Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-09
pHILHARMONIC'S SECOND
CONCERT GREAT SUCCESS
Several Interesting Features at Con-
cert at the Academy

There were several unusual features
At the second concert of the Philharmonic
soSiety at the Academy last evening.
There were in reality four SoloiSts. al
though only two performed avowodly
,olo numbers. These were Elizabeth
Gutman. soprano. and Michel Penha,
c,llIst. who scored one Of the greatest
trlumphs that any ccllist has achieved
in Philadelphia for many years. But
besides these. Emil Schmidt. concclt-
master Of tho Philharmonic. played The
violin solo in "Thc Dcluge. performed
in memory OF the composer. the late Ca
mile Saint Saens and Joseph Paste:-
mack played the piano in the Con
rerto Crosse of Handel conducting 1t as
well. in the manner that Handel him
self played the hlrpsi0hord and led the
orchestra in tho days when the con
ccrto was composed.
Besides these unusual features. the
Board of Directors of the Philharmonic
Society presented DR.. Charles S. Hirsch,
the treasurer and the man who has done
probably more than any other one per-.
son to advance the interests of the or
,anization. with q life membership.
giving him q gold card of membership
~ the visible token of the honor. DIR.
Hammond. the president, made the
presentatiOn. to which DR.. Hirsch re-
spon,ed with few words Ofs apprc-
riation Of the honor. but insisting that
the credit was due to Mr.. Pasterna2k
and the members of the orchestra. An.
other interesting feature of the concert
was the presence of Vincent d'lndy. the
great French composer and conductor,
who expressed his appreciation of the
concert and strong approval of the aims
Ot the Philharmonic Society.
Mr.. Penha was the sensation of tao
concert. He played the sparkling aud
beautiful concerto in ID major of Haydn
and did it with that same cffortlcs3
artistry which he has always shown IN
his solo work. but which so few pos
sesS. that makes the most difficult pas
ages sound easy. lie was brilliant
where the music demanded brilliancy.
and interpreted carefully the changing
moods of tho composition. His tone was
beautiful aud everything about his pc".
tormanCc was sincere and artistic to The
highest degree. He was recalled eight
times at the close of the concerto. Mr..
Pasternack gave him a superb accom-
psnimcnt.
Miss Gutman has n lovely soprano
voice OF excellent range and sufficient
power to fill the Academy without cf-
ort. Her songs were entirely Russian.
IN which she has specialized, and hcr
appearance was most successful. She
an excellent artist. whom expcricnc"
Will place high among the vocal stars
99t the country. OF especial interest was
sr unaccompanicd singing of the son;
My Field" Mr.. Pnsternack showed
himself to be good pianist and a Won
1criul accompanies. lie played the piano
accompaniments for Miss Gutman and
showed the same consideration for The
mterpretatiyc freedom of the sololst
which he revealed later in leading the
orchestral accompaniment for ML.
renha. His tone was round and pleasing
n a,cc the harpsichord part of the Handel
concerto Crosse.
Mr. Schmidt played the "Dclugc"
win beautiful tone and a fine feeling
TOR the strongly marked rhythm aud
Mml'rcngious character of the compn.
sllon. The purely orchestral numbers.
oeSidcS the "Dcluge" and the concerto
troSso were BccthOvcn's "Egmont"
overture two intcrmczzi to The jew.
s OF the Madonna" and TschaikoN-
hy ECaDriCiO ItaliOn -