New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-13
MUSIC.
THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAL

Those who keep close watch OF tho doinss In OUT
concert halls must often have been impressed With
the fact that the minds Of tho conductors Of the agc
orchestral concerts seem to Ia grooves In the
choice of works for performance. symphony o.
concerto lies uncared for, evidently unthought Of
for years. One day one Of the conductors puts II
upon programme; after It finds its way into
the scheme OF another conductor and then Of another
and thus the public Is given surfet OF the worn
which for years It may have longed for In VAIN Last
season Beethoyens panofore concerto in dat seemed
to enjoy peculiar popularity; the year befors It
LISTS concerto In the key; this We
have already had five performances OF schubert's
Fantasia In C, four of them In the arrangement for
planoforte and orchestra made by uszt
OF Schumann's symphonies those in n:
fat T. fiat ard ID minor have been played
much ofener than tho second In major, whose last
performance, so far we can recall, prior to this
season. took place in Brooklyn at Philharmonic
concert in January 1877. Last week Mr. Thomas
brought it forward at his symphony concert, and
last night it appeared tho scheme of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra's concert in steinway Hail. 10
Is also set down for performance ct next montns
concert OF the Brooklyn philharmonic. On next
Friday afternoon and Saturday evening Raf's Leon
oreS Symphony will be played by the symphony
Society ct tho Metropolitan Opera House and tho
Brooklyn Philharmonic Society in the Academy Of
Music across the river. Both the philharmonic soct
ETY. and the symphony Society have played CiucRs
overture to @Iphigenia In Auls" this season. MT.
seldl followed Mr.. Thomas in giving the minor
symphony of Schumann hearing ana Mr.. Thomas,
az conductor of the philharmonic, followed Mr.. Van
der stucken in bringing forward Mozart's symphony
In c.
Since most Of the larger lists are made out before
the season opens, the choice by different con-
ductors OF the same work for performances
Is doubtless a mere coincidence; and In
many cases tho explanation IS not hard to IND NOR
<.p oxrap fha saax
son loses in variety thereby the lovers of the larger
forms In music are enabled TO become better &C.
quanted with the masterpieces
Mr.. Gericke's programme last night contained
besides the symphony already mentioned and Beriozs
overture to Bengenuto Cellni,s absolute and one
comparative novelty. The former was planoforts
concerto by our townsman, Max Vogrich, the latter
Dvorak's Suite in major, which Dir Thomas intro
duced to the New-York public at of his Popuars'
ON the last day Of March, 1887. We regret to say
that the bearing OF Mr. vogrchs concerto, notwith'
standing that ali In human power was done 10 MAKE u
attractive by Gericke, his ochestra and especially
by Fraeulein Aus der ohe, who played the planoform
part did not increase our estimate for the COM
poser's creative talent very largo part Of tho first
movement is mere laundering in the index large
portion Is sound and fury, signfying nothing and
with due respect to couple OF themes
which appear to be pregnant with mcaoing on
their first appearance, the rest VI the
arst movement IS a compaces Of tme-honored pas
sages for the pianoforte which publish the capacity
OF that Instrument as creator Of brilliant sounds.
but nothing else The second movement Is rambling,
incoherent lntermezzo for the solo instrument ouis
upoi, pedalpolnt sustained by the string BASES Of
the orchestra The last movement seems 70 hayo
been conceived in the spirit Of long ago. when the
only purpose OF a last movement was to bring com!
positions of THIS kind to happy close. Yet We arc
tempted to say that It comes nearer TO being g0od
% ece n
pleasant TO speak thus of the work Of local musi-
can particularly not OF Mr. Vogch for whose talent
we have expressed admiration heretofore: bus this
concerto, about which we had heard much. was an
utterly grievous disappointment. In one respect IL
YVES excellcntly adapted TO the style OF fraeuen AUS
der Ohe: 1t called for sentiment but merely Tor
hard brillianey of execution IL was so snPeroy
played that the orchestra Joined with the public In
paving tribute 10 the player. Tho orchestra main
tained its high reputation throughout the evening
and earned enthusiastic plaudits from the most nu-
merous audience that It has jet played before in New
York.