New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-24
MUSIC-THE DRAMA.
DOINGS OF MUSICIANS.

Tho conclusion OF the opera last Saturday
was followed by fow days Of qnIct In tho musich
ranks, but yesterday active operations were resumed
In tho afternoon Mr. Thomas held the public rehearsal
for his ninth symphony concert and in tho evening
tho Ncwyork String ,stet gave tho third and last,
OF its concoris OF chamber music. Both occurrences
took place in steinway Hall At the orchestral re-
| hearsal two compositions brought forward,
and monopolzod interest," partly because OF the fact
| that they novelties. patty because the
performances were not altogether happy. There
little 10 commend in Herr Ausorgc's playing Of the
beautiful panoiOrte concerto by schumann and stnl
less Madame HoTbert-Foc. steI's singing OF the
familiar scene and air from oberon,' and couple
of songs by Franz aud Rubinsten. The chief merit
of the endeavogs lay In their conscentousnsse.
HAPPY Tuesday evening tho good Will not 10
summed up In this single word
The programme contained three orchestral pieces
Of which two arc new The first and most INTEREST
ing was +. II. Cowen's symphony In +, the composers
6hh work In this department, which has not yet o.
aimed the dignity of pIbicaon, though deserving 1t
quite as richly the Scandinavian and Welsh
symphonies Of tho same composer. IL was played
from parts and Indeed is scarcely ord enough
to have received the engaver's attention 1t Vas
only last June, We believe the 9th, that II had
he first performance IN Cambridge England, and 1t
endured the London baptism BY fire few days later
OF Hans Echtcrs concerts Heir Richter brought
forward throo Symphonies by British composers
By Mr.. Cowen and Mr. SlansoId's Irish symphony.
Mr. Cowen is easily the first among English symptom
lists, and his traits OF righteousness ard
ucdity Of writing recognizable In
this latest work far the Is con-
sd9Iably moro ambitious than Its predecessor IL
con orns 10 Tho OLD icgnlaio's In rost formal par
GLARS AMI the composer has trisa to eapaaDi1e its
unity By recurring ~ some OF the melodic material
Of the fr,t in tho slow number and tho
finale seconi hearinE may leave different in'prsss-
son but Yesterday 1t seemed II the most noteworthy
Ior ion OF the holy the socallod fe, fan
tasia" pa OF the first movement, which IA indeed,
NEST admirable music. danty and graceful inter-
oder ate tine fslegretto quasi aegrob which
takes tie pace of the Customary Scheizo evoked more
enthusiasm han any hing else on the programme.
The seco d novelty was q symphonic poem entitled
"Auf der Wartbug" by August Bung RI, LeipSie
clan. whose namo was enthusiastically mentioned
by Herr So ii few uonhs 80 TIE music did nos
filfi tho expectations accused 10y Herr Solids praise
II Is obviously bit u pr eiannc music Of class
which falls. IN some " oasure, der condemnation be-
cause a commentary Is essential 70 the works usu-
flea, Tie idoas on: CT which IL Is developed arc
not fac musical thoughts If the melody OF tho chorale
Elm festo Burg be excepted Ii we were 10 venture
surmise by putting to.cther few facts which ought
be obvious 10 the majority on a single hearin- we
would say that Herr Bunger had ncd,nt in tho
life OF Luther la his mind when b, planned the Work
But a hero like tho great German reformer deserved
n bier melody than thai which tie subject Of tho
Jahiza. music Ia this symphonic poem
NJ. Anso 90 a.so took part In tho chamber concert
in the evening. and by good reading of Rutnstcns
son ia in ID major, op To- fer pianoIoro and volon-
cailJ Nh Ic bet did much 10 CSet tho Ill effects
OF h ia lure In the afternoon Tho other numbers
OF tie pr Jgramme string quartet In c minor,
ty G.. auche decker hitherto a stranger to our con
roonls) and Mendelssohn's string quintet, 81.
Praise cannot honestly he given to tho playing Of the
club
At Chckerng Hall this afternoon, beginning at
O'Clock Mr. IL T. Finck will read lecture on
"Chopln, the greatest Genius OF the P.anofOrie"