New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-27
MUSICAL NOTEA

SO far as has been determined up to date ~
following list OF compositions will constitute ths
repertory of the Philharmonic Society at its ei,h.
concerts and pubic rehearsals this season:
Beethoven. No. 2 and 3: Brahms ms" No w0sldI;
major: Giazounoff. No. g. b fiat major: Mozart.
sui,es-ir schaikowsky. No. g. G major MacDowen
sSt sssfrsd was s ''D5 Is s.sn!
sqch be Leak Konrskoa.
Wagner. Die Meistersinger'; schumann. Man.
Conccrtos-Brabms. for violin tYsaye): Greg 70,
-. p9noforte on: Pugno).
and Die G6ttcFdamrierung" (arranged by Rich
f De iu exlTrnts io% BpSsss
Prelude, Andante ard Fugue.
in the course OF the approaching season the Knei
sci Quartet of Boston will give five evening con.
ccrts of chamber music and three matlnees In the
hall OF the Merdelssohn Glee Club Mr.. Rafael
osefry VII take part in three OF the meetings the
dates of which follows: Evenings OF No.
yenber l6 December Il (Beethovens birthday
January 81, February ., and April ); afternoons at
230 o'clock, January %. February II and March 90
Despite the talk, much of 1t foolish. OF New.
York's want of permanent orchestra, the me-
tropolls will hear orchestral music this sea.
son thar either Boston Chicago with their 50.
ries of twenty-four evenings and the same number
of afternoons. The Philharmonic Society will give
sixteen concerts, including the Friday public re-
hearsals the symphony Society ten; the Boston
Symphony Orchestra fifteen Including BROOKLYN,
and the Thomas Orchestra. OF Chicago. eight (aso
including Brooklyn or. to speak in the language Of
1898 the Borough of Kings The dates Of the
Philharmonic rehearsas and concerts are Novem.
Der u and 49, December 10 and H. January and
and % and 49, February IS and 10, March and
and IS and 10, and April and 2. The symphony
Soc.ety's dates also for afternoons and evenings.
though there is trfing irregulariy In the success
sion are November and and 25 and g. January
q and o. February II and r. and April I and o.
Melba Ysaye, Bispham, Antoinette Trebelli and
Marteau will be among the solo attractions. The
afternoon concerts OF the Boston symphony Or
chestra in Brooklyn will not be public rehearsals,
but have Independent programmes The dates are
as follows: November IL and l3. December IL aud
49, January q and %. February IS and 10 and March
% and 2s. The probable dates of Mr.. Thomas's
concerts in the Metropolitan Opera House will b
evenings OF March !, and IA; afternoons Of March
~ Is and 49, The Brooklyn dates are March and L.
There will also be Sunday-night concerts at the
Metropolitan Opera House and subscription series
al the Astoria Hotel. under the direction OF MI
Seidl The dates Of the Boston Orchestra at the
Metropolltan Opera House will be November II,
December &c. January 20, February IL and March Il
Mr. .Josery will be the solo performer at the first
concert and Mines Melba and Nordica. Mr.
Kneisel and Mr. Loefier the performers at the
others The solo players at the Thomas concerts
will be Ysaye, Nordica, Rosenthal ana Seraroy.
The orchestra will be heard In New-fork Boston,
Worcester, Providence. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Brooklyn and Washington.
Personal Notes-Alexander Lambert's first con-
corr will be given at Carnegie Hall on the evening
OF November 10. Mr.. Ffrangcon-Dayies, oarytone,
will sing at number Of concerts IN March, Aprh
and May Mr. David Bispham, VINO Is hurr!ihs
back 10 England to sing at the Birmingham iesti-
val on October t. will return TO New-forK az once
1h' Gras
october 2s....Mr. William c. Carl VINO mas peeh
paying in Europe this summer. will give three
organ recitals at the Tennessee EXPOSITION
Nine Dyna Beumer. the Belgian soprano, VINO VIII
appear here for the first time at concert IN INC
Astoria Hotel on November 8. is expected TO arrive
here on tn. steamship Friesland on OCTOBER or
At her first concert she will have the assistance
OF an orchestra under the direction Of Mr.. Seidl
Paolo Calico. pianoforte. and Emilio di Gosorza'
barytone.
Mr. Frank van der Stucken conductor OF tns
Cincinnati symphony Orchestra and dean OF the
faculty OF the College OF Music In that CITY -
spending a few days In New-York on his way
home from Germany. where he spent the summer
He expects strengthen his band by engaging
several MUSICIANS in the East and talks Win con-
ndence Of the success OF both institutions which
the public spirit Of Cincinnati has entrusted 70 NE
care While abroad he engaged a teacher OF sing
ing and one Of the pianoforte for the college, OK
whose abilities he speaks with enthusiasm he VIII
start for Cincinnati on Wednesday.
This "a what THE Pail Mall Gazette" has to say
about the music OF THE Wizard OF the Nile. re-
Gently brought forward at the Shaftesbury me
atre In London:
Mr. Victor Herberts music. one Is glad TO note.
does not need an altogether summary consloera-
ton He makes IL quite clear in a rather ingenious
way that though ne will. because ne must, often
write f,ebly he Is yet capable OF the work OF an
accomplished musician, His fuency is simply
amazing and IL Is not huency that one can
afford TO laugh At He seems lot TO have the small,
est difficulty over the invention OF innumerabe
tunes the greater part OF which. indeed pld tor
popularity too clearly upon grounds that are neither
satisfactory nor indeed artistic but he nearly al
ways shows by some little independent and per-
sonal treatment OF those tunes that he has mu-
steal individuality. and that II he does write down
TO O. not very distinguished level. he does II de-
lberately and because he quite understands that
this is tho sort OF music which is exactly suited
70 the sentiment and humor Of The Wizard OF
the Nile" This amusngly noticeable In q
certain mock-sentimental song assigned 70 koosh:
IN which, although Mr.. Herbert Is quite clearly
satirizing the drawing room ballad Of the Day the
difference between the spirit Of his parody and thar
Of come Of his own ballads was really extremely
in site Of these defects. the seriousness Of when
throughout singular effect OF vivacity and bright.
ness which should so very far toward making the
piece popular.