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MUSICAL NOTES.
|_ Heintz's... Outburst at Singapore His Hackneyed Programmes Review of Columbia Records,
on practically Iny a hundred to
one that if they give two pro PARIS IN THROES OF
grammes the Mendelssohn Concerta
Oll
| will, bo the tour de fares on one of them. We are sick to death of the Mendelsohn Concerte. To see that By ALLEGRO.
the programme is "nough to Haifitz's outblirat to the press make people stay away from the representatives as Singapore
reconcert as a protest,» As is generally knows the firm of At a sectional musting of thegarding the size of his 'sudionces
Then agnis: Saint-Saens Rondu Swift of Coventry, Ltd, has been American Society of Automotive was not only childish but deplor. Capriccine--another old hackneyed: in liquidation since April last. The Engineers, held recently at Pittsblo Local enthusiasts may la "favourite." Showy and flashy, it purchase of the whole assets of the bury, it was demonstratail that one mant over poor attendances and is beloved by violinists wishing to company has now been completed by out of every ten gallons of petrol twit the so-called musio-lovers in show what they can do. This is R. H. Collier & Co., Ltd., South
waa' wasted when sparking plugs their midst; but Heifitz is roganded another piced that has been played Yardley, Birmingham. The purare used for a longer distance that by educated people of all nations by almost every violini who has chase cotPTA the goodwill of the
A motor-car engine, as one of the lending lights of his visited us. Swift bani, ..
the whole stock of in which were a sot of sparking profession, and it was letting L'Apres-midi d'une Fuyne, Avished and unfinished apares, Jigs, plugs which had been used for 10,150 down not only himself but his orchestral work, utterly inadequ tools, drawings, and technical in- miles, was placed in view of the au- profession as a whole when he ex-ately portrayed on the violin, but
dience of hundred engineers. The
pressed publicly his annoyance be "it ended with a passage of such fongine, with a "flow-meter '' at-
tached, was put into operation, the his firet recital and 500 to
case "only" 700 people came to extraordinner difficulty that only his students of the violin could proper "Row-motur measuring the amount
ly appreciate it." (The virtuoso.} of petrol consynd at different speeds, Thon the engine was stop-
again to the fore)... pod, now sparking Blugs were in- stalled, and petrol consumption wat again measured. The same domon stration has previously been made might be pardoned for wondering
sach audiences were many times with a motorcar under why, it
an actual road operation, but this parault to him, he does not stay in
flow meter tcat created ticular an unusual degree of interest among the engineers who witnessed it.
formation.
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end. After all, this was Heintz's third tour in the East and he ought to Que have known what to expect,
An
An
AI-
Golliwog's Cakewalk.. rangement of a piano picer.
All-Wein. Another piano piece
arranged" by Heifitz.
The Bumble Bee. Another or America, playing to his thousanda,chestral piece, chosen for effect, . instead of globe-trotting almost! Gipsy din by Sarasate, the wi- every other year. In any case his card of the violin. Technique rauture in coming to the East is again! commercial one in the same way as
As encore he that of a manufacturer's repre- more of Sarasate's and that tor sentative who tours a territory in ribly cheap arrangement ol the hope of doing satisfactory busi Mendelsohn's. On Wings of Son ness. Ho takes a risk and hopes which he has been playing hard for
his visit will be financialy success- Jul. It in one town he meets with
the past ten years.
DEPRESSION.
ALL ANIMATION, AND SPARKLE HAS GONE.
BIG HOTELS AND STORES HALF EMPTY.
Paris has changed almost beyond recognition to those who knew it tea, five or even two years ago,
All the sparkle and animation has gone, and the amusement and hotel caterers are in despair,
I am told, for example, says a Press correspondent that a dozen of the leading, hotors in Paris are not doing between them the normal business of one.
This fact is self-evident, for the hotels are more than half empty The staff, although reduced, a idlo. Princely suites are going
PROF EINSTEIN ON A SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION.
DISARMAMENT.
(Continued from Fago 1.1
TAUGHT ONLY BY
· CATASTROPHE?
If we do sat agros to limit in. dividual States in their sovereignty. all of them engaging themselves tu common notion against any State, which obstructs oponly or secretly the decisions of the Arbitration Court, we cannot emerge from the conditions of general chaos, and threatening danger,
Will it require still another satan-, trophe to indues the nations to bind themselves to the enforcement
öf every decision of the recognized.. international legal authority? There is hardly any hope of betterment in the near future on the basin of the present state of affairs.
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is developed everywhere, appears reto me to be intimately connected
Present-day Nationalism, so high-
begging and the prices of ordinary
duced, but still they remain rooms have been drastically
occupied.
The Only Guesta, Some friends of mine had
2017-
with the introduction of conscrip tion. The state which demands military service from its citizens is obliged to foster among them singular experience of being the nationalistic sentiments which pro-
the
Professor Dr. Holdo (Barlin) has coushed this proposal in the follow ing form, und submit this horewith to the judgmont of American and European citizens
Considering that in the Kellogg Pact the representatives of gov ernments of the whole world have declared war in dishonourable and inadvisable means of settling dif- "farénges (of any kind between. States and have morally outlawed it it follows as a minimum res quirement that every nation Jor government, whose representa tives have signed the Kellogg Pact in their name, should bind itself solemnly at the Disarnia. mont Conference in the spirit and the letter of the Kellogg Pact... never to force any National be longing to any State, which has signed that Pact to participato.
in war.
That would show that the Govern
ments really meant business when they signed the Kellogg Part.
gave something only guests in an hotel of 300duce the necessary psychologien Those moral and legal obligations
for
rooms.
basis for military efficiency. For the The quarter of Paris in which adication of youth it must glorify depression staves the observer, most in its schools, side by side with re- dramatically in the face in that ligion, its instrument of brute force.
which many fashionablo dress-
They should follow this up by agreeing to forbid the clergy of any. denomination to bless troops or the weapons of war or to implore God for the victory of their nation.
towards their own peoples com stitute the accessory and obvious corollary of the Kellogg Fatt. They would lay the spiritual foundation, for material Disurmament.
To sum up, then, this is my posi tion. Mere agreements for Imitation of armaments afford no security whatever. An obligatory arbitration court should be endowed with an executive guaranteed by all the par- Hoipating States, which will proceed against the disturber of the peace
I do not say that a programmemakera and jewellers have their achievements this evil has sprung Together with immense social poor results he should accept them more worthy of n. first-rank artist headquarters. In ordinary times from, tire great, French revolution philosophically not rail at the would accessarily have drawn more his quarter-the Bond-street areas and has infected all other nations community for lack of support, people to the concert, but it is of Paris in mirthful with the gay in a very short time. alling them in the press how they fact that this constant paruding of laughter of the midineties. ought to spend their money and hackneyed works, this tabcoing' of ending up by declaring petulantly so many masterpieces because they that they will never have a chance technical brilliance,
do not offer sufficient scope
has been A of seeing him again..
Bore point with musical folk and Maybe he himself is partly to reputable crities for years past...
have met many genuinely enthusi blame for this state of affairs. We astic musicians who have taken no know he is a perfect technician and trouble to hear prominent violinists that every piece he plays shows a lowing to this sacrifice of musician. ship to technical, display. I'm degree of polish and a bowing and sofy and all that, Mr. Reinitz, but fingering dexterity that are amaz them's my sentiments, ing. But as I wrote recently, the most difficult work: played by him leaves many musical people "cold" as compared with the ciftet of a trifle played by Kreisler. If you have not hard a violinist for al very long time, you probably feel
If we went not merely to make Now the midinettes are silent.
mechanical and technical provisions Leading dressmakers have ruth the Disarmament Conference, but lessly cut down their wage bills and-what is more important to affect discharged girl apprentices..
the spirit of the fanples through with economiq and military sane- all countries, the jewerlpry education, we must endeavour, by tions. General conscription as the trade is perhaps the best index to international means, to make it chief breadingground of an un- prosperity,
gally possible for individuals to reasonable Nationalism, should be In Paris the jewellery trade is refuse military service; such a mea- fought; conscientious objectora to nearly dead,
sure would doubtless have a strong military service should be prateeted- moral effect.
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Here is the review of Columbia records which should have appear a fortnight ago.
xxxx Enthusiastically recommend.
ed.
4
xxx Very good...
xx Good.
x Moderate.
I Irritating.
Concerto in B Flat Minor
for Piano & Oreh.
86 is well spent in going to ORCHESTRAL, Heiz recital, but how many xxxx persons would feel imperiously drawn to attend a second display within a couple of days? You have heard him, you have, velled, but you have not been
mar-
carried away and I consider that the falling-off in numbers at his second concert is quite understand- able.
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Several establishments -havo closed their doors, and a bank manager tells me that the strong, ruems of the Paris banks are burst- ing with the unréalisable assets pt jewellers whoar mortgaged stocks have been seized to meet
heavy overdrafts.
Unoccupied Fists.
ELIMINATE ROUGH
In the fashionable resident RIDING!
district of Paris every street and (Tschaikowsky) Soloist: almost every building offer expen- Sclomon. The most pop-sive flats to let. ular of piano, concertos, clearly recorded. (This is Pre-order).
Bryal Hunt & Starm (Ber lio) Halle Orch.
xxx The Match Parade- & You can't stop me from loving
you. Billy Mayeri.
Hundreds of new and luxurious ly-fitted apartments in the Bois do Boulogne are unoccupied,
been
Wealthy Frenchmen have foreed to cut down their establish
I Toy Symphony (Haydn), ments, well their racehorses and Better described as "Birdhunters, and close their villas on Then again, look at the backney-
Twitterings with orchesthe Riviera. ed nature of his programmes.
tral accompaniment,"
I know one Frenchman of inter- Beethoven wrote ten sonatag for PIANO.
national repute who recently dis violin and piano (yes, there are Val Impromptu (Liszt) charged 60 servants,
XXX ains chers besides the 'Kreutzer');
Rondo (Hummel). Ania Mozart wrote forty-two. There are?
Dorfmann, other lovely ones by Schumann, Brahms, Gring, Delius, Elgar, etc. Does Heitz over play any cl them? Has he ever made a gramo OCTET. phono record of any important xx one but the Weary "Herk work His choice falls on pieces
Serenade (Tschaikow. which show off what wonderful
sky). technique he Possesses pieces VOCAL which tickle the ear." With the exception of an cerasional concerto, in which he shows no 'originality of choice his programmes have little musical worth. All violinist virtuosos are to be blamed in vary- ing degrees for the poverty of the musical fore which they provide, but Hoifitz is one of the offenders.
worst
CAT
Such works as the above-mention. ad sonatas and others can only be played really well by first-rate musicians, and if men like Heintz continually ignore them how
ever become familiar with them. In time, these works must/ die out altogether unless the load- ing violinista adops a different at. titudo.
Wo
The great department stores are so short of customers that half-m dozen idle saleswomen NOW Over) whelm the casual client with obse quious attentions, when a year ago she would have been ignored.
Glitter Outside, Bat
The Christmas illuminations brilliant, more the were never more
ingenious and more colourful. Tho fronts of these stores are a glitter- ing kaleidoscope of moving colours. but the crowd watch from the out- side and not from the inside. Be hited the well-stocked windows the sale-rooms are half-empty. Mana- Sors and for walkers are pathetic or in despair.
xxx The Single Man
Married Man She does it all for me.
Norman Long xxx Vocal Gems from Ruddigore, x Please don't talk about me
when I'm gone. You were my Sabration." The Big Four The latter is an absolute cribs of "I've learnt lot" (Lady Luck). These quartetten nre sung throughout Jorte, with no expression. Whole keeping y
Charming?
xxx
ORGAN.
با پیر
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Princi
One Little Raindrop Excellent Diction.
Florence Oldham.
Pardon Madame & Good. night. "Reginald Foort.
Since writing the above, have been able to trace the programmes played by Heifitz at his Singapors DANCES. recitals. The first is identical to the cno performed here, which was very mediocre. The second one, which failed to draw sufficient! people to plesso him, ая 2#
follows:
Concerto
Mendelssohn
Rondo Capriccioso Saint-Saens
L'Apres Midi d'une
Faune
Golliwog's
Cakewalk
Alt-Wein
The Bumble Boo
Gipsy Airs"
Debussy
Debussy Gadowsky- Heiftz Rimsky-
Korsakov Sarasate
x. Sweet & Lovely F.T.".
There's a Time and Place for Everything FT.
Savoy Hotel Orpheans
about
x That's what I like
you. (Quickstep> Aim me Gooilsight
(Waltz) Jack Payna
x· Sally (Waltz)
As for Montmartre, it is dead, The brightly illuminated hillaider which "never slept have become a wilderness.
Of the several hundred cabarets which once thrived in its narrow streets hardly a scora remain open, and these are half abandoned.
There is a final - criterion by which to judge of the disappearing gaistics of Paris. It is that the Russians are leaving. They, succussively migrated from from Constantinople to Vienna, Vienna to Berlin, and from Berlin. to Paris in the wake of the great wave of gaiety which followed the Armistice.
The Tocais Has Sounded.
As each European capital in turu succumbed to "the prevailing malady of economic depression the Russians departed in search of prosperity. They came at last to Paris, and their restaurants, their theatres, and their calarets, thrived for several years.
Fall in and Follow, the Band. F.T.
Debroy Somers. xx. Got a Date with an Angel
PT. Who (sic) do you love IT..
Debroy Somern Andersons also have in stock some No wonder Paris is pessimistic.
Now the Locsin has sounded and their turn has come,
It is just what might have been records issued by the Linguaphone The reasons are not far to sesk expected. Every violinist on tour Company giving Everyday Ben The considerable dooline in French feels that he must play either the tences in English and the correct prosperity is, of course, one of Mendelssohn Concerto ar ́ Lalo's pronounciation of words DS nu them. The fall in tourist traffic is Sumphonic Espagnole. They are thorised by the B.B.C. Advisory another.
the B.B.C. Advisory another to day is as respectable
all the same-Zimballet, Elman, Committee.
Cecilia Hansen, Thibaud, Kubelík, you begin to wonder whether you and virtuous, and as distinctly dull. Heiftz, and even "Kroiler: "You *enn speak your 'own" language 1. as any provincial city.
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