The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-17
FIRST PHILHARMONIC REHEARsAL.
Carrsno Plays Briilis nty and q New SYM
ph,py Is Heard.

The Philharmonic Society OF this city began
It's ffty-ninth season yesterday afternoon AT
Carnegie Hall with a public rehearsal Inc
orchestra played q dignihed and interesting
programme, and was conducted by MT f.inIi
Paur. The solo pianist was Nine. Teresa
Carreno. A new symphony by Joseph Suh' a
Bohemian and a pupil Of Dvoraks. proved
TO be a well-written, fiery composition, salu-
rated with Bohemian color aud Influenced by
Dyorak. Brahms and Tschaikowsky' IL II
the composers fourteenth work and fret sym
phony. Suk Is evidently a man who intends
his music to be listened TO with respect. Not a
great theme maker. his proves IN develop
ment and orclestration commands adnira-
tton There is blood In the work. good red
blood and = disdsin for the mere academic
His first allegro. not rich In ihematic material.
contains a most striking free fantasia. A
strong rhy thinic fibre perv1des the move
ment. whose second motive Ia melodically
winning, and in the working-ou section when
chanted by the violoncellos, OF a great charm
In his restless patterns Suk recalls his master.
very much so when the trumpets intone one
Of the themes in the New World symphony.
In his adaglo the younger Bohemian laoors;
and despite his contraDuntal Ingenuity. his
happy feeling for orchestral tintlng. ne leaves
one unmoved-untll the very last. when his
chief subject more plastically handled and re-
enforced by iterated climskcs comes home WIN
telling force. For all this, it is not from the
The scherzo, or intermezzo with its heavily
accented periods, gives US the native Woo
peasant footing II In all the al fresco' l"llit,y
Of a festival The t ire ,s OF ~ nIye,nen, b s",it
In the adagio, appears with a cons, ling touch.
Again IN the final allegro Suk presents ltt,Ie
tn,,,l ~ 4, -ltI m ttr.l.S. plaNArna4Q which
possibly points TO a symphonic future Tie
Juggling With .tonallti ~ IN the coda OF Ga"
f niSr 'no scSnnI E Is Saska' dces 50 OF does ns r HbnS,
recently deceased and Suk vith his intimate
feeling for the eSotically pictpresGne does nyt
must be confessed that the bravery u cxter;
s sas , ."ss rs,iiag y'ttE s ps sR,tans colin SlIad ans Gs
moinentarily to the absence Of genuine elo-
quence' In the rush and weller Of this young
Of hkh thinking are not missed. The new
orchestral writers have. thanks 70 a compn.
s ssl;ss ap Era ,Sii,i Ts sSo,t sas se'F BSt OF la ssm'p he
6s g a lofty order, Jassph s.h Is Z; lees. ne
there Is often fresh air. large vi.tas and the
,ra a, ,nsIs , Of an .mpss a. .s.r pSi,s s have IA his an m .bid.
ing contempt. The symphony was scantly
Ieresh tarrtnO u stM tncNdh)T W
Key board-as they call her in Berlin A COM
handing personality inn erious would be a
better word-Carren does not WOO her music,
but oompels II to an utterance she play ed
Jschaiko w-sky's b fiat minor concerto, and
f2r the second tine THIS week New York heard
cslly Russian atmosphere, Csrreno goes 70 the
other extreme, and In a blaze Of sunrise. amidst
tho mountains and with sonoriucs. majestic
and challenging. this Amazon. unairaid. at
tacks the concerto IKE a NiCtoiiaus ana II,
5e.i.,iSle army. n 4 mSgminC.nt' Rqt Il IT
brilliancy. monumental strength there were
amazing evidences. Everv tempo was hlr.
RED to a vertiginous race, from the broad
ouenin1 andan'e to ~. final allegro-which
inc lie such plano L!aSlng has been heard
here for wears. Much 81 tho POETRY. all 81
the mystery and remuteross Of the composer,
escared under CGrreno's vigorous wrists and
fingers. But the concerto evoked s%hiyers,
A finished. enaInellike ~Ii.ture was, presented
by this great Tianist. whose mechanism IN
the yalse-like srherzo recalled JOseNl. And
she wa- applauded until one wondered what
change had overtaken the ~ init Of the usually
frIid philharmonic audience In, response
fascinating brio CHOPIN (i-fiat study. known
to piano students ~ The Butterfly" But
AT what n eWpn'
Rrah,nsis Academic Festival overture and the
Rach-Fsser tocCata In F con prlsed the re-
ma.nder Of the programme The Philharmonic
band. best in mas>ed effects, weakest when its
individual .chOlrs- are exposed. accomplished
some excellent II heavy-Hai'ed results. Mr..
Paur was lndcfatieablr and h. accompaniment
Of the conce rio deserves special praise. With
and CarrenO racing AZ top sieed. II needed 4
man OF action AZ hand Mr.. Paur was no lag
gard. This evening Al tho regular concert the
same scheme Of music will be presented.