Word: henschell
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...which seems to indicate that he has the orchestra fully under his control; and this is fully borne out by the performances under his baton. Those who remember the previous concerts which have been given here will notice a marked contrast between his manner of conducting, and Mr. Henschel's; there is a more quiet and decided air about him, and none of that affectation which many found in Mr. Henschel...
Those who went to the concert last night were well rewarded, and Mr. Henschel ought certainly to be warmly commended for his excellent programme, though the performance of it at times left much to be desired. The opening number was the Perlude to Wagner's parsifal, of which the first half was well played, the strains of the Parsifal-motif coming out clearly and prominently. Beyond this the spirit of the piece seemed somehow to lose itself, so that the impression of the whole was that the music had gotten the better of the orchestra. The next number, Walther...