Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-02
AN EXQUISITE FOREST IDxL.

Splendid Musical Program for To. |
 morrow Evenine-Herr Anton seidl l
 and His Marvellous Control of His |
 Great Orchestra.
 Herr Anton Seidl and his sixty musicians will fill the Hyperion theater to morrow night with such waves of flowing melody as have not been heard here since lest win ter. All will recall the peculiar and pow erful fascination exercised by this musical
 wizard over the big audience that welcomed
 his first appearance here. Seidl has this
 same marvellous control over the men in
 his band with the result that he yields the
 baton over one of the greatest orchestras in
 the world. There is every promise of
 large and brilliant audience tomorrow
 night, several boxes having been taken by
 prominent people aud the body of the
 theater being we'll checked of. There are,
 however, some excellent seats left. The prices have been arranged on popular scale, SO that every one may take advantage of this superb musical feast.
 Henri Martsau, the handsome young French violinist, will play Mendelssohn's "Concerto," and several lighter numbers. Marteau is one of the three or four great enthusiasm wherever he appears. A word as to the program: Schuman's lovely 'sFraumerci," ," for the strings, which has not been heard here since Theodore Thom- as played it ten years ago, will be heartily welcomed by every music lover. Seidps ! interpretation of this invests 1t with . rare and delicate charm.
 Wagner has place on the program, as 8 matter of couree, and 1t Is needless tc say that the two selections will be played
 as only the great composers favorite pupil can play them.
 In the whole range of musical literature
 it would be impossible to find . more ex ! quisite forest idyl than ''Siegfried and the Bird" As if by magic springs into being | that wondrous picture of the remote area | dian wood with it's subdued hum of insect | life, the murmuring brooks and rustline trees, all the wealth and charm of forest enchantments, forming sylvan back. ground out of which comes the clear, sweet song of the bird. stealing upon the ear o1 ! the hero with fateful meaning.
 There is 8 poetic charm about this mu sical lyric which never fails to entrance all hearts.
 The other Wagner number is "The Ride of the Walkyriss," requiring the full power \ and every resource of the great modern orchestra to bring out its wild dramatic coloring and stirring rhythm.
 Perhaps universal interest will center around the symphony entitled "From the | New World" This work has already beer l pronounced by the critics as an extraordi nary tribute to America by the greatest o1 living composers, Dvorak. The first move ment is thoroughly typical, possessing al l the tremendous energy and vivacity char | acteristic of American life. Its leading ! motives impress themselves on the memo, ) l at once, as do those of Wagner; indeed ,ths l principal melody has a haunting powe, l that will echo again and again through the ! corridors of the soul. The slow movement | is where the full towering of the genius oi | the composer Is felt, the spirit of which Ii said by him to have been inspired by Long ! fellows "Hiawatha." The effect of iti | pathos and melancholy upon the most care | less nearer Is profound and indes cribable ! The sche1zo with its contagious vivacity is | followed by the 1ast movement, a grand | climax. in which symphonic unity i, reached by recalling preceding themes and | forming them into new combinations That great work has been added to oul ! symphonic literature the audience will b. 1 quick to note.
 ! An invitation has been extended to Dr. Dvorak to be present tomorrow night at | this, the third performance of his work, { | box having been placed at his disposal ! The composer has 8 number of persona friends here who are making arrange
 ments to give him q reception worthy hi'