The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-12
The BOSTON ORCHESTRA.
ITS ONE HUNDREDTH CONCERT
~ THIS CITY.
The Conductor and the SOioist Who Ap.
peared Fifteenth seasons Ago Az.
pear AEain-Mr. kneisel's Admirable
Performance Of Violin Concerto.

The second concert Of the fifteenth season
Of the Boston symphony Orchestra in this
city took place at Carnegie Hall last night.
The occasion was memorable from the fact
that i, was the one hundred,h entertainment
given by the organization ia t.ils city. It's
first concert here was given in the old Stein
way Hal in Fourteenth street. on Monday.
Feb. II, 1887 The conductor then. as last
night, was wilhelm Gericke and the soloi,t
again. AZ las, night was Franz kneisel. the
concertmeister Of the orchestra. The pro-
grainmes, however, were not the same.
Al the first ct ncert the orchestra played
Weber's "Oberor- overture. Handles Largo
and Beethoven's minor symphony, and
Mr.. knesel pla. ED the Beethoven violin
concerto. Those who were present a. that
entertainment vel remember the extraor-
binary enthusiasm aroused by the per-
Torrance Of the Weber overture. in which
the splendid toual power and polished en-
semble Of the orchestra burst upon aston
i-hed New York. Last nights programme
embraced Rimsky- korsakow's overture
The Betrothe1 of the Tsar;" LISTS sym
phonic poem. .Tasso." and Beethoven's
-Eroica" symphony. Mr.. Kneisel chose to
disclose the ripened beauty Of his art In
Bach's A ina jor violin concerto.
There was ai OUT burst Of establishment
last night, for the orchestra and its con-
cert master are tried and beloved friends
there was, however, deep note of friend
ship in the applause which strikingly noble
playing called forth Furt herrnore. there
vas a substantial demonstration Of pubic
.pproNal In the size Of the audience, which
,l,.l ~ nf hn ~ h.
clements The tribute was well deserved
The Boston symphony Orchestra is an
institut ion of which all music-loving Ameri-
cans ar" justly proud 1t ia especially
dear TO New York. which il has visited
with the bcneficent mii.istrations Of it's
refined art for sixteen seasons. 70 the ever
las ing good Of public taste.
such concert az that of last evening
calls for little critical comment. Its features
wer" such "a to challenge admiral ion,
rather than to invite discussion. Praise
could easily widen into All account Of all
that goes to make orchestral performance
u"'u''ful and uplifting But let 1t Oh this
cclsion Coufiue itself to the record Of the
.ra vlI x fact that he men from Boston play
ID a. they car. play, and that means that
We can hear nothing better. II will not he
-up"rfuous to add that the performance
e the List composition was warmed by
exceptional enthusiasm on the part OF
Mr. Gerick". To this inspiration the band
responded like the sensitive Instrument IL
il. and the result was "A performance filed
with nobility of tone and with brilliant
variety 81 lights and shades and closing
with a triumphant burst Of power.
Rach's violin COZ certos do not often
figure in cor Temporal eous programmes.
Few violir ists are CONTEXT to set ABIDE the
opportunities for daz2ln & display to be
found in receTt works Few have sufficient
artistic humility TO devote themselves
IL its own Rlorlfication rather than that
II the performer Net the reward to be
reaped from AL adequate Interpretation Of
Bach's violin music il great. No succeed
irg composer has made the instrument
speak Ill such eloquent accents or with
such a satisfying disclosure OF its own
individuality Bach makes the violin sir z
its Natural sorg, Srortaneity flows
through every measure Of his compositions
for IL, and when WlaCConpaI IL sounds
with n greater opulelce than it does in
similar conditions IL the writings OF any
other master.
Mr. H eisel il sincere worshipper Of
Bach's violin music and lie plays con dnore
result l. that he garbs himself in a royal
with purity and Lol ility Of tone, a chastity
e style ard a reposeful fl ish Of virtuosity
altogether Ieautifui. His splendid Stra J.
vaiiGs saig generously and sweetly under
his touch aud old Bach stood revealed in
al the marvellous simplicity and yrofundity
# his elemental art Mr. kneisel's treat
meit Of the cadenza was masterpiece
- violin art He was appauded 10 the
echo and recalled many times