New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-14
MUSIC---THE DRAMA.

The public will be asked this year To dist,.<l
between the symphony Society and the symnh,T
Orchestra The society Is responsible "a he,,sos.y
since II was called into existence by DR.. Leopold r,
rosch. for tho concerts given under lis name, I'm, ~
performers ara collectively the symphony orchs.s
under which title they better the major no,as
OF them, viii give popular Sunday evening ccno.rs
n the Music Hall and I'll numerous engagcm,n,s =
other cities and towns. In either capacity AZ "A. =
chestra OF the Symphony society, or the sympbo..
Orchestra however the bard will be conducted bv ~
Walter Damrosch and will benefit from the fnnd -
scrlbed by thirteen publc-spIited cltzsns -
spring There Is difference Of about thlr,
men between tho two oFchestFas, the lss,,
being that of the symphony Society, Il,
the principal players the Also. IL should \
noted that TIE public rehesrsals on the Friday aar
moons Immediately preceding the six saturday eyept.,
concerts will this season be called afternoon concern
Thus much as a p.osac prelude TO few obs<r.
tions OH the first Of the Symphony socetys afterun
concerts. which took place before numerous ssvn
blsge in the Music Hall yesterday afternoon IN
effect OF the permanent organization OF the orcte,,
was only manifest in the person Of the new leader
the violIDs Mr.. Adolph Brodsky who, In addition n
his routine duties, appeared as solo performer d
tle playing CT the band there was no change over IN
wear. al least not for the better. There were ran,
c,udltles i'm the tone Of the wind choir, and not
few technical mishaps, which might be accounted t
mn the ground of IDsufcien training. ard II 20 WIN
probably disappear in time. The music consisted a
Beethovens seventh symphony, Brahms's concerto ts
violin in D-major, op II; Tchaikowshys Haml.t'
and Wagncrs " Kaisermarch." The concerto was an
nounced as a first performance. This designation "a
he correct must be read to mean first time by III.
prodshy. or first time in the new Music Hail. or fa
time at a concert Of The symphony society, or I'm
time under the direction Of Mr. Daniosch. uElcs
NTH :
which must be corrected for the sake Of the Integ,
NJ hstory: for IL Is less than two years since gr
Kneisel gave notable performance Of this work at
concert Of the Boston symphony orchestra In stem.
way Hall. II would be well IL greater care vep
exercised in the Of tire words new and ~fna
time on concert programmes. At present hey Do M
inspire confidence.
In choosing this concerto for his first appearance
Mr. Brodsky challenged judgment OF the severet kind
and came out OF the ordeal triumphantly. The w0k
is Internationally difficult and eXactS as much from
,he intellectual and emotional side Of the player y
from the mechanical But it Is very dignhed, alnoa
AN austere, composition, and worthy OF 50 superb ara
noble an Artist as Mr. BrOdsky. The newcomer comes
from Lepsic where he has been professor Of VIOLA
plavng ut the Conservatory, he having succeeded NJ
schradiech In that place wien the latter came 70
America 10 fill similar place In the College Of Music
Cincinnati Though his musical education Ms, Is Gen
and he has been more closely idendiej, WIN musical
activities In Germany than elsewhere, hr. BFpdsy y
Russian Ills reputation as a performer estak
iished twenty years ago IN Vienna, where To- time b
paved second violin in the lieiimesDerser quartet
and is forty years Old. solldty Of taste, refinement
feeling splendid technical oltit and a senllent m
divdualty are the qualities which marked Ms psyns
vc,terday in the concerto we'll as ~ the movement
rom one OF Bachs sonatas for violin alone with which
he supplemented the set number. MS tone Is arS
ond syInpathec, his information uDerring and his bon.
Inc firm yet elastic. IL Is pleasure to give greeting
10 such an artist The evening concert VIII take pa0
tonight.