The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-02
BOSTON SYMPHONY
DELIGHTS DETRoITERS

The Boston symphony orchestra has
come and gone. but In the splendid
program. splendidly given, In the Light
Guard armory Tuesday evening. THIS
remarkable organization left even
greater impress than usual on musical
Detroit. An audience that crowded
every seat and corner. arraSed In It's
finest raiment. did honor TO Max Fled
Ter and his men.
\ more genuine capitulation tn the
classic MUSE OF music has rarely been
witnessed in Detroit than I'm the atti-
Jude OF the audience. Perfect silence
reigned during the numbers-an al
most unknown thing at a concert
coughing. shutting of feet and rusuinS
OF programs. 20 say nothing OF the
chatter of ushSrs and banging OF doors
I'm the rear. being the usual condition
The applause came as IL should. after
the last note OF the composition mao
died away and not whenever and
wherever some misguided enthusiast
decided 20 vent superluous energy. In
fact Il was "A Detroit audience on lis
best behavior Real musiclovers were
there by the score, society in all It's
flnery and a large contingent OF the
city's foreign citizens German, French
and Italian being heard on all sides
The attendance OF the latter is no
small indication OF the fame of the
Boston symphony, for your true Eu-
ropean is very loyal 10 the great or
chestras OF the old world and II is not
easy for him 20 acknowledge the su'
premacy OF the American organization
At each hearing OF the Boston Sym
phony II seems that the playing OF the
organization Is so absolutely pertect
that there remains nothing more 10 be
attained. and yet. the next time, new
beauty OF tone Is revealed. greater
depth OF dramatic effect, more appeal
! ing delicacy OF expression and greater
artistry must be accorded the players.
| The rank and Ale OF the orchestra is
made up OF artists each and every one
master OF his individual instrument,
| the instrument itself the finest 10 be
| procured. the whole, trained TO per
! lection OF ensemble almost incredible.
| nr. Fielder is great conductor and he
Yields his baton over a group OF great
men, hence his graceful manner OF
| pointing To the left and to the right OF
! the players In acknowledging applause
! is but one demonstration OF that great
ness. At the close of the third number
the applause was so insisteDt that the
men rose in a body 10 bow their
| thanks.
The program was of tremendous
caliber II included two Of the older
classics and two OF the modern-the
Beethoven "Egmont" overture and
Schumanns symphony in G major for
the former; Rimsky-Korsakoff' sym
phonic suite "ScheheraZade' and Rich
ard Strauss tone poem Don Juan
for the latter. The Interpretation and
the performance of all four were be
vond criticism, and II greater art is
possible. IL is hardly likely the present
generation OF mortals will meet with
It. Not only Boston but the whole OF
America should bow at the shrine OF
the Boston Symphony orchestra and
be glad that Uncle Sam can claim II
as one of the great institutions OF the
world.
The Detroit Orchestral association
had seen TO it that the material com
fort OF the audience was as we'll pro
vided for as the armory permits
Every entrance was open for the com
ing and going OF the large crowd, the
carriages were handled with dispatch
and both the seating and exit was &C
Complished with unusual smoothness.
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE