New-York tribune., 1899-12-08
MUSIC.
srrRpAY's CHAMBER CONCERTS,

.rrpDAY-S CHAMBER CONCERTS.
,,,Db>ra gave a song recital in Mendelssohn
N' D..srday afternoon He is no newcomer ana
Ssh -, of the music that he SANG was as ianllar
ts " admirers OF song as household WORDS put
r the thnsa,n was in admirable voice, and under
w. DE- ss, favorable circumstances imaginable he
fs make propaganda sor a new set OF songs
pf' -.,noser whom ne exploited widely last
.r, he failed why? That IS matter to
ess+-..o6 presently. When evening came a
y sre,,ed her entrance on the metropolitan
re', IN the same room. she was Miss
fsp. xonpei who disclosed face ana voice
Nr,..hlv more mature than her dress, ana a
ssss-s that seemed synchronous with her raimeht'
rn"s o-oe,hing FOR comment nevertheless.
M,rsneously in Knabe Han the New o'k S'rins
So. .sked recognition as an exponent OF cham
y, music. .,.-oo oeo,-s r,oAe ,o ,ba
ne TF -.,,s,, ~ this kind which under ordinary
N.s,ances is not particularly attractive 10 the
'1'. might have appeared somewhat excessive
e., nlaces bu; as things go just now IN New
~ ~ ,s,h artists and would be artists extremely
so~ and more anxious 10 be heard than any
'snsV~s ",,,a nossiby be TO hear them. 1t did not
.Sss the professional observer as ex,raoro'nary'
tu ,be tentative nature OF the affairs and ac-
,,,sd them for what 'ne! "e''' "'" '' ''
=, thew seemed TO be.
e p,s,han,'s recital would have been wholly
80, ~ ~ he had not sung new song cycle
s. ou, OF Tennysons "Memoriam. There Is
psu' -. ,ieads for musical investiture and
60 ,Ast forbids e. There is also poetry that
| -. forbidding music sets so difhcult a task
a.. ,rusical composer that only master-a
| -, q, literary thought as well as musical ex-
n,. nss" "a, hone 10 help Il to understanding and
ps..bv bv consoTting music with II. Tenny-
tlHf ., Ne-noriar1' is such poetry and can
Son t-.o,oriza Nine Liza Lehman's effort 10
on. , with music as a mistaken effort which
snred itself so effectively in the result that
y. scsrcely worth while 20 condemn II now In
'.-,,,ect Had not Mr. Bspham's voice and art
"a NJ Walter Damrosch's considerate ceverness
- soconnaniments been back of IT, the sing
A., ~ the cycle would have been intolerable. Very
ssore,t indeed was the case when Mr.. Bspham
-. ccbu,,anns cycle "Dichterlebe' and the
~. sonrs bv MI Damrosch. The World Well
80 ls,edman) First Love Remembered" (Ro-
..n sThe Deserted Plantation" (Dunbar), and
| Nanny Deever" (Kipling). In the former case
/ =, heS wealth Of muslco- -poetlcal utterances in
=, latter an honest and ingenious effort at char
| .,.risatlon OF mood and sentiment which has
A.sn largely successful in many OF the efforts OF
q. composer heretofore. and will doubtless help
l a keep before the public hereafter.
\ rs New-York String Quartet is composed OF
l p,nsrd sinsheimer, John Spargur Jacob Alt
4 -. a, the exponents Of chamber music in New
ys,t IN being most admirable in the middle parts.
\ II WAS agreeable to hear such good music the
II ,.s rave 10 a small audience last night. with the
,so Of Constantin Sternberg. of Philadelphia. and
,ry rsgrettable that there such woeful lack
A. authority In It's leadership. In the not far dis
l ,,p. future Miss Koppel may delight the music
l,y,rs Of New-York with her singing. for she has
sdubitsble gifts but the time is not now. The
Har soul In, ha
p,buc can and will do the same.
NATIONAL CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA
The fret concert OF the National Conservatory
\ Orchestra was given last night In the Madison
sQuare Garden Concert Hall before large audi
ence 1t is the second season OF this thriving anna
uur organization and though there is new material
n H. the general level Of excellence maintained
\ Curing the last year not lost In consonance
With her principle that FOR a young orchestra even
ts best OF conductors is not too good, Mrs. jean
e,e NJ Thurber has secured the services Of Mr. Emil
psur as musical director of the National Conserva-
i tory and leader Of Its band. Mr. Paur is born
trler and believes in frequent rehearsals. and so
his authoritative beat and marked musical person
3tty were reflected in the performance OF his youth
3;nl music makers.
4 The programme offered unpretentious and
\ vlnd Mozart's Don Giovanni overture, the
= seam Pantomirne" from "Hansel and Gretel."
siuberts overture 10 "Rosamunde" comprised
numbers for the orchestra, which also played
Il y accompaniment TO Killers sharp minor piano
1sro Miss Blanche Bruner taking the solo part
~ young lady. pupil Of Miss Adele Margulies.
Ersrtd her share Of the two movements with the
most technical security. musical intelligence and
s,orctd brilliancy Mr.. Paur has whipped his
hrts into capital shape. the two overtures being
rad with incsive clearness and rhythmical recti-
h. Naturally enough the richer colors OF Hum
F-1ck's Instrumentation were lacking. as needs
rz be in a students orchestra. Yet the general
s;.sssion was never Of crudeness. rather
n1s was hot blood in the playing. and So many
II SIS O, omission and commission may be forgiven
4 k the educational result. Mr.. August Granitza, a
\ WI Of sgnor Romualdo sapo, sang an aria from
I Eryanthe" displaying a musical tenor good
4 80 and good taste