New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
MUSICAL MATTERS.
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR - SCHUBERT
AND THE PHILHARMONIC socIETY-A
COMPLAINT ABOUT CHURCH MUSIC
THE AMENITIES OF CR1TI-
C1sM-NOTEs AND An
NOUNCEMENTs

HOONCEML>NIS
The local musical calendar for 'he current week Is
sunaay-Me,ropolitsn Opera House. 'ls r m con-
cert under the direction Of Anton seidL
Acknowledgements Opera House. p m
Tucsaay-chckering Hail. p. m. recital OF inner
iean music; csrnsx;s Lyseu1 ? sn- Han sGhs -
o'clock, concert Of the Musurgia
None d Ffgaro."
Thur,dsy-xendels.ohn Glee Club Hall 3 p. m.
ciial BY Mss cady and Mr. Robinson: ?; ;r m.
eonser, ., arthur Wh be ns. Niebr chcK
ering Hail. so D. m. concert Of the Manuscrip,
.a = va Opera House. p M Mas
sa,urdayMstropoiitan Opera H2yss ?; NJ - lie
None 81 Figaro; ,. m j! 1rova,o,e ., cnas.'-
Der Music Hall, BIS y. M concert OF the hdi'ei--
born Quartet
The records OF the New-York Phiiharr nonic So
ciety show an early and appreciation OF
schuterts music On the part Of its conductors ana
members Not counting rehearsals the symphony
IN & sjor has had twelve public performances IN
the hfy-ye years OF the socstys existence ana inc
Unfinished" Symphony six. The name OF the COM
poser appears for the frs, time on the societys
lists at the second concert Of the ninth season on
January IL 1871, when the symphony In was per-
formed under the direction Of Theodore Eisfsd IL
was repeated on January Is. 49, November ~ i>s'
April o. 1872 April T. IDd; December q. 1877 Jann-
IL,
1854: December T. 1873 and March Z. lEs The IN
finished" Symphony was played first on February,
igss and repeated November ~, ls'o. Mafch -
1916 December Il, i3sD February l. inl. ana yss'er
day The only other orchestral numbers wnich nave
found place In the soce;y's schemes are the over
,u,. "a .r-'e-abras" which was brought forward
under the direction OF Carl Bergmann On January
g. 1856 II must have been played from mahu'D''P'
for the overture not published In score rhough
known for years IN a panoforte srrangernenO uh-
III ls7 William Mason played the FANTASIA in Z.
3D. g. In Llszts arrangement. with orchestral ac-
commandment al the first concert Of the twenty
rrst season, on November 8. iSo. and carr Baer-
mann on February g. 1919 The entrace In u
minor from "Rosamunde' had performance on De-
ceu,ber 10 lsl and the variations from the ID minor
Quartet on November ia. 1888. and April b. U.s."
The record IL sufficient proof that Schubert mas han
high rank assigned 70 him by the Oldest orchesuai
organization in America. Cnti the recent COM
plete publication Of Schuberts works there "ers
only five Of his compositions for orchestra pubhsheo
which had not been enrolled on the soce'ys roper
,o-. and one OF them excepted they are scarcely
Characteristic or wholly worthy Of his genius The
exception is the B-fat entracte from Rosa
rnunde" The other works are tho overture 70
Alfonso und Estrela." and "Rosamunde.' the
overture "In the Italian Style and the Andah'e
from the Tragic symphony. the only part OF 'ne
symphony that the jealous Spina 10 whom the "of''
Is Indebted for the scores OF all OF Schupef's OF
ohes,ral music that has beer published excep' inc
syuphony in O. was willing 20 print In score IL
NAV be interesting 10 add the list OF performances
OF schuberts songs at the philharmonic society
concerts The beginning was made ri the third con-
cert Of the tenth season. on February o Is'Z "heh
a Nine Bouchele sang "Cng%duld 'ahhouHcsu Vi
the programme as a ROMANCE D"h III "'.'
Herr - and a Mr.. Klein Die Post on January .
