New-York tribune., 1901-03-24
MUSICAL NOTES.
THE CALENDAR AND WEEKLY oFERA
PROGRAMMES BERGNER AND
HIS CAREER IN THE PHIL
HARMONIC SOCIETY.

HARMONIC SOCIETY.
sunday-Metropolitan Opera House. s15 P. m con-
cert under the direction Of Mr.. Walter Dam
reseh CaTnese Id ba SS so i N965soraTe
IN; concert Of chamber music oy NJ, MI: ATfnEr M S
MARY The Virgin 9 D m, special musical ser
vice: Aron Han. Brooklyn. p m perforrnanSe r1 nee
benefit Of charity, South Church. : p m; Ros,
. m. Stainer's 'CruciaXon-'
0pera House li2 p 1 Gsr
toria $50 p m. concert complimentary TO Mr..
l. Nj Ruben: old First Church. p m; free
organ recital by X. c Carl: LVceum Hall. No.
9Os East Forty-second-st.. popular concert.
Tuesday-7Mendessohn Hail. SIS p m. concert of
concert by Mir. Hermann Hans Wetzler; Metro
PSliam opera H9nSe, .35 p M rFI'h m copcfT 0el
by the American symphony Orchestra: No 276
ea of MISS n faGise annde d nj de Majesic
sI5 p. m, concert by the Severn Trio.
Nednesday-M Metropolitan Opera House. 7:3o p.
German opera, "G0tterdammerung' Association
a BrGokn Sl6 P q m Ss seHs BTaoy2 Fsgai 4 ss s9e
p. m. concert OF the Brooklyn Oratorio Society;
organ recital by Mr. Walter G Gale
ThTrsasy- -Metropo,tan oPsra II House. P M
ST. 8:8O p cello recital OF Mr.. Anton Heg
ner; American Institute of Applied Music, sl5
Church of the Divine Paternity, AIS ?. m, free
organ recital by Mr.. J. Warren Andrews
the PhilhaTmonic societH w. MeTop6Itan en opera
House p m. German opera. Iohengrin.':
New-York Scottish Society.
Metropolitan Opera House p M, Ger
era, Carmen: Carnegie Hall 2I5 p m. sym
sOnoert Of the Phharmonie Society: Mendeis
som Hall & p m GO CONCERT 10y me ST Georges
The Philharmonic Society will close its fty-ninth
season with a public rehearsal and concert next
Friday afternoon and Saturday evening For these
affairs Mr.. Paur has arranged programme cal
culated make impressive demonstration OF
the tremendous muscularity Of the band Richard
Strauss's symphonic poem, Elm Heldeneben,'
which formed the sensational feature of the sec
ond OF this seasons concerts, viii be repeated. II
calls for a considerable augmentation Of the So
cety's instrumental phalanX. and with the band
thus reinforced Mr.. Paur viii play the prelude
-'Die Meistersinger," the ''Waldweben from ''Sieg
fried and the fire music from Die Walkure.' MT
Bertram, OF the opera, will sing the monologue,
-'wie duftet doch der Flieder" from Die Meister-
singer and Wotans farewell from Die Wakdre."
AT this concert Of the Philharmonic Society. one
OF its Oldest and most faithful members will bring
his active association with the orchestra close
This member was set forth in The Tribune
about days ago. is Mr.. Frederick Bergner, who
Joined the society Immediately after coming to
America from Germany fifty years ago. and
at the first violonceo desk forty years. Br. Berg
ners appears for the first time in the list Of
the society's officers in the season of ls6i-65 mis-
associates being W. ScharfenberR. T Eisfeld l.
Sper, J. G. Beisheim. J. Leis Carl Bergman. E
Boehm, c. Matzka, H. Schmitz and J. P. Cooke
OF these only Mr.. Schmitz. believe. is alive and
interested in the affairs of the Philharmonic. For
thirty years he a member of the gov
erning body. He has seldom missed rehearsal
and his participated in all the vicssitudes of the
society, receiving as little SIS for the work Of
entire season. and much $3.50 For forty
five years, moreover, he has been identified with
chamber music Public chamber concerts We're
given in New-York early 1s4S by y. c. Hill.
the real founder Of the Philharmonic Society. but
the first concerts OF real artistic pith and moment
seem TO have been those organized by Theodore Els
field. of the early conductors OF the society. Mr.
Bergner frequently associated with Eisfeld
J. Nol, Reyer. Otto Dresel and Others in these
meetings. In 1861 he took Carl Bergmann's place
y IN the combination formed by William Mason and
frheodore Thomas. Since then there have been few
Twisting virtuosi who have cultivated this form of
- art with whom Mr.. Bergner has not played-among
them Rubinsten, Wienawsk, Kie1xtemps, Viii
helmj and Won Bulow. Mr.. Bergner can survey an
extraordinary career and performing member
OF the society mas achieved more honorable rec
ord.
The last week Of the opera season at the Metro
politan Opera House has been reached and il is TO
be one of large activity. There viii be per
formance every night and the last subscription
representations Will take place Thursday
ing instead Of Friday and Saturday afternoon
There viii be special performances-one of
'Salammbo' on Tuesday evening, AT which the
prices for single will range from 81 10 s. and
one Of 'Isohengrn' Friday. which the broth
ers De Reszke. Miss Ternina Nine. Schumann-
Heink Mr. Bispham and Mr.. MuhInann will sing
and the prices will remain usual. The dstrbu-
zion Of parts in Die Meistersnger viii remain as
at the performance already given save that Jean
de Reszke will enact the part Of Walther and
Edouard thar Of Hans Sachs. Nine Melba Miss
Homer, Mr. saleza Mr. Scott and Mr.. Plancon
viii sing in Faust" The cast at the Saturday
might performance will be this:
CARMEN"