The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-19
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VhO were 70 fortunate %
< s the Coliseum, Davenport,
1fk can appreciate what has
- BY people who have
s17 fkey could mot ray enough
80 81 Toscanini and his La
srcAestra. As the orchestra.
,sns interpreted the various
.ss;1ats and numbers on the
Z|n the audience was capti-
S5 1.-THE uniqueness. unusual
~ charm OF the renditions.
3eoi the whole concert was Diff
Asss1 Toscanini Is unforgetahle.
ssi1nly the most impressing fact
5SS vork Is that all his conduct
~ done from memory rs his
uieht u very poor and makes i'm
sISle me use Of a score. He
ss1rly bat In q foreign manner fire.
sriiy brings out the meaning in
~ number expressing the
S1-n with a sympathy and
;Su1tanding which is beau
M He makes the instru-
- under his direction talk. tell
.s~slhing in q way which is almost
iri. Intentness and purposeful
.sss vas very noticeable both in
~ director and in the % music
~ All seemed to really feel the
s.aic which they were playing
VI responded with remarkable
~ to the leaders directions.
Irolably many noticed the entire
.lance Of effort for any effect. No
- motions we're made by Tos-
.eaini whatever and as he bowed
= response to applause, he seemed
= almost disapprove of the actions
7 he audience. Noticeable, too.
n the way in which the orchestra
llafsd In the appreciation. Per-
- II is customary in foreign
,osntries for the musicians to rise
= acknowledge applause, which
81 course probably as much due
i'm q their leader, but it is not
10 custom here. And another un-
nal note in the concert was the
nv the men rose as Toscanini him.
eli appeared and took his place
q the directors platform.
The first part Of the program was
he Brahms symphony No. 2, which
no played wonderfully, howbeil
~ differently" than an Ameri'
N conductor would have had it
i times there was a distinct ten
erness which caught everybody
hen the element Of gaiety wal
rought out with the same phrase
in outstanding feature Of the grea
ymphony is the formal beaut,
ombined with the rhapsodic ele
lent which Toscanini put into It
i times the orchestra seemed lik'
10 huge instrument plying with
ythmic swing and grace, and agail
be many instruments each play
u the theme, beautifully bu
,reignly.
A Noturno and Rondo Fantastict
R. Pick-Mangiagalli) were The
ut two numbers on the second
Ut of the program. Both wer'
najestic things. The principa
Ieme in the Nocturno was vaguely
ntroduced by the violin, then tn
clio, taken up and more clearly
eaned by the woodwind, and was
lily developed when the strings
iolins and cellos came in in full
to the initial vagueness
le number works up to the viola
Iolc, a fragment of the theme will
1hich it concludes.
The principal novelty, OF the pro
pam was the Rondo. The orches
ration is amazing and beautiful
too. The oboe humor
introduces the theme
which 10 varied in the, development
II the composition. The skipping
ytAm Of the woodwinds contrast
I to the staggering crescendo O
10 brasses-the latter being al
unusually beautiful portion OF tn
orchestra. perfect in the handling
responding with a most remarkabl
precision to the movements OF tn
baton. The rondo is indeed fan
tastico" as the entire brass sectio
come in and develops the theme
Finally the number goes back Il
he original humorous theme as In
tfoduced and ends.
The Albert Roussel lie Festil
Il I Araignee" was an absolute