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Overwhelming Demonstration for Rachmaninoff, Soloist at
Fourth Symphony Orchestra Concerts on Thursday
and Friday Evenings.
A packed auditorium on both Thursday and Friday evenings and wild
enthusiasm for Segel Rachmaninoff marked the fourth pair of subscription
concerts by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The program was devoted
entirely to Russian composers, and included the "Third Concerto for Piano
and Orchestra," by Rachmaninoff, who was the soloist of the evening. The
first half of the program was made up of orchestral works, three in num-
ber, and the latter half was given over to the soloist. The concert opened
with the prelude to "Chowantchina," by Moussorgsky. The instrumentation
of this prelude, states the note in the program, was entrusted by the com-
poser to Rimsky-Korsakow. This was done shortly before the death of
Moussorgsky. It is music of a flavor indigeous to Russia and under Mr.
Gabrilowitsch's baton it was given an inspired and masterful reading.
Reinhold Gliere's symphonic poem, "Le Sirenes," was given its second
performance in Detroit, it having been played here in 1920. The compo-
sition, which is extremely beautiful, with much of the dramatic in it, was
effectively played, although at times the strings became somewhat obscured
by the dominance of the more robust sections. Rimsky-Korsakow's "Ca-
priccio Espanglo" completed the first half of the program. Mr. Gabrilo-
witsch and his men played with admirable finish, but not always with vitality.
It seems as though the conductor+
was in too serious a mood to imbue
Appears Here on Dec. 9.
it with the necessary sparkle, and
there was an inclination to dalliance.
In the finale Mr. Gabrilowitsch con-
ducted with much energy. At the
conclusion the audience applauded
vigorously, and after several bows by
the conductor, the orchestra was
summoned to the stand. After a
short intermission, RachfaninofT came
upon the platform and was extended
• royal welcome, the audience and
orchestra standing enmasse as a
tribute to the great master. Rach-
matiinoff is not a new-comer to De-
troit, havingplayed here twice be-
fore in recitals. This time he deep-
ened the impression made by him on
former occasions.
Rachmaninoff is undoubtedly one
of the world's greatest living pianists.
The quality of his tone is magnifi-
cent, and he vanquishes the greatest
difficulties with unerring sureness.
To hear Rachmaninoff play the piano
is like hearing Kreisler play the vio-
lin. It is playing that is unique, with
every note seeming to be made of
pure gold. The deepest and most
subtle shades of color and expression
are at his command. The audience
was in a frenzy of excitement when
MISS JULIA CLAUSSEN
he finished playing his concerto, and
for once there was not the customary
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Brunhilde
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A few scattered departures were ob-
served, but practically the whole au- ner's "The Valkyrie" on Dec. 9 in
Orchestra
Hall.
dience remained and applauded until
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finally after numerous recalls Rach-
maninoff sat down and played an en-
core. The Detroit musicians played
the accompaniment to the concerto
very beautifully indeed.
Ilya Schkolnik Pleases Large
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A considerable improvement in the
size of the audience was noted at the
fifth Sunday aftrenoon concert, and
when Victor Kolar stepped forward
to conduct the first number on the
program practically every seat in the
auditorium was taken. Mr. Kolar, as
usual, arranged a program that was
delightful and varied, ending it with
his own "Slovakian Rhapsody." Miss
Rumsey, contralto, elected to sing
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nod's "Sing, Smile, Slumber." Miss
Rumsey's voice is of. a timber not
adapted to legato singing and she was
not at her best in the first number.
In the Gounod song she gave much
more promise and the audience liked
it very much. She was recalled sev-
eral times. Mr. Schkolnik received
somewhat of an ovation when he
stood up from his seat in the orches-
tra to play the Paganini concerto.
To descant on Mr. Schkolnik's play-
ing at this time seems, inessential, but
word or two can and indeed must
be said about it. Mr. $chkolnik is
a master of his instrument and dis-
played remarkable skill and baeuty
of tone throughout the concerto. Ile
is a remarkable technician and pos-
sesses a brilliancy that is often doz-
cling to his auditors. His playing on
Sunday showed that he is continually
growing in his art, and it is little
wonder that he was hsowered with
applause so insistent that he was
brought back to the stage no less
than six times after the conclusion
of his playing. Mr. Kolar opened his
program with the march from "Si-
gurd Jorsalfer." Ile also led the
orchestra through the delightful ballet
suite from "Sylvia," Mendessohn's
"Spinning Song" and Victor Her-
bert's orchestration of Kreisler 's
"Liebesfreud." He closed the after-
noon's concert with his own compo-
sition, "Slovakian Rhapsody," with
which he won the first honors at the
Norfolk Festival last summer. A re-
view of this WAS given a short time
ago when it was reviewed at one of
the Subscription Rhapsody concerts.
As before, Kolar received the loudly
expressed approval of the entire as-
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Dr. M. Mosessohn demanded that a
resolution be passed to introduce an
educational tax to help pay the ex-
penses of the schools, and also that
they press the government to enlarge
its subsidy for Jewish education,
otherwise the teachers will be cam-
pelled to resign from their posts.
