The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-17
ADJUSTMENTS
Academy of Musir-Dnrk.
Bljou-"ts the sun Went Down.
und night.
understandable,
Crcntore's Hand.

IN writing review or tho first Of
tering Of Mr. iiadcliffe's second series
one is compelled To make {; sharp dis
t:nciion between his own opinion and
mat OF the audience. After several
years OF somewhat observant theatre
and concert going. cannot recall Il,
more enthusiasts house than Thar
which gathered at the CITY Auditorium
last night 10 hear Creatorc's band
ana yet cannot remember u profess
sional concert so full Of faults
The audience applauded warmly.
even voci!crously, every number
solos. stNtets, choruscs and ALL and
apparcn,ly. enjoyed hugely the whole
performance. while. 10 my hc,crodox
car. almost every selection was spoiled
by an almost unbelievable Incorrect
ness OF pitch. Unbelievable, becaus.
these people are all Italians--thc most
musical nation on carth-and 1t Is
hard to conceive that even the most
Lightly considered man in The organi-
cation would willingly be guilty OF
such cruel ftsencss OF pitch as was
heard time and again las, night. Tho
soprano cornet in the scXtet from
Lucia oil Iamnermoor." was the most
hardened sinner OF all. He also sang
in the selection from Carmen" and
in both he was 20 unpardonably Hat
that one of the FIRST musicians In Rich
mond told me that he thought that
the man must bc Ill Another we'll
known professional said that the hall
was to be blamed hut all of MS re-
member the wonderful work OF Walter
Damrosch and Bernthaicr so that cx-
cusc doesn't excuse.
On the other hand. the wood wind
was exquisite. the flutes and clnrincts
in particular being utterly beyond crit :
iciSm. and tho man who sang. with
his cuphonium. the toreador song from
Carmen" which was the last number
on tho program, was an artist almost
supreme. | have never heard more
luscious and. ut the same time bril-
liant tone than he evoked from his
s!lvered horn.
Creatore himself has quoted down
a great deal AS he conducted last
night he never. in his rawlings, got be-
yond the flutes on his right and the
perfectly safe from his onslaughts.
And. speaking OF brasses. II he would
not let them blarc with their brazen
throats the wood wind into compare :
tive silence the quality of his tone
would be improved thousand times.
Many OF his ensembles were strik-
ing-llmost thrilling In their power,
Eut many OF them. also, were too
the tremendous forte, fortlssimo sfor-
languages could not begin to Indicate
the tremendous forte. fortissimo. fort
zando. bravura. bravissima passages
with which Signor Crcatore almost
lifted the steel roof from the Audi
forum last night. He lacked only
three or four cannon TO make the
most stupcndous Fourth OF July triple
fortissimo ever pvt over concert foot
lights.
In the rear OF the house there were
numbers who showed their supreme
and utter Indifference to the perform
ance bv chatting freely and audibly to
their companions and others who con-
vcYed to those sitting near them their
knowledge Of music by humminE every
air OF The character known as com
mon or domestic" both OF which
crimes will drive the average critic
screaming mad. sim they applaudcd
wildly. w. y. G.