Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-16
THE sYmPHONY CONCERT.
THE BYmFHONH Y UONO6RIs The Programme For To-Night - Herx Nikisch, the New Conductor, to Make His Elrss Appearance Here.


 The Programme For To-Nighs - Herr
 Nikisch, the New Conductor, to
 Make Ills Flrss Appearance Here. Fsntssis for ,ceIlo@o Cara Memoria. F. servais
 Ar; Anton Hehking.
 Allegro vivace con brio.
 Alleeretto scherzando.
 Tempo al Minuetto.
 soli for Cello
 c. "Traumereir-( (Reveryl. .Schumann b. f"P.piIlon'-crne Butterfly ......-.. Pepper
 The above programme will be rendered at the first concert of the season to be given by the Boston Symphony orchestra at the Hype- rion Theater this evening. Herr Arthur Nikisoh, the famous young musician who has been recently chosen conductor of the orchestra in place of Herr Gericke. will make his first appearance before New Haven audience, and while all the old favorites have been retained, several new faces will be seen among the members of the orchestra. Among the new corners is MT. Anton HekkiDg, the 'cellist who has been selected as the soloist of the evening. Herr Nikisch has evidently fairly won his reputa- tion e an inimitable programme maker-at any rate, he hes shown good judgment in selecting well known, though seldom play cd symphony for the opening of our musical season. All the other selections, with but one exception, have been performed here within the memory of the concert goers, and so the music will be familiar as well as for to make classical competitions familiar to all lovers of music should always be one of the chief aims of orchestral concerts. s
 Three ysars ago Herr Gerieke chose Wehr's overture to the opera of "Euryanthe" as the first selection of the first concert for the season 1686-7. It was his first appearance in New Haven and by singular coincidence Herr Nikisch will make his first debut here by conducting the same work. The themes of this overture are taken from the opera. The first motive expresses Adolar's trust in the faithfulness of Earyanthe and the second motive portrays the confidence and joy with which he anticipates his reunion with his beloved. Besides these themes there are two episodes. The first, in largo time, is given to muted violins accompanied by violaa and has reference to that part of the opera in Eglantine the secret concerning the spectral appearance of some unfortunate lovers. The second episode and it's treatment doubtless had special significance in the composers mind. but what it was cannot now be ascertained.
 Much has been written concerning the eighth or "little" symphony, which was com posed in the summer of 1872 while Beethoven was seeking health in quiet Austrian town during one of the drearisst periods of his life. But the symphony is the liveliest, oheerisst and jolliest as we'll as the shortest of the nine. The theme of the allegretto scherxando, which Berlioz declared had "fallen entire from heaven into the mind of the composer" had Q more human origin, E<~- IA f<~fx f-r. ven composed to catch to be sung at sup- per given to Maelxel, the inventor of the metronome. The finale is one of the most brilliant and sparkling and fully-developed works of the master. To hear this symphony as interpreted by . leader who has become world-famous as an exponent of Beethoven is sure to prove rare musical treat.
 During the last few years several of Liszt's immortal "symphonic poems" have been ton of Theodore Thomas and the Boston | Symphony orchestra, but, if we mistake not, ''Les Preludss" has never been performed here. As It's name implies, the work has . poetic basis-a passage from Lamartine's "Meditations Poeques" was placed by the composer himself at the head of the score. | What is our life" wrote Lamartine, but . series of Prsludss to that unknown song of which Death intones the first solemn notei Love constitutes the enchanting dawn of all existence; but whore is an experience in which the frat sensations of happiness arc not disturbed by some storm, the deadly breath of which dispels its fond illusions, while blasting lightning burns up it's altarsa'' It was to give musical expression to such | thoughts ss these that sLes Preludes" was composed and it cannot fail to exercise the | powers of attention of all who hear 1t.
 Hr. HekkinR comes to this country highly recommended. and the selections he is to render will fally test his claims as virtuoso. The fsntaise by F. Servais was performed here about eight years ago ct the Gerster concert by Y. Adolphe Fischer. Schu- mann's ssTraumerei," arranged for the vio- lin, was admirably given by MT. Wilhelm Ohliger at tho Hegner concert the other evening. Mr. David Papper himself ap- peared here few years ago, but whether he played sIe Papillonn or some othsr frisky 1 selection we are unable to state. s
 Such concert ought to be we'll attended kItis evident that the management are doing everything in their power to secure a suo- cessful season.