The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
SYMPHONY CONCERT

The second Symphony concert, given
last evening at the Auditorium, where
large audience had gathered, showed
q much greater advance upon
their past performances than even the
hrSt concert this season promised. The
orchestra has been playing long enough
now to develop the utmost sympathy
among its members and to obtain quick
response to the baton Of Director Ober-
hotter. Thru his efforts, with the inan-
clal backing Of men of the city who
care for her musical reputation, Min
neapolis has an orchestra that can IA
Vorably compare with any of the coun-
try. 1t is only years of practice. that
can give perfect unity to an orchestra,
and the Minneapolis orchestra has now
PASSED beyond that, stage of rawness
where, It was an effort and sometimes
an intellectual effort for the members
TO play ''aS one man.. -
Mrs. Fannie Bloomf ED Zeisler was
the soloist Of the evening. Without the
Years of hard work which the orchestra
has had. the wonderful Interpretation
given by Mrs. Zeisler and the orchestra
to the heavy Moszkowski concerto in
IS major. and the Litolf Schcrzo would
have been impossible. AS it was, pianist
and orchestra were completely Ell rap
port. With sympathetic. anticipation
-ir. Oberhoffer led the large band of
players so perfectly that even in deli
cate. passages when violins and piano
carried the theme. together, there was
not the slightest divergence. 1t was the
effect of one spirit dominating the
pianist, leader and orchestra. '' -
The Moszkowski concerto is one
which few pianists dare attempt, but
Mrs. Ieisler" found no difficulties in it's
technical intrieacies: At the close of the
inst movement, the moderate move
!1Aent, as the orchestra and piano united
IN great climax of soul-stirring chords,
the audience applauded with abandon.
The orchestra had proved itself bv a
severe test and Mrs. Zeisler had again
shown herself master of her instru-
ment:. The quiet and tuneful Andante
was beautifully modulated and closed
with series of expressive piano chords
which glowed like jewels against the full
toned setting of the orchestra. These
Gllstened for moment and then broke
into the staccato as the Scherzo, with
It's humorous turn, was introduced. The
last movement. 'sAllegro deeiso,O was
fitting climax to the whole number
and at its. close, while the audience
Numbered it's applause, Mrs. Zeisler
shook the hand of the director in token
OF his splendid directing AS an encore
the pianist played ''Jongleur,' by the
same composer -
The, second number played bv the
orchestra, and the soloist was a delipht
to t. the heart: 1t presented formidable
dl1flcult1es, 'pianissimo runs descending
nipples OF sound with here and there
The pianist played it with the greatest
intelligence and show of Brilliant
technlc and the orchestra never failed
IN It's accompaniment. eff I Were !
Bird, -, by Hensel Mrs Zeisler played
as encore. "
'sThe schumann Symphony No. l. in
B flat Op. 49, was the most preten-
tious number given by the orchestra
and 1t elected the greatest enthusiasm
from the audience. 1t is commonly
called, as the program announced, the
'Sprlng Symphony and has in Il that
Longing for the new life as well as the
scarcely =. perceptible stirring of I'M
Known life, felt, yet hidden The oboe
and flute were used with fine effect in
this =. number, with answering calls Of
the vlollns From the first tiumultuons
movement with its interpretations of
tender melody to the broadlv-intoned
"Larghetto' where the Violins first
spoke the theme to the vivacious
scherzo, the graceful opening of the
finale to its somber close, the sym
pheny received :! reading marked by
the greatest fidelity. On no side was
the INTERPRETATION lacking and at no
time did the playing Of the orchestra
fan into that uninteresting 'cconning';'
which VI has sometimes marred it's work.
The, variations on a Russian. theme by
SIX russian composers which opened
also interesting The different inter:
bretations using the same theme, ran
the gamut of feeling and style from
the simple and unaffected to the BIZ
zarre:t and from the mournful to the
quietly humorous, grim to be sure, and
even to martial staccato :
Ihe Well-khoWn and well-loved Fury
anthe overture by Weber opened the
program and, the somewhat theatrical
but stirring overture ''Der Improvisa-
tor - by D'Albert closed it.
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