Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
NINE. SAMAROFF
CHARMS HEARERS
Plays Big Saint Saens Concerto
With Orchestra With Bril-.
liancy and Feeling.

Symphony No. 2, in d, brahms.
non trcppo. III. Allegretto grasioso.
w. Allegro con spirso.
Concerto No. 2, in q minor, for piano
and orchestra, Saint-Saens. |. Andants
sostenuto. II. Allegro schcrxnndo. Ill.
Presto.
la Damnation dc Faust" BerlioR.
(a) Mcnuot dee Follets. o. Danse dcs
Sylphcs. (cl Marchc Hongroiso
Last nights grrAt audience a. Tho
Playhouse TO hear tho Philadelphia Or
chestra, with Nine. Olga Samaroif at
tho piano in concerto with her husbands
musicians, WAS most sincere tribute
TO the pianistc, tn the orchestra and en-
DR.. Stowkoski
IL was an outpouring Of the music
lovers of the city which showed most
conclusively that no matter what tho
weather-and 1t WAS vevging on xcro--
Wilmington folks won't be denied the
pleasure Of listening 10 the divipest Of
arts when set forth by artists Of force
and excellence. IL further means that
the city is most assurdly on the musical
map and is well into her period Of musical
history and that she u going forward
and not backward
The concert artistically was decidedly
the best Of tho season. Totally the or
chcetra was well nigh perfect. This
Improvement has been manifest MI the
season, showing that Stokowsh 10
working mighty things with his musicians.
And between tho orchestra and tho
.oloist thero WAS sympathy and rap
port by no u,cans always found In
"a IA Al q hn II {~tr
mcnt of the artistic ensemble Of = concert.
Mime. Samarot1's work in the big Saint
Sacne concerto WINS n real revelation Of
artistry. The composition is full Of larl,e
difficulties, which she surmcunted with
an case which showed how largo a store
Of technique sho possesscs lntcrprc-
tativelv, there WAS nothing left to be
desired When she wanted tho softeet
pianissimo and tondar dnlioAny Of eS-
pression in some m BODY andantc she had
them at har com mand and whsn har score
c | cd for nrissiiuo and daring those
were given with n strupgth and power
that ono wa. reminded Of the force
Of Teresa Carrono And yet she always
seemed to have soma reserve force shc
still might call upon.
And there was lot of this srrt OF work
To do for the composition fairly bristlce
with changes where tho Gallo character
Of Saint-Saens stands boldly forth.
One would know that = Frcnchman wrote
it even If hc had not a program before
him. And for her work, the audience
fairly revelled in it's applause Of Mime.
Samarotf. and great mass Of flowers
that went up 10 the stage at the conclu-
sion Of the concerto showed how greatly
she had been appreciated.
Tho Brahms symphony WAS splcn-
didly played 1t Is an odd work, full Of
subtle changes op theme Of three notes,
which bobs UP at all sorts Of unexpected
stages throughout indeed come critics
have gopo SO far as TO call 1t the "thrcc-
note symphony" But il is full OF very
pleasant joyful melody, although one
would expect from the somewhat sombre
start that this would not bc its chief
Characterization.
The second movement contsins most
lovely songlike melody scored for the
'celloes. And this WAS attacked by Hans
Kinder and his worthy associates rs a
labor of love. The result WAS exquisitely
and constituted one of the most
musicianlv things of the evening.
The excerpts from Berlioz's The
Damuation Of Faust" were also most
done. Altogether the con-
cert can go down into the seasons his
tory rs its high point so far NJ. /. L.