New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14


the Academy Of Music Saturday night brought forward
"a was stated yesterday new symphony when proved
to be we'll worth hearing anda hovelV0cai huinDeI
IN rec pieces that beloved as they are iaDlaF
These three composed the first half, the new music inc
second half of the rrammc, which was as follows
sSeaa anS Ana ,' Ih Perado' Beethoven
Mime Fursch- Madi ,,,o,,-
Concert overture. Meusne, ...-.M tn nae sH
Af forth tbs Esg has tl ,, no.. - sain9@f"'
cI9Tg mS yr Ta anG fl aSd 5aiP''
,, =. , ~ m me- t,' M Xaver soharvenka
OF the performance Of the EVERYONE "-h''t
svmphony the that all the masters since Mozaf'"'
loved the one which Beethoven scored from Piaolo'
ARRANGEMENT TO testify his admiration ana IN "ulcn
schubert said one might hear the angels sins OF ZIG
performance OF such a work, by Band when Anton
Seid raceutlv pronounced the finest IN the world oer
RE direction OF Mr. Thomas, who attested his aee'oA-
ate knowledge by conducting 1t without Tue "ooA' "o
are surely absolyed OF the duty OF CRITICISM Lo II
pnc, to say that it was most nspirting performance
and one that fixed tie work moro firmly tah ever III 'ue
love of the appecatye admirers OF the highest of'F "
music who filed the concertroom II WAS an exceed
tsy severe test to set down new tymPA"hy OF 'o'y
IN close A concert macnicently opened anu "
stands to reason that Il would 20 eNtremel! harH WIN
tho new work II one were approach II "i'h the
measure In hand that lie had Just applied 10 Tie eN-
qui,ite work Mozart Fortunately season IKE 'h4'
which the Neu-York public are enjoying TINS year Is
calculated To promote catholicy well AS generosity N
ul..ent aud go it was not strange that AFTER INC
rau.porting exposition Of musical beauty gwen lu tue
Mozart work. the audience were yet Wiling 10 u"H
enjOymen In tho new symphony "AlVH oV-O'uN0" w
evenings pleasures.
X.ver scharvenka is young composer living IN
Berlin known to the musical anateur-.oi this country
chiefly I. not solely by his piauot0rte compositions m
.yiuphony which had the first performance IN ul'
couufry at tile public rehearsal preparatory to MS
concert on Friday afternoon, proved 70 ne tNe Ho>'
interesting If not the most uuquaiifedy successful
novelty In its province which We have heard sIhos
Br,hnls's third symphony was given 10 the puOAc'
Every student OF contemporaneous music knows now
difficult 10 Is TO produce symphony "uiVu va. NVIo
nm IN the standard usually applied In esu dtn- Woess
OF this kut II is an easy ana az 900 80. 30,
style Of criticism which points out tue ulss e., , .
ter or IN manner which the composers OF tue a,t le"
dee lde have made upon the od masters III tHc ,lII
Is or,h white 20 attcmlt sill TO garner ia l'a :,
thoroughly cleaned but from tls kini ot cfi'cSn 'to
good Is gained schubert, MehdeisSOhu "uu 49,
mann after Beethoven demonstrated NAT soh' alls
could su Pee said IN tue symphonic iorm tnA, iP o..
merlteI heAriug but challenged admiration, hhH -
HEALTHY SKA of the tunes that musicians at. ice' cit
on To give their thoughts symphonic investment AI
the srcrest and mcs oD,isis criticism mas been pro,
nounced against Herr Scharwcnkas work on the sceW
the lack OF invention AMI intrinsic value ,hoS m i;
tnCuc A liberal mind Will yet admire Ia II It's abundlnl
scholarship, its seriousness OF purpose Us liS.,
prchesraton ana IT, successful effort TO give UNI!
tnc various movements ~ an ingenious use IA 3u
OF thcmatc material which las IT'S hrsr rNp9Sos ~ ~
Introduction 10 the hist movement lnI' P'n -. 49,,
oplus work shows happy blending OF me new sPitu
which came ~ win i'-zI Ah m.snsa % Ne can
phonc methods, ana merits htaI,S 20, -,,,,
fancy that the hand, al greater man Scutr"'"
Ntf
,nortony Of mood which characterilcs the new sym
pIony and that moro tecuud fancy Moud nave mao
less use of material and methods that nave uoho
ycomln'- service heretofore, but SUI 10 Tue young
Berlin composer belong. The credit OF .ayi9s eonp9,e
,yuhouy that well constructed that mas an uhhl'-
taxable purpose uul that sounds ID It's every paL -
The vocal novelty presented ny Nine tnisc', ,,,"
WAS not OF equal interest II was an air from ihi"
written uy VI Saint Stcns FOR the Birmingham lcstl.
n. $50 on "A teNrral framework borrowed from VICTOR
Uu.o'S ode, 81 BaadcS" I'm winch an effort Is mNe %
,l,c rNIre,slcu 10 flucied contest between t- u
s.un',s,n tyllneI nv the ancient lyrc and Chr.t'n
snirituav represented by the harp The music Oh 'Ho
cautata has been highly praised. hui the az he'u ~"
StnrlI,. u,ht did NOT advance its composer IN popnN
appreciation here Nine. Firsch Nal sang II We ~
sht touched the hcs ht OF her artistic AFFINITY n her M
tcrmrtltion Of the Beethoven music. ms N,S =
uaulrrut performance the best, we are convinced ~
vLi,h any singer IN America l. capable.