New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-23
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MUSIC.
LAST CONCERT OF THE BOSTON Or
CHESTRA.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra brought this
seasons concerts TO a close in a most brilliant
fashion at Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon. In
his construction OF the programme Mr.. Gericke
seemed to have considered the liberal Hkings Of a
matinee audience but, true to his devotion TO the
serious side Of art, he selected BTahms's Fourth
Symphony the middle number Of his scheme, anu
gave IT a reading full OF noble sentiment vital
energy and beautiful Elasticity that it almost
seemed a new work The season has brought US
no utterance so joyously spontaneous as the third
movement. 1t a tonaI jubilation that made the
popular heart crow like Chanticeer-that the "au-
stere" Brahms and his Academic Interpreter
should be so unconstrainedly and manfully merry.
The final number of the programme was COM
posed Of three selections from Rubinsteins ballet,
Die Rebe," large portion OF which Nj Thomas
brought forward in New-York at his popular con-
certs in 1885 and 1856 but which had fallen into
desuetude since The ballet contains three acts and
FIVE tabeaus. and there are nearly score OF pieces
in Rublnstein's music. Mr.. Thomas brought out
Dance Of Old Men" q Dance OF Youth TWO
bacchanels and the final Danse des Nsnes in the
season OF 1SS4-S5. in the next season he played
The Wine Tasting" The Wines OF Italy" The
Wines OF Hungary THE Wines of Spain" The
Wines OF the Orient" The Wines Of Germany
and Champagne" The simple enumeration OK
these titles hints at the muslco-dehneative conceit
at the bottom Of the ballet The Goddess Of Merri-
rnent undertakes TO acquant the characters in
simple little play, constructed only for the purpose
Of bringing the into court with the various
coopers and performs incantation. Soon the
coopers return leading groups OF dancers personty
ing the various kinds OF wine. These execute
dances before the other people OF the play. The
costumes OF the dancers indicate the countries
represented, and RubinsteiD assisted in the ident-
fcation by giving each group characteristic music.
Thus the representatives. OF Italian wines dance TO
a lively tarantella those OF Hungary 10 a Czardas.
with its two movements. LASER" slow, and
r. riss" quick; Spain is represented in the score
ar in q
violoucellos played pizzcato; January music with
its generous use of triangle. cymbals and bass
drum speaks for the wines OF the Orient. while
the Hochheirners Rude5heiners. Johannsbergers.
etc of Germany are proclaimed in the national
waltz tempo.
Rubinstein was a tireless composer, but an un-
critical one and the ineffective orchesration OF the
pieces composing this ballet has had an influence
in keeping It out Of the concert rooms Mr.. Gercke
remedied the defect in the case of the numbers
which he played yesterday, the Tasting" Italy
and Hungary" In their garb they proved 70
be dashing and brilliant, and the audience burst
into enthusiastic applause after each. AT the END
there special ovation for the conductor
demonstration like those with which the old Phil
harmonic audiences used to say temporary fare
well TO Mr. Thomas and Mr.. Seidl.
The concert began With the overture to The Fly
ing Dutchman." after which Nine. Schumann-
Heink sang an air from MOZarts La ClemenZad'
Tito" After the symphony she sang Schuberts
Die AImacht" with the pianoforte accompani-
ment Transcribed for orchestra by Louis Y. Saar
Both pieces are familiar here from previous per
formances at the Philharmonic and other concerts
The singer in superb voice, despite the stories
Of illness and exhaustion, and ner performances
were joyously acclaimed. As she has been obliged
to cancel the rest of her engagements for this sea-
SON the public took occasion also to say thanks
farewell and "Auf wiedersehn' in boisterously
enthusiastic manner