New-York tribune., 1897-01-31

fundamental mood Of tenderness He curbs the
phantasy Of the player like composer save
Beethoven "reminiscences OF the latter can be found
IN all his works. but even without him Schubert
would have been other than he IS; his indvidu-
slity would only have asserted itself later Com
pared with Beethoven Schubert is a maiden char
ssier-more gGsspy more tender ana 9roaders
giants. True. he too has moments OF power ne
IS that OF a wife to her husband-he commands.
while she pleads and persuades. But TINS only IN IN
enough-yes. the most daring. the most gen
erous Of modern musicians. He has tones for the
ditions Of life His music is as varied the de-
sres and endeayors OF manknd' Whateyer ne sees
formed into music. From the stones which he
Pyrrha' spring up living men and women He was
the most excellent after Beethoven and. deadly
est sense Of the word"
The symphony Society has already paid its trib-
ute 10 the names of Schubert. born one hundred
years ago to-day and Mr.. Bspham devoted all the
songs in his last recital him. This week the cell
ebrations will continue. The Philharmonic Society,
next Friday and Saturday. will yield all but one
number Of the programme 10 him. performing the
Unfinished Symphony" and the theme and varia-
tons from the d minor quartet. and having MI
Bispham sing half dozen songs. On Tuesday even
!ng in Chickering Hall the American Symphony Or
chestra- which is under the direction Of Mr. Sam
Franko, will bring its guerdon. TO consist OF the
Marche Militaire d (op. 81 No. originally COM
posed for pianoforte four hands. and transcribed
tor orchestra by Guiraud). the Unfinished SYM
phony" and two songs. "Memnon" and "Gehemes,"
10 be sung by Miss Marguerite Hall TO orchestral
accompaniment. arranged by Johannes Brahms.
This afternoon the Jeanne Franko Trio will give
Schubert In Steinway Hall. with the help Of
Nine Meysenheym. mezzo soprano; Samuel Moyle.
bass Emil Gramm, viola, and s. Pfeiffer, double
bass The music Will consist OF inc TITO In b fiat.
sp 90 the Quintet in A op ia C.Toresln2; 2S three
"Frihlingsglaube' and Gretchen am spnnrad' y
and three by Mr.. Moyle C'serenade," "sehnsucht"
srSde yeren ais' m East W this after
Cd the master. The performers will be Miss
rranctsca Ornsiein panoforte; George Lehman.
VIOLA; Arthur Severn, viooncello and Miss Gertrude
May Stein, coutralto. The programme comprises
lant. p minor, op 20 for pianoforte and violin, and
snree ss songs "Gretchen am s9inniad "Litaney"
ey % @ d% and of @ h Se
Will be IAN die Musk" 'Auf dem Wasser "a
ssnsen." s,ssen. 'Aufenthalts" Der zwers." -Du bst die
recital in Carnegie Hail on Thurssay afternoon
Nine LII Lehman will sing Die Allmach and
ably the in nat at his recital in Mendelssohn
Giee Club Hall. also on Thursday afternoon.
Apropos OF the performances Of the B-minor
symphony CUnfnished). the story CT its dscov
cry which seems 10 have been unknown 10 the
programme annotators Of New-York and Boston.
u interesting The existence Of the delightful
Nasment was unknown 10 the Schubert bog-
.aphers until 1856 when Johann Herbeck. the
'ennese conductor found the autograph manu-
sc''pt IN the possession of Anselm Hdttenbrenner.
N Gratz Hlttenbrenner had been intimate
'i'eno OF Schubert and was a native OF the town
VI Iratz. whose musical society had elected Schu-
oe't an honorary member In 1892 II IL Sir George
S'o'es surmise that II return compli
a'ent that Schubert intended the symphony in
- :. this be true the indication would seem TO be
snat schubert sent the unfinished work 10 Hdtten-
o'enheT. who confined his artistic activities 10 his
"AuVe town, and who. il may be assumed. was
e'pohsibe for the distinction bestowed on Schu-
e'. oy the local society But II the symphony
.~a mad such purpose, 1t Is passing strange
~' IL was never performed by the society. "
inns more likely that Huttenbrenner into
eossesson OF the manuscript along with other
~'cs OF the composer after his death, for he
- ot mis- closest friends He had met Schubert
-" Il the home Of ealieri. with whom both he