Scan 44
The violin : solo playing, soloists and solos, 1905
4 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 28. See the scan on archive.org.
1will reward you for your trouble. With what confidence you will be enabled to stand, some future day, before a critical audience in London! With what joy your friends will congratulate you on your success! Nothing can be achieved without enthusiasm. Your career must be progressive, not stationary.
3The qualifications necessary for concert playing are many. It is possible to excel in many styles, and every violinist must endeavour to discover the style which best suits him and the method by which, according to his nature, his qualities and abilities, his playing can achieve the greater success and touch his listeners more effectually. What suits one does not suit another. It is important for every violinist to discover his special gift and make use of it with advantage. Poetic genius is a gift from heaven and technical talent can only be acquired. But amongst those who have received this divine gift, there are some who are incapable of showing their talents in public. They are troubled and embarrassed before the least imposing audience. Others on the contrary possess plenty of nerve, and the presence of an audience stimulates them.
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