The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05

by getting up to leave after the next
number. Add again her soprano chat
ter In the corr'dor-to which the Sc
Vile Barber's Figaro, Figaro" was
mere pianissimo andante-while the
"Rienzi' number was playing. and 1t
will be seen the Tetrazzini attitude to
the masters is hardly one Of respect.
The audience itself was distinctly cul-
pable. 1t should hereafter stand on
Its hands whenever it feels like using
them in the same way.
There are concerts where one would
have been grateful for the Tetrazzini
distraction. Last Sundays was not
one of them. At no time during his
remarka BILE work here has Polacco
been heard to better advantage. And
he was at his best in the Beethoven
One expected from Polacco the delight
full precision Of beat, the rhythmic
swing, the supple and vivid color that
characterizes all his work. One hardly
hoped, however, for what most distin-
guished the brilliant young conductors
reading of the symphony-its religious
purity, it's reverent and lovely con-
servatism. symphony on three notes
and every trick and shade Of them
was according to the gospel of Beeth-
oven. The tempt satisfied wholly, the
scherzo not too mad, nor the larghetto
too sad.
Perhaps the scherzo went best Of all,
the gargantuan scrambling Of the
double basses being nobly done. The
orchestra here achieved, too, a delicacy
of pianissimo, a staccato quite un-
smudged, that we haven't had much Of
with our local orchestras. The larghet-
to again was charming, each new petal
of the variations unfolding surely in
all its deliciousness of form and color.
The symphony throughout was one OF
the best bits of Beethoven reading we
have had here.
The Humperdinck numbers, the
Prelude "Hexenritt'' and the
Dream" from "Hansel and Gretel,"
showed the conductor on his familiar
operatic side. They were all delight
fully given. The 'Bacchanale" from
the Gounod Philemon ct Baucis" was
Gounod plus Polacco, with as vivid an
infusion of personality as there was
its reverent subsection in the Beeth-
oven symphony. Both processes were
equally successful, and the thing is
charming. The "RienzP' overture
closed the programme, and if any
where one could forgive Tetrazzinis
chatter there. Does any one like it?
One would have liked more string
value in the orchestra and less of the
drum quality in the Beethoven would
have been better, but one was might
lily proud of the local material last
Sunday, and anew delighted with its
leader.
Mr.. Bisphams many admirers will be
glad to have the further opportunity to
hear him that this afternoons extra
matinee recital will afford. The prices
are to be popular, the place the
Alhambra and the baritone's pro-
gramme is, as usual, as interesting as
it is distinguished. 1t will be as fol-
lows, and entirely new with the excep-
ton of two numbers. 30 Ruddier Than
the Cherry and Danny Deever," for
which so many requests have been re-
ceived that they will be repeated. The
other songs will be Beethoven's "Crea-
ton Hymn the recitative and aria
from THE Seasons" by Haydn some
old Italian songs, three Sehumann and
three BTahm songs, Rubinstein's Der
Asra," GOunod's beautiful setting Of
Maid of Athens; Speak, Music by
Edward Elgar; "Johneen,' from the
new Irish opera MORA O'Neel." by Dr.
c. Villiers Stanford, and some other in
teresting English works, including
THE Lady Picking Mulberries," by Ed
gar S. Kelley.
This, from Berlin paper. is not bad.
Carreno, who was slightly married to
d'Albert, has still large admiration
for her ex-husband's genius. and lately
played his second concerto with the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The
aforementioned sheet announced the
event as follows: "At the first Phil
harmonic Nine. Carreno will play the
second concerto of her third husband"
Curiously uncharacteristic are the
programmes Of Eugen D'Albert. who
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