New-York tribune., 1891-05-24
MUSICAL COMMENT.
THE rscHAIKowsKY CULT IN xEw.YoRn
RUSSIAN MUSIC-NOTES.

THE TSCHAIKOWSKY CULT IN NEW-YORD
RUSSIAN MUSIC-NOTES.
The feelings which NJ. Tschskowslty Is bearing
home with him In reference 10 his recepuon IN america
must be Of a somewhat mixed character. he IS an
exceedingly amlable individual, unconstrancd ana
modest In bis bearing, and probably expected even
less attention In the New World than ne received
Ideas on the subject OF the true status OF music 10
America are not yet clarified even In the capital
cities of Europe and NJ Tschaikowsky would Doubtless
have been considerably surprised had ne been toio
how frequently hts music has figured on the concert
programmes Of New York. II he went Tor h's musle4
history to the official programme book Of the festival
in which he participated he must have carried on I'M
pressions that erroneous when they were nos
vague. Tie integrity Of history demands that the
statement be made that all that Is good and true ana
strong in our musical life Is not compsssed by tle
OF the societies organized By Dr. Damroscn NOT
the cultivation Of the music OF Bernoz ara
Tschakowsky. When Mr.. Thomas, who has produced
two or three times many Of tile Russian composers
works as any other conductor In America, began 70
perform his music we cannot tell without closer
scrutiny OF the records than we have been aoe 10
make, but the Philharmonic programmes have Known
Tschaikowskys name for fifteen years singulary
enough, the lrst Of his compositions played oy ts
Philharmonic society was that was set down a.
novelty year or so ago, when Mr. NlKisch piayea
in steinway Hall. II was the overture lan,ssa
Romeo and Juliet" which figured on the Phuhar.
monic list in the season Of 1e751s76-the last year
Carl Bergmann's administration.
Three years later his Francesca da Rmini,' sym.
phony, No 3 performed under the direction
Adolf Neuendorf, and in the season Of 1s1O'eO Me
Rummel played his second concerto under the diree1
ton of Mr. Thomas In the last ten years VIC reoan
the following list Of first performances:
Concerto No 2 Mime schiller. Thomas. Eovembes
H. 1881 concert OF the Philharmonic; symphony In
minor December 8, 1888, symphony Society, DR.. DAM
rcsch Cossack dance from MaZeppa," october 20,
1854 Novelty concerts Mr. van der stucken 5e.en4ds
pamrsc l9p Sr5E suite % 10 s. Novsmbor - less PopnA
concert, Mr. Thomas Marcle Slave, November = 1885,
Popular Ge1ee sS Mr Gcg wsr Dan
Manfred" symphony. December 4: 1880 rii Pninsr:
4, 1883, Popular concert. Mr.. Thomss symphony No.
s. March 5, 1859, Popular concert, Mr. Thomas SYM
Waiter Damrosch Violin concerto (firgt movement
MISS POWELL seld concert, April g. 1898 whole con-
1855 Waiter Damrosch hamlet February H. ls9i
Brooklyn Philharmonic Society, Mr.. Thomas.
NJ. Tschaikowsky the two extremes Of musical
hDe in America in the OF his short stay. Undes
different auspices fancy he could have got nearer
the real artistic heart of tho county than he did, but
he would not then have enjoyed such incident as
occurred at his reception by the Composers Club last
Wednesday, when he compelled to listen to his own
music fC three hours, and hear one OF his pianoorts
pieces disarranged for panoforte and harmonum with
few ornaments added by the arranger. This bit of
dsrespeot the fact that there were scarcely mora
than hundred people present at the orchestral con-
cert at which he conducted some OF bis own music IL
baltimore viii probably be the worst things that hs
will have to relate ut home about the Americans Hs
was permitted TO take but ifng part In the festival,
but the honors showered upon him by the sudlence
were imposing In their magnitude, and marked tna
only spontaneous enthusiasm OF the week. Having
agreed to in order to do what he did, he VIII nos
complain; the public did grsndly by him, and would
doIO od had
greater AS for the people Of the United States theo
was a highly suggestive lesson In NJ Tschaikowskys
visit 1t brought TO our notice how wisely and patr'
otcay Russia the despotic Government OF the 'hsf'
Is Iaborins in behalf of a National school OF musc'
NJ Tschailowsky's visits to London and Pars perhaps
also to America made under the auspices OF the
Russian Government stipend was granted to him
out of the National Treasury that he might snow "ha'
Russia Is doing in the province Of music The spec
tacle is insprng In his autobiography, Rublnstel
tells OF his lab0s 10 achieve professional standns
for composers in Russia. Practically the Conservatory
which ne founded has educated all the men shes
Gnka and himself who have stood for Russian musaes
and they are not yet old men, At the time Z" Pe"s
the Great what music there was in Russia was bar
barc Peter knew nothing Of the art except the via
songs sung by his soldiery, and when he wished "
encourage it he did so by hiring band OF oagppe'
He played on the bagppes bimseh Ike Nero NSw S,
Russia is attaching the best men IN the wola 70 Ss
its teachers by pensions and It's composers oy sehas
she knows the strength of her native genius ana pui
noses that the world also shall know II ana iee H.
The last of the notable sunday evening concerts
which have been given In the Lenox Lyceum tnh
season will take place tonight. Mr. Seid ana ms or
chestra will again take part, and the ASSISTING psD spT
performers will be Mr.. Fredheim, MISS Nina B%eIIu, %
Miss Madeleine Homer and Conrad Behrehs f0A'"'
ing Is the programme: -
.'L'Aresienne'-(Sulte for Orchestral ......~Bte,
Arthur Friedheim. y,-N
'Caro nome
-' Nina Bertln
Overture 'Leouora, No, 3"
sohsS-SS .!TTollhsttan," Swedish song Lndbad
Conrad Behrens. ,,A.
Love Scene for string orchestra: ngSa,,
h ,in the Mills" for string orchestra '"b'e'
Prelude and Isoldes Death, from tristan ,v..,s,
a. cantabile, Car Queen Of sheba" GClHSa
o. 0o"s' Madeleine Homer: c.
a Racchanale from philemon aud Baucis' Gouheu
n Entraet Waltz from "Sala' Deiioes
c, opahlsh OS"S' ' Nos7kowsh
The Grant Monument Association will repeat W.
| : C. Pratt's Allegory Of the War IN song at tne
| Garden AmphItheatre on october and .. MI fau
s comnosinr short battle symphony 10 be gwen VIC
yieus of historical scenes OF the war for the Cnop
| reproduced by a stereopucon.