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...first, noted the audience, his tone wolfed and whistled a little. But as the ponderous instrument warmed up, Waldemar Giese began handling it with the ease of a cellist. Few composers have written exclusively for what jazzmen call "the dog-house." However, Bottesini's Elegie and Friedemann Bach's Largo earned Bull Fiddler Giese a pair of encores...
...tenuous manipulation of high stakes, and if American war correspondents are right considerable fretting over climate. For Ethiopia nights, Dr. Spencer has purchased a silk hat. Should he be called on, Dr. Spencer could also play the cell in the cool of the evening, since he was an accomplished cellist at Grinnell, as well as an orator and vocalist...
...Noted Cellist in Recital...
Besides these notable concerts, another most interesting one is to take place at Jordan Hall on Wednesday evening, namely the joint recital of Beatrice Harrison, the famous English cellist, and Henri Deering, American pianist. Both of these are artists of the first rank and there is every reason to believe that the occasion will be a most satisfying one. The program combines the virtues of the new and the old and includes the Brahms Sonata in E minor for Cello and Piano and a recent Sonata for Cello and Piano by Arnold Bax, receiving its first American performance on Wednesday...
Toscanini began his career as a conductor 50 years ago next June when he was an obscure young cellist of 19, playing in the orchestra at the Rio de Janeiro opera. One night the regular leader was unable to appear and some one suddenly thought of the quiet little Italian who never used a score. Toscanini went to the stand in a borrowed frock coat many sizes too big, conducted Aida completely from memory. Lately an aged Brazilian critic attempted to describe the perfection of that performance. Toscanini's comment: "Ah, but he is wrong. I made two mistakes...