New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
MUSIC
Yesterdays CONCERTS.

TIE great hold which Nine Eames has upon The
.eui-ation Of New York music lovers especially
che women WIS attested when Carnegie Hall was
filed yesterday afteSIQon by an audience quickly
responsive the good. and also little unduly kind
10 the less good, 10 hear that lady and Mr.. Emilio
Dc Gogorza in a song recital. No doubt Nine
Eenes was the more powerful attraction Of the
rvo hut Chere truth compels an ungallant observa-
she did contribute the greater Part Of
artistic delight afforded by the music. Almost al
ways when she was singing the lovely quality OF
her voice enriched the AIR Of the concert room,
put there was never the warmth Of tone the
euotoGalty OF delivery in her songs that distin-
guished Ihe singing Of her companion. That was
mastery from every point of view. and the in
fusion Il the subjective elements into the duets
lifted them above the level Of of
th- lady's songs The first os these was
Nina C'Tre giorni che Nina'D. stiIl erro-
neoGsly attributed TO Pergolesi. though it has
ben proved beyond all question that it was
written By an obscure composer named Ciampi.
The song is such a fascinating bit that its
history ought 10 be, known. Ciampi went TO
London IN Is9 with peripatetic opera troupe, and
introduced Il into the opera Il ire Cicisbei"
seIeiade. j made q hlt. ana afterward pop
ular IN an English form Three Days and
Nights Ny Polly Mr.. W. Barclay Squire. who
contributed Interesting paper on the subject
10 the official journal of the International Music
Society some eight years ago. pointed out that.
The texts OF both the Italian and English YER
sions are essentially comic, and that the modern
fashion Of singing the song as if the subject were
tragic. is based on a wrong notion. II is an ex-
Jrernsly graceful and pretty song, but Nine. Eames
y-esterdaa save il neither tragic nor a humorous
spirit Other songs Went better. but none of them
quite 80 weu as the duets ''Perche crudil." from
lie Nozze Ill Figaro Faure's ''CruciiiN' and La
G. darem' from Don Giovanni Uhis last song on
Q recall after the FaUTe number
Walter Damroscn. George Barrere and Paul
hefer gave a coudert Of archaic chamber music
ia the Lycsum Theatre yesterday afternoon.
Messrs. barrere and KeIer are rirtuoso members
of Mr. Damrosch's symphony Orchestra, hautist
and violence llfsr. respectively- Mr.. DamrosCh
socated with them yesterday pianist and
harTsichordist, playing the modern instrument in
a THO IN - minor 10y Weber and a sonata for flute
and pianoforte by Pierne. and the harpsichord in
q sonata for that instrument and cello by Boo
cheTlni and group OF three characteristic pieces
t'la Grnide, ''LIndiscreJe" and a Tambourin)
by Rameau- The music by the old French COM
poser gave the mos unique pleasure Of the after
noon, The arrangement, presumably by some com
poser Of century more ago. being ex-
quiste in its appreciation Of the three Instruments
So great vas the charm exerted by the Tam
bourin Jhat the audience demanded a second hear
1EE, and got It, though II came at the end Of the
concert Charming, too. though 1t placed some
thing Of strain on audience not accustomed 10
The flute solo instrument, the Perne
sonata, in which NJ. Barrere exhibited fine mu-
steamship vel virtuososhIp OF the highest
order. But these qualities marked the playing Of
A5ssrs- DamrOsCh and Hefer well