The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
ADJUSTMENTS
observation-disclosures.

The largest audience of the season
greeted the Minneapolis Symphony Or
chestra at the Auditorium last evening,
and the program rendered was worthy Of
the occasion. Mr.. 2Oberhoffer was at his
best and the orchestra was thoroly re-,
'sponsive. Indeed, never before has the
conductor been able to- secure such re-
suits as made the concert such a delight.
This was particularly true in the second
part of the program. The midsummer
Nights Dream overture was smoothly
and quite enjoyable. while the
Mozart Symphony in e fiat" with its
four movements, was well, tho not bril-
liantly, rendered.. :
The ''yorspiel'> from d'A1bert's new
opera, Der improvisation" was the first
orchestral number that aroused keen an
thusiasm, and 1t was worthy of it,. Fall
Of color, brightness and gayety, both the
conductor and the orchestra seemed to
feel the in~toxfeation Of the composer.
MI. Oberhoffer with sr,adInirable skill
heightened his c~lfnaaxes., brought out the
contrasts with force, anHu'so read the
number that 1t, stoodafbfth with. cameo
like clearness. Following this; came Boro-
dino's y..Steppen- Skizze," or. -Anglicized,
b"Sketches Of the ~Steppes.". The work is
~ultra-modern in its treatment barbaric
TN composition, with unexpected inter-
| walls and peculiar and bizarre themes,
supposed to be characteristic of the coun-
try depicted. In this it is intensely de-
scriptive and the listener is supposed
to hear the Russian folk-song, the
trampling of the horses and camels, the
passing Of the caravans and the music
dying away in the distance al the cara
vans disappear. It is all a matter Of taste
with regard to these innovations which
out-Wagner Wagner. The soulful soul
will doubtless revel in them. Are they
the acme in music? A fine rendition of
Liszt's third Hungarian Rhapsody, all
too seldom heard, closed the program.
Campanari, the barytone, was an all
potent attraction last evening, and. he
was received with a, warmth which must
have been grateful to one who had beer
obliged to forego singing with the Met
ropolitan Opera company to keep this
engagement. AS it is, ext week he will
resume his duties with the company
while Minneapolis will have had the treat
afforded by the contretemps which made
his presence possible. The "Monologue'
from Giordano's new opera, "Andre
Chenier," was given it's first rendition
here last evening by the famous barytone
The music itself was an inspiration, ant
Campanari's Interpretation a delight. L
aroused appropriately the greatest en-
thusiasm, and as, a n encore he sang thu
'"Toreador's Song" Bizet has made thi:
so fine a, melody that it will always b.
a prime favorite with the public, ant
while Campanari did not sing it with hi
wonted fire and elan, it was q great treat
AS a second number the aria from
Mozart's Marriage of Figaro was sung
and apparently with less of Campanari'
enthusiasm than he has been wont t
give it. Two encores were. demanded, an
:. after the first, one he~was obliged to re
peat the "~Toreador'sf Song" because Q
accompaniment. This rendition was
great improvement on the first, and !
was sung brilliantly.
.Ia . Howard Boardman.