New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15
VI USIC.
A wEEHs MUSICAL PROGRAMMES.

! The week which begins to-day will be most sig.
nfcant in annals as the closing week OF tn
German season. For the first time since Mr. Abbey
disastrous Italian season at the Metropolitan opera
House the final fall Of the curtain the conclusion of
a season Will leave the public without single a.
surancc concerning the future. Mr.. Abbey ha, agreed
! to bring company and give representations next
year In Italian and French The directors have
promised TO give him subvention equal to that
joyed hitherto by the German company. That is all.
No engagements have yet been officially announced
and confirmed. 1t i, leap into the dark. Meanwhile
the public making the best Of the gala Wagncrlan
representations, enjoying the dramas for their own
sake and making their demonstrations of approval
douby emphatic that they may also DC recognized
as protest against the change. The four representa-
tons of this week will he devoted to THE Flying
Dutchman7 (MOndayl. "Tannhaeuscr' "wednesday ,,
Tristan und ISOLDE friday and Die Mc,ter,ingcr7
| saturday afternOJnl.
outside Of the opera the most significant occurrence
this week will be the ParSfa7 concert Of the scd
society in Brooklyn Thursday evening. save that
Fran Mielke will sing the part OF Kundry the solos
will be in the hands as at the New York concert
aud the Metropolitan Opera chorus Will also take part;
Fran Mielke, who has fixed herself firmly in the adj
mTaton Of the New York public, Will also be the solo
attraction at the fifth concert Of the symphony Society
on saturday evening, singing air with orchestra and
Wagner's Dreams with panOiortc accompaniment
The orchestral numbers will be Becth0vens overture
TO COrOlan," NClkmann's Scrcnade in D-mln0r ana
1 BerliOzs Fantastic symphony.
The busiest musician in New York all week will lie
Mr.. Seidl who will conduct four operas, play the
accompaniment at the song recital of the scdl society
In Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon, provide musical
Illustrations for Mr. Krchbcls lecture on "Par~!iaI
in Historical Hail. BroOhlyn, Wednesday afternoon,
and conduct concert in the Casino next sunday even
ing. This concert will be notable affair, the solo
performers engaged being Miss DE We're, Herr Fischer
Mr.. Cheshire Clifford schmidt and Victor Herbert
The smaller concerts OF the week embrace a chamber
music soiree at Stenway Hall By FrankO and
catcs Thursday evening, and the afternoon OF the
same day schumann matinee of panoiorte music by
Miss Mathildc Wurm at Chickcrinc Hall.
The lecturers will also be busy with their entertain
mcntS which have come TO be much like concerts with
ANALYTICAL commentaries. In the case Of Mr.. Frank
H. Porter the musical feature undiSeusedly takes the
first place His second fosong recital VIII take place
in shcrry's rooms Monday afternoon. beginning at
3 80 O'Clock. Half hour earlier on the same day
Mr. W. J. Henderson Will begin his lecture on The
Classic and Romantic in Piano Music in the Lyceum
Theatre. Mr.. Henderson VIII devote considerable at
tcnon TO discussion Of the influence upon technique
and taste Of the romantic tendency in music, ana MS
| points will be Illustrated 10y performances by MI.
| Alexander IaHir-rt. Mr krchbicl will be heard III
New York and vicinity four times. ON Tuesday ana
THURSDAY he will give the last two OF his cNpostoHs
of Nacncrs dramas, the subjects beng respectively
| " Tristan ind ISoid.' and " Die Meiscr>ngrr' for
which MIR. Henry Holden IlusS, who has been as,o
ri aod with the lecturer hitherto in Boston aud AT the
ton, ON Wednesday afternoon Mr. kreiblel VIII
discuss Parsifa" in l}roolIyn. as Lrady meniiGn{d
field 81 the last lecture Mr.. A. NCnno VIII play
the pianofofte Adding the seven regular representa-
nns of Poor Jonathan " al the Casino 10 TINS ll> II
viii be seen that the musical public are In no danger
| OF suffering for want OF entertainment Just yet