New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-23
MUSIC.
THE BOSTON SYMPHONY oRcBEsre.

The fourth afternoon concert OF the Boston g.
phony Orchestra was given yesterday and o..
negie Hall was we'll filled with an audience a..
reioiced as New-York audiences have often >.
joiced before at the marvellously beautiful tor.,
quality. balance and sorority Of that band whch
seemed yesterday at of It's highest points a,
excellence and at the noble and eloquent reading,
which Mr.. Gerlcke gives OF music with which A.
is in complete sympathy. They heard such re,..
ings as Dvoraks Carnival" overture and Bee,ho
vens third "Leonore" overture. Both were played
with splendid eloquence and vigor. and the Leo
more" with breadth OF view and dramatic accen,
that put II high among Mr. Gerckes achieve
ments Dvoraks Carnival" though II does M,
perhaps stand among his productions OF the fr,,
rank is one Of the ruddlest and fullest blooded o.
them. and justlfes its title-the justification bsn,
furthered yesterday by the rich color and az
pansve sprI, in which II was reproduced Tia
symphony was that OF BerlIoz's called "Har.
old in Italy" in which Mr. Kneise played
the viola obbigata part. Not all the care
which the orchestra lavished upon It's De-
tails nor the consummate art OF Mr.. Kncsels
playing could make this piece seem alive or bring
II into relation with the living art OF to-day. IKE
so much else OF Beroz's music. repeated SCRUTINY
discloses It to be the sklful manufacture OF man
desperately anxious TO be among the great ones
and 10 say great things but often able 70 gy.
voice 10 nothing deeper than grandose phraseolosy
a gaunt framework OF empty phrases dressed IN
the gorgeous habillments Of glittering orchestra.
ton. But orchestration, as we have frequent %.
cason 10 observe in the works OF some Of the your.
men Of to-day, is not enough to carry through
lack Of idea: most clever conservatory pupns
having got the seed can raise the flowers. Ara
even Beroz's orchestration. nowadays. sometime
begiLs 10 show a frayed edge. There are places &
the Harold symphony. for instance. where
seems wry and unpeasng, with more OF nos
than richness.
The concert had a special interest in that tn
troduced 10 a New-York audience volinst q
distinguished reputation. Lady Halle. She has e,
long years been one Of the most noted Of he,
craft in England-noted alike for her performances
Of the great works OF the solo violinists repertor
and as a member Of string quartets that have
given London some OF the keenest musical delighu
The New-York public has learned TO dstrust the
estimates put by European puocs upon their IA.
vortes particularly when they reach these shores
with the momentum acquired by long-standlng ira.
ditions OF success and enveloped with the authority
therefrom derived Such estimates have frequent.
~ been reversed in the case Of Lady Halle fortu.
nately there need be no such disagreeable proceed
ing. She .s an artist Of high attachments and hlga
ideals that made unmistakable at the very
beginning OF her performance. Her tone is small
but Of charming quality. and her technique fluent
and dextrous. Her art is perhaps, small. but It's
none the less exquisite. and exercises potent
charm. The Spohr concerto called the 'Gesans.
scene" in which she chose first 70 display her
powers. is a somewhat saccharine work Of a..
fashioned substance, and is eminently adapted 10
the kind OF treatment she gave II. though, DOUBT
less Il may he made somewhat more robust, Il
may appear tonight. when she will play Buchs
G. minor concerto. that she commands broader
style than she showed yesterday. but she Will
scarcely give greater pleasure. Lady Halles play.
ing does not illumine the chambers of the heart
that are reserved for the greatest emotions butt
Is delightfully."- feminine in its attributes.