The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-10
A MUSICAL TREAT.
The Vienna Prater Band
Gives a Concert
IN METROPOLITAN HALL.
Gems of Symphony Executed
With Precision.
BAUER's CHOICE PROGRAMME.
Large Attendances Enjoy Two Sue
cesSful Entertainments by
Musical Virtuosi.
BAUER'S CHOICE PROGRAMME.

Anv one who thinks that Sau Francisco does
not know how 10 appreciate good music would
have had that opinion very ef1ectually correct d
by attending the concert given by the lmpeiia
Vienna PraIer Orchestra, in Metropolitan Hall
last evening.
There was not a large attendance, for the
concert was not advertised until the eleventh
hour but the enthusiasm Of those present was
something extraordinary. They clapped their
hands with reckless energy, and sh0u ed
bravo" IN tones that were deep and heartfelt.
Ii was useless for the CouH Director Fritz
ScheeI TO attempt 10 resist giving encOres. The
excited audience knew VIII t they wanted and
saw that they obtained it, at the conclusion OF
almost every number.
The programme was divided into three parts,
symphonic" popular and military, the first
Two divisions being OF string, reed and brass in
struments, aud Tie last OF brass and reeds.
The first part opened with Z. NJ. Won Weber's
beautiful overture To "Oberon,'' which the band
played win lnlmitaDie precision and expires
sion.
The song which Walter sings by inspir.
alton when he thinks OF bis love Ia Wag-
uei'S 'Metstersinger." was played L
violin solo by COncert-master Herr John
MarQuardt. most Systematically &C companled
by tie band. The concert masters expression
~ WAS 1ull OF feeling and tenderness and his
lhraslng was beautiful, though his tone was a
little lacking III richness ana fullness. AS an
encore lie played Chopin composition with a
wanted more.
IRE Beethoven symphonic No. 1. &C dur was
we'll executed Throughout except that The second
movement was a trlt1e slow. The allegro
motto e vlyace" OF The finale WAS executed
with great precision, and people cried bravo"
and actually showed signs Of wanting the whole
symphony over again.
The popular part III opened with the over
surt 10 Ambrose Thomas "Mignon," which
was played In manner that would nave To be
heard 10 be fully agureclaed. The beautiful
themes literally g owed with warmth and color
and as the audience recognized one after an
olher of The popular airs, interpreted with
briiancy and 1orce rarely heard. their de-
light eliminated III another outburst OF en-
1buSastlc applause.
Herr Franz Hell all but made the f1uegel-
horn speak IN his solo, "Men Liebcnen am
See" AS an encore lie played Isl vous
D'aVeZ ren a me Dire" with a CreScendo and
Il dminuendo of extraordinary length, and "a
vibration al the finale that was equally aston
lshlng,
The Beautiful Blue Danube" waltz was a
revelation 10 those OF The audience who had 0t
before heard tie Prater Orchestra play this
IVorlte Strauss waltz. The band did not
obllge with repetition OF the "Danube," how
ever, but gave piZzcatO movement from Leo
Deibes' ballet sylvia"
LlsZt's second Hungarian rhapsodie was
given with effect that might be described as
gorgeous" 50 glowing with expression and
Ii growing late when IL came to an end,
but Tie cry for more was not to be resisted, so
lie band bowed before the inevitable and gave
as an encore an EXTRACT gay0tte by Gillet
The military programme. which was also ex-
crlienuy played, consisted OF the following
numbers:
overture to the opera Poet ana Peasant. suppe
Variations tor cornet piston. ......... Har tmann
"hIIareny." irish song (eneore). =. ...........-
MIR. Will Il. Bates.
he Jolly Brothers" waltz Volsta edit
uddetZky march Strauss
Next Tuesday the Vienna Prater orchestra
VIII give concert In the Grand Opera-house.