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

THE OPERA-SOME REFLECTIONS ON
NEGLECTED GENIUsEs- HERR Won
scHUcHs vIsIT-CLosE OF THE
PHILHARMONIC SEASON
HAUsL1cK ON STRAUSS
NOTES AND PRO
GRAMMEs
sunday-Metropolitan Opera House. SIS p m. con-
cert under the direction of Ernst Won Schuch;
sa Tac 3i f by samue a BALDWIN Transgua
lion Church, Mott and Park sts., p. sacred
Aron calvary church
Fourth-ave; and Twenty -frst-st., p. m. Stain
Monday Opera House m. opera
Hall s p rn pianoforte recital by Dohnanyi;
American Theatre S:i5 p M English 0psret5a
ViceroyF tall week..
Tuesday-Mendelssoh Hail. SI5 D. m. concert Of
chamber music by the Kneisel Quartet, assisted
by Dor Hanchst en usi S To- fste9
cital by William c Carl.
neutrality-suspicious. Opera House. T:3O D. m.
German opera, Tristan und Isolde; Old First
organ specification" by G. waring stebbins
Thursday-Met Opera House, p. m. op-
era in italian, IL Flauto Magtco'; Association
Hail. Brooklyn, sis p m; concert of chamber
asiS Menae sL Hall sl9 p M e1nceT4 a by
Sis p m. concert for the benefit of j. Burns
Friday-(Good Friday
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ouera House. last day of
the opera, p. m, Carmen; p m, Tam
1.-The Magic Flute" will be given at the opera
twice IN this the last week OF the supplementary
season, Monday and Thursday evenings, both
times with Edouard Reszke in the part of Saras-
tro, in place Of II. Plancon. On Wednesday
ing Tristan und Isolde" will be given, with Mines
Nordica and Schumann-H eink and Messrs. Van
Dyck, Bertram and De Reszke in the cast. "Car-
men, viii be the opera at the Saturday matinee
and "Tannhauser' IN the evening, with Nine. Cad
ski a Elizabeth and Miss Strong Venus. Fol-
lowing is the programme for the concert to be
conducted in part by Herr schuch this evening:
eNH'eS &c Miss carrie Brideweiii e'D''0'
Nordica.
Conductor Herr Won Schuch.
oIeoo Fo'eo 1 Scot;
Waltz. Beautiful Blue Danube Strauss
NJ Pjancon. ''0uno'
Overture 'annhauser' Cby reqaest.
Songs.
Nine. Nordica-
srnor scotti.
an mon MISS i,ri5ccc AieyeFOeer
Ride wallyres.. Wagner
Conductor Herr Won schnch
All the persons concerned having succeeded very
well in preserving their counsel in the matter
there is still much speculation among the curiousy
inclined as to the significance and purpose of the
brief visit OF Court Counsellor Ernst Won Schuch
TO New-York. He has engaged passage for his
return 10 Germany the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. which sails on Tuesday next. Only two
special concerts were given by him with increased
orchestra Naturally, it will be said that the
game scarcely worth the candle, and encour-
agement will be given TO the notion that the pur-
pose Of the visit had much wider scope than ap-
pears on the surface. Certain it is that Herr
Schuch's original plan contemplated his participa-
ton in the artistic direction Of number of oper-
etic representations IN New-York. Two obstacles
10 this may have been met: the regularly engaged
conductors may have objected, and Herr Schuch
himself may have realized the mpossibility OF ap-
pearing with any credit to himself any benefit
TO the operas unless given the privilege OF ample
rehearsals under disciplinary conditions approach
ing in some degree. at least, the conditions which
prevail at the institution which he presides in
Dresden. At any rate, the comprehensive operate
plan had been abandoned before he sailed for New
York. and he had become reconciled to the notion
that he 10 conduct five concerts by or
chestra of which the Metropolitan Band should be
the nucleus. This was not contrary to his habits
inclinatons, he has frequently been invited
to Russia and other countries to conduct sym
phonic concerts. To be ready for this work Herr
Schuch prepared list of his favorite COM
positions from which to make up his programme.
1t interesting list Forty-four composers
were represented by one hundred and ten compost
tons. Most Of them were familiar to New-York >
concert schemes, but among them were these nov
elites, absolute comparative: Overture to PA
trie," by Bizet; lie chasseur maudt,' by Cesar
Franck; overture, Zine Nacht in Karlstein.' by
FGebich; introduction "Mausine." by Gram
mann; the "Frework Music concerto for two
orchestras, and overture in D arranged by Will
ner). by Handel; Symphony No. 4, E fiat, by Glaz-
onnow; Symphony in D by KIugaardt; orchestral
ballad, die Nike" by Mihalovich; Symphony, G
minor, No. 4, Raft; concert overture and comedy
overture by Rietz; "Capriccio espagnol" by Rim
sky-Korsal1ow; "Hildenleben" by Richard Strauss,
and Symphony No. l. G. major. by Weingartner.
Lovers of choral music in New-York were priv
legged to enjoy interesting experience fortnight
ago, when Cesar Franck's oratorio, Les Beati-
tudes" was produced at a public concert of the
German Liederkranz in Carnegie Hall. Such as
had learned the life story Of the composer and the
history his work felt that they called upon
not only to form opinion Of the composition it
self, but also 10 pass judgment the generation
of men who permitted the composer to die in the
fulness of years without having achieved that high
position in the estimation Of his contemporaries
which his present admirers maintain will oc-
cupy in the estimation Of posterity. 1t is old
story, old one, indeed, that it might be profit
able to stop and look into It a little critically, II
criticism could affect the matter in any respect.
But it cannot; neither, has often been demon
strated discussion, whether il out into
laudation abuse, affect the career Of any of NJ.
generation deal with its geniuses; and this can
be done with the greater complacency of mind and
conscience since geniuses continue survive the
''slings and arrows Of outrageous fortune" and
the worlds supply Of great music IS still than
equal 10 fits consumption demand Cesar