New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-15
MUSIC.
CONCERT OF THE PHILHARMONIC So
CIETY


The second concert OF the Philharmonic Society
will take place in Carnegie Music Hal TINS evening.
or its character and merit fine audience. gathered
together to hear the public rehearsal had an oppo
tunty to judge yesterday afternoon. Its programme
avoids the fault of excessive length. when marreu
the first this season. but there is likely TO be some
expression IF wonder among the Cd subscribers OF
the society that so shallow and insincere com
position the mad scene from Ambrose
Thomas's Hamlet should have been given place
in such a scheme. and especially after such an I'm
pressive piece Of music as the Funeral symphony
(so-called by Wagner HIMSELF arranged by Wagner
for the ceremonies accompanying the restoration OF
the remains of Carl Maria Won Weber to German
soil Saving the exquisite.y p;antve melody Dor
rowed by the French composer from the folk music
Of Scandinavia. there Is nothing in this scene but
artificial and unlramatlc display, and, though MISS
Lillian Blauvelt sang it well. that fact could NOT
Justify its choice for guch an occasion just before
1t the audience privileged to observe how WaS-
had paid tribute a truly great musical dram
Artist Immediately after it Miss Bauvelt. OF her
voliton sang a song. being recalled which was
worthy of the place and the programme III was
Schumann's "Mondnacht) but TO inject the MAD
scene between the funeral music and Beethovens
eighth symphony was intolerab.e and ought not to
have teen endured.
The Funeral Symphony" was the novel feature OF
the afternoon The wisdom creditIng 1t to Wagner
might be questioned II is In no sense his COMPOSE
ton, being merely arrangement for militar! pahu
Of two excerpts from Weber's "Euryanthe tine
ghosly Largo in the overture. designed to accom-
pany the tableau OF the tomb revealed by mo-
mentary parting OF the curtain before the play be
gins and the cavatina sung by Euryanthe In the last
act after she has been left in the wilderness to die
by her husband c'Hier dcht am Que,r - The ar
rangement dscloses a mastery Of tonal effect quite
extraordinary. but the music derives its chief inter-
est from It's history. II was just Nifty years ago
Yesterday that the body OF Weber after resting IN
n vault in England for eighteen years was brouSh'
to Dresden and buried in the Cathac cemetery 81
Friedr!chstadt Wagner. as chapel master at the
Royal Opera House in Dresden extremely active
in the pous ceremony. He wrote ana composed
part-song which sung by mems voices. arranged
the professional music chat heard yesterday and
delivered an Grafton. This Grafton. we fhncy' wa
the finest of his achievements. The partsonS u
rather commonplace. the funeral music speaks eio-
quently OF his appreciation Of the best side 81
Webers genius. but after all. his work In connection
with IL was only that OF an arranGer. but the ora
ton il hi, OF genuine and heartfelt eioluence well
designed to stir up those feelings OF patriotism 10
Wncn ne nau TO appe@l "'f' ought aiwa%@ 10 have
n nlsce in Musical history because Of confession
he Landed the virtues Of Weber as German virtues
hicbb ihe German peone occupied toward him and
how it differed from that of all other people; ,s,ce
the Frenchman aimrcs thee. hut only the German
can love thee. Thou art his; frasment oi ms s
should wish thee to become part OF his ear'h MS
precious German earth?
TIE music as has been sail. scarcely hc
counted among Wagner's compositions. but II -
st a beautiful and significant proof OF MS cary
apprecaton Of Webcr's genius. II Was airangeh
To- he played ont of doors with the following nm
pressve array of instruments: Five flutes. seven
ohoes twenty clarlnc,s ten hassoons, fourteen
horns six comets six trombOnes, four bass tubds
and six munIei drums. Mr.. Se!dl confined himself
70 tho regular wind choir OF the Philharmonc So
cety and the effec; most solemn ana beal,lul'
the performance being truly reverentel In all re-
specis. t..,.-,o
Mr. r. 4 Mcdowell played his sec1ni piano'2rle
concerto after the opening number. when was isu-
hnsfen's rather weak overture. Anthony and leo
pa ira" set upon the programme" IN memory 'i NC
AZ N,rD,well's concerto and OF hts refined ana
noetIcaI talents 49, composer and player Il has been
the privilege OF The Tribune To- SPEAK III teI"'s ~
m'ght Justly Toe repeated noH with cnphasls ne
Is A musician % whom America can d" I'o"'