Evening star., 1923-01-10
ADJUSTMENTS
philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Directed 0y Georges Enesco


The audience which filled the audi
torium of the National Theater TO ca
pacity yesterday afternoon listened TO
what was undoubtedly an outstand-
1ng musical program of the season.
The Philadelphia Symphony OrcheS-
ira is always warmly received by
Washington, but previously much OF
the enthusiasm displayed over TINS
musical organization has been aroused
by its wonderful conductor, Leopold
Stokowski.' Yesterday the orchestra a
was conducted by Georges Enesco, the
Famous Rumanian musician, VINO can
play the violin, piano, organ ano
fcello well enough to be comparea
with artists especially recognized IN
bach of those fields He won prizes
for violin and harmony when he was
Dnly eleven years old. Yesterday MI.
Enesco, the first of his countrymeh
ever to be heard in a concert IN tn.s I,.s
city, not only conducted the orchestra
Rnd played the SololStS NUMBERS On
the violin. but also enjoyed the PRIV.
aege of directing the interpretatlon OF
pne of his own compositions, ne
kRumanian Rhapsody, No. :, IN u
Major"
4 The composition is full of delightful
echo notes and has as its theme some
aof the most attractive folk music OF
the Rumanian nation. 1t shows dis
tfnctly, however, what it's composer
frankly admits-the strong influence
Of Wagner on some of his work. MOI
D. few of the passages suggest the
great German composers methodS OF
treatment. The opening of the com
position by the strings in unison Is
particularly effective.
The second number was Brahms
Concerto in ID Minor for Violin and
Orchestra" DR.. Thaddeus Rlch' me
capable assistant conductor of the
orchestra. conducted this number
most satisfactorily. while Mr.. Enesco
played the extremely difficult violin
solo. securing some effects that We're
truly marvellous. especially in the
echo notes. The first. the allegro non
troppo movement. was interesting IN
treatment and laid the foundation for
all the subtle variations or the song
themes emphasized by the SOLO
violin. The adagio was full of whist
full melodies that were transformed
into playful, gay tunes in the hnal
allegro giocoso movement of the
concerto.
the program was Tschaikowsky's
symphony Pathetique," which was
given an unusual but more than
satisfactory Interpretation under the
direction OF Mr.. Enesco. Many critics
have conceded this to be Tschaikow-
skys greatest symphony, and not
few feel that it is the truest express
sion of the tragic life of the great
Russian. 1t undoubtedly symbolizes
all the sublime heights of sorrow and
despair and some or It's widest
strains inevitably suggest the ter
rors and nightmares of eternal tor
ture. Yet it pulses with human strug
gle against these forces of the dis
eased imagination, and this struggle
is almost visible in the very con-
trasts and nature of the passages.
Each one of the four movements of
the symphony was given in a manner
that showed above everything else
the extraordinary skill OF the con-
ductor and his perfect understand
ing of each instrument in the large
orchestra, SO as to secure the exact
effect desired for perfect harmony
and expression in each phase of the
entire composition. The program
was not over until nearly o'clock,
but for once a Washington audience
in it's entirety remained to the last
note and even then seemed loath to
go.