Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
MODERH'S MUSIC
PLAYED BY POETS
Stokowski and Orchestra Reveal
Debussy Dreams; Thi-
baud Applauded.

Last night concert " the Philadelphia
Orchestra, at The Playhouse. WINS
triumph for Dolussy who is but lately
dead and 81 tokow~l whose poetic inter
prctations il is to hc hoped will I've vouch
safcd for decades still
neluesy has been STYLED "the most
scnsitlvcly tcmpcramcntal composer since
Chopin, = and his work rs ms revolutionary
in content alongside that Of his prcdeces-
sors and contemporaries AZ was the case
with the Polish comet Him he ontshines
in versatility since he succeeds with
orchestral work, in which Chopin failed
Dcbussys talent is rather that Of tints
than Of torres or temnl; delicate sha'iings
ard llcndings, as we'll as contrasts, form
is nothing. ard RI ythm is scarcely more,
But while one listens emotion surges ard
expectation waits breathlcrs for what the
rcxt Kaleidoscope rnarrsn cement shall
reveal Without such an Interpreter AZ
Stokowski proved himself 70 be the feeling
-fcctirE ard fccc,llcnt in "Nuages,
stirring and bsri,sric in "Fctes would
he lost, and that would be a pity
The work of the other French modern,
Finest Chsusson, also dwc!ier among
the shades. entitled "Poernc, fer solo,
violin md Crrhcstra fNurd fttirg cx-
ponent in Jacques 'rhibaUd whose velvet
smooth tone and masterful techuic con
vevcd all the meaning that the composer
conceived TIE effect af muted strings.
" hich prevails at the outset, IS to reveal
tho lectures of the corTiposltion as do
those examples of the scuiptor's art one
sees in marble. rs if veilad, but this dim
ness disappears later anu the sombreness
is succeeded by q mere sunshiny mood;
eliminating in a tremolo passage for the
solo violin that was 3 triumph Of skill
With oil due need of praise 70 soloist and
orchestra, II must be admitted that the
impression the work gave on q first hear
ing was rather Of q rambling than a
coherent composition.
NJ Thibaud facjle and gracie bowling
were equally in evidence in the Mozart
concerto No. in Il fat, which formed
the second number on the program Ills
tone is sweet, rather than large; but his
rank among the foremost OF French vio-
linists of the day is undisputed, and he
vii be enthusiastically welcomed when
ever he may again come TO Wilmington,
IS he was ON this occasion.
The performance OF the orchestra In
the rendering Of the Beethoven Eighth
symphony was praiseworthy, particti-
larly from The point OF view OF sureness
and crispness of attack, while the tonal
qualities left little TO be desired, and the
dynamlcs were faithfully and skilfully
proportioncd. The AlIegretto a standard
fayori.e was especially effective How
many Of the compositions of today will
stand up. in proportion to their merit, Us
does his veteran Of more than century
Tor It's first performance occurred IN
1914 is a question which gives matter
for much meditation.
The house was filed extra chairs being
placed in front of the parterre seats, and
there was noticeable proportion of
young people mingled with the mature
and veteran regulars.
February d is the date for the next
concert, the program for which has not
vet been announced.