The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-01-25
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC CLUB
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School last Saturday evening by the
New York Philharmonic Club was a
great success in point of attendance
as well as artistically.
The club consists Of the regulation
sextette as written for by the most
eminent classical writers, comprising
the nucleus of the orchestra, the string
quintette consisting of first and second
violns, viola, violincello and bass,
with the addition of that sweet toned
instrument of the wood.wind, the
flute. The members are all instru-
mentalists of the first grade, and play
with remarkable precision and una.
nimity engendered by years of pract-
ice and drill.
The program was interspersed with
solos, the soloists Of the evening being
Mr.. Marcosson, the first violin of the
sextette, Mr.. Weiner, the hutist, Miss
Clara Henley, soprano, and Mr..
Haagmans, cello. Mr.. Marcosson
played two numbers, Cavatine by
Carl Bohm, and Zephyr by Hubay ;
he is a violinist of the highest attain
ments technically as well as musically.
The first number, while not requir-
ing great display of technical ability,
showed to the best advantage his
command Of tone, while also giving
opportunities of much expression and
feeling. The second number was one
of the species of violin solos of the
pyrotechnical order, and disclosed the
players mastery of the technical diff
culties of the instrument. His har
monies, especially, were remarkably
pure and beautiful. AS an encore
he played, without accompaniment, a
solo for violin alone, based upon an
exercise of Fiorillo's, containing most
difficult passages, all remarkably well
rendered, and showing Mr.. Marcosson
to have been a close student. The
trilling upon one string, while at the
same time playing the theme upon
other strings is one of the most diff.
cult feats known in violin technics.
His double stopping was at all times
true.
Miss Clara Henley sang twice during
the evening and was twice encored.
Her voice, though not remarkably
clear in the upper register, is full
round soprano, and her rendering of
the Aria of "Pagliacci" by Leoncaval-
10 and the Meyer Helmund Canzonet-
ia was very good. She sang as an
encore to her second number Bonnie
Sweet Bessie" one of the great favor
ties among encore pieces, which seem
ed to much please the audience.
Mr.. Haagmans played "Elfentanz,'
by Pepper, one of the great writer's for
the violincello, which required great
technical ability in its exc cution. He
responded to an encore with selec-
ton requiring more tone and express
sion and less execution. In his first
number he was slightly out Of tune at
times in his higher notes.
Mr.. Weiner, although he has good
tone, played nothing requiring much
execution, the celebrated Handel
Largo being his first number, and
in place of the number announced
upon the program, played the"Moment
Musicale" by Schubert. He also was
encored and responded by having the
club play "Dream after the Ball." by
Czibulka.
The playing of the first and last
numbers on the program was the best
done by the sextette. The string
quartette, theme and variations from
one of Haydn's celebrated quartettes
was we'll done. The second number
on the program played by the club
was a Gavotte by Arditi.
1t was certainly most enjoyable
evening for the music lovers of oul
town. G. E.
Knights of the Golden Eagle.