The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-27
LAST NIGHTS coScERr.
ALarro Audience, and a Decided Artist
Success.

Success.
Although the number Of good entertain.
ments in our city has been unusually large,
this week, quite good sized audience assem-
bied in the Opera House last night to hear
the Hermann Concert which has been
looked forward to with great pleasure by our
musical people for sometime past. The pro.
gramme, which we append below, was
splendid one, and in It's rendition more than
satisfied the highest expectations OF those
present, All seemed pleased to again see
tie familiar and genial face OF Drof. Herr.
mann, and. greeted his appearance with q
round Of applause
share, Us he won hosts OF friends for himself
and his beautiful CremonA upon his former
appearance In this city. All seemed dis.
posed to greet him as an old friend. Every.
one seems ts love the violin and TO be able
to understand It, whethrr musically educated
or not, but when the bow Is drawn by Mr..
Edouard Hermann II becomes thing Of
life and being and no words can describe
the lovely harmony Of It's tones. This gen.
tleman, like his brother, Carl Hermann, Is
evidently true artist, and has studied his
chosen instrument with the same devotion.
There was great variety in his selections,
showing the wonderful versatility Of his
talenta.
Two beautiful German songs gave variety
to the first half OF the programme, and were
enthusiastically received. Mrs, CaIdwelVs
sweet voice and charming manner made her
iaYorite with Wheeling audiences long ago
but last night she appeared 10 particularly
FrOn1 al GaH SalnnNIssa. ,,,a., Il
mirably suited to her style. To be able to
sing the songs Of schubert-the greatest song
writer the world has ever known-witlf all
their variety OF expression-love, Joy, sorrow
and melancholy, Is something singer may
we'll strive for. She certainly throws her
whole heart into the work and sings with q
warmth OF feeling which touches the better
nature OF all who listen. In response to an
imperative encore she sang very sweGtly the
old ballad, 1.-THE Old 0aken Bucket
Mrs, Whitaker is one Of the few public
singers among us who may always be sure
Of an approving audience. She Is ever greet
ed With hearty welcome, and last night was
no exception.
So charming was her beautiful execution
OF the operate selection that she was Obliged
to respond to hearty encore, and sang the
ballad, "What Would Do, I.ove?" In her
most pleasing manner.
The Harmonic. Mpnnerchor Singing Society,
conducted BY Prot. sChockey, also rendered
one selection In which they acquitted them.
selves we'll.
Not being learned musical critic, we
scarcely know what 10 say OF Prof. Carl Herr.
Inann's piano playing, or in what terms to
mention 1t as 1t evidently deserves. Certain
It is, that In hearing him at intervals during
the past two years, we have come to see much
more In piano playing than we dreamed Of
before, and We are free to confess that we are
among the "uneducated masses" whose tastes
have been consciously elevated by trying to
listen carefully to the music Of the
best composers and endeayoring to catch
their ideas d interpreted by Carl Herr
mann, through observing also the delicacy
and finish In his manner Of playing every.
thing, simple Us well as difficult, we have
learned TO distinguish much more quickly
the difference between the amateur and the
artist The New York critics. who are no.
toriously chary OF their praise, have given
him the highest possible credit tor scholar
ship, judgiHeRtand technique. 0ftliese mat
tiers We do not feel competent to Judge but
to us his playing seems the most poetical and
delicate in conception we have ever heard,
lie seems to have thoroughly studied the
capabilities OF the piano-f0fte to express the
varied emotions Of the human heart,
and then again the different composers
SO that each might be interpreted accord
ing TO the ideas they had OF life in all its re.
tatfonS. III short We think that to him
music is not merely succession OF pleasant
sounds, but Of ideas, musically expressed,
and we confess that we ourselves are able 10
look ut it much more in that light through
the influence Of his playing, than we did be-
fore. We wish him every success and hope
he may not forget his friends in Wheeling,
but always take us in on his concert tours.
PROGRAMME.
PARTI.
EFeutxenonatc, 4 mouvemCuN for violin and piano,
Messrs; Carl and Elountd Hermann.
PoonNise Flat (PAno solol.............. Chopin
hr, Cdri Hermann.
T Tba Inau H5S9Nle'' sOpnnOsOlos
Violin Concert, I'd AMID mo oaSSit;
Mr. Edouart Hermann.
NOctnrne, plano Solo, Field
Mr., Carl Hermann.
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(wIe Hab,lch Sic GelIebt a,,orn,, :, wo.,,,rc
How Did Love Her NGhoFus'"F. MoehFlnS
HaFrnonio'M IcnnOrchor.
AFlAI Tor VOL Bach
Nj; Edouard Hermann.
Una voce Poca Fa, Soprano Solo RossIn
Mns. NJ Whitaker
Second RhapSodie Hungarian, (Pano Solo, ...LISzt
MIR. Carl Hermann.
MAZurRn, Tor
Mr. Edounrd Hermann.
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