New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-16
YESTERDAYS CONCERTS


,ss aesh TO those who tried TO hear 1t all. AS
tier of fact II was impossible for one to hear 1t
~ because" as DR.. Hanslick in his Memoirs
,o,es Vienna banker as being in the habit OF
ayinr mot being bird, II is impossible for
an 10 be in two places at the same time" and two
:, the concerts took place at the same time In diff
s.,snt places But reviewers for the newspapers
,.vc means of learning what goes on. and how ii
r,es without extending their (Which let 1t be
snrrsedly said in anticipation of what the evil
,,nded and envious might say. possibly long
Enough for the purpose) from the Metropolitan OPP
ara House to Steinway Hall. And because of
,ns facility 1t is possible In this place 10 say some
hing about the concert of the Boston symphony
orchestra without neglect Of the pianoforte recital
10 Ste!nway HAN
Al Carnegie Hall in the afternoon. the Philhar-
monte Society. under the direction OF Mr. Sedl gave
ne 81 public rehearsal for the season. /;
pessAnt. opening the leahei containing MIR.
Mess always judicous analytical notes
the programme. to find printed memorial
a, the action Of the society the death
Of William Scharfenberg. of the original
members OF the organization, and for many
wears active In It's ranks The Tribune has spoken
lis euogum this admirable man and musician.
who died last August. and this mention of the
sooety's graceful performance Of a pous duty may
suffice The music Of the rehearsal. which will be
repeated at the concert tonight consisted of Essers
transcription OF Bach's stupendous toccata in
F. Dvoraks violin concerto, and Ernst's Hum
garian Airs (played by OndrceN. Wagners "A
Faust Overture" and Schumanns symphony in L.
fat There scarcely enough finish in the per-
Torrance of the joyous symphony. with its ebuent
proclamation OF verna moods. 10 entite 1t TO nigh
praise and one felt tempted 10 believe that possibly
Il been neglected at rehearsal In favor OF the
overture. which given with eoqucnce
thar admitted OF questioning concerning
either the splendid powers Of the band,
the sympathetic insight into It's contents and mas
terly skill OF Mr.. Seidl Ii stood out BIZ htly,
strongly self-relanty m the scheme. and afforded
noteworthy illustration Of the moving power OF
music conceived composed and given out in dra-
matte spirit Mr. Ondricek effected his entrance
the American concert platform with the two COM
positions for violin, which plainly written in
manner native 10 his feelings and temperament
The impression which he made was that OF
player full OF fire and in possession of technical
equipment upon which ne draws eXtraVagant
drafts with a daring that borders on reckless
ness. listener might desire to hear hrneT'
fuller and warmer tone than he gets out OF his .
string. but this deficiency is forgotten when ne
climbs into the high position on the A and h strings
waere all is vital. brilliant and inspiringly eneI
getic He has the dash which commands admir4-
non. whore more academic. or. let us say even more
correct. players win only respect but Win az M
vehement eagerness le never lSrsets % "a
tonaton anu for tnst he must be heartily WeicQinei
to our concert rooms HIS success was iInfeuas
mented mis- set pieces with transcript ton or Senu-
III
A show piece merely and brist.es with dihicultles
which al but insurmoIntaole for human hahIs'
question What good? 1t Is a MIRAGE that Schu,
ber,s ga.lopng accompaniment and me c4httasleI
voices Of father child and the krl,hlhg should dI
be produced from a 500 violin with but Mite sac
rhce Of their harmonic integument but II tAeM
melodies must be gasped out so spasmOcicay IL VIII
have to be said that from musical point OF view
the most that such composition can 40 l. 10 pr
he temptation is strong to say that the concet
-f.p S.-r, mir
evening at the Metropolitan Opera House was one
o. the most brilliant that that superb organization
mas ever placed to its credit. This at least may
BE- asserted: None Of the concerts given by the or
eaesra here since Mr. Paqs Sssu%s4 Rs NTH
H. either in technical perfection or poetic beauty.
In the not long ws as0 singular dstress
ptiful and pathetic disregard Of truth Of Is to be
supposed that back OF them are also souls threat
ened with damnation) keep on asserting that New
York has misjudged and abused Mr.. Paur laser
extenuate their abuse of Mr. Nkisch, who was
ssak SrcSsd be Said Te HAT the ppy
better in NewYork than in Boston II is more tnan nan
ttev came very near the truth At least often as
The Tribune has listened the Boston symphony
heard either such admirable playing Or inteilieent
reading in symphony as marked beethoven :
Joy 10 listen 10 it. The local subscriptions to the
crchesras have fallen off sadly OF late SO
last night was largely due TO the desire TO hear
Nine. Media. 1t was catering tribute ana 1t me-
with surprising brilliancy. One thing trihe dis
cordant may be said. IL 1t can be done with freedom
from cavil. Millions poetry is good poetry; 1t has
q music Of its own we'll worthy of the added melody
OF Handel in the familiar extract from
LAlegro." which our fair cantatrice sang
last night Why then should she change
Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among, 20
'sThee chauntress. oft among the woods There
IS merit in rhyme in music such as Handel has
superimpOsed on Milton whatever Wagner may nave
said In condemnation of rhyme in the abstract, ana
'evengong" makes music with among, bur makes
none with woods" When Nine. Melba first sang
the air here she sang il in French as II she were
ignorant of it's origin Now that she mas learned
the English why should we not have II in It's cor
rectnessP Her other number was the mad scene
from Hamlet" and with both pieces she excited
the liveliest enthusiasm.
The pianoforte recital in Stenway Hall was given
by the Misses Miller and Schafer, OF st Louis, VINO
during and since their studies in Europe have cuI-
tivated ensemble playing A feature in this con-
cert which is new here. is the division OF pieces
written for solo performance between TWO piano.
fortes without change Of the text hgh value need
not be placed upon such device but II serves excel
entlv TO display the harmony Of feeling when exists
between the players. their sense OF rhYthH anu
their technical accuracy and IL can also be SAID mat
10 the nearer IL measuraby increases the erectiVe-
ness of such sonorous compositions as Scnumann )
Toccata which is one OF the programme NUMBERS
~ The Young women. Both have good musical IN
tuitions and dgita skill. and their concerts are IN
high degree worthy OF respect. But IL might pe
Wished that they should attach higher value than
thew seem to TO beauty OF tone.