New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
MUSICAL COMMENT.
THE FIFTH PHILHARMONIC CONCERT
THE GERMAN LIEDERKRANZ


The fifth concert OF the Philharmonic Society.
which took place last saturday evening was one
Of more than ordinary b.iliancy. In the enforced
ahse,.e 81 Mr. Seidl Nj Van der Stucken con-
Quoted and acquitted himself OF his task most adj
m,rably For an unexplained reason the pro-
gramme WAS changed from IL original form' tAs
prelude 20 Die Meistersinger being given as
closing number instead of the descriptive piece OF
betwesn-acts music called Chase. Orage. from
Berlloz's opera Les Troyens a Carthage. t"e
substitution worked no injury to the concef' OD'
gave IL particularly effective close LOT INC ~
lude was played with stupendous soho'''! -
grandeur albeit a quarrel might De p'CAeu W.
Mr. Van der Stucken for the tundanleh'A' 'e"fs
OF the performance. which was a tribe 100 f4p'N
AS was plainly brought IN evidence IN '""' 49,
nj IN. piece whereby treatment Of the hr'' mafcn
mclobv IN dtminution. IN the score OF the "ooI-
wind Instruments Wagner 50 lnSeh'""s'' a.
catures the nandicraftsrnen who so po'Hpo''.,
play at poetry making IN his comedy. l"''
oaly three numbers IN the scheme OF ihe 'oN''''
Mr.. Ysaye playing Beethoyen's concerto ~"
Tschaikowsky's suite in Il. op % ana '"e - -
Nice taste great care and fire skill IN the "otA"s
out of details on the part OF Mr.. Van 'eT ''"A
were brought notice by the bahH p'"'"'e
;he suite. which like the prelude. was qu'
worthy OF the chief and central glory Oh '"s WV
cert-the performance Of NJ Nsaye'
Refore the Philharmonic Society NJ Ysaye -
vastly different player than he Is at the Su'u"s
night concerts, satisfactory as he has always 80
at these latter entertainments No ioHeH'' ''0
TO the society could be imagined than MS ieS'
ton Of the Beethoven concerto Tor TINS ''''. So"
and the devout manner in which he performed Wv
pobettask of playing IT, And when, after arouS
ing wonderful enthusiasm by his work, ne supPe
mentel IL, as he had already done at the Pup
rehearsal on Friday. with the Chaconne 10y pa0-
the audience made TO feel mat they hau w.
privileged enter Musics innermost sanctuary. lH.
prcssive as NJ. Ysaye when he effected ~.
entrance in American concert rooms az the Hss
concert OF the society last November he was mn nm
impressive on saturday evening. Indeed. we eau a,
scarcely md a parallel in the memories OF Lhda1
years for such a complete conquest Oh so
there was lovely blending OF sensuous chh' ~
with lof,iest dignity. As 10. his performance ~
the Chaconne know OF NJ reading worthy ~ "
comparison with IT, so imbued II with tns
spirit romantcism. full Of warmth. so vvs
and chaste There was a large admlxture OF yleux;
temps In the hrst OF the two cadenIas ih"o'
In the concerto
Following the custom naugurated coupe VI
years ago the German Liederkranz last nsh' sa,s
a public con ,ert In Carnegie Han, Win "e N
OF Frau Rosa Sucher and Herr Qberhauser Oh W" ~
German opera. and NJ. Ysaye. II VIII scare"
occur to the judicious friends Of the society
praise this change of policy A public pef pc, 1han
ance invites n different standard OF Judgment w.
that which prevails In the privacy OF the society
hail. to which only members are adnIttsdi "a "a
such occasions and an application OF th,s az last
car not present an entertainment like that OF iaSs
night in very brilliant Light Even NJ nsays
seemed to feel the incubus OF sluggish and uneer
tain accompaniment. and played VieuxtemPss p
lade and Polonaise but indfferently. Inc nia.s
chorus sang better than usual but the perioruUano
by the womens choir OF Mozarts cradle POM
and the spinning chorus from The Flying Dn.cn n
man" strongly suggestive OF the coiniHsur,-r -,
ment music OF a boardng-school for misses riau
Sucher sang two songs, Lszrs constralned, unna nv
ural and affected "Mlgnon." and 'Lieblsgiuck, W
her husband. and sang them IN anything ot an mn
spring manner In the second part OF .he shp p
and the symphony socie:ys orchestra united a., me
performance OF a cantata by the conductor Oh Sae
1lederkranz Mr. Heinrich z0llner, entitlea I've e
Hunnensch,acht which, like the sympnHSsIi hse chs
famous painting Of the battle Of the Huns