New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-12

rscHA1KOWsKY'S LAST SYMPHONI-IliE
FIFTH PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.

rcr1 ,IKOWSKY'S LAST SYMPHONI-I1E
FIFTH PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.
Nex, Friday afternoon and Saturday evening
rschaIkowsky's sixth symphony, the last Oh 'ie
Russian masters compositions. at least Ill '''e
large forms and the work which he cohduc'eu ."
the occasion of his last appearance IN pu0.o con"
car, will be brought forward at the MUSIC nan
,,,dar tia direction of Nh Walter Damrosch'
There are several reasons why the produc''o" "a
This work should be looked forward 10 WIN par
tcular interest. It is scarcely TO be galhsalu '''
ho, ba diad last October Tschalkowsky was
considered by the majority or American mus
clans as the foremost specifically Russan com
user This Is not TO say that Rubinstein had LOST
anv OF their admiration or love- put only "'d' tie
intimate acquaintance which they nave MAJ "''
the Younger masters works during tie 49, -
ysars had taught them to observe that MS music
contains a stronger national note than that OF M"
,.bo rim ,hon had stood for Russia in ther mihuS
7, is an omen secret that Rubinstein Is scarcely
considered Russian composer IA I'D
land He is set down there as a German an" Il -
tr,,e that he represents German Ideals III mus
ha,,or than he does Russian. OF late years '"e
tarsal interest in folk-song has taught composers
m consider the wealth of musical material "h'ch
lies in the songs Of the people Inc compose,
made use of this material naturally won '"s a."
,niration not only Of their countTylheh p"' az "
the other cultured peoples WHO were longing oi ,!'
,ntroduction OF new elements into music. l"pl'-
s,o,n though born In Russia il jew, anu t"e
,olk-sonrs of Russia made but little appear 10 h'''
Besides. the bulk Of his training ana early arus"'
axnerionces was acquired in Germany. "he"
TschaYkowsky began his career. the natiohal now
n,ent in Russia enthusiast promoted DS I>"O'
stein was already under way, and he early zen
under its influence For all movements "hlc"
afford utterance to the voice Of the people there
seems 10 be a strong sympathy in America 1t 10
doubtful If any city of Europe outside OF 81 peters
burg and Moscow. has heard 50 much OF lScha'-
kowsky's music as New-York.
Ills Romeo and juliet" overture-fantasa was re-
Gently played as a novelty In London; it was pidSeu
here nearly twenty years ago. In the mean tiile
nearly every work Of magnitude from ms pen r.
celyed a prompt performance either by the fhAhd'-
monte or Symphony Society 50 that when the cOi"-
poser came in person 10 assist at the dtuIcd'lu"
Of the Music Hail. in May 1891. he iOund puD"c
and musicians familiar with his muse ana iona VI
f., His visit endearol him 10 all who came in con-
tact with him. and his now symphony PROMISED %
Mr. Damrosch last summer, would have had a cor
dial greeting even Il the melancholy occurrence %
last October had not lent 1t special interest On
October &c Tschaikoweky conducted a concert Of the
ST. Petersburg Imperial Musical Sociey. Miss Ade.e
Aus der one played his first pianoforte concerto
which she had previously played at the Music Hail.
in this city, under his direction. The symphony.
however, was the principal number OF the pro-
gramme Although the composer was recalled many
times after the symphony. II is said that ne was not
satisfied with rs reception az the hands or the
public and expressed a wish to have Il performed
again soon, so that 1t might be better underst) BOD
Ills wish was fulfilled at the next concert Of the
society but when that took place the composer
was dead and had been honOrcd with a state fu-
neral.