The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1902-12-03
.PHILADELPHIANS SCORE
A GREAT SUCCESS
Orchestra Well Received at Columbia
Yesterday.

An orchestra Of the most notable
merit performed at the Columbia Thea
/ ter yesterday afternoon before an audi
once sadly disproportionate In size 90
the just claims Of the organization. but
made up largely OF musicians and yriti-
cal lovers Of music. The judgment Of
this assembly, expressed I'm spontaneous
silence while the orchestra played and in
equally spontaneous applause at the
close Of each number was that the
| new organization is rs ably conducted
and as well trained as any similar band
heard here Ia years. It's future appear
anccs i'm Washington are certain 90 en-
list the support Of the city's musical
fraternity and will be awaited impa-
/ tieutly by everyone who heard the offer
/ iugs Of yesterday. Mark Hamburg.
whose name has become familiar through
| wide advertising and his brilliant per
/ tormances elsewhere, performed the
Tschaikowsky concerto for pinanoforte
/ in b fiat minor with skin and spirit,
/ thus contributing the one number need
/ ed in addition 10 the orchestral offer
| ings 10 make ;he concert superIauFc
/ success.
The Philadelphia Orchestra has exist
/ ed in its present form three years. and
has now obtained the support OF near
7 ~ every musician i'm the city which gives
/ 10 its name. IL is easily the largest or
! chestra to be heard In Washington. ami
/ the wonder Of its auditors is general
/ that so many excellent performers could
be found in Philadelphia or i'm any other
city who we're not already employed in
I similar capacities. The leader Is Herr
/ Fritz Scheel. q German. born I'm Lubbock,
OF a musical famiI. and trained i'm Leip-
zig, Bremen. and elsewhere. His leader
/ ship yesterday established him as one
OF the foremost orchestral conductors %.
the day.
] 4 Goldmark overture. "Iu Spring; he
/ Brahms symphony 40. 1. DID O. minor,
. the Tschaikowsky concerto already indl-
Gated, suite, op. 40. By ,he same great
composer. and the familiar L.sZt Hun
. garian Rhapsody No. q. comprised the
program The FIRST OF these, while not
particularly strong or especially de-
. liueative Of spring is still So pleasing
In construction ana rich In melody as 90
make IL an admirable Introductory Of
fering The Brahms symphony is an eE-
/ CcDtiOnaUy beautiful and harmonious
. work but IS not regarded by the com
pOser's most ardent admirers as thor
. oughly reflective Of his personality.
/ Tschaikowsky' genius shines brightly
in the two selections iiuclJded FRI the
I program. and the List rhapsody rs so
I well known as TO need no comment.
such a program indicates at q glance
+ the high and serious aims OF the or
chestra. and these aims were very
closely realized yesterday afternoon. ID
played with a unity which can be- com
pared only with that or the Boston SYM
phony concerts. Strings. wood and
brass blended with marvellous smooth
ness. The most delightful land the
. most iudescribablei shadinEs marked
every work particularly the Tschaikow-
sky numbers. The cresceudos were
strong and fine, the lighter movements
delicate and limpid. and the piano and
pianissimo effect a joy 10 the listener S
ear. In the accompaniment 20 Mr.. HAM
b0uTg. q test or any orchestral 0rganI-
zation. Herr Scheel and his men sur
passed themselves. In short. the or
Chestra was Invariably strong and arr
tistic and its offerings were an unguali-
fed delight
Mr. Hamburg evidently caught the
spirit Of the numbers which preceded
his concerto. He played brilliantly. In
distinctncsS. force, accuracy, and lpar-
tiCulaTly in the sensuous waltz OF tho
second mOvcment in an exquisite lcgatC
touch he easily set himself space with
The foremost piano virtuOs0s who pre-
sent themselves before Washington au-
|dlences for local support A. ID. A.