The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-23
THIRD CONCERT
Given by Symphony Orchestra
At Infantry Hall.

Last evening the Boston Symphony or
chestra gave the third concert OF the sea-
son at Infantry hall to a larger audience
than usual Mr. Harold Bauer who was
heard in recital here last season. was The
s9loist and the program. though short
was extremely satisfactory, opening with
Beethoven's overture 10 "Thc Dedication
OF the House." The allegro 10 this over
ture rs treated as "a fugue and worked
out after the manner OF Handel, preced-
ed by an introduction of stately charac-
ter. which opens with several strong, en-
phatic chords. The interruption OF the
strings by the brass and tympaul. as a
separate band. Is an unusual departure
and after the introduction this disappears
and the allegro follows long workin..
out OF the Handeuan theme with many
OF the devices loved by that master, for
whose work Beethoven had a boundless
admiration.
The second number was Schuberts
Unfinished symphony I'm u minor
which contains only the first two move
ments. The allegro consists OF "A simple
sweet melody introduced by the 'celli
picked up by the yiolins. and worked up
by the entire orchestra. The development
OF the theme is not complicated nor does
the constant recurrence of the simple air
Nf'bilAN III Allt AthHA iublOApnOhH. 4 he sec
ond movement closes the symphony there
being but nine measures OF the Scherzo
written.
The Concerto for Pianoforte. by
Saint-Saens. was In every respect salts
factory. The Andante is opened by a
long cadenza for piano alone becoming
more and more brilliant until finally the
orchestra enters with two great chords
Then the first theme is introduced and
worked out by the wood wind and piano
with the strings plzzicati The melody
Is taken up by the various wood wind
instruments In turn accompanied by ap-
peggi I'm the piano and the movement Is
finally closed by a repitition OF the orches-
tral passage which first introduces the
theme The Allegretto is dainty. nimble
little theme first appearing for piano alone
and then taken up by the other instru-
ments. free fantasia follows and the
movements end pianissimo. The Presto is
a bril-saltarello which is passed from
the plano 90 the wood wind and back
again. After a choral played by the horns.
wood wind and strings against trlll
figure by the piano some. brilliant pas
sage work leads over TO a second theme
and the whole is closed by dashing
coda.
Mr.. Bauer certainly pleased HIS audience
by his mastery handling OF the piano
and executed his work with such ap-
parent ease and ability that none could
doubt his being a good artist. His entire
absence OF any particular method is "A
great relief after these piansts whose
work is all method with little else to rec
ommend II.
The last number was an orchestral
suite Indian by Edward MacDowell.
dedicated 10 the symphony Orchestra.
There are five Indian themes introduced
AN Iroquois theme, Iowa love song, A
song known along the Atlantic coast. a
dirge, and "A village festival. The whole
is full OF spirit and suggestive Of wig
vans and war paint, and a ,sEy de-
lightful bit of composition.
Altogether this concert proved as en-
ioyable as any Of this season. there being
no flaw 70 mar each rendition, and the
sympathetic mood of audience and per-
former added 10 the charm OF the even
ing.
The next concert is on Feb. &C.