New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18

THE WEEKLY CALENDAR-THE PHIL
HARMONIC AGAlN-NOTES AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dudley Buck Musical Form; Hotel Wal
dorf. $50 n. m, concert by Nine. Van Duyn;
-Carnegie Lyceum, p. m, recital by Mrs kathe-
rne Bloodgood.
Tuesday-Carnegie Hall Sis p M. concert of the
benefit performance for Miss Abbey; Chickering
Hall. p m. matinee musical; Association HALL
Brooklyn Sis p. m, concert OF the Cantata
Club
Wednesday Madison Square Garden Concert Hall.
concert by Sgnorina Carmela CozenZa; Mendels-
sohn Glee Club Hall, p. m. concert of the
Richard Arnold String Sexte;.
Thursday-Chapter Room. Carnegie Hail. SIS p. M
song recital by Mr. waterous; Steinway Hall.
$50 pianoforte recital by Bruno s. HUM:
Chickering Hall, Sis, concert of the Manuscript
Society
Friday-M endelssohn Gee Club Hall p. m. recital
of American music by Miss Kate Percy Doug
las and William c. Carl; $50 p. concert OF
the Lenox Choral Society: Carnegie Hall $40
y. m. concert of Nahan Frankie; No. 81 West
Thirty-fourth-st" $780, musical rendered TO Miss
Emma Hickle.
saturdsy-carnege Han p m. piapoforte recital p
French Day Nursery.
Our correspondent who wrote so keenly and we'll
on the subject of the Philharmonic concerts In the
Tribune fortnight ago has written again TO make
some statements definite and certain. as the
lawyers say. She also disclaims having intended to
reflect the fairness Of The Tribune. OF this she
was never suspected. The personal illusions which
were omitted from her letter omitted be-
cause they were too compl: nentary to Tho Trib-
unes music reviewer; modesty and good breeding
would not permit them 20 appear in this journal
AS for the resi- it may be said that while our CORE
spondents letter is pleasant and profitable reading,
Il does not change the matter as presented by the
first letter and the comments ii which appeared
IN this journal two weeks ago. SO much of the sec
ond letter as is essential is given herewith:
Having begun with apology, 1 will proceed
with platitude. Conservatism is not an enemy
progress 1t is neither siagnat!on nor &
sion OF course, know The Iroune oG i +s nv
mean that It Is OF necessity ThS bur il seems
70 think that il is 50 in the present case VIVA. !
20 me hat part Of the Philharmonic tone had no.
deter.orated. / did not mean that it was tht only
o6as one OGS 10 Wien SRhs Nh '4 Thomas returned
time You mention is n!so very s tho ,nns
beautiful sounds Of the orchestra And II mere
IS personal equation In that. don; Kho" "he'e II
MTsic-lovers who are not musical scholars or
even students ought TO have 1t clearly undeiS tood
before they mention Bach's name that they know
he is quite above their heads Sili we haNG IL 0ii
greatness which only the learned can measure;
Bach has an artistic ana emo'0nei viii
here. it seems TO me. the mere kno,ip.
suddenly ind himself at h9me' to prove any ute
now me az on that groand alone ventured 10
comment on the playing of Bach az the MN I'm
snte I did not intend TO criticise the transcrlp-
Ton by Mr.. Thomas l only meant ina , ~ M1
d (FS s6 d P Bach to lie n eyerast pacdty
but neither IS II eXpTf5Tg 5s s5oud always breathe
the nurmurs Of override. coo! hour Oh IesL 49, ~
rjcane through his works would nave any neIser r
result than deafenins the unlearnea 10 ms te1-
de as the greatest contrast could i, 'hlk n Ht
TWO years ago. And tholGhts S. "St Matthew
rection that the production OF me %, fa@ from
tsIsfying himself offers good an ilussTa do
as could be found Of loving Conductor
can best give the views Of the fiGe vnnnived
fTpn friend who has been student OF + music
ali her life. she says: What oHSS COW Does il
mean ne was strong. but unco4{h', na T,ts "a Of
nv understanding OF MN mn - can he found
tenderness and depth of feeling When ne
uses his marvellous strength Is and conquers
eli difticulties But another step ia TINS otggV III
win bring me 5eyS 0T my Better Ge' description Of mod
ern rhythns and their effect than any o6 Concert
Ire, Tffe wb }o refreshed my memory Yesterday IN
wnicn g., p eat The knowledge required to ent'ie
LIZ ~ discuss even the beginnings oI ~ nnrst
No oderns can do in the way Of distortng III s he
will only presume TO Suggest ne &c have before
sss WI new ones. To me- their possioi'''ies
OF expression seem minute
,o.. ., the opera concerts will take place IN
40 Netropolitan opera House this evening -Ni.
SedI will conduct. and the singers I.t,,
.,nes Calye and De We're and Messrs' pISp'-'
SaI,snac and Plancon. This is the programme
From '1AFesie1F9 ssrandoie. b. iniermszzo. -,.,
Romance. "Msnon' u. 'ss;;iignac.
81, Ia Enough" from ''Etaho
Shadow Song H sTS% c P@sEah De We're
..pr.am After the Bal ic7i BaYS
lie Mysoli from la T Tms Dc e. RFss' lawn
cavatin from 'abucoaa5qnq2s,o9[, coo
BALLET Music from lie CID Msagt
Duet from Mlse cave and NJ salignac, WV.
o':r 6b j. nsa speak Of CHADWICK
b. The EFi KING Mr. B;pham -.
Duo lie cTn MM sslianao and fiancon
Two clansons Efpsgn9Ne r,. c;,jyt
Tn. third Of the recitals Of American music by
Miss Kate Percy Douglas soprano and Willam :.
CarI organist will take place in the hall OF the Men-
ao,ssobn Glee Club on next Friday afternoon MISS
q P5aSsas vii sing songs by Mrs; H. II A. Beach.
NJ Cara Kathleen Rogers f. Mario. G r. Haw'
ley Homer N G Whitney Coombs John S Camp,
Laura sedgwick Collins Alice Locke an rl' auis r
I;ressier; Mr. Carl viii play a pastorale by arthur
Foote the finale OF S0nd HaTrv Rowe sbeey and
i,ug 5,ors On the Austrian national hymn by John
X Paine.
y the Madison Square Garden Concert Hall on
Wednesday evening Signorina Carmela Cozenza VIII
give pianoforte recital at which she Wi! Play
nieees BY Beethoven. L!szt. Schubert. Chcpin Mar
tucci and Rubinste!n.
Tho Richard Arnold String Sextet, a new organ
So, bico has been heard out of town. but no.
q, Nm, York will give a concert in the nail OF the
MendeIssohn Glee Club Wednesday evening. II
IS composed Of Richard Arnold vohn; Efnii
Gramno viola: f. c. Banck, violin; Claude !. hold-
ing violin and viola; Leo Taussig vioohceIo' anu
August Kalkhof double bass, At the concert II
u-I bave the help Of Mrs Adele Laeis BALDWIN
con,ralto. and Mr. VIII C. Macfarlane' pianotor'e'
Following is the programme ,,.,..o,o
Quintet, op. s7.......'-.'.'' Schubert
q Mrs Baldwin. y ,,,o-s,
"Enhn Seuls" Henri UartOg
''B0nheur' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Holmes
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