Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-31
THOMAS FESTIVAL.
Tie Matinee of TIE Musica, Festival.

Inc matinee or tDe lHUSScOt Festival.
The second concert of the festival took
place yesterday afternoon at the Market
hall. The audience comparatively was
small for such concert, many people
coming late. Mr.. Theodore Thomas took
the baton exactly at 2:I5, but after the
overture had begun people still kept
coming. This ''late coming" should GER
taInly be put stop to, as it disturbs
musicians and audience alike
The concert opened with Wagner's over
ture of ''Tannheuser," and was played
with all the ease and grace with which
the orchestra usually plays. The balance
of the instruments are reduced to perfec-
ton and every member is at the
complete control of the conductor.
Especially was this noticed in the passage
taken by the wood instruments, followed
By the violin passages, which were delight.
full to hear, just as if by one instrument.
Then followed the Allegretto from the
eighth symphony of Beethoven, one of this
masters compositions, SO entirely in his
special style. The work is written E flat
minor, purely classical in all its bearings.
1t was well received by the audience.
No. 2, "a cavatina by Weber, "Flowers
| of the Valley" Mrs. A. Hartdegen, New
York vocalist. Mrs. Hartdegen is very
pretty and has good concert room pres
| sence, possessed of high soprano. we'll
cultivated and is very careful and pains
taking. The compositions allotted to this
! lady did not give her a fair opportunity to
| display her powers, even supported by
such an accompaniment. The applause
| was generous.
Next came Nine Rive King with Ronde
| IN flat by Chopin. Nine King never fails
| to satisfy her audience. She played most
captivatingly. The composition is petit
| and fascinating in style, full of pretty runs,
which the fair pianist made to flow from
| her fingers in the most lyrical manner.
every note falling on the ear like pearl.
| SO pure and lovely in quality.
No. 4. Hungarian rhapsody No. 2 by
Llszt. This is most majestic and mastery
| composition, the theme in G minor.
written in martial strains, full of deep, rich
| harmony. The composer abruptly leaving
the sombre idea, jumps into a gay gaIop
! IN + sharp minor, showing the quai
qualities of the instruments, and then
Introduces an interlude for the sharp.
the whole composition ending in
burst of harmony. 1t brought down
the house with most genuine applause
which broke forth again and and again but
did not succeed IN getting Mr.. Thomas to
repeat it.
Mrs. Cole made her appearance, which
was greeted by clapping Of hands. Mrs.
Cole has evidently captivated the st. Paul
public. She was to have sung Schuberts
"Benumbed" but substituted Mozart's aria
vol che sapste, from the Nozze de Figaro.
She failed to make the impression she did
at the last concert.
Then followed the lovely overture by
Mendelssohn, Midsummer Nights Dream"
played exquisitly. The performance of
the orchestra is entirely above criticism,
The overture was we'll received. Second
part of this number was the dreaming
composition Schumann's ''Treum-
erei,' The composition ia
originally composed for piano, but has
been arranged for the orchestra and has
been much played. 1t never fails to please,
and is one of the gems of the concert
| room. 1t is perfectly refreshing to see the
bowling of the first violins, as if by clock
| work. In the closing of this number when
| the stringed instruments are united the
effect is magical.
Mr.. Fred Harvey sang Gounod's Cava-
| tina from Faust ''Salve di mora" This
| may be called test song for tenors and
they all try it, but very few sing it as sung
| by the great Gullina, who made it his own.
Mr.. Harvey sang it fairly, acceptably, but
did not make the imprisoned effect that
| the song is meant to portray. Mr. Thorn
as orchestra and Mime. Rive King are great
| but the same cannot be said of the vocal
| members of company.
The eighth number Strauss waltz, sOn
the Beautiful Blue DANUBE came with its
light enticing strains, and seemed also a
relief to the audience. The heads of the
young ladies began to keep time, and said,
Isn't it too bad to lose that music" The
| second part of this number brought the
concert to an end, with the descriptive
ballet composed by Leo Delibe, written in
a suite Of four numbers. No. 1, Prelude,
Les Chasseresses; No. 3, Intermezzo,
Valse lente; No. 3, Pizzicato, and No. 4,
Cortege &c Bacchus. The descriptive
music is excellent, and serves the purpose
of showing the powers of the orchestra IN
the descriptive musical eject Of
which the CON position Is full
The piece made mos ttL,-g 1fuala OF
the concert; taken as q whole the corccrs
was not nearly so 6atisfac. IS the Mon
day evening concert, br- lal5 Generally Is
the fate OF matinees. The concert of this
evening will bring tho st. Paul part of the
festival TO the close, and it is to be hoped
that it will terminate in financial success
as we'll as unsteady.