$50 Nine Anna Bishop sang the Ave MARIA Oh
January q 49, J. X. Thomas. Der NanoereT on
December O. 1873. Minnie Hauk "Haideroesieih
ON February II. 1883 Emil Fisher. DER Nahoe'e'
on April e. 1885 LIN Lehman. Gretchen am
sr,r,rsd.". on November H. 1853. Emil Fisher. Am
Nicer and Der Doppelgangcr" on January ~
1ss. Miss Emma Juch. die Junge Nome anu Va
december T. 1852 Emil Fisher. "Nachts'uck anu
.>5e,n" on February 2. 1851. the German lAeder-
kra,z sang the part-song for mems voices ->ao"'
thelle" op. 1874 at a concert OF inc soy ,
One who Is plainly an ardent lover vi Hs",
,,,sic Of all kinds sends letter TO The tribune
urging the need Of campaign OF educaioh III is'p
~ church music. The letter is largely pe'S""A''
In narts 1, speaks out righteous cO'hp'd'"' '"
II becomes a duty TO print IT, CONSIDERATION oi .ne
nor,s raised In IL might proiiao.y be TAKEN up " '
recently organized Guild OF Organists' eve" a. ~
exrsnse OF the question OF gowns and millinery "'.ch
ha. ogured so largely In its announcements We
quote: ,,,~,o,c. mr. had
1t seems to me that the public W e al we
& hear in church The present working OF 'he
third factor does not show very h'sh ues''' "a
What is that culture worth which permits pe%gv
eyenIns and Sunday flock TO hear musical serv,c1S
in which the music s mere oomnas' nna ,b name OF
Wy.Yner Stood against the "Magnifcat on pIihhtea 1
The first yerses we ns Ioengrn At
iba words He hath showed strength with ms arm
there was he sxdgS paSS After chureh
wss hnrryng to escape from march by nege
beef s sSpe n ptoB been perfectIy thrilling
Indeed am constantly hv eope OF refined
ar, Snds and lovely character And so seems 70 me
that there never viii be gS9d c9 t4am had ' church
wHsir The musicians VIII do what they are pTs,sea
for doing The Quartet s wi sung With feeling
n the congregation do not know H. As iops "a mse
are aeda ,hroaty female voice becomes soulful oyer
words The singers 1sssaS T OF 81 as 1@ 10
seend a. plane they Will not eys se a saaE
Their trivial paris S %ssn ' WHY bosser their
dedciences They viii Viii, not be even we'll we-to-
40 pnbc learns how 20 pronounce Its own
TOO many nice geop pbo in 70 soe be Ashamed OF
s sIeaSdl1 have malsce," .o,,. 80. ,n,, there Is
II could only skf repp ent tried d to attend
some weekday choral yespers cod ne sn3 the Con-
pssson were taken so fast one could follow me
aI,,eTent parts OF the service were sruns & ty
y, WIZ tey Win futile moduaon- sometimes without at
tempt a. any and when the C0ece s1r aetness
,ss organ ws Broke in Amen With
shoa, ke And the worst that one seemed to
be in the least disturbed
y u. Murphy. OF Newark. Is TO be commehoed
,or the candor which prompted him 20 sl9h MS name
So ,n,,er IN The Tribune complaining that the
,ooresen,atlon OF Tristan und Isolde yesterday
,sek was described as admirable" There IL some
,hlng quite refreshing In being fauted Tor excessive
sm,ab,lity though the tone OF MI Murphys le'er
Ixe are calamity assuming 1t Is man WHO "'i'e'
though we don't believe ~ indicates an unnecessary
80, =, ,emner The epi,het admirable" was
u.ea IN a mere notice that the drama had been gwen
80, In review OF the performance. though. of course
,b. far, remains that The Tribune did think mat the
representation of Tristan was worthy Oh au'hHa-
.,nr Mr. Murphy thinks differently. and. OF course
IN. T,ibune and the thousands who grew enthusi- |