Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-19
T0sCAN|N| ACHIEVES
ARTISTIC TRIUMPH HERE
His LIN Scala Orchestra Proves Rev
clation to Richmond NIu-
sic Lovers.
LATE CoMERs HIATT CONCERT
Noted Italian Conductor l'auScs
Until interruption CeascS-pro-
gram Covers Wide Range and
AboundS in Siclodic Excellence.

Abounds in Ilclodic Excellence.
The Rotary Club by bringing
Toscanini 10 Richmond made a giant
stride in tho city's musical advance
mcnt. Such a concert as this was
feast II FOR The gods Some ninety
strong, with a gorgeous string sec
ton and every man picked. the La
Scala Orchestra. under the dynamic
spell Of that wizard Of conductors
ran the gamut of orchestral effects
and fairly lifted and stirred Ricn-
mond as she has not been stirred in q
decade. Toscanini holds his men as
il in a trance. the atmosphere when
he conducts is SurCharscd with cleo
trio energy which eNudeS from
every. Aber Of his d!minutiYe frame.
The bows Of his violin section rise
and fall with the precision OF II regi-
ment of bayonc,s. y great con-
Itructor OF ciimaNcs is this Italian
maestro
If such a thing is possible as a
public ano:cg'y. 1t should be made TO
Arturo TusCanini his La Scala Or
oheStra. and the Rotary Club in be-
Mait OF many in the audience that
attended the magnificent concert in
The CITY Auditorium last night. Rich
mond audiences are proyerbially late
Nut last nigh; CAPPED the climax. The
.'lNa4'' ''' 1pIiuiNA'E, nearly twenty
minutes before he could begin. was
delayed. Afterward he MAS com
lied TO stop The lovely Adas!o
"93,w:enIent OF The Nivaldi Concerto.
NhIIc Nivnidi was not the most in
f1irSd Of the Italian developers of
L. violin concerto form. his Con
re In \ Minor" which was chosen
~ an nnsming number, fairly touched
satisfaction under the baton OF
I1sc2nipi One could not wish for Il
more beautiful reading OF this rather
,.aycd relic OF the old Italian school
',.ie Admgio WAS in parts enhancing
q paved the way for Beethoven.
~ is hard to curb "A tendency to
r'it iniiniiIvcs and traduce the art
~ choice adjective selection in de-
,ertoinG one O: the most inspired OF
VI ihr synpaoaic utteranCcs OF I'll"
:.Teat German trarcdinn. OF musical
:. erature. The period IN which
hovcn wrote this masterpiece
's what might be termed the
aus epoch in his otherwise tragic
e ence. Here We hud his EEmont.
Rho concerto ~ and l. Ia; and
sec his grea;ncas. Individuality.
{: laracter and humor. in their full
Z he path OF a comet to hear ro s@t
~ IN read beethoven as he did last
HHl': The poignant, grief of the
G.ri.'nF phrase whief announces the.
T. 1870 Ni't itSplS:st OF ne nClOulc
tc'urc, the sudden change from
ihtn"* humor 10 tragic dcsulation,
!fr woven and interviewer with
tttriul dignity and elegance;
i!HHcr!nS pianissimos and ,-rinpinr
-sc2riuE croSCcndo, and triple
passages iol;owcd one upon an
.iv" urtil the mind was bewildcrcd
'"nld have let the hall after
tuhVtE Win tie uttcrmOSt feel
- satisfaction had not they s,s-
"a that something greater was
ri head when Toscanini gave the
udc' and ''lsoldc's Death" from
N@tan and Isolde"
.,% ensemble OF tho bass violins
Mon beethoven in the Schcrzo-
~ movement gives such promi-
WINS perfection Itself. Tos-
ms greatness Was evident also
80 Nic!in section. which sounded
ono giant Amat!. signing and
.'tnE ~ he Aud%ntc, with rxuui-
,h ,e"a o,.r GasGl. only, in The horns
NrS a Earring eject on the general
GU eac" OF the organization. Il
- c!Hse OF THIS number the conduc-
a' ana Ills men received AN ovI-
II Wh!ch was repeated later ON
il"Ep was the passing from Ecs.
h"N"n 10 Debussy when his Iberia
AecN io:' Orchestra" We're given
lIrr the irtcrmis-inn. In any ones
"nI nut a Tosraaini this number
oG'd have been = bore tn, com
ST -trloS !" Dc wandering IN the
"a az hizaEfG orchestra iieffccts and
e%ing up one ..-hc;.c. and another.
}Sc"rdS them in short order SO that
~ real lasting impression is loft ON
BIS ~ nd.
To lie SUI, there were few warm
Imaginative flights. all too hrie:. and
- vas really a relief TO hear ihe ~
tpt'onnliv beautiful symphonic
ofm of kcsGieh!'s called "Thc f'oun-
s:nS OF Rome"
Then came The majesty Of Wacncrs
=r!us. IN l'gl!nu conducting tho
~ sic of Richard Wagner was a rcye-
tion NJ was without scorc--In
SGT ~ used none TOR tho other mum
~ This uumhrr under tho ha;nn Of
.srHn'n. aeiics criticism Where the
tAi"n CONDUCTOR retraius ana
-ijlE U3atIv.s the traditional
li'a"nt ~" grca' Italian conductor
thc sGavity. sEurro. tho emo
.al Gcc and exotic temperament uf
HltiNe land; never losing sigh;
'.Ic Gigui,y "i ;Nc score or losing
tin Latin trautmcnt the gran
pr OF the German masters mossa-"
climax in tUis number Viii
T~r~ IN memory as ono ~ lhe NOS;
sf-I~ifual Of UUsica' experiences In
ranGe uf q score ~ concerts Hats
a - the Rotary club,
G ". J III.