New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

cert by william c. Carl
Wednesday, Carnegie Hall. 2;sO ?: m. concert Of
I've 1osIn Sgp concert of Chamber music by
Leo Schulz American Theatre, and SAB p; m,
st George f Brdokyn o s5 0 M lecture By
II f. KTehbie, on. "shakespearian Songs and
gan recital by Charles Heinroih p
Thursday-Carnege Hail. p M concert TYs Of t, the
Sa5 p. M song recital by. Miss Charlotte
walker American Theatre % s s1 E,l, m 1s opera a
"a m, lecture by Miss Mary Lang Bailey on
the opera.
-Mendelssohn Hall. SIS p n; CONCERT Ts by
sis p m opera in English, Carmen; Berke.
sche hySe ON wagner FegeG derf Hoander
gaturday-Carnegie Hall, 2:So p. M, Pianoforte re,
s1s d ~ m. opera in English, Aida; Academy
ri Music, Brooklyn. S:l5 p. m, concert OF the
.soston symphony Orchestra; Waldorf Astoria ria
lis D. m. concert Of the Womens String Or
chestra Society.
The patrons Of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
are 10 have an admirable opportunity on Thurs
day evening to note how beautifully and probably
folk-music can be utilized in compositions in the
large forms. The solo number at the concert will
be a suite for violin and orchestra entitled "Veilees
dUkraine." by c. NJ. Ioeiier, who is Mr. Kneisers
desk companion in the orchestra: Mr. Kneisel
will play the solo part OF the work. one movement
OF which he introduced with pianoforte accom-
paniment ten days or so ago In Brooklyn. Nelllees
d'Ukraine' is NJ. Halperine- Kaminsky's transla-
ton of a book of fantastic tales by Gogol. which
concerns itself with Of the peasant institutions
Of Russia-the nocturnal social gatherings described
by The Tribune in, its folk-song studies last sum
mer and compared with the apple pairing and other
bees In the rural parts of the United States. In
Great Russia the gatherings called Posidyelki
(singuar Posidyelka), from Posidyet, ito sit
a while" In Little Russia they colled Vecher-
rnitsni from vecher. evening" and this is the
term used by Gogol in his book They sea-
sons of merrymakng after work; also seasons OF
courtshp. and they make up the chief part OF the
social life OF the Russian peasants during the long
and cold winter nights. Mr. Loefler, who has lived
I'm Russia is extremely fond OF Russian folk
music He has himself noted many fok-songs, as
his father did before him. so that when Gogors
book fell into his hand and he resolved 10 make
Il the basis of a descriptive suite he had ample
material upon which TO draw. With two excerpts
from the book he laid down a general programme
for his work The first movement he calls a pas
toral. and here is it's programmes
with US in the country here is what happens
through time everlasting: As soon as the work in
stove e for the wne and the rest Of US hide our
bees in a dark cellar. When there is not crane
then as soon as night comes you are sure to see
little house lighted up al the END OF the street
songs that you hear from afar; the baiaika sounds
and sonAtimes the violin mlnshng WITH me nun
(veiiees. or sttingup nights crowd Of
voung girls come together. not TO dance. but &c
speed the distan and spindle not cir
OF them raises her eyes, but soon as the parobk
(young fellows rush in body into the khate
Thatched hut with the violin player al their head
there are fit TO deafen you. jokings, dances
and other diversions besides.
There will be time and better occasion TO dis
cuss Mr.. Loefiiers music when II shall be made &c
live by Mr. Kneisel. but desire TO interest The
Tribune readers in the folk melodies employed by
Mr. Loeffer. that their enjoyment may be the
greater next Thursday. The introduction is made
out OF one Of the most beautiful and plaintive OF
Russian folk-songs called "Notchka." Here II is: