THIRD HEIFETZ RECITAL

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 49, 26 August 1921, Page 3

THIRD HEIFETZ RECITAL

ANOTHER ARTISTIC TRIUMPH.

The third of the Jascha Heifetz violin" recitals was given in the Town Hall laeb night, when again the audience was large and extremely enthusiastic. Whatever it was the rather too impassive Heifetz played—the grave or the gay—it pleased his hearers and recalls were insistent. Literally lie m<ide his instrument sing with a rich and full harmony. Undoubtedly (he biggest item of the evening was that with which the performance opened, Max Bruch'a "Scotch Fantasie," which was finely played. Based on old Scotch folk songs, greatly elaborated, the fantasie works up to a finale introducing "Scots Wha Hae" iii a variety of forms': which received to the full the benefit /of the brilliant artistry of the visitor. There followed^ "Rondo Capriccio" i (Saint Saens), in which the agile bow danced through the leading theme, dealt daintily with a fairylike interlude, and so on to the robusfc finale. Perhaps the soloist's .great technical ability was best brougljt out by Haydn's "Vivace" and by Mozart's "Rondo," both of which call for the perfect execution which ' seems: to ba second nature to Heifetz. Another of the older school of composers was-repre-sented by Handel's "Larghetto," tha irich tone of which raised the' audience to the utmost enthusiasm; "Slavonic Dance, E Minor" (Dvorak), -with., its plaintive air giving way:to a. lilt that grips the feet, was another gem; -Finally on^ the programme ..' was Sarasate's "Gipsy Airs," a fantasie bright, melodipus, and captivating. The work is a favourite with violinists, and this, in itself, gave the audience full opportunity of realising that last night it was in a master's hands. Particularly effective was the central muted string passage. During the course of the evening,the soloist obligingly responded to encores, arid ' played Beethoven's haunting "Minuet," Rimsky-Korsakoff's "Romance Oriental," Kreisler's popular "Caprice Viennois," and Beethoven's "Turkish 1 March." '-.-.'.

In Mr. Samuel Chotzinoff, the accompanist, Heifetz has 'the ;most effectiv* and sympathetic of backgrounds upon ■whichfto build his fine, effects. The final recital will be given in. the Grand Opera House to-morrow night, when included in the programme will-lie Chaconne (Vitali); Symphpnie Espagnole, Op. 21 (Edouard Wo);' Valse, from Orchestral, Suite (Tschaißowsliy)';'' Nocturne, E Flat (Chopin); Tambourine Chinois (Kreisler); Walther's Prize Rpng (Wagner);,.Scherza Tarantelle:'(Wieniaw-' sky); and other request numbers :