Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
THE CRITIC TALKS
TO MUSIC LOVERS
Weekly Comment on Things
Musical in Discriminating
Philadelphia
DETAILED analysis of the pro

yeals some very interesting features.
The orchestra gave grand total of
ninety six concerts. Of which fifty
were the regular series of twenty five
each on Friday afternoons and Saturday
evenings at the Academy of Music. Be
sides these. there were ten in Pitts
burgh 1.-TWO series Of five each), six in
New York city, five each in Baltimore.
Washington and Wilmington, three in
University of PENNSYLVANIA. two ut
Oberlin. Ohio: one in Wheeling. one in
PottsyilIe. one at the Stetson Audi
tori,im, PHILADELPHIA one appearance
with Courboin, the French orgunist. at
the wanamakcr store. and one special
concert for the French women's relief
fund at the Academy.
Of soloists with the orchestra there
fwere seven pianists. four violiuists.
five singers. two cellists. one harp, one
flute and one viola d'amour. Besides
these. there was one appearnucc with II
fecitationist (Carlo Iiten, the Belgian
tragedian) and one guest conductor on.
Alphonse Catherine. of the Paris
Opera House,. OF the soloists proper
there were three members of the or
chestra. Mr.. Rich. Mr.. Kinder and
Mr.. Maquarrc, playing. respectively,
the violin, cello and flute. Mr.. Ferir. the
solo viola, also appeared in the diff
emit and important viola obbligato to
Bcrlioz's Harold in Italy" Symphony.
which is actually solo part. although
not Officially" considered so in the
orchestra resume.
nF THE soIoists. lttl" need be said
Ocxccpt that they were the best TO he
obtained. 1t is matter of pride
and qualification that the orches-
ira itself has personnel which can
furnish three soloists, really four, in
Guiding Mr.. Fcrir. in a series of CON
certs of the standard which Mr.. Sto-
kowski provided. and it may be said
in passing that these four do not by
any means exhaust the solo possibilities
of the orchestra. To mention only a
few. Mr.. Tabuteau. oboe: Mr.. Bonadc,
clarinet; Mr.. Kreugcr. bassoon; Mr..
Anton Horner. French horn. and Mr..
Torello. contrabass, are fully capable
in technique, beauty OF tone and general
artistry, of playing concertos with or
chestra. and doubtless would be given
the opportunity of proving this asser-
tion were the Instruments which they
play those which best lend themselves
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the best advantage in short melodic pas
sapes and to give color and volume to
the more fully orchestrated parts. This
I, ,cs not take any account either Of the
brass nor of number of members Of
the string section who also are capable
of doing solo work.
The recitation with orchestra was an
un,sual number and if met with cor
dial reception. although Mr.. Liten's
BelSian nationality and the fact that
,ne war was sthi stli "n a. DO ,na 'r;th % tho % ox
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HOWEVER, it is in the make up of
1.-the programs themselves rather than
in the personalities of the performers
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