New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-01
ger Hamerik. Tbs


day last under the direction Of ger Hamerik. Tbs
most interesting feature of the pefformapce was hs
| production Of new work by Mr.. Hamerik SYM
| phonie Poetiqae." During this season he has also
brought out bis fifth Morse Suite
81. Charles Lamourcux. late conductor of the
Paris Opera House, recently gave an exceedingly in.
terestiDg concert in London. With the exception Of
one song BY Gluck the programme consisted entirely
| OF the works OF modern French composers and Zoe
TIE most part or those belOugn to the present ns
ana OF the latest school, such as SaintrSaons Mas.
senet. GODDARD. Lalo, Gouyy. etc.
Rossinis "Stsbat Mater will be sung at the
Academy of Music on Sunday evening By Miss
Cary. Campaniri and Galassi. and Nine. Marie Roz.
and Slgnor Monti. who will replace Nile. Valera
and SIgnor Noyara. The "Stabat Mater will bs
followed by miscellaneous concert In which all the
above named artists. except Miss Cary, will tako
part. we'll as Nine Gerster lgho Will sing Ar
dltps Flor di Margherta polka and the shadow
Song from Dnorahrl Mile. De Beldcca Nine
Sacconi, Signor Rayell, Signor Del Puente and Mr.
Liebhng.
NJ. Camille Saint-Sagns, the distinguished com.
poser. was to have been one of the contributors 10
the new French musical paper. the Renaissanc.
Aas'caie, which was announced as tho organ Of The
young French school. lie has recently withdrawn
his promise Of collaboration. however, and has set
H. IA his reasons for doing SO in a letter so tho
editor lie complains that in the first issue of tho
review he finds the name of Wagner, but no men
ton OF that of GounOd, the composer of Faust"
lie seems to Fancy an intended slight 20 GounOd
ana covert disparagement of his compositions. He
says; musical newspaper. devoted 60 tie young
French school, has 10 right 10 forget the services
which NJ. Gounod has rendered 10 this school, and
the struggle so long-but at last victorious-whoh
this splendid score of Faust has mad TO sustain
both IN France and in all the world. 10 forget this
IS 20 show ingratltude and 70 bctray the canse IN.
tended Ia be advocated. There was a time
indeed which is not yet very far away when il WA
considered a very fine thing TO be Wagncrian
Richard Wagner was unacl1nowledged still more in
Germany than elsewhere; his name meant progress:
audacity and struggle against routine. His cause
was that Of all those who think, who see and who
hope. His the music Of the future Tho
situation IS quito changed now. Germany has
adopted the works Of Wagner, she executes them
continually and spreads them over the whole world
II TINS continues, the mnss Of the future
VIII soon become the music vi tho past Now
although hchard Wagner has vaBquIsh.d tns
rest of the world no has hot yauquish,d
leaf 10 lhs l1urcla, which ! can understand well
enough. Intelligent Germans will 10 all n thrir
power to attain tbH result am willing that they
should do So bot they mist seek Others thlh me %
give thegi helping hand ] shall be- ~ ufch 20,
you like for Wagner against Brahms for Wagner
against Ner'il; but for Wagner against France
never. Ny musical predictions will never allow
ue 10 forget tuat d an has 10 country. artists
haze. and that u = not becoming ior the French
~rGuoi tp shelter fs"lf 900 France under the pfutrc-
ton OF foreigner rom ail OF this on can only
gather somewhat uud guihei and altogether nu-
called Tor JealouSy OF 'le increasing popuilty and
W1uruccO of MagucTs music In France, which D. 9
not pleasant 70 aud ga tr foremost composer II tho
i'Umisias aid vigorous Young French school,.