The San Francisco call., 1895-05-18
THEY CRY BRAVO! YSAYE!
An Enthusiastic Audience
Greet the Violinist at
the Baldwin.
How Lachaume Spanked a Poor
Piano In a Chopin Polo
naiSe.

The Baldwin Theater was crowded last
night from floor to gallery with the largest
audience that has yet assembled to hear
Ysaye. The amount Of enthusiasm dis
played was something almost unprece-
dented for the usually calm and correct
Baldwin audience. The chief soloist of
the evening was greeted with thunders OF
applause and was frequently recalled with
loud cries of "Bravo' ''-not from a few
ultra enthusiastic admirers only, but from
people in all parts of the house.
There was only one concerto last night and
that the Vieuxtemps No. in D minor.
The flowing melody of adagio religioso was
almost the gem of the composition, Ysaye
played it. In such an exquisitely legato
| manner, although the scherzo viYace
gave him an opportunity of showing his
rapid manipulation. The orchestra, which
is improving, did not second Ysave in al
all an unsatisfactory manner. Mr.. Hin.
richs' original method of conducting
which consists in studiously turning hfs
back on the soloist, appears to improve
with use.
Lachaume accompanied the three works
OF Ysaye's own compositions berceuse, a
mazourka and a saltarello. Whatever
these pieces would be in the hands of q
less gifted violinist they were very effec.
tive as he performed them and were well
| suited to displaying his powers. The
'Scene all Berceuse" was sweet, weird
little melody, very modern in it's treat.
ment, which at times recalled Grieg. The
mazourka, "Dans lie Lointain.n while
not in any sense an imitation OF
Sarasate, was effective in the sense that
Sarasate's violin works are effective and
the "Saltarello Carniyalesquen was bril-
liant, while being the vehicle for display
OF yirtuosity which fairly brought down
the house.
Nothing could exceed Ysaye's good ma
ture, for, instead of resisting an encore, as
he very reasonably might have done after
playing three successive numbers, he
cheerfully appeared again and gave the
whole of Saint-Saens' "Rondo Capriccioso, y
which he played on Wednesday evening.
This piece of bel canto was so charming as
Ysaye played it-one might almost saw
sang it-that it brought him another oya-
ton.
Wieniawski's 'Airs Russes" should have
ended the violinist's part in the pro-
gramme, but they were so brilliantly per
formed that Ysaye could not escape with
out an encore. Even then the audience
seemed loath to lose sight of him.
Poor Lachaume was at disadvantage
for the piano, which began on Monday as
as tinny and unresponsive instrument
had arrived at such a pitch of dilapi-
dation last night that playing upon
1t must have been a veritable pen
ance. The portions of the moonlight
Senate" which Lachaume played
showed the piano at its worst the broken
chords being, continually in evidence.
Lachaume played Liszt's Eleventh
Rhapsodie" excellently, but when he got
an encore sudden fury against th.
wretched instrument seemed to seize him
and he attacked a Chopin .'Polonaise'
with a fury that threatened to break every
remaining string in the piano.
Among other numbers the orchestra
leben, which was considerably applauded