New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-11
MUSIC.
NOTES ON RECENT AND COMING OCCUR
FENCES

NOTES ON RECENT AND COMING OCCUR
FENCES.
The sharp contrast in character between all The
other compositions in the scheme Of the fourth concert
Of the Philharmonic Society last Saturday evening ana
the concluding slsvonic Dances by Dvorak amounted
10 blemish 1t IS pity to be obliged to speak IN
a deprecatory about anything wsitten by -
brilliant composer as Dvorak, and It seems almost
paradoxical to call that blemish which manffcsty
gave the most pleasure but the fact remains that the
dances, fascinating they are out Of place In
programme containing two pieces by Bach, BrAhms's
Symphony in minor and the Fantasia in e. Wan.
dererS) by Schubert II is not everybody who cen
enjoy Bach, nor is the symphony for the many. II
well TO ioek for something TO relieve the strain
which they caused, and to give the affair brilliant
close but with all their bewildsrng richness Of color
an their evidences Of skill and scholarship, all hcir
dash and daring, Dvoraks slavonic Dances belong in
category Of music Just outside of the real province
Of a Philharmonic concert They are delightful IN
popular concerts where the aim only 10 entertain
and divert but they do not consort well with the
classics. They gave the concert an undienined end
ing.
The splendid muscularty and sorority Of The stzsns
band Of the Philharmonic Society were discovered IN
the Bach pieces. They were the familiar organ Too
cata in minor Transcribed for full orchestra By
Esser) and Fugue IN minor Transcribed for strings
by Hellmesberger For the latter transcription tho
nese Concertmester 1t is only when sung BY human
voices or the instruments Of orchestra that fngs
has perfect utterance On keyed instrument, whether
the organ or pianoforte its performance must IN the
nature OF things be compromise The voices oannot
be sustained aud suns each with its proper expressive
ness they ought TO be. no matter bow nimble and
skIfi the fingers Of the player. To listen to q per
fornance like that Of Saturday is an intellectual 10
treatment splendid illustration o. the quality Of
,,oea and tba heautv If Ioqc aupllcd 10 melody
harmony.
There Is not much emotional warmth in BrsAms's
First Symphony, and the performance Of 1t seemed
little more chastened and sober than was necessary.
But the real greatness Of tho work was witnessed By
the manner in which 1t stood the comparison With the
pieces which preceded It The introduction, with its
strong pedal point and It's consistent manifestation Of
reserved power spoke at Of the relationship which
Brahms like all the truly great masters Of this cen
fury, bear toward Pach. There is an undeniaols
nonoony Of feeling and color In the work. too great
prevalence Of middle tints but II is nevertheless
potent and significant symphony, one that bears Wit
ness to the originality of IT'S creator
Mr. Baermann, with less fire than achieves the best
effects in the schubertLiszt fantasia. gave q per-
Torrance OF It that was exceedingly gratifying. His
reading that VI musician, lot merely Of vir-
tuoso, distinction which ough. thoroughly TO b
understood BY this time. He Is not easy 10 accom-
pany, however, by of his freakfness In tho
matter Of time. and there ought, perhaps. 10 be equal
distribution Of blame for the few wavering bars ~
the beginning Of the presto movement
The delight with which the performances Of . II
Trovatore,' at the Metropolitan, have ned some Of
our esteemed contemporaries, Is as amusing as tho
the reasons which they adv ance for their happiness
They thank Heaven that now New-York has an operz
that IL whistle, opera that represents song In
stead Of science whatever that phrase may mean,
and that gives pleasure to those who love melody and
harmony IL these elements were absent from operas
not written the old-fashioned Italian model Well.
no one begrudges them their simple delight, and
friend Of German opera, or opera In German, far IS
we know, Is disposed TO beitte the merits Of Verdi
Donzett BeIlin or Rossln as they seek to belitiie
the merits Of wagner; certainly not The Tribune.
which has warmly advocated the creates. csthocty
the operate list ever since the Metropolitan Opera
House was opened. Mr. Damroseh. by the way,
conducts al Trovatore' as II 1t were q
novelty; we do not believe that he ever
heard II before he brought it forward at tho
Metropolitan. verdps opera will be repeated tonight
on Wednesday Les Huguenotss viii be repeated vita
da @ S have @ S
The opera on saturday afternoon VIII be Tam
haeuserP
Orchestral concerts VIII dominate the concert roons
this week, Mr. Gericke giving his third concert on
Tuesday evening az steinway Hail. Mr. Tnomas nsc
fourth matinee in Chickering Hall Thursday after.
noon and the symphony Society its fifth concert 1t
the Metropolitan Opera House on Saturday evening.
The three programmes are follows:
Mr. Gericke: Overture, Benvenuto Cellini,s Ber
IioL concerto for pianoforte. Max Vogfoh Miss Aus
der ohe) suite in d, DvorSk; symphony In @, schu
mann.
Mr. Thomas: Overture Spring. @. G. convsrss;
suite, major, Arthur Foose; concerto for mute.
Quantz lotto oesterlel; "Mozartiana.' Tschaakowsy
Funeral March, Chopin Thomas, scherZo-Caprccoso.
Dvorsk; Prelude and Flower Girls Scene. Parsifai'
Wagner.
symphony Society symphony in Z, aLeonore,
Raft air fron Don Giovanni Mozart tFrau Lehmannl;
slegfried Idylles Wagner; Danse Macabre,, Lisxe
fpianoforte Alexander LAMBERT The Err hing'-
Schubert (frau Lehmannl; Maeppa," llsxt
The Metropolitan Trio Club viii give It's third con-
cert at steInway Hall Thursday evening. Miss
Lillian Blauvet viii sing an afr from The creaaon'
and two songs and the club will play GoldmarRs
Trio on. g. BargiePs Trio In F, and romance ana
soherzo from a suite by Mr. Herman.
Miss Aus dor ohe having returned from a coneeA
tour in the West, will start out again with the
Emma Juch company.
Miss Ida Klein, formerly Of the Metropolitan
onera has Joined the American Opera Compass
ctnducted by Gustav Henrtchs.
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