The sun., 1919-01-22
ZIMBALIST PLAYS
A GEM BY MOZART
Concerto in A Major Is Per-
formed in a Manner Beyond
All Praise.
BEWITCHING MELODIES
Philadelphia Orchestra Gives
Admirable Concert in Car
negie Hall.

The third concert Of the Philadelphia
Orchestra, which took place yesterday
afternoon In Carnegie Hall, was one OF
the most comfortable concerts OF the
season. The classic and the utterly ro-
mantle lay down in peace together in
the midst Of a fine prospect of musical
landscape and history
The programme began with Beetho-
ven's little symphony" the eighth
which in these days offers no food for
conjecture either as to Ns content or
the correct tempt The second number
was a concerto in A for violin and or
chestra by young Externally young)
Mozart. The entertainment concluded
with the Three Nocturnes" OF Debussy,
"Nuages," "Fetes" and 'Sirenes."
Music lovers are indebted to Efrem
Zimballst, the soloist OF tho afternoon
for reviving the starry concerto or
Mozart In A major. with It's peculiarly
characteristic ado in f. key which
had a singular attraction for the COM
poser. The work was written In 1776
ing to Koechel the manuscript wal In the
possession OF KrasSich in Berlin. but
Iwyzewa. and St Folk set 1t down as lost.
Their monumental work on Mozart is
later OF course than koechel's catalogue.
Quality OF Performance.
Lost In manuscript or not, We have
| the composition and 1t ought to be heard
| oftener, for its serene beauty, its sweet
| youthful freshness. its aristocratic re-
/ pose OF style and its lovely flowing melo-
| dies are bewitching. Mr.. Zimbalist
| played itfn a manner beyond all praise.
It was the performance OF master
| thoroughly saturated with the spirit of
the work and expounding It's message
with a purity OF style and depth OF
| affection quite Irresistible. The audience
readily discerned the excellence OF the
/, Interpretation and recalled the yiolinist
many times.
| For the Debussy number Mr. Sto-
| kowski. the capable conductor OF the
Philadelphia organization. had a chorus
OF women from Kurt Schlndlers Schola
Cantorum. These ladies must have been
| much astonished at themselves. for OF a
certainty they did not know they could
sing so well. Their undulating walls
fitted perfectly into the sea picture OF
Debussy and any Ulysses who closed
his eyes instead OF his ears might have
been tempted TO round to. drop his mud
hook and go ashore in small boat &c
his undoing.
Playing of Orchestra.
The playing OF the orchestra in the
Debussy pieces was so admirabl In tont
and in the finish OF all its touches OF
nuance that II aroused great enthusi
asm. Naturally. Beethoven's eight
symphony gave no such opportunities fol
the wizardry OF the orchestra must
lc!ans, but 1t was performed with laudabl
precision and a sunny transparency O
tonal balance which exhibited clearly IL
dainty beauties.
Mr. StokowsN treated the tempt &C
cording to the precepts laid down b.
Won Buelow. which. when first demon
strated in this town, caused some acrim
onious discussion. However, Won Bue
low ably supported his contentious. ant
lis ideas have survived the dust OF bat
tie.
The Philadelphia Orchestra IL a yer.
welcome visitor, Its material is some
what uneven. There are weak spots II
It. But Mr.. Stokowski has developed ;
splendid ensemble, and his study OF tn
various compositions to be performed al
ways brings to the surface interesting
points.