St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
LAST WAS THE BEST.
setbert Concert Closed With nm
Easter Glory,


The Easter concert given at the Metro
poltan opera house yesterday afternoon by
Se1bert's orchestra was fttingly described in
the published programme as ''the last and best
concert of the season. 1t was well that The
Easter audience was not asked to condense
ltsef into the smaller accommodations af-
Iorued by the hall where had been heard tha
previous concerts Of the seasons course.
Many devotees of St. Cecilia would +bus
nave been disappointed, for the assembly at
the metropolitan filled the lower floor and
much OF the balcony. Mr.. Seibert's pro-
gramme displayed more than the ordinary
array OF special features. The critics were
gratihed, no doubt, by the fact that the three
solosts of the occasion could each receive
Just praise without the unpleasant necessity
LOT comparison. Every st. Paul musician
~hlio"s ~ tne powerful, pure soprano voice of
Mrs. ;. V. Harris; the ready exactitude and
spontaneous expression-art concealfns art
IN the piano interpretations Of Miss Gertrude
Sahs-Soucl. These qualities were perhsns
more apparent upon the artistic background
or the orchestral accompaniments exnrassIv
arranged by Director seibert The selections
appropriated to these ladies seemed most
agreeable to the audience. Mrs. Harris sang
from Massenet's opera ''Herodiade." Miss
sans-Souci played the ever familiar
ever new "Opus TO-" of Master
Rubinstein. Especial interest was taken
IN the violin solo, Mollenhauer's "Fan
TASTE Caprice" played by Frank Seibert
win piano accompaniment by George Seibert
the younger. Although Frank Seibert's nub
nc appearances heretofore have been almost
ai"ays as one OF the family orchestra, yet
MS merit could not be thus hidden to the
discriminating musician. Mr.. Seibert. despite
MS youth, has mastered much of that ac-
curacy OF note, that 'vox hllmana" tome
which renders the violin in the hands of the
artist a miraculous contrast to the fiddle In
the hands Of the amateur.
me cello Is so rarely played successfully
Ior lts independent possibilities that Concert
meister Muhlenbruch could have found no
easy task In gathering as effective a cello
quartette as that containing Messrs. Fritz
Schiachter, Louis Mich, Martin Blumen-
thaI and August Thiebel. They played In
admirable fashion, the Souvenir de Curis -
Dy Paque. The composition is filled with
tnose elusive aeolian harp colorings which
suggest that the Western ear may sometime
learn from the cello the eighth tone distine-
tions heard even to this day by the musician
OF the incredible Orient,
The orchestra itself was reinforced. and was
In exact touch with its director. or its va
rlous selections the Hungarian overture bv
Grossman showed why this school has at
tanned Its recent fashionable pre-eminence
AS the concert closed not a few present re-
GREETED that next winters course could not
Desin next week, for they were still under
the spell of Mendelssohn. His "Midsurmer
Nights Dream" was performed so sympathet-
ieally that the orchestra was forgotten. and
the famous Wedding March" resolved Mr.
Seloert into an officiating dominic dramatic
ally emphasizing Tennyson's discovery that
In the spring the young mans fancy
Lightly turns to thoughts of love-"
Director Seibert left last evening for Wash
ington. d. c., where he will attend the an
nual convention OF the National Leaeue NJ
musicians, which meets on Tuesday. con-
tinuing through the week. The meeting is an
important one in musical circles, as there
VIII be present conductors from all the lead
ing cities, and some of the best conductors
IN the country will be present. The purposes
Oh the league are to advance the
interests of music in America and also to
provide for the best interests of the musicians.
After the meeting, Mr.. Seibert will proceed
10 New York and Boston, to which cities he
pays an annual visit