New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08
MUSIC.
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.


The Philharmonic Society brought its ffty-eighth
season to close last evening with a concert that
was worthy of the best traditions of the ORGANIZE
uon Exception could be taken IT, If at ALI on
the score that IL was too long for il contained as
the chief number OF the programme Beethoven's
Ninth symphony and preceding il an ARRANGEMENT
Of ciavier fugue of Bach's for string orchestra,
the prelude and final from .sParsifal' the
''Waldweben' from 'Siegfried' and the ballet
from the Paris revision of the first act of Tam
hauser."
II the eleventh performance that the society
has given Beethoven's Ninth Symphony mot
counting the public rehearsas). The aspect of the
hall might have given rise certain most pleas
urable reflections the of the public APP
probation for some of the greatest things in
steal art. To this the Philharmonic Society may
look with the proud consciousness of having been
the chief agency in accomplishing II. Twice within
the week has Carnegie Hall been filed to the last
bench with throng hear music that
ranks not only the greatest but among the
severest and most difficult of Neither
Bachs minor Beethoven's Ninth SYM
phony has anything 10 offer TO those who seek
sensation music other than that which appeals
TO the highest sense of beauty and the cuti-
waited understanding. The part the Philharmonic
Society has played in training that and that
understanding in this city is a twice told tale: but
its repetition should not be withheld
sion full OF significance last evenings con-
cert.
and Apollo clubs in the choral movement of the
symphony. As have said the performance was
quite worthy of the best traditions of the fifty
eight years the Philharmonic Society has behind IT,
The orchestra played with splendid enthusiasm
and with more refinement and a closer observation
of Mr.. Paur's nuances than IL has sometimes done:
and the choral portion was sung with
common mastery of the great difficulties of the
music. Such performance makes the last
ment a pleasure instead of a torment. The solo
de
Carl Alves, Mr.. William H. Rieger and Mr.. Erics-
son F. Bushnell-an admirable four, who under
stand the music and sing it, Their contribution
to the whole was effective.
The season just closed has resulted In the per
fcrmance Of the following list of works and the
participation of the subtoined solo performers:
SYMPHONIES.
Beethoven Nos / and g.
Brahms, minor, No I.
DVorak q major, No. 1.
MendeIssohn, A minor. No. 3.
Schubert, b minor. Unfinished"
Tfs scRakoMsk X Hi Z minor @G' No s.
OVERTUREs, EXCERPTS. ETC.
Bach Hellmesberger, Fugue in A minor.
Beethoven, Coriolan' and .'Leonore No 3.
Brahms, variations theme by Haydn.
GG9 amBs4dncI ro medPfsb B9am
Mendelssohn. "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
Van der stucken Symphonic Prologue to will
Wagner prelude 'I.ohengrin"; overture Flying
Dutchman'' prelude and finale Tristan und
Isolde; prelude and glorifcation, ''ParsfaI'
Bacchanale from "Tannhauser'' .'Waldweben'
from ''Siegfried'
Weber, ''Freischutz'
INSTRUMENTAL SOIL.
Bach, fugue in c for violin alone
Brahms, violin concerto
Chopin pianOforte concerto in minor.
Guraud. caprice for violin and orchestra.
LisZt, pianoforte concerto, z fat. No. !.
Sinding viohn concerto in A major
Schufnann. concerto for voloncello.
Tschaikowsky, violin concerto in D.
VOCAL SOIL
Brahms. Der Friihng."
Bruneau. ''L'heureuX Nagabond."'
Franz, 'Er gekommen.'
Chick. ''J'ai perdu mon Euridice.'
Saar. L. Y, ''Ganymed.'
Schubert Der KreuZZug.''
Schumann. Der Arme Peter
Tschaikowsky Der Kuckuck.
SOLO PERFORMERS.
AIves. Mrs. Carl. contralto.
Brena, Marie. contralto.
Bushnell Ericsson r, basso.
De Nere-Sapfo. Clementine, soprano
Hamburg. Mark pianist.
Jackson, Eleonore, vionisf.
Marteau, Henri. vionist.
Pachmann. Vladimir de, pianist
Petschnikon. Alexandra, volinist.
Rieger, William H. tenor.
Schumanu- Henk, Ernestine contraIto.