The record-union., 1896-03-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Metropolitan Theater this
evening Ondricek, the great Bohemian
violinist Materna, the Incompatible
dramatic singer and Wagnerian inter-.
prefer, and Luckstone, the accomplished
pianist. The prices are 81, rs and so
cents. The programme will be: Rhap-
sodie, No. 6 Giszt), Isidore Luckstone;
concerto pathetique (Ernst), Franz
Nndricek; aria, s"Tannhauser" (Wag-
ner), Amalia Materna; (a) barcarole,
(b) fantasie, .tSmetana's Bartered
Bride" (Ondricek), Franz Ondricek;
poIonaise, A fiat (Chopin), Luckstone;
Liebestod Tristan and Isolde" (Wag-
ner), Materna; Witches Dance (Paga-
mind, Ondricek; Ave Maria (Gounod),
Materna, Ondricek, Luckstone. Ma
terna has been heard here before, some
years ago. Ondricek now makes his
first appearance. What is thought of
these elsewhere may be learned from
! these extracts. A San Francisco critic
said of the two last week: "Ondricek
proved a most agreeable surprise, for
he is the greatest violinist who has Wis
tied San Francisco of recent years.
While he has scarcely the power of
Ysaye, he has a greater technic and is
artistic. Nothing could be more beauti-
full than his rendering of Schumann's
'Abendlied,' arranged by Joachim 1t
was simply heavenly. And the Witches
Dances!' What octaves, tenths and
double harmonicsi Verify this Ondri-
eek stands on the dizzy nights with the
few. After such a performance, even
Sauret will have to look to his laurels
/ I1xr
a quick, clean and telling staccato is
rarely heard. Materna, the once glori-
GUS Isolde, is still able to show what
an Incompatible artist she must have
been in her prime Although the voice
is no longer what it was, the art is still
hers" Still another musical critic of
the same city the other day thus spoke
| of Materna on the occasion of the sec
ond concert there: Frau Amalia Ma
terna showed herself to be phenomenal
artist. In spite of the years of work
it has gone through her marvellous voice
| shows no signs of wear in the high
tones. She sings with purity and re-
serve which assures one Immediately
that never will Materna attempt what
| she cannot execute with more than
ease. The art of her singing, in fact,
is no less remarkable than the volume
and resonance of her voice." And yet
another wrote Of her and of Ondricek
last week: 'Materna won as great a
triumph as Ondricek. What an artist
| this woman isl Her voice is like a
fiuegelhorn, clear, penetrating, magni-
f1cent, and after twenty-five years of
music drama she has her great organ
as thoroughly under control as if it
were the thread of voice owned
by coloratura singer. What phrasing,
what expression Materna hasl Truly,
it is priceless lesson to hear her. and
nothing so gives the lie to the oft-re-
| peated statement, that music drama
means shrieking and believing, as to
hear this great Wagnerian artist sing
with school that an Italian might
envy. Franz Ondricek came and played
and conquered. The little vioIinist
achieved his sudden victory by a brill
liant charge on the emotions of his audi
ence, carrying by assault in which
| his reckless verve and fire swept all
| before him and made his hearers cap
tlves of his bow and "Strad'' before they
had had time to steel themselves against
| exhibiting an enthusiasm of which
under less exciting circumstances San
Francisco would blush to be guilty.,
The Saturday Club has taken next
Tuesday night for a benefit concert at
the Sixth-street M. z. Church for Miss