ERBRUGGHEN

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 104, 27 January 1920, Page 5

ERBRUGGHEN

I (JLty "Sylvius.'') I "'E's little, 'but Vs wise," wroto Kiplint- nf 11"! immortal "Hobs." Bi> ;s Verbiiigglic;!. the dynamo ilirit M'ds tLu ..Viv c-t>i;u Wales Slate Urche.-liu '.villi the spirit of enthusiasm. _ 'treat emduclois .iris not born once in-a decade. They arc of grow!li. There may be II hiiiulrwl who will give a passable rwidlhg (it ii symphony, and the hundred-aiid-lhsi; will happen along, and reveal, Kith heaven-burn intelligence, pearl-like iWiiities in phrasing, and general ireat-Jin-nl., Unit all Hie others have •. nv.itiiugly passed over.' Some are stragglers (ever' so conscientious, perhaps) in tho valley, the one stands- in '.lie crystalline white presence of the mountain-tops, whose ideals clarify and enchant. V'erbrueghen is one of such. He, to the intelligent listener (who need not be a musician) is a magician, whose wand makes plain and straight to the understanding apparent complexities and meaningless passages. With one coiiduetor a scene, may be Hat and of small prolit', but Vorbrugglien ...in-: the slcre'.scopic elVcct, and throws or to tho canvas the moving clouds, the blue of heaven's threshold, tho wind in tho trees, tho sparkle of tho dew on the meadow grass, tho light of tho morning, the softened twilight, llhe gloom of ! night. The sensitive listener sitting at I tho back of tho hall may feel his prcI sel'.ee just as much as does the leading j violin. Ho radiates that something- | magnolisni, soul, personality, call it what you will —which attracts and holds I the attention with a vital grip; some- ! thing that impels and compels the best in those under his control; ■•■something ' that must be obeyed! .A rjood deal of i cant is indulged in at times by Kress ■ and public alike in matters musical. ' J[uch may be and is written and said of ordinary musicians ihiit should never be ! written' or said; adjectivrs are Uirown i-about, and whYds are wantonly bereft of their real meaiiin.;- by quite well-inten-tioned people with the desire to be pleasant, but \ilien the best conies, and new standards are raised, it must he apparent to all that Ihitloring injustices are done to the. victims of such indiscretions, who invariably know within themselves thai such adulation is fake, I and, after all, of small value. It is to i he sincerely hoped that the visit of the j Is'ew South Wales Orchestra will cnablo many to form a clearer and more- sensible perspective of merit in imisician- ! snip.