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Show SOLO PLAYED ON DIG BfiSRDDLE Bass and Double Bass Give, Unusual Concert in New York Baas and double bass gave a concert con-cert recently In Aeolian Hall. New York. The bass wash Jose Mardone of the Metropolitan Opera, and the double bass, or rather the player of I the instrument, was Antonio Torello Mr. Mardones Is so familiar a singer that It need only be noted that his big (voice resounded powerfully in Aeolian ; Hall and made the double bass sound like a half a one by comparison. Double bass virtuosi are by no means numerous and historians tell In reverential terms of the extraordinary doing of Dragonettl and Bnttcslni ret performers on the. bluest of lid'Mos are not whollv unknown to this coun-m coun-m In tho season of 1905-Ofl one Jl'rsky. the principal double bays player play-er of the Pittsburg orchestra Lmii Paur conductor, played with the orchestra or-chestra In its home city a concert piece written by Slemandl. his teacher. teach-er. . On March 0. lDio In Mendleasohn Hall there was a concert by Modiste Alloo. trombonist, Frank Kuchynka. double bass, and Irving Ilassell Pianist. Pi-anist. There being no trio for these Instruments. the artists contented themselves with solos Mr Kuchynka. performed a potpourri of airs from ' Th" Bartered Bride" and also some Cbopin while even Slglsntund StoJOW-f.k StoJOW-f.k I was mad" to contribute to the repertoire rep-ertoire of the trombone. Like his predecessors Mr Torello last evening played on a Anal! double bass and used a 'cello bow. His mel-cull mel-cull utterances were naturally COn-I COn-I fined almost entirely to the first string, 'of which the scale was extended by 'well produced harmonics. For the rest what was heard sounded much as It, mlirht when delivered by n full crown ello. Mr Torello pla ed w ell, but It did not appear that the audience was greatly nioed bj tho exhibition. The double hass in a solemn instrument instru-ment and as a soloist Is much Kiven to complainings. oo |