New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11

sesses. Men who are able 10 do things of pith and
moment also willing 20 let those things stand
on their own merit without the Fictitious props Of
affected patriotism. On the other hand 1t is only
fair 10 call attention TO the fact that Mr.. Mac
Dowell owed the recognition which he found In
New-York when he came here In March. 1889. TO
play his second pa nofore concerto at one OF Iheo-
dore Thomas's concerts in Chickerng Hall. TO an
effort put forward by Mr. Frank van der S'ucken
TO acauaint the American people with the work
which their composers were accomplishing on NO
vember 4. 1855. nearly two years before Mt Mac
Dowells coming he performed the symphonic poem
"Ophelia" and on November u. l~7. It's companion
piece. Hamlet" The favorable impression made
by the former work on The Trbunes reviewer was
recorded al the time In these words;
The novelties of the evening were without excep-
ton interesting. Mr. MacDowells symphoniS poem
had double sgniicance-as Plece OF M, ,honrb
Mr. Van der stricken has changed the siyle OF nis
concerts he aansrgs rD ma COM
posers Mr. MacDowel Is bringing honor to MS
nrdr 70 win the attention which he deserves he Is
obliged to give his activities 10 GERMANY but ms
so long have conductors Tho second MN a.
Mr. Van der scken has IS DOM Enranx s ao5 German
publisher has printed ne as ys eb a. ths' H
s $0phela Is Concerned Mr. MacDowells music
ton is Brilliant. but to this not inclined 70
attach great Importance since the evidences OF tne
Ike and skill in the handling Of the orchestra on
the OF young has eohmc az ability
the part Of pianist. "h' rbovn sas 40 I'M in
vented beautiful melodies and treated mem men,, ell
moreoyer which nave spy bs
The composer has given musical delineation 70 an
the elements in Ophea ssr sou and p the modest
rnaiderly mind turned away by sorrows undeseiNeu
Inc % nnrv respect than the majority Of the nov
M ",ties which have come to this season With
French and English labels
,iows of Mr. MacDowels music In The tribune
and a special word OF commentator was spone"
COUGHING the admira bic manner In which MS p'ano
,or,e concerto In d minor bore comparison win .he
,rigr novelty with which II was associated AZ the
r,,om,s concert In Chickering Hall. notwithstand-
,ro that other novelty was the fourth symphony ny
rschaikowsky which. we fear now was SOMEWHAT
underestimated at the time.
since then New-Yorkers have heard MS Two o
hostral suites and his first panoforfe concerto oe
,,ns his two sonatas 'Tragica" and "Ero'ca' ana
q Number OF smaller pianoforte pieces hho so''s.'
", ..s comnosed three orchestral numbers which
49,, not vet been performed In this city All are
svmphonic poems and have either pee" pun'''"
bv Breitkopf and HArtel or are IN PROCESS VI ~
,,,,or Thcy are "Launceot and Elaine which
hoo been performed by the Symphony Orchestra n
r,a,or. II a mia" (still In manuscript. The sara
,, and .Jovely Aida" The score and parts OF
,ha second suite which was performed Tor the h1s'
IT,. nv tho Boston Orchestra In this city on inc
o2d Of last January. are TO be issued ABOUT chr'S
mas OF this year. To this WORN we s"''' 80
nr.sentIy The titles Of these orchestra' "oihs' 10
u as those OF the smaller compositions FOR piano.
eric IA new book OF which called woooiann
sLe,ches' will also be published by brei.kopi III"
rIa.,aI IN a month or two), indicate that MT Mac
reveal &c a Romantici and believer IN pro-
.mu. music Badly pictorial he Is not ne
uLes titles which, like those or MS master nAi'
rnock ~ the woods-not the greenwood or the Eng
~, h,ads hut the haunted forests Of Germany, In
which nvmphs and dryads have their play ana NO
ho,ds spook The Forest Calmness, Hevery.
,,, =, ~. Drvads'' In his Forest Idyls.' for
,,o,oyor,e recall the descriptive titles which Ran
Gave m the subdivisions Of his I'm Waldo SYM
nhonv the "TrAumere" "Tanz der Dryaden and
"waldweben" The experimentation when ~ an
ineradicable element OF German Romanticism' ana
has its representation In Rams last movement,
which pictures the passage through the woods OF
E,riu Holle Wotan and the Wild Hunt, Is also para-
leled by Mr.. MacDoweli In MS nrst sute. which
o,,nosed of Ave short pieces. each Of which has a
,,,I indicative of It's boetical contents: I'm the
Haunted Forest" "A Summer 1dyl." I'm October.
..copg of the Shepherdess' and Forest Spirits
,iks Raj too he establishes unity between the
Do, and last movements by recurring to melodi'
.or,., I'm the latter which he had used In the
,orrrer Kan gives us a CHASTITY picture In tones
Of the coming OF "A dead lover Tor ms sweetheart
ard their midnight ride to "A churchyard. and MI
NacDoweII has essayed tone painting OF LAMA.
the Greek and Roman counterpart OF that dread
eJ midnight phantom Lth OF Rabbinioal lore,
hos. murderous rage Is directed against children.
,rbe Communion pieces. Die Sarazenen' ana tho
sohSn. Aida" are orchestral sketches ("frasments"
Mr. Macpowel calls them, based on The Song OF