The San Francisco call., 1908-03-16

ne procession VI 5iSoe
which has filed across the San
I Francisco concert platform this
season, marshaled by Manager
Greenbaum, will end with the ap-
pearance of Harold Bauer, who In
many respects is the most important
and interesting person at the piano.
Like Fritz Kreisler. whom he re-
sembles in versatility and broad
musicianship. Bauer plays unusual pro-
grams He goes far from the beaten.
track and gathers little heard Of seiec-
tions and quaint treasures from the
worlds garden of music.
Again. like Kreisler. he IS Bach
enthusiast and has carefully studied
not only that masters works for all
instruments, but ne has also delved
deeply into Bach photography.
Did it ever occur to you he re-
marked in a recent interview, that
there is a marked Hungarian element
in the music of Bach? There is every
reason that there should be. He came
of old Hungarian stock His father
was born in Pressburg, the former
capital of Hungary. His mother was
a Hungarian All his ancestors Tor
hundred years had been musicians
Further we know that many OF MS
compositions were written Ior tue
cymbalum. the typical Hungarian IN
strument that has survived 500 years
without undergoing the slightest
change. We hear it today in the Hun
garian orchestras and we know 10
what style of free recitative IL pest
lends itself From this free recitatlVe
of the Hungarian peasant sprang HIhS
n ne
dies. We find them even In his most
serious compositions.
At his first concert Sunday afternoon,
March 20, Bauer Will play Edward Mac
Dowelrs dramatic sonata, Eroica.
Various selections from Scnumahn
''Fantasiestucke" have been played Tor
us by local and visiting artists. but
Bauer will be the first to play the
entire group An original adaptation
of Caesar Franks prelude, fugue ana
variations will be still another noVeity
on Bauer's Sunday program
Beethovens sonata, op- 81, Will De
presented at Bauer's second Tecltal IN
this city and at his farewell concert
the great pianist will play rhe death-
less Sonata Pathetique.
For his Oakland concert at He
Liberty playhouse Friday afternoon.
April 3, Bauer announces that he will
play Schumann's sonata, op- 22 one
of, the most beautiful works in the
entire library OF pianoforte music
And then after the last or the plan
fsts comes Jean Garardy. violoncellist.
He is scheduled to play three concerts
in San Francisco and one in Oakland
next month His opening recital Will
be on Easter Sunday. That was the
day, YOU may recall, year ago, when
Greenbaum's attraction at the ChuteS
brought out crowd of 5000 persons
Nine. Nordica sang with Constantine
in Les Hugenots."
Gerardy belongs to a small group of
artists who make cello music There
are few cello virtuosi in spite or the
popularity of amateurs of this most
mellow of Instruments. Gerardy does
not seek to make a violin out of his
instrument He realizes the wonder
full possibilities for melody that lie in
the cello. and his programs are typ
ically and Enthusiastically cello pro-
grams. He should get hearty well
come here.
What the larger eastern cities call
music festival is arranged for San
Francisco neAt May. when the New
York symphony society. under the di-
rection of Walter Damrosch, will be
here for a week. The festivals held
yearly in Worcester. Mass; Portland
and Bangor, Me-; Cincinnati and ST.
Louis are the crowning events of the
season. Wealthy citizens form organi-
zations to finance the events, assemble
big choruses to appear with the Orches-
ira and in other ways insure the sue
cess of the festivals. Usually there is
a big deficit, but it Is cheerfully met
by the rich patrons of the art Ii is
regarded in Europe as high honor to
be selected as soloist for one of these
festivals. Madame -Heink
was brought over to America first as a
soloist under these conditionsl and the
greatest pianists. violinists and vocal
lists are proud to appear at a 'Worces-
ter festival" Manager Greenbaum has
arranged to bring the magnificent or
chestra of the New York symphony So
ciety to this city. Walter Damrosch
personally will direct his bandsmen
through a series of concerts the like of
which, dare say, will never have been
heard before. The series will mark an
epoch in our musical life Madame
Hissem de Moss, soprano. will be the
visiting soloist, and Greenbaum has
engaged the Calvary choral society of
200 voices, under the direction OF Mar
shall w. Giselman. for one of the fes-
tival concerts This nj itself Is an
important event, and the big choir al
ready is hard at work on the choruses-
which will be supported by one OF the
finest orchestras in the world. There