SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1922
THE MICHIGAN DAILY MAGAZINE
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An Interview with Kreisler
(By T. E. D.) out, too. When conditions gradually music have been attracted by songs titudes of some people in this country
Fritz Kreisler's recent trip to Eu- have become more settled, the emo- and pieces they can enjoy with a lim- toward him immediately after the war,
rope, from which lie returned but a tions of the people quieted, and their ited musical education. If this music because of his nationality, and the
physical needs satisfied, there will can act as a bridge which will lead dislike of prejudice-blinded people,
few weeks ago, left him with definite have been a change, out of which people to the best, or even to the Fritz Kreisler is one of the most pleas-
impressions, impressions of poverty, will come great things in music as enjoyment they can derive from mu- ing personalities in the musical world
destruction, and of many other things. well as in the other arts. sic, it will have served a purpose, today.
Of these he told interesting things "As yet thes things are but indis- "You know, it may be that the par- He does not attempt to gain favor
after his concert Monday night. tinct ideas, unformed, shapeless, the ents of our next generation will de- with his audience by exerting his re-
~mutterings preceding a burst of new velop a taste for some kind of the markable personality over them. It
Such poverty, such misery, such artistic triumphs, the promise of what concert music of today, no matter is not necessary. A dignified, and easy
destruction and almost utter hope- will be, some time in the future. The what kind. And through such an at- bearing on the stage, and an entire
lessness I have never sees and hope most distinct characteristic of the mosphere the children will grow up to absence of theatrical pretence lend him
I shall never see again," he said, when work so far produced is that it is like have an appreciation of all kinds of an authority' and simplicity. He does
asked his impression of European nothing produced before. The tend- music. The final result will be-years not do the things some artists do to
conditions. "In England conditions eny is distinctly modern, and in its in the future-a musically educated gain the favor of the audience, and his
are bad enough, in France they are effort to break away from the old, people audience likes him the more for it.
worse, in Italy still worse, and in the time-worn, it has gone a long way. "But after all, there is no good or But off the stage, his powerful at-
Austria they are unspeakable. I did in spite of their haziness, their had music, They speak of the good traction for people cannot be con-
not get into Russia, but I understand Butrai sim te fe tteredaz nthibmusic.theyporkscathe cealed. A gracious, cultured manner,
they are more miserable there, if that radicalis, the few scattered contri- music and the poor music and the evident interest in everyone he meets,
is possible, than in Austria. butions show signs from which we bad music. There is no such thing.
iposbethniAuti. may draw the most optimistic cn It is all just music." brilliant Intellect and an exceedingly
"European music. That is one of clusion s We can expect new stand- On this point Mr. Kreisler stands forceful way of talking makes meet-
the surprising things. Conditions ails ofsica exece and- mc as doeJo M esor tn ing him a pleasure. It is easy to
musically are much better than one arsonsicallbe , - s k understand why people flock to shake
positions which will he truly great." that he believes in anything which his hand.
would expect. But the interesting Born in Austria, brought up in the will lead the people to an apprecia-
thing, and the hopeful thing, is what atmosphere of the old world, Mr. tion of the value of music. His pro- His appearance is exactly like his
cne can see in the future of European Kreisler may be taken as an authority grams are not, however, built up as pictures. Highly intelligent face, com-
music. i when he speaks of conditions there, are McCormack's with the object of pelling eyes, strong mouth, dark hair
"The people are in utter despair. He may also be taken as an authority appealing to the taste of the mass of with a sprinkling of gray, and a
Men have no food with which to feed 0niusical conditions in this country, people. He is known to be always will- straight, graceful figure, would make
their children. They have no cloth- as he has been here a great part of iog to consider the requests to play him a commanding figure in any com-
ing for them, no shelter for them. In the time for the past 20 years, and is stated selections on his programs, but pany. Above all, he is a thorough
their misery they are groping in the a keen student of the state of his art he has never sacrificed musical worth gentleman.
dark for something new, something' wherever he goes. He has definite or the value( of a well-balaanced pro- Of his education and experience
bigger and better, and since they can-' ideas about American music. gram. Perhaps therein lies a bit of there are many rumors, a surprising
not feed their bodies they are feeding "The tendency of musical conditions his greatness. number of which are true. Educated
the minds of their children, of their1 in America is healthy," he said. "Mu- And in spite of the disgusting at- (Continued on Page 7)
neighbors, of themselves, with new sic is in a natural and encouraging
thoughts and new philosophies, stage of devlopment. The growth of ,._ i tit111111111tN1IN111t11 1111111 t itiili l iltItillIIill illIII II
"They are expressing themselves in the popular taste for music is steady
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prose and in verse-all of which are "You ask about the wave of semi-
still vague, impressionistic, and not of popular music which is passing
great value. The people of Europe through the country. I believe it will
are striving for something new, for a result, on the whole, in good. Its
new point of view, and are breaking merit lies in the fact that through it
away from the old forms in art as many people who never before attend-
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