New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR-MR- THOMAS
ON wOMENs CLUBS AND ENcOREs-
A PIANoFORTE CONCERTO BY
HENRY HOLDEN HUSS-NEWS
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@ Wss to, on FIRST RefOTmsd
Dutch Church. Brooklyn. private concert OF INC
Prospect Heights Choral Society
Thursday-S. Thornas's Church. p. m. free organ
recital by Walter c. Gale.
Hall ESQ pu0if on 5sessriha
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recital by H. Piunket Greene: MetTop9Ni, oali
d. Figaro"
saturiay-Metropota Opera House. p m; a GeT
sp opera Tayn san %p carnsss Hail so p H.
Young Peoples SYMPHONY ConctIt, s.iS p NJ ll'
concert by the Paur Symphony Orchestra; 10:
rs West six,y-sixth-st;, 10 a m; lecture oy
Miss Hannah Smith on 'Fusue and suite
At It's annual meeting last week the Council Of
the American Folklore Society appointed Dr.
Franz Boas Professor Charles L. Edwards the new
PRESIDENT Miss Alice C. Fletcher and II. E. Kreh-
bel a committee on American folk-song. the pur-
pose being 10 extend the work Of the society into
the field for which has been proposed 10 organize
an American Folk Song Society There Is much 10
be said in favor OF employing existing agencies IN
stead OF multiplying societies. but in the present
instance II Is not easy how the additional
work is be done without large increase In the
receipts OF the society. they being barely large
enough 10 cover expenses OF administrator
and the publication OF THE American Folklore
q
first work will be TO raise money enough 10 put
collector In the field. make a systematic effort to
bring together in preservable shape characteristic
specimens OF folk-song that have grown up In
America Such specimens would be likely
have value in their relationship 10 the musical art
than 10 any branch Of chronological study. while the
reverse Of this is OF Indian song. TO which the
Folklore Society is devoting considerable attention
Theodore Thomas has written a significant letter
70 Mrs H. W. Gleason. president OF the Ladies
Thursday Musicale. of Minneapolis. on the influence
OF women's clubs and cognate themes On TWO I'M
yortant points he says:
When a business manager gives orchestral con-
cert he does 1t merely as business speculation and
h Upon thai q % saw "a P0Puat The ony
outcome Of this is failure because no orches-
trail music. however light and trivial It's character
appeals the unmusical, and the musical public
nowadays is intelgent enough TO want music Of
such concerts have no value whatever for The COM
munity and produce no result ..s
the financial gives place 10 the artistic consdera1
have given orchestral concerts under the auspices
OF womens musical clubs. that the programmes have
possible. and inferior material kept out Further
mS1n Deffe concerts nave
In closing / would like to add word about
srammes when desired and play ali the music the
people care to hear but very little reflection VIII
achieved when all the component parts of pro-
Utterly ruined by throwing in at haphazard lot OF
extra material which does not belong 10 them. The
the %hch Would at
after the guests were seated at table they should
pudding after the soup. oatmeal after salad. fish
aa INDIGESTION , as cofy as hat WHICH
food.
G. Schrmer. Union Square. has published In most
admirable shape the solo part Of concerto in
for pianoforte and orchestra. composed by Henry
Holden Huss. In its original shape the concerto
which Is dedicated TO Miss Adele Aus der Ohe who
has played II in private brought forward with
the composer AT the pianoforte. IN Boston. at a
OF the Symphony Orchestra in December
1894 At the time It commanded much favorable
comment. both for its ideas and workmanship but
The Trbunes reviewer thought that It was want
ing in climax and logical development. Mr. Huss
has revised 1t since then much TO the betterment
OF the work. which be recommended TO
the careful consideration OF pianists M
\ Pugno has asked for the privilege of bringing 1t
! forward In Paris, and It seems more than likely
that II will have worthy hearings through
his championship Of 1t and that OF Miss Aus der
Ohe
Arthur Friedheirn is on the way New-York
With Mrs. Fredheim he gave farewell concert
In London on the Sth Of last month. concerning
which The Standard" said
The piano and vocal recital given by MI and
entertaining nature Mr.: Friedheim Is pianist Of
With VIII consummaie s' skill and Brilliant execution
After fine programme Of Iiszt's Balade. he gave
op: 100 the masters last pianoforte work 1t is a
s wien
than half an hour from memory. and he dis dis
helm possesses a clear and well modulated soprano
voice. and her methods are refined and artistic.
OF the programme Brahms's Meme Lieb list grun. ."
All on Ghc We're sh.a rsndernss
and received with marked appreciation by the
audience
The third public rehearsal and concert Of the
Paur Symphony Orchestra will take place in the
Carnegie Hall next Friday afternoon and Satur-
day evening William Sherwood will play Schu-
mann's pianoforte concerto. and the orchestral
numbers will be Beethoven's Pastoral" symphony.
a Suite Orientale.' by NJ. Iwanon and the Car
naval Romaine' overture by Berlioz.
The concert OF the Kaltenborn Quartet. which
was announced for January 10. will be given next
Tuesday in Chamber Music Hail. Henry Holden
russ will be at the pianoforte. and the programme
will consist OF quartets by Haydn and Bazzini a
pianoforte trio by Mr. Huss. and two movements
by Kopilow.
The additions TO the list at the Metropolitan
onera House this week will be Don Giovanni" on
Monday evening and La Favorita." on Saturday.
At the repetition OF Romeo ct Julicte" on
Wednesday Jean De ReszEe is to impersonate the
hero and Miss Suzanne Adams is to effect her
debut as Juliette. In Mozarts "Nozz, di Figaro -
or Friday Marie Engle will take the part OF the
mage. which on the first performance was assumed
by Miss De Lussan The other casts are as follows:
MONDAY. don GIOVANNI"
Donna Nine. M I'M i k.St,o
Eyira NINE Norulca
I<ersJrs
Don Ottayo. M
slehcI
Don Giovanni. :.....M MAureI
~ Conductor Sgnor MsncinelN.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TRISTAN CND ISOLDE"