St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
WAS BELOW PAR.
The Concert Of the New York Sym
phony Club.

The Concert ofthe New York Sym
phony Club.
The concert given by the New York
Symphony club at the Peoples church
last evening was decidedly below the
average of entertainments given in that
auditorium since its erection. and, while
the management is doubtless not to
blame for the errors of the clubs leader
it is to be regretted that such an organ
ization was ever billed here. Ihe pro
gramme as printed, gave promise OF an
evening of delight, but the director saw
fit to introduce numbers not expected,
and which were received by the
audience with scant poiteneSs.
The first number on the programme
was LIFTS ''Rhapsodie Hongrolse," a
piano solo by Rudolph Won Scarpa. 1t
was well played. Herr Won Scarpa has
an admirable knowledge of technique,
and but for tendency to slight serious
passages plays very well. Mile. Edica'S
first number was "Bel Raggio''
from Semiramide. The soprano has
clear, full voice. married by a nasal
quality and lack offeeIing. Her encore
was hearty, and Comm Thro' the
Rye" was prettily given.
'.Vieuxtemps Slayonic Fantasia" in
troduced Charles T. Higgins. the VIC
Inst OF the evening, who is the most
talented member Of the club. He was
repeatedly encored. FL. Cornelius, who
is apparently the director of the organi-
zation, appeared and played that old
favorite, 1.-The Carnival of Wonderland
gpIayed il well, too-as clarionet solo.
Mr.. Cornelius played an obligato to the
prison song from ''Troyatore," which
Mile. Edica sang. he repeated his OBJ
ligato when Mile. Edica was encored,
and remained to seriously interfere
with the audiences enjoyment of de-
;lightfuI Serenade and Gillette'S we'll
known waltz, which Mr.. Higgins played.
Mr.. Cornelius then announced the i'll
ness of the contralto, and said that to
take her place Mr.. Higgins, by
request, would play some variations on
'sYankee Doodle" "Arkansas Traveller"
and similar melodies. and begged the
audience not to keep the vlolinist play
Il ing more than half an hour. Mr.. Hig-
gins. evidently against his will, played
'sYankee Doodle" which, although Mr..
Cornelius had evidently expected that it
would, did not rouse the audience to any
noticeable point of enthusiasm.
Mile. Edica's last song was "Com e
Bella" from Lucrezla Bergia, which she
sang without expression. The encore.
Gounod's 'Sing. Smile, Slumoer," she
sang better than any other number
of the evening, and displayed
the clearness and fexibllity of
her voice to great advantage.
Saint Saens' "La Mandolinta" was an
nounced for Rudolph Won Scarpa, but
the pianist, doubtless trying to give
something more suited to the musical
taste OF his audience, played some vari-
ations OIL "Massa's in the Cold, Cold
Ground" 1.-THE Maiden'S Prayer or
''SiIvery Waves" were to be expected
next, but Memberships "Spring Song"
was given, and given with delicacy and
taste. Peganinis' wierd Witches
Dance brought back Mr.. Higgins, who
played with unexpected fire. 1.-THE
Wiegenlied," given as an encore, was
the most enjoyable thing on the pro-
gramme. Its tenderness, delicacy and
wealth Of expression were charming.
The concert ended with Hail, Bright
Abode" from STannhauser," Wagner,
that Titan of orchestral composers. who
delighted in the harmony of great num-
berS of instruments, might have smiled
at it, for Mile. Erica sang it as we'll as
one soprano voice can sing four
part chorus, while one violin,
one clariunet and one plano furnished
the orchestral music, and filled in the
parts the soprano could not sing.
The day has gone by when ST. Paul
people did not know good music. and
the director of the New York Symphony
club has yet to learn that art is not en-
tirely unknown in the Northwest.