New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
MUSICAL MENTION.
The SEASON FAIRLY S1ARIED-CONCERIo
OF THE WEEK.

The SEASON FAIRLY sIARIED-CONCERls
OF THE WEEK.
Almost the full fury Of the musical gale which IS 70
rage in New York this will break upon lis t','
week Two Sunday evening "Popuhrs. ulrce 'd"
orewski concerts, a Philharmonic public rehea1Sai iN
concert final GruenfeM matinee and the hrst Oh INC
Beethoven Clubs chamber concerts 10 mehuoh oii'
the entertainments of moment, ought to satlsfy thc
most voacious devourer Of music. In THIS list the
concerts OF Paderewsk and the first concert VI 'le
Philharmonic society under the direction Oh 1r' 'ei'i
are affairs Of frstcass impotance-artiouc sen'"
tIons, as they arc called The pianist comes 10 Us
heralded as the best equipped pianist OF the pEesc
day, at least Il technical way ard as musician ol
marked originality Curiosity is on tptoe concerning
him. and II he satisfies all expectations 1t VIII ohy DC
bv proving himself to be the first OF living Plais's
His concerts will take place in the Music haii "h
Tuesday and Thursday evenings and SATURDAY al'cr
noon At the first he will play saint Sacnss concerto III
c; minor, his concerto and SET OIL hVe si"'io'
nieces nv (hopip At the second he Will again pay
two concertos Beethoven's in fiat, ard Scnnm'hh
in minor and LISTS Hungarian FANTASIA odtuIud'
afternoon the concertOs will be Chopins III MINOR
Rubnsteins in minor. and in addition he Will pay
a set Of small pieces OF his own composition IL Is
herculcan task that he has set himself Obviously
| he nroposes to capture the city by storm Inc
symphony Orchestra under Walter Damrosch, VIII
! take part In the concerts.
We arc prepared to expect large Infusion Oh Vi'ai
b,ood in the performance Of the Philharmonic Society
next saturday evening, as the result of Mr. seidls
leadership. The opportunity which is opened 10 TINS
hrluont conductor BY the size and character OF the
Philharmonic organization Is one tlmt VIII appear
| powerfully to his earnest and enthusiastic nature.
Experience in the concertrooin ana appleclh'lol VI
the mission of the Philharmonic Society VIII coihDie
| IN tone down some of that radlcainess OF lceilh2
whose manifestation two three years ago evoked
tho Tribuue's criticism. Mr.. Scidl has liner feellnS
for the beautiful now than he had then, and he has
taken occasion to say that he VIII attempt no eA
neriments with Mozart. lie has Selecter BeethovehS
Pastoral, symphony in which to present hihlNeH 10
! the public in his new capacity. Between TIC
| svrnhony and the overture and Bacch2nae from
1Tannbaeusern he will bring forth his first Philhar
| monte novety-two movements from Nicodc's dramatic
| ode 1.-THE Sea-" Madam NOrdica will sing an air
from (iluck's ArmIdc' and schubert's Erllins7
The proCramme Of Mr.. Seidls fifth popular concert
in Lenox Lyceum tomorrow evening is as follows;
ofrt music "Iienry ViiI"......... saint sacn3
MedtIt'on" (sfter Bach's prelude) ..--..' ounod
Serenadc .................-...Mos zEowSk
r' Three ssn seseteG Gp Dances 'U"au '''
a. sTarnaic Dance Dyoak
c. Dance and Waltz D,libcs
| string orchestra
a. lie secret d'Amour new Klein
Bell Song from sTakme'' Delib,s
..uu,s,rrrc. r,,, . SlTT'entine DE We're Wagner
One Of the choral works composed for the recent
Birmingham festival Dvorak's Requiem has already
been discussed in The Tribune We now have to men
ton three other works, which, like the Requiem
come from the presses of Noveo Ever n Co. london
and New-YorN. They &" Eden" By G. NLers
Stanford De Profundis' by G. Hubert II. Parry, and
| "Veni, Creator Splrltus," by A. C. Mackenzie. OF
these works, the most striking and original in aim
that Of Dr. Stanford lie calls Eden" "a dramatic
oratorlo in three acts This designation indicates
| how strong the temptation TO loosen formal lies Is
become even in conservative England. Dr. stanford
has in effect taken step the road which Rubinstein
was inspired to cut out for himself by witnessing a
ballet Biblical subject in Paris. His poet. Rob
ct Bridges, has written the bretto for him. with the
help In the first part, Of suggestions fI0m Gocthe's
celestial prologue TO Faust" II celebrates the glory
| Of God and hymns the created wonder man. The
second part act deals with HELL and the taSencss
| Of Satan and his angels for snan's destruction. Act
III plays earth rccounts the temptation and fall
and ends with visions Of War; Plague Famine
and Disease, Good. MlSeers and Christ In this
scheme the idea of mans redemption Is worked cut
The plan OF the book is admirably adapted to musical
treatment especially by one thoroughly imbued with
modern feeling DIR. stanford. 1t enables him. 10
madrigal 20 free dramatic writing on the plan Of
Wagner Much Of the music, We fancy. must have
made powerful impression when given under the
composers direction m9nth ago Noyeilo Ever q
as9 Tp0ee 6r FreSer aI
stOn should OF the boarding school standard.
News Notes. Tic BrOOkyn Institute has organized
musical department and purpose, giving concerts,
lectures etc. In the line OF its other educational efforts
Mr.. Dudley Buck is president OF the department The
first Of the projected lectures will take place ON
November -, when Mr.. krchbel will discuss Chinese
music with reference to the ancient and modern
art . This winter the evening services IN the
North BAPTIST Church in West Elcvcnthst.. will bc
preceded by short organ rcclias given by +. Town
send Southwclt with programmes. MesSrS Long
mans Green * Co.. about 10 issue volume of
essays on musical subjects by Mr. W. j. Henderson,
entitled Preudes and studies" Mr. Henderson will
instruct class In musical history at the College OF
Music this season.
The programme OF the first Damrosch SUNDAY Even
ing Concert at the Music Hall tonight will be a,
follows:
Overture 'Sakunala, dmarS
Credo flom 'Otolo ..........N
| Antonio tialas,i.
Theme and Variations, from SUITE No. III
TschakowsNy
AT from Queen of Sheba !" .... Do. -. I;ounod
Nine Selma kronold. Kocrt.
Adagio from Tcrsetto Dyorak
Be enade Fiancas' Burgme.n
String Orchestra
, Duct Flying Duchm0n' I'd Aet........... Wagner
a. sounds Of the For 'st' (''Srefricd "l W1cnsr
, l.. Firsie t"Rho,ngold Wagucr
The announcement made some weeks LgO concerning
the formation Of quartet to be headed bN Mr. BIudsy
has feappeafed In revised form which rob, II OF
more than one half It's errors The Sunday afternoon
concerts to number eight instead OF twenty They
VIII take place on December u and 20 January g. IL
! ana u, February IA and % and March -. Mr.