The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-01
THE.AP0LL0 CONCERT

An unqualified success and genuine treat
was the Apollo club concert at the Lyceum
theater last evening. There was q marked
improvement in the singing Of the ensemble
numbers over the previous efforts Of the club
this year, and warm communication is due
both it and it's director, Charles A. Graninger.
It took few minutes after commencing the
Mendelssohn cantata, Ito the Sons of Art, y
the opening number, before the club drew
itself together, and one or two sharp admont-
tons from the director were necessary; but
after that Rubicon passed the singing
OF the club was wholly admirable. ,, 49,,
The first was, perhaps, the least enjoyable
number presented, but tt was delightfully."- rem
dered, the! quartet parts being taken by
Mesers. Buckingham, Stuart, Lugsdin and
Eichman. The cantata is written in Mendels-
sohn's most characteristic vein, and its no.
Bile theme afforded the club most excellent
opportunity to demonstrate it's accomplish
ments. Engelsberg's My Mother Tongue"
a composition rarely heard, was sung with
out accompaniment, H. j. Stevens taking the
barytone solo. He possessesaa beautiful voice
OF wide range and resonant quality, for which
the singing accompaniment of the club at
forded an admirable background. Geibeps
'<Moonlit Night" was very delicately
shaded and formed "a delightful number, as
did Meyer Helmund's 'In Gondola,'' in
which Mr.. Stevens again appeared as soloist.
In this number, too, the music was most
happily adapted to the sentiment of the song.
Part two of the program also introduced
some new music, chief Of which was Moeh-
rings Dying Trumpeter. The familiar
words Of '.'Sweet and Low were rendered in
the musical setting by Atkinson, charming,
although scarcely as fine, a composition as
@Barnbys. Baldamus' .'The Source Of Song"
a bright and sparkling rhythmic melody, at
forded the audience an opportunity to hear
the second soloist of the evening, A. /. San
born, tenor Mr.. Sanborn's voice is delight
fully sweet and high, but seemed a first
scarcely strong enough to do justice to the
solo. AS he went on, however, this impress
sion proved incorrect, and the latter part was
sung in fine style. The choral number closed
with Kremser's Arrangement of the prayer
Of Thanksgiving, taken from Valerius' AN
Client Folk Song of the Netherlands" which
was sung broadly with a constantly increas-
ing crescendo until the closing strains reached
thrilling climax. e.
"A large measure of the interest of the au-
tdience centered in the new pianist, Harold
Bauer. who made his initial appearance in
Minneapolis on this occasion. He was greet
ed with applause as he appeared to play his
first number, the Chopin "Fantasie in F.
minor, Opus 49," Bauer is somewhat stolid
In appearance, with long, loose-jointed arms
and short and strong physique He has
the overhanging broWs of the thinker, and
the loose ntmbuS OF hair which is deemed to
add to the impressiveness Of the pianist, but
in this case 1t Is a dark brown.
OF his playing, it Is a little difficult to know
just where or how to criticize unless it be
that there may be a slight lack of tempera-
ment. He plays with keen analysis and a
sureness of technical equipment that is daz-
zing in it's brilliancy. The Fantastic was
given with wealth of execution that was
amazing and was heartily appreciated. An
insistent encore brought out dainty bit Of
musical composition in almost direct antithe-
sis to its predecessor.
In was in the last number, however, the
List "Mephisto Waltz that the pianist re-
served for himself his chief endeavor. In this
compositions the good Abbe List has put all
his diablerte. and right royalty did the pia-
mist develop it, bringing out the dissonances
with powerful force, and indicating all ''the
little tmps' with such suggestion that the
entire rendition was fine indication of the
powers Of the performer Mr.. Bauer also
substituted Schumann's symphonic Etude,
Op. 49, for the triple number on the pro-
gram, playing the colossal composition with
fine effect especially in the magnificent chords
and the glissando passages with which it
abounds. He was encored after each appear
ance. -Boardman