Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-23
THURSDAY EVENINGS CONCERT

THURSDAY EVENINGS CONCERT
The. opening concert in the Y. NJ. c. \.
course was an unqualified success. The
opening bars of Haydn's Andante pro
claimed the members of the club to be
artists, and the program throughout, while
thoroughly artistic. was of that popular
character that secures and retains popular
interest and appreciation. The first Of the
club to display his virtuOsOship was Mons.
Rucquoy, the hutist, and i'm the Souvenir
de Baden, his own composition he captured
every listener, and the beauty of il was that
he seemed only to be toying with his in
strument, even in the most marvellous and
intricate movements.
The same could be said of Mr.. La Seur, the
'cellist. 1t was difficult for one not cOnversant
with the possibilities of that wonderful in
striment, TO realize that such expression.
such delcacy of touch and shading, such
compass of tone lie wrapped up I'm 1t. The
rendition of "Traumcrei," in response to
the tremendous encore, was the more salts
factory because of late the fashion has
been to rush it through without a thought
Of ought but a somewhat monotonous sue
cession OF crescendo and diminuendo. In
this case the soul OF the composer found
fitting expression.
Mons. kapp. the leader was much APP
preciated both on account of his modest
demcanor and prominent ability. The
Fantasia brlliante by that terror of medic
ere Niolinists. Del}eriot was most charm
ingly rendered.
OF the vocalists, Miss Durham easily
held the first place. although Mr.. Lloyd is
most excellent tenor Miss Burnham
like all other sopranos, is consciously or
unconsciously brought into comparison
with "our Mary, and 50 far as purity and
execution Of the highest notes are concern
ed must, of course. suffer by the compari-
son. Ii must be said. however, that no So
prano has for long time appeared here
who has made better and stronger i'm
preston than Miss Durham. With a
voice specially pleasing, strong and soul
full in the medium and lower registers and
with no stage trickery whatever, she sang
herself into the esteem of her audience.
The ever happy Comm thro' the rye,
as an encore, was pleasant diversion after
the more pretentious Carnival
Mr. Lloyd did not strike twelve i'm
his first number. 1t was a disappointment
to some that the beautiful air from Bucks
"Dou Munio' was omitted, and his render
ing of MY Native Land was not specially
pleasing. 1t can be said that he fully re-
deemed himself in his passionate electrify-
ing rendering of the ''prison scene" from
ii Irovatore, with the soprano. Miss
Durham. 70 many this number was
the GROWING feature Of the evening.
In these lines no mention has been
made Of the work of the club in their con-
certed numbers. Perhaps it is not too
much to concede to them the palm for
their conception of what constitutes per
feet and continuous delight for an audience
mot too heavy, not too light. but Just
right There is no space left to speak of
their work at length. Perhaps their most
piquant, crisp delyerance was the inter
mezzo from the twenty-six-year-old COM
poser Mascagni's new opera. "Cavaleria
Rusticana;' although all their numbers
were noticeable for perfect sympathy be-
tween players, quality which goes far
toward producing that perfection of EN-
semble playing for which the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra is noted. Come again
was the feeling of ALL