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...recognition is three fold. Mr. Grasse is a composer of genuine melodic power, and has already produced a number of original works. He was considered by Grieg to be one of the most promising of American composers. He is also the first blind man to become a violin virtuoso, and is ranked by Eugene Ysaye among the foremost violinists of our time. Mr. Grasse is furthermore a pianist with a beautiful touch and a highly developed skill. Grasse's compositions and playing have received the warmest approval from audiences both in Germany and in this country. Let us therefore...
...Division of Music has also arranged for a concert by Mr. Edwin Grasse, of New York, composer and violin virtuoso, to be given in the New Lecture Hall on Wednesday evening, November 13, at 8.15 o'clock. This concert will be open to the public, but seats will be reserved for officers and students of the University and Radcliffe College until 8 o'clock...
...forceful accompaniment added much to the treatment of the song itself. The accompaniments were admirably played by Messrs. Lynes and Roepper. Mr. Clifton's performance of the Chopin Ballade rose to a very high pitch of excellence, although one might have wished occasionally for more of the virtuoso dash. Yet the clearness of his phrasing, and his appreciation of the poetic contents was undeniable. The Beethoven Sonata at the end came somewhat in the nature of an anticlimax, although it would perhaps have been difficult to place it elsewhere. All in all an exceedingly interesting concert and one which thoroughly...
Through the courtesy of Mr. N. A. Dole '74, and under the auspices of the Department of Music, Mr. Francis MacMillen, violin virtuoso, will give a recital in Sanders Theatre at 8 o'clock this evening, accompanied by Mr. Richard Hageman. The recital will be open to the public, but seats will be reserved for officers and students of the University until 7.50 o'clock...
Through the courtesy of Mr. N. A. Dole '74 and under the auspices of the Department of Music, Mr. Francis MacMillen, violin virtuoso, will give a recital in Sanders Theatre at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening, accompanied by Mr. Richard Hageman. The recital will be open to the public, but seats will be reserved for officers and students of the University until...