The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-08
MRS. ALDRICH WINS
 PRAISE IN ATLANTA
BRILLIANT BIRMINGHAM WOMAN IS SOLOIST AT SUNDAY CONCERT AND SCORES DISTINCT TRIUMPH. THE CONSTITUTIONS CRITICISM

Mrs. Truman Aldrich, Jr., who was
 the pianist-soloist on a symphony pro- gramme in Atlanta last Sunday, was most cordially received. The Constitution of Monday contained the following: | The first concert of the season yester- day by the Philharmonic orchestra of the Atlanta Musical association, was artistl- cally most successful, and a child-like craving on the part of Atlanta for what it cannot have or what it is hard to get, made the event popularly, too, more | interesting than heretofore. Last year admission was open to everybody. but the attendance was limited practically to the members of the association, who held membership tickets, the public-at-large being conspicuous by it's absence. This year. when admission was open only to members and one friend each was per mitted to invite on paid ticket, there has been flood of inquiries and of seek ing for tickets.
 This first concert was well worth hear ing. although the first assembling of the orchestra in public this season, and last year the organization improved with every succeeding concert. The personnel was practically the same, however, and Mir William Whitney Hubner again wielded the baton, so that the orchestra in its first appearance had last years work as a foundation.
 '"rhe best test of their ability law In the Weber concerto, which they played with Mrs. Truman Aldrich, Jr., pianist, and even the soloist was delighted and somewhat surprised with the standard of musicianship among the players and the | quality of their ensemble. The orchestra
 part Of the concerto, which, except foi
 the introduction, is largely made up oi interjections or asides,' ornamenta tion upon the theme of the pianist, short phrases that are interpolated, was hand led with a precision that was admirable. The orchestra was perfectly on the alert and interested, and the result was per formance thoroughly spirited and allow ing fine freedom to the soloist. | "As for Mrs. Aldrich, freedom Is one of her acteristics-freedom both of the spirit and physical, but with a full re- spect for the composer whose ideas she translated with breadth of understanding brilliance and vigor of execution. A clear l brilliance is another characteristic of l hers, built on that other quality of free | dom, which rendered her performance oi | the concerto particularly apt, but she was by no means wanting in the gentler qualities, her singing passages being beau tifully balanced in volume and sweet ness.
 Her group of pieces brought out del icacy of interpretative perception which | made of each number a gem of indvid- uality, preserving alike the personal view l point and at the same time giving full emphasis to the personality of the sev- eral composers, and her audience. one o1 musical culture and discernment, vastly approved each effort, recalling her three | times after the concerto, and afterwards demanding two encores.
 'As great a treat as the playing of | Mrs. Aldrich did the audience find in their | own local feature-the .orchestra-and with | genuine enthusiasm they heard its per | formance, which would have done credit l to a city enjoying much better than At lanta's musical reputation.
 l "The programme was interesting, in. l cluding the overture from William Tell,
 the march from ''Tannhauser.' the beau 1 tiful andante from Beethoven's Fifth sym
 phony, an Egyptian" suite by Lugini and the "Adagio Pathetque," by Goddard
 which Is favorite violin solo, and had been well orchestraed, with the burden | of effect from the strings. Especially
 were the Egyptian suite and the Goddard | piece delightful, and the musical audi | ence was afterwards unstinted In its | rratse ''