New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-12
MUSIC.
WON DIIELNW-D'ALRERT.

An the nromses of a musical affair of eXtraorui'
~ interest held ont by the announcement Oh
IA co operatlon OF Dr. Won Eueow s"'
ruren dAlb.rt were fulfilled at ue oo"'
c,rt which took place in the Metropolitan opera HOUSE
an Saturday night. II was an occasion winch nI'"o
strong appeal TO educated taste, and the a"oi'a,o
rh,ch gathered to enjoy 1t representative OF INC
hest that New York City offer in that dFec"oi'
scarcely a prominent musician was absent anu Il,
every direction one could the faces and fors o'
the men and women who compose the muSodI A!VVp"
Gus Of the city. The offering was worthy VI ''0
assembage Novelty did not mark ii, FOR AL ''o
music had been heard here before, and some OF "a'
extremely familiar, but the Interpretation WHICH !.
received rlvctcd the attention at the outset anu '
I, firmly captivc TO the end of the entertainment.
Though the joint appearance of two such musicians
As Won Buclow and d'Abert is an unusual lhlts' ho'
suspicion Of sensationalism was perhl'tcu " '".0
itself The elder man conducted the trleu Hic vi 'i'
Thomas's orchestra, headed again by MAX be"uiA' III
performances of MendelssOhn's "ncotch symphony
the overtures to "Fidelo" e. Leonore" NO 81 ana
"Oberonn and lent HIS aid in the same capacity when
the Younger PLAYED the planOfore part of Brahms's
second concerto The gave performance OF
Bachs concerto for two panofortcs In major While
the string choir of the band faced about the stage
and PLAYED all accompaniment guided by glance or
a gesture now from Won BuelOw, anon from d'Albert,
and then from the most efficient and trustworthy of
sented during this performance delightfully."-
chaic in the suggestions presented 10 the Imagination,
and It's spirit was like that of the olden time when
chamber music cultivated without aficctation. and
for the glory Of the art rather than the gorifiCa-
ton Of the artist. The performance exempnfed the
excellent understanding which exists between the
players, but not strkingy the in which
conductor and the other solo performer
That was indeed revelation which was rendered
only the more impressive by the circumstance that
Mr.. dAlbert lad already presented the composition
earlier in the season. Ii would not be strange If that
very fact had suggested the propriey of the rcpet
non. FOR so stpendous performance as he gives of
merits an accompaniment equally stupendous and this
received On saturday night, thanks TO the genius Of
Won Buel0w and the excellence of the hand. In The
TO Die concerto II seemed II Dr. Won Ruolow had been
~0Ihed INTO state of nervous eXaltation by the labor
WHICH ne ldG already done, and in consequence was
inclined 10 prccipltate the tempo. With each entry
OF the second p!anOfortc AT any rate. Mr.. dAlbcrt
restored the feeling of moderation reposc which
seemed on the point of vanishing from the perform
aLce.
The symphony was most expreSsively read. and SO
was Beethoven's overture though the latter has been
gwen Win equal passion and dramatic power under
Gr. Thomas and Mr. Seidl The feature which
might have seemed novel few years ago (the abOli-
ton OF the theatrical effect OF the rumpetcal played
little louder had already been introduced by Mr..
Seidl so that il caused little comment on SATURDAY
night The audience was numerous and highly ap-
rreciatiVe