The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
THE TWO BAERNSTEINS SING.
soprano and Bass In Recital nj
MendelssOhn Hall.

Joseph Baernstein and Sara Anderson
his wife, gave "A song recital last nigh, at
Mendelssohn Hall For hem the excite
ments Of elect ion had no tcrrors and while
the crowds surged and roared through
Broadway, they two cheerfully caroled
to a contemplative audience of generous
size in the classic temple of music in West
Fortieth street.
A song recital by a soprano and bass
is not at all common, and Nr. Baernstein
and Miss Anderson she elects so to be
known in official print-wcre put 10 il to
find duets wherewith to prevent their enter
tainment from being series Of solo pieces
Among. other things they nnearthcd
by Hldach and SMein Herr thut mir gar
III web" and I'm volkston by Jadassohn'
OF these four duets those by Hiliach
were the most pretentlous and the leas,
satisfying. The second II the TWO by
Jadassohn proved TO be a delightfully."-
fresh and spirited little number ana caused
ACCOMPLISHMENT that 1t had sprung from the
brain OF the brave old canonic carpenter
For the rest. the programme was long and
varied and contained something To please
almost all sorts of tastes, except per-
verted ones.
Il would be superfuous at this date ia
the progress of the world to enter into
detailed description of the singing Of these
two weH-known singers. Their art haS
evidently reached complete definition. its
limits are firmly settled and only in the
treatment of minor niceties of dec lamation
and nuancing can mora be expected of
cit her Of them
Miss Anderson has the same beautiful
voice she had when. a. the daughter Of
the popular contralto, sara Barron Ander-
son, she was cheerfully welcomed To the
ranks OF concert singers in this town. II
is a superb organ, but alas, its owner has
never mastered the secrets Of its Use. She
sings laboriously, with constrained tone,
with utter incapacity in her upper register
and without hope in all passages requiring
quick articulation. She Is not at loss
in scales. as was shown in her delivery Of
the "Chanson du 1igre" from Paul ct
Virginie," which was, on the whole, her
most successful number, chiefly 10y reason
Of it's decla matory character and its abb
rence Of any eAacting demand for speed
Miss Anderson's bad habit OF delivery
ruined her attempts at some of her German
songs and made a complete wreck Of
Brahms's "Meine Li,be ist grLin.' II is scl-
dom hat this lovely song l. sung quite
so much out Of tune.
Mr.. Baernstein has big and sonorous
bass voice and his chest tones are noble,
So long as he Is not required TO soar into
the upper ranges OF his voice and does not
have TO essay rapid articulation combined
with swift changes Of pitch. he sings cx-
Give him bit Of broad defamation in
which he has time TO take his consonants
carefully and to sustain his tones after they
are attacked and he can make a splendid
effect. He did il last night with korbay's
"Mohac's Field" which has certainly never
been sung better on the local concert stage.
He sang Mendelssohn's expert imitation Of
an Italian buffo aria, Il Am Roamer Bold
in which, because Of the melooiic mono
tone. rapidity Of utterance did not trouble
him, also with spirit and ability.
Like his wife he had difficulties with
Brahms. He attempted VIE bst du,