KREISLER.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18407, 13 June 1925, Page 17

KREISLER.

AN IMPRESSION. - (By Cum Pratt.") Kreisler, who will give his first 1 cit.il in the Theatre Royal to-night- ' s a master wizard of the fiddle. iel - L ho plays, the song of his almost human instrument seems to weave f> spoil 01 u tho senses, and ono is wafted WtJ musical dreamland. i„ OCT -= Ily the magic of his how hc_ cia ■ nsirlo tho curtains from the windows • the work'-a-day world, and allows • - audience ono glorious peep into * enchanted land. W:itr.ning V, placing, ono ccascs to think °'. niijue, or phrasing, double- stop pin g what-not. For the time being rll sue technicalities seems a? m '?PP" c ; e ' t'. olusivo as the Einstein theory r.f reutivitv. Criticism is disarmed, ana on & consciousness of the means cir! P' c> " , is overwhelmed in a flood at. mppiiieent achievement. Tljci-ougjily , s od, end at his e&sr. Kreisler put& n hearers at their ease, too. fho P ! . becomes part of the musical vision. fin j be it grrve or g-v, lilting or cinctioria , music and player are all of a piece, ,iu s liko a beautiful picture that is ' covered with one harmonious skin of naint. We only rer.liso that tho piece played was bristling with technical dimcnlties after the applause is P* 4 • Kreisler has that in common with til-. strong man at the circus, who lifts ton weight—or whatever it is he -'' ts with one hand. It looks so easy because it is done without apparent- effort. Kreislei's p'aviim is absolutely void of the usual virtuoso tricks o. affectation.- Rather stock ily built. stands squarelv facing the audience, and. nutting his gleaming Guarnerius under'his>hin, plays a Beethoven Concerto or si dazzling; Caprice by I ng- l ~ nini with as little effort »=< though he were merely rum-jug over a few scales,. Occasionally he nods Ins head to the rhythm of the music, when there is a lilt in it, end that seems to aid the effect, biit .no matter how complicated tho passage, he never neglects that subtle working of the how, «o« towards and agr.in away Irom the bridge, according as the. music- requires different degrees of varying qualities of tone. ■ , The chani) of Kreisler. will Img-i long after his violin has become to Cliristchurch people but_a wreath or mist an<l the "stars look down through Jiis form." EXTRA CONCERT ON MONDAY NIGHT. • Every seat in. tlie Theatre Eoyal for to-night's concort has been sold. All that remains arc a few special stage seats, which probably will be eagerly taken up to-day. That is the tribute of Christe.hurch to Kreisler. On his part, Kreisler lias paid a tributo to Cliristchurch. , He has instructed his manager to prepare for a. second and special contort to be given on Monday night in the Tiioatre Royal. That has been done, Jind the plans rfre now open for the guinea seats at The Bristol Piano Company, as well as for the 15s seats.