New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
YESTERDAYS MUSIC.

Both day and night filed with music ye'ter'
day and most OF 1t OF an admirable KIND al
mrably performed. In the afternoon Madame fat'
sang in the evcrpercnnial opera OF Martina al 'he
Metropolitan Opera House, while Mr. Franz hummer
proclaimed the musical gospel according to Beethoven
the Concert Hall Of tho Madison square "arueh ana
Mr. and Mrs. IIenschel sang artistic songs most ar
tl,tcally at Chclering Hall In the evening there
we're several musical entertainments but Interest was
monopolzcd by the sixth evening concert OF the SYM
phony Society under Mr.. Damrosch.
Touching the matinees few words must suffice
Admiration for Madame PATHS singing in Fotows opera
is an old story 1t OF the operas In her rcpertory IN
which she has always been unquallhedly deHeh''i
that the voice OF criticism has uniformly been ptchcd
I'm the key Of highest praise. Signor Nalero fairly
shared the honors OF the day with her. when CIR
cumstancc Is varlousy significant The others IN inc
cast were Signor NOvara (Plunket, Madame fapori
Nancy. and signor Carbone (Trstan). This week
Madame Patti may be heard on Wednesday evening III
Lucia di Iammermoor" and on Saturday afternoon
IN I'll Barblerc di Slvglla' in which opera Sgnor
Camuauini Will also sing. The regular Abbey
a Grau company will give Lohengrlh' on
Monday evening" Hamlet ON Tuesday evening"
"Faustr on Wednesday afternoon and FRIDAY even
Ing.
The interest manifested in the second OF Mr.. KUN
mcl's historical recals under the circumstances
highly complimentary to that excellent. earnest ana
conscientious artist. \ programme Of SIX Beethoven
sonata, (op 20 - no .. 3d. -. 40 and I'D. en-
ablcd him to put forth his powers In field when II
particularly congenla {, him and the results were
highly gratifying to his admirers. The Uhrd ~ MS
| rccltals will take place tomorrow AFTERNOON III inc
| same hail. and the programme will be made up OF
pieces by Clemcnt llummc Flcbi, tzcITS. MOcheles'
| Weber and schubert.
Mr. Damrcsch last night produced novelty calcu-
lated 10 dvc music students something Ia think about.
Il was Il tone poem something OF that SORT, Wll'il
for the purpose OF greater modification was enttlcd
Macbeth BY the comp ser Richard Strauss. TIC obvi
ambition Of hi, Young man + t. take step bcyUd
| List I'm the field OF symphonic music IL Is step
made I'm seven lcagucd boots. and It might be said o
be fair question whether IL does not reach some
distance beyond the extreme boundary ine u music
| In view ~ the amazing changes which have been
wrought in popular appreciation, a' well as executive
capacity. within the last fifty years. We nave con
| siderable hci'aton In saying what we uiihK VIII
be the outcome Of such strylngs but 50 far Ms the
| preset IS concerned II seems 10 us Tint Macbcu
must DC set down us a book with seven-tinf seven
seals 10 the majority Of those who heard II last night
II IS Constructed the lines OF the same composer
| Don Juan and Tod ind Verklaerung.' which have
bcen discusses, in TIT, Journal but II Is more enlgmnu
| cal than either. thanks to It's subject. ha'oe'h
| set, m extremely difficult problem before the III
| strnmcntal composer who Longs to us" II. ID" hhI
| nr device II composers In finding "A prihcinl nhu
secondary mclcilc subIcc for their work IN the p1n-
cirul male ard female characters II tho story chosen
rs foundation. though followed bv Hcrr strauss III
| This cn-c 4, az dubiou, utility. The feminine prin'
| clpIe - useful for purposes OF contrast. is want
| me In LADY, Macbeth ~ created by the poet
and the Incidents Of the drama do not bear lnus'l
Gcllueatnn in IN" II stniuss when ress uR2l
| rr..l and spiut rnthcr than outward conduct me
| r,uto.i,,nu / a most extraordinary one. a phantn'
mneora In one bcwiIdciing succession ~ dIs"s'.,
| nh-a.ee md astounding harmonies, IiarN"l
| ioms series Of instrumental effects. sonlS
| dav The meaning Of II may b"ooin,,
| rlc,r Mr. pnmrosch's orchestra. which BY c0nst'h,
! ,torh has developed into admirable hnnh pIi!oo
>chumauu's first symphony. the Adasio, ana "nVo.,'
| arranged for strings by Bnchrci for one ot ha,h
,inllu .no. and portions oi the third act OF Slcs
| fricd In these excerpts Mr.. Rcger sang si"Slnen
| r,.ir and Irnu Mlckc Bruennmdc's. The laly wa
,-, v.corne,I hack Ia our concert-rOOn.. and san
| ,,t,b .picpdd voice and Attempting enthusiasm
business chances. bargain, OF all Soits nl "'tH w
- Ia arr. n,cnfl med 81 the many columns Of short
Gvcrtiscmcni, on the eighth and ninth pages Of The
| Trhuae tp day.