Whether, as some scoffers have said,
Strauss has sought to be autobio-
graphical in this work is entirely be-
side the mark. It is not unlikely that
he drew not a small part of his in-
spiration from his own troubled ar
tistic career, but whether biographi-
sal or not it is a masterpiece in tone.
It contains, melodically speaking,
some of the most ravishingly beauti-
ful music that has ever been written.
"The cast of 'The Valkyrie' is com-
mendably selected, each singer con-
tributing to the perfection of the
opera as a whole, rather than trying
to "star" in a part which is unsuit-
able for any such purpose. Julia
Claussen, as Brunennhilde, displayed
versatility in vocal and dramatic
ability, callable throughout, as was
Rudolph Jung, in the part of Sieg-
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John McCormack Returns to
Detroit After Absence of
Two Years to Give
Recital.
John McCormack arrived in De-
troit Monday to give a recital at the
Arcadia, after an absence of two
years. The tenor, who has been
abroad all summer recuperating from
his serious illness of last spring,
seems to have fully recovered vocal-
ly, although he is not quite himself
physically, if we are to judge cor-
rectly from his looks. Arcadia was
packed from front to back with a
typical McCormack audience, but,
strange to say, they did not hear a
typical McCormack program. Instead
of singing the usual popular and
semi-popular ballads and Irish folk
songs throughout the evening, John
gave us a program that was for the
most part dignified and appealing to
a genuinely musical audience. For
this reason he did not receive the ap-
plause given him in former years, in
fact, much of the program was en-
tirely over the heads of those who
had come to hear him sing. True,
there was a group of Irish songs, each
one a little gem, and he did sing
"Mother Machree," and for these
there was frenzied enthusiasm, but
for the two exquisitely beautiful
Handel arias with which he opened
his program and the balance of the
program there was perfunctory ap-
plause from the majority of the lis-
teners. McCormack's singing is as
pure and lyric in its quality of tone
as ever, and he sings with an inimit-
able style. There is no doubt but
what he has become more serious in
his art, and the results were revealed
here on Monday night. The opening
phrases of Handel's ''Oh, Sleep, Why
Dost Thou Leave Me" were enough
to convince anyone that here is a
consummate artist with a voice of
such rare beauty as to make every
tone like a single pearl on a perfect-
ly matched string. Rachmaninoff's
"To the Children" was one of the
high spots of the program and other
songs such as Roger's "The Star,"
Walter Kramer's "'Last Hour" and
Ilandel's "Enjoy the Sweet Elysian
Groves" were artistic triumphs. De-
troit is extremely fortunate in hear-
ing the famous tenor. On account
of his illness, Mr. McCormack is giv-
ing only 20 recitals this season, and
it is only because he was obliged to
cancel his engagement last year after
signing the contract that he included
Detroit in his itinerary.
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TUESDAY AT ARCADIA
The "Book of Job," as dramatized
by Stuart Walker, will be given at
the Arcadia on Tuesday, Dec. 12, un-
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Century Club. There will be two
performances, one in the afternoon
at 2:30 and another in the evening
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PRESENTED HERE DEC. 9
found fervor and even reverence.
They are thoughtful players as well
as emotional ones, and so complete
is the understanding between them
The United States Opera Company,
that they seem never to be divided of which Andreas Dippel is general
either in thought or in execution.
director and Mrs. Charles F. Ham-
mond manager, will present "The
Valkrie" in a single performance
Strauss' "A Hero's Life."
The outstanding feature of the here on Saturday evening, Dec. 9,
at
Orchestra Hall. "The Valkyrie"
fifth pair of symphony concerts,
which will be given next Thursday had an unprecedented success in
Pittsburgh,
an audience of 4,000 re-
and Friday evenings, Dec. 14 and 15,
will be the first performances in De- calling the company 10 times after
the
first
act.
troit of Richard Strauss' masterpiece,
"A Ilero's Life." For this perform-
The Pittsburgh Press, in its review
ance the orchestra has been ma- of the presentation, said:
terially augmented and a vast amount
"The weird beauty of Teutonic
of time has been devoted to re-
hearsals, because "A Hero's Life" is muse', dominating the narrative ele-
ment
of its theme, was apparent in
a work of very great difficulty.
Five tone poems mark the cul- the presentation of 'The Valkyrie,'
Wagner's
music- drama, by the
mination of Richard Strauss' genius.
These are "Don Quixote," "Thus United States Grand Opera Club at
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The first part of the
Snake Zarathustra," "A Hero's Life,"
the "Symphonic Domestics" and the trilogy, 'Der Ring des Nibelungen,'
"Alpine Symphony." Of the five, was given in three acts, ranging from
there seems to be no question that appealing, plaintive themes to the
the greatest is the one which Mr. sounds of primitive warfare, and
Gabrilowitsch will play at these next merging occasionally with a religious
concerts. Its scheme is epic; its mass note, making the whole the thing of
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architecture, so to speak, is quite the an opera whcih reveals new qualities
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