The evening world., 1912-04-11

Orchestra In car
asgis Hall yesterday afternoon.
11r. Nikisoh. II may b remembered.
y the Hungarian musical genius who
threw up his Job - leader Of the Bos-
ton Symphony Orcfestra twenty years
ego because unfeslins directors sought
TO dictate his programmes and who
had mover set foot in America again
until this wosk. when he made . tri-
umphant New York debut In CAfnsgas
HAL
I wanted II. Nilssoh 10 tell ne
whsthsr America has progressed ma.
stcaaly sinos hs let " twenty years
ago. but when I reached Carnegie Hall
I found . rehearsal for last ntghk's con.
cert In full swing. and It was % much
fun to watch Mr.. Ntldsch conduct that
] Wa really Sad Of the daAy.
I always had the idea TIN yesterday
that the highly dramatic effects Of or.
chestra leaders were mainly for the
bensnt Of the audience. but all alone
with his orchestra In Carnegie Hail Ar
thur Nikisch was quite the most tenn.
peramsntal human being I have ever
seen.
During the TshsaxsAl Of TIE
VVOSW0&O &8VW AvADbkO6U8 t0O
conductor ala everything but staAA
On his head, ana he made the or.
chsstss DO everything but stand On
ats hsaA-Au With . s~iAsulaxly
long and slender baton that
whipped through the air IKE .
death dealing rapisr In The riot
music, but lured the love mGh II ~ :
gently ~ II Il were . spray Of
apple blossoms auttsrsd by the
south wind.
Nikisch. like Toscanfni. conducts with.
out q score, a feat Of memory to which
few musicians are equal.
ONE WOULD THINK AN ARMY
WAS COMING.
At a rehearsal he frequently halts the
orchestra with an impatient tap Of the
baton on the empty rack before him
and sings a bar or SO of the music to
show how It should be played. Yester-
day when he uttered the ferocious ex-
clamation. Give me blood! / want
blood and fre!" he accompanied the re-
quest with a furious stamping OF feet
which suggested that an army with
banners was approaching.
Finally. after the orchestra had tried
and tried and tried. he got just the right
crashing conclusion INC said curtiy.
Thank you. gentlemen" and the re-
hearsai was over.
II should never have left America. !
regret that I left IT," said Mr.. Nikisch
to me afterward. II find here the same
appreciation of music. the same enthu-
siasm that prevailed twenty years ago.
-. 49, ,,~,u .tdtA-.-- A-..-
improved any more than all audiences
I all over the world have improved.
. "1t takes twenty years to apprs-
c1ats q great piece OF music, ana
whom . musical audience has heard
. Il twenty times, say ct n concert
: . year, hen only IL 1t understood
ana appreciated.
'Is 1t not rig : that this should be!
: A great genius puts all his soul and
heart In his music. Is 1t likely an audi.
z encs could receive and understand the
soul n heart Of a genius at one con
cert? No. It takes twenty ~years-youi
audiences have improved II they are
, twenty years older and have been hear
: ing good music all the time.
e SIGN OF GREAT IMPROVEMENT
a IN MOSICRI z.
AFTER I left America. when I mrs
conducted at the Gewandhaus. In Leip
O sic, the subscribers gave away theil
tickets when there was a Brahms sym
y phony ON the programme. To-day the!
n crowd the houses when Brahms Il
a played. There has been the same I'm
Is provement In musical taste everywhere
n else. There Is more appreciation be
IF cause there IL more knowledge. mor'
experience Of the best music.
!, New York has given me a wonder
- full reception. which makes me feel yer,
humble and very proud.
"A "Of your composers l will not speak
:" because I do not feel competent to d.
so. But my reception here has mad
y me sorry that I ever left America"
= A.r. Nikisch had to be coaxed back
) coaxed with q guarantee Of 100000 I
a." himself and the orchestra. made b,
= Warren r. Fales. q wealthy cottol
i manufacturer and music lover Of Prov
~ dence. RI. Yet. when the temperaments
!" orchestra leader landed last week h
was so glad to be here that he kisse
~ everybody In sight. including the phles
"a matte editor Of a German newspape
and his astounded millionaire backsi
10 who exclaimed;