MUSIC.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 906, 27 August 1910, Page 9

MUSIC.

(By Trkblb Clef.)

Gatuc. .-■... /Thus the Sydney "Mail" on the last of the Calve concerts, there: "Despite the absence .of .ilioso stage surroundings which are so necessary to the fullest enjoyment of the', gems of opera, Calve has achieved a wonderful triumph in Sydney4 ' It is, indeed, difficult to recall a series' of concerts in' connection with which there was such a display of real and sustained enthusiasm .as lias been called forth by ;tho kuprome artistry of the incomparable Cplye. , For incomparable in her own special sphere—dramatic music—sho undoubtedly is. It has not been the case of a.great reputation drawing a crowded house at 1 the opening of a tour and failing to ■ come up to expectations. The . enthusiasm has. gone on steadily increasing, until, at the final evening concert, ' it, culminated in a most remarkable de-' monstration, which is , not likely to beforgotten by thoso privileged to share in it. The people roared out their delight in unrestrained fashion, and'at the close of tho big duet with Sigiior Gasparri ■ from ."Cavalleria Busticana" men cheered themselves hoarse, while in all parts of the hall fluttered the handkerchiefs of girls \ind women." , . At.Calve's concert, to bo' given in the Town Hall on Saturday evening next, this great artist will sing the "Jewel Song," from "Faust," the "Habanera," from "Carmen," the "Mysoli," from "The Pearl of Brazil, , ,' and will be associated with Signor Gasparri in the fine dramatic duet from "Cavalleria Eusticana." ' Krelsler Parts. With His "Strad." ' The celebrated Stradivarius v.ylin, known as Adams or De Grevillo, which was recently sold by the well-known violinist, Fritz Jireisler, •to a musical house of Chicago, for their celebrated collection of rare violins, is regarded by connoisseurs as the greatest example o'f his work in the United States, considered as a concert, instrument. It was. made in the year 1726 .by Stradivarius, when he was eighty-two years of age. ■ That Stradivarius, at this period of his life, was ablo to pSbduco this and other, celebrated violins is noteworthy, proved his tremendous vitality and fidelity to his calling. Ho worked for ten years afterwards! No falling off is noticeable in the.-tono' quality of his instruments of this period. In.modeling and outline they surpassed in grandeur .his violins of 1700 to 1720, which is usually considered as . his •golden period. The Kreisle'r Strad possesses a tone of extreme sympathetic quality and large volume. With such an instrument in his possession any violinist of ability is well equipped to enthrall every audience before whom he appears. The tone of stfch a violin is like the voice of l'atti in her best day. It has all tho qualities which reauh down and pull on one's heart strings. Its sympathetic tone will produce tears or laughter at the will of the player. . This celebrated . instrument was brought to America manv years ago by Sir.' R. D. Hawley, of Hartford. Conn., whose love for fine, violins, and the collection which he succeeded in forming, give a great deal to cultivate in America love and appreciation for the works of tho greatest masters in Italy of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Mr. Plawley parted with it eventually to Mr.. Adams, of New York, who owned it until it was bought by Mr. Krcisler. Mr. Kreisler concertised upon it throughout all Europe and' America, until he came to Chicago, when tho transaction whereby it passed out of his possession took place. Tho celebrated liott Stradivarius is of practically the same period. It was made in 1723. The well-known Earl Stradivarins, formerly of the fiatvlcy collection, is dated This is the date of the I'aganini Stradivariua also. Antoinc Stradivari, called Stradivarius, was born at Cremona, Italy, ill in!"-. He rliH in tin- .'Mine plac-c in 173 V. He was the most famous of all the world's great violin makers,