New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-07
N USIC.
A DAYS CONCERTS AND OPERA.

There WAS an afternoon concert by Mr. Pnur's
symphony Orchestra yesterday, pianoforte re-
cl,al by Nine Szumowska and performance VI
Mozart's None III Figaro In the evening MUSIC
enough under the most favorable conditions anu
TO Judge by external Appearances little more
than enough in view of the wind and the ram
Even the opera proved only moderately attractive
and the concert glvers might have made money by
closing their houses sim, the music was good'
and that ia more TO the purpose OF the present
writing
For the second time this season Mr.. Paur prous"'
hs solo performer from Chicago. IT was "lIllan'
Sherwood. who has been before the New orK
public often but not always under suspicious CIR
cumstanccs Yesterday he had the advantage OF
"A good orchestra a considerate accompaniment
and a composition loved by all lovers or the piano.
forte-Schumann's concerto With II he won as
generous a need OF applause as he could nave
asked and considerably than he would nave
received had his audience been composed exclusive
" of panoforte players: for his reading OF Schu-
mnnn's music was strangely erratic In the matter
Of accentunton. and anything but ngraiauns III ''e
matter OF sentiment. On the recall he played bs~'
"Campa nclla" with suficien; technical glitter TO
make II pass muster The orchestral scheme as origl-
nally planned contained a novelty In the shape OF
a Suite Orientale." by Russian composer named
Iwanoff as yet n stranger to our concert-rooms'
but n note the house bill informed the audience
that the parts had arrived. and for II MT faur
substituted Tschaikowsky's suite. "Mozartiana
This though given here nearly eleven years ago
February g. 1883 by Theodore Thomas. was 10 al
intents and purposes novelty. 1t is a transcript
ton for orchestra OF those unfamiliar pianoforte
pieces by Mozart with n slow movement MADE out
OF the wel-known motel. Ave Verum corpus
The pieces put together on symphonic hhes'
First there is a lively gigue In G major CEihe
Keine Clique fdr Claver). which Kochels cata-
logie tells us written In the album OF herr
Engel Court organist In Leipsic In May, l'oV-a
vcrtable gem Next there comes minuet IN -
without trio COMPOSED in 1880, then the SLOW
movement and a finale set OF ten variations on
melody in the simple fok-song style "hich Mo|ai.
took out OF Glucks operetta "Pilgrimme Won Mecca
ola rencontre imprevue'D. Tschaikowsky maze
the arrangement confessedly for the purpose Oh
arousing interest In the smaller. unknown pieces OF
Mozart but 1t Is questionable whether he ala the
master any considerable service. Had he urged
the rehabilitation in European concert-rooms OF
some Of his symphonies and serenades Which nave
unjustly been relegated TO the limbo OF 1orgotte"
things ne would have acted more wisely Inc
other orchestral pieces were Beethovens Pas
toral" symphony and Berozs overture. "Carnevai
Roman" The symphony smoothly played
and Mr. Paur showed his fondness for al fresco
painting in the storm movement. We couid nave
wished the tempo of the Scene by the BROOK
slower by at least a quarter
In the repetition OF Mozarts opera Marie Ensle
Miss De Lussan at the previous matinee perform
ance otherwise the the same, ana so
was the performance. including the boisterous ana
unyieldng accompaniment for which sisnor be-
vignan deserved a rebuke. 1t is diricut thlng 10
give Mozars effervescent music in the huge audi
ence- room OF the Metropolitan. but part or the dli-
hculty could be Obviated II the conductor were 10
consider the proper relationship between the vocal
and instrumental parts. In the revival OF Mozart
oy,eras at the Munich Opera House last year when
produced n profound sensation throughout Europe.
much of the effect ascribed to the restoration
OF the true orchestra's proportions. Last night
much OF the singing was covered up, ana there
was always n discouragng want of elasticity MISS
Engle's performance had sympathetic nearing
her "voi che sape,e" heartily deserving the APP
plause with which 1t greeted. Nine. Semorich
the Susanna OF the occasion was charminsy
rogush in action and her singing was as oleSs-
ing All that has been said heretofore about Nine
Farnes ne the Countess can be thought OF as re-
peated with grateful emphasis.