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