New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-09
MUSIC.
~ IRION CONCERT.


,vno ,maSine that the Macnnergesangvere'n
=. a. rorelv = social club. devoted chiefly to that
sss,,,.v which tire German loves so well. and Incl
~..,,v 10 partsonS singing, which Is ono foru in
W., ,ha, secianillty finds expression. should hsvc
vi tbe first concert with which the active members
their associates and few guests last night
-, every point of view II WAS most eloquent teSu
,a, 10 the artistic enthusiasm which inspires the
m N~,,a,,on. In scope the programme went Ear
s.roud the generally accepted aims OF the society,"
sd indeed as the interchangeable Va' der st,ckcn
c0'e ,,rod Tho concert in order to make So plain
Ia. . no one who heard II could ever err the
ss.ncv Of modern music. In carrying out this par
=. no displayed the brcadest cathoDciy. ihe hus-
y remish French German and American composer
- rrrresentaiion in the list each with WORK oi
,,s,v marked originality. The!e was 10 h"n
..d ADVOCACY The Russian composer was QUO "ho
80 very little scratching to expose ne tartar
r,sl.sv Korsakow, a Muscovite Of the MuSe'Vnes'
h. harharic vigor made Tschaikowsky seem the
VI ~ eouventionality and refinement in comps"i-
ue op.ned the concert with programmatic SYM
49, entitled Antsr,' the work which, unless me I'M
p !. t-eacherous the daring Young composer broesht
.ors at the international concerts OF the last
oh Worlds Fair TO illustrate the style OF
fN' n,..;.n school Of musicians. II is symphony
'..,haps it would be better to say symphonic
-, in four parts, which aims to give
,,,e among the ruins OF Palmyra, rescues a
IVA .,om the murdsrous attack OF gigantic bird OF
- At night the Queen Of Palmyra appears TO the
-. ,.ro in a vision and explains that he had saved
-, s,o,, death at the hands OF spirit OF D'fhheSs
=, hsA MANNED her ruin. In return she endows nm
"a he three greatest joys of delight lie chooSeS
go. Power and Love, but weares OF each ana al
-. .rd dies in the arms OF the Queen, whom NJ haa
ho.,n 70 share with the third Of the dehgh's WIN
rhe Last
.rs descriptive of the three Joys and certainty
ns"a g. .he category Of the bodest and most original
Vei."e unconditional musical conceptions winch ue
S'U poroopttc school has yet produced. MUCH VI
uderng but all of il exer;s strange iasena
q, s,,te of It's undisgused contempt lor n'oi'
eIo.clvious pleasings.' .,.s,u,o
m. Flemish selection was a srlei "'0 49,
,uw.d by tenor solo and chorus IRON 49,
,.. ,xr,c drama " The Peace OF Ghent' us s"o'e''
beho' - -, .,a adonuon of the name "GueuX' by
A''e mo protested against the authority Of Fihp
uo d,s iroutsitors in 1864. II is rugged COM
te MIN tbrobs with dramatic blood fehch
r..osisn found eloquent expression III sorHoA
.,Ir~ ~ Beranger's poem, lie eng NAL the SUN
-. :, which was sung in a most nope iha"n'' ~
n, FISCHER. whose popularity was at'eseu ny a.
,hreas,ie welcome when he appeared on the p.''V-
- The German composers in the LIST were Mo]al y
rd,a~, Kreuser Josef sucher, C. l.. flseheT, eatl
80 "a sehubert to whom was assigned the hgh'sr
rs- q the evenings entertainment the unacoo"-
naDsd partsongs for mems voices and tie Lecef
t~-r nv Mr. Fischer and Fraeuen Stii
=, Sbose merits The Tribune has already PAD "inis
tribute. -. ,ro. ho-ro hv Mp
Van DR. stucken who brought forward a ioVeEG
setting for unaccompaned mens voices OF manu- ne
ea9isi charm on composers E. A. MeDo% "aI,r rom pm
Ire ocess!on a It's first performance az the reaent
Worcester festival. MF. Van der stncken gave wv
rrmberc ard John R. Land Of Buffalo. whose con
trbntion Was short Canata for soprano ana DaI'one
sJloS aud chorus entitled "Germanenzue AZ eA.
n;ei,av s-cS ard captivating song by Eugen dAlbert
vas also sung by Miss Mueiler-Hartung Inc con1-
poseg i native Of scotland whose father wss trenSh
and mother British. He was educated III Eohbafgn,
London aud Germany. and has repudlsted hs hs"Ne
Jaud lie IS Jeff to the reader 60 CLASSIFY
Mr. Lunc l. pleasantly remembered IN new iofA %, a.
lie frst chorus director Of the German open. ne
buffalo His composition Is swelling compysIio on On
ferolc I'm manner and permeated Win the mooerl
spirit lie was present in the audience and IVES
Enthusiastically called for on the completion OF his
musk but modcstv declined 10 receive the h"hois 80
generously sh1vered on him.