New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-03
THE WORCESTER FESTIVAL,
BETTER WEATHER AND OSSIP GA
BIdLoWlTSCH INCREASE THE POP
ULARlTY OF THE FEAST.
Thy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIsuxE.I

T.
worcester. Mass. oct. The weather shall
again furnish forth prelude TO the third chapter
OF The story OF the fory-fth annual music festival
me sun shons this morning. and the spirits OF all
The festival folk managers. performers and audi
TOTS rose responsive The brightness did not last
long. but. though the skies lowered during the
cay tAtFe was no rain. and stars IN the evening
say encouraged more people than have yet come
out this week 10 attend the concert at which Pro-
iesSer f1Tkers "HOTa Noyisslma'' was performed
Both audiences to-day were larger than yester-
days and there = notable Improvement IN the
appearance and conduct II the gatherings Gowns
were gayer and enthusiasm was more general
The third day ~ the feast has been the most
brilliant In point u popular attractveness.
The most notable feature Of the afternoon con-
cert conducted by Mr. Knese. was the reappear-
ance IN America OF Ossip Gabrilowitsch. Daniel
Frohruan. his manager. accompanied by Walter
bamrosch and Alexander Lambert. from
NewYork 20 witness his debut The Young artist
carried his audience captive though some untoward
features we've connected with his performance His
playing was not free from technical mishaps which
seemed 70 indicate that he had not wholly recov-
cred the Qo.-e which had been disturbed ~ a long
and disaereeable ocean voyage and - precipitats
public appearance. lie played Rublnste.n's u minor
concerto and group u solo pieces 10y Chopin HIS
tone disclosed bIt little Of the beauty which was
one ~ the principal charms % his pisying during
his first American visit. and there were occasions
when haste and slovenliuess narred the symmetry
OF his phrases He did not always manifest that
repose which is one of the highest and most essen
tisl attributes II beauty. His reading OF the
certo was broad and virile and ne plunged through
the finale with brist,iug difficulties breakneck
speed He caused beWiderment which IS closely
akin % admiration with the star worshippers OF
Worcester and hence ne must be credited with a
popular triumph though IL would have been better
had he had time % rest and accustom himself 10
the instrument which ~ used The pianist was the
o,r, solo feature OF the concert which. like its
R.- rharH 49,
high standard which the new and Jealous condue
tors had ser Tor the festival
The orchestral numbers were a concert overture
~ Arthur NJ curry Chausson's symphonic poem.
..Viyiane" and Saint saenss symphony in c minor.
The three rfeces were 10 the festival schemes.
scs Mr. Currv.s overture was publicly played for
the first time on this occasion. The composer is a
Young Boston musician, who studied the violin with
Mr. KneiseI and compcstca with Mr. MacDowelI
some years ago he taught for space In canada
and spent some time al Blomodon, promontory
reaching into a neck Of the Bay Of Fundy. and his
overture is an attempt give musical delineation
10 the scenes and the moods which memory assoc
ciates with the picturesque spot Mr. curry does
not belong 10 the new school Of colorists' though
~ .-. contains a number OF instrumental eneets
- - mo, vet hackneyed He is content for
the Greater mart 10 ambe along after Mendeissohh
but ever and anon there comes refreshing u0 o'
sDrav through his music: the waters heaEe anu tii7
Tnists 90 Swirling around the Jutths IOchs- Inc
is a promise Tati'i tiHii a. 49,
AMI Mr. curry is To De eongratulated on inc tae'
tt &, 6fscloses the idealist rather than the Ieas
Professor Parker's splendid oratorio' "hieH ma
been performed twice at Worcester WAS PieS'uu ~
,b ri,4. with E4ach's Brandenburg concerto crosse
in + arranged BY Felix Motif The arrangement
ano,n,s 10 a transcription. 1t brings the work
within The liabilities Of modern players however
and IL leaves its perennial beauty undisturoed The
concertante band consists OF 500 NoiAh, nu'0'
oho. and trumpet and most OF Motifs changes
tFFnTRPt "a
70 ba made practicable from the modern point Oh
,,ey T,as,i,e its archaisrn. the lovely old music
exar,ed "a uofent a charm upon the listeners max
NJ E,aisei who conducted IT, beckoned the play
Ts Of The Solo parts arise and receive 1le 49,
Of aDnIausa which the music had Won lneS 49,
OTTO Roth violin. MarquarFer hu'e' A' ~
and klOphl. trumpet. .,fsfs,torv a Der-
forD,ncs ~ the "Hora NoyissiEna as W. aIe a.
custorned 10 hear these tesllNaIs go Ne,
know the work and plainly are ioIlu % -, snirt
ulain sailing they sang 49, though
yyork Was the best OF the Neeh uSas
the singers nearly made shlp~IsCA ,.5,bos,t
things viii happen when festivals are re aseL
sufficient rehearsal nc Initcbforked onto the
have meta phoTiCaiy been Ss,,1snne Adams
STAG Tbe 900 singers were Nine SuZaLliie Iarhn-;
Miss Janet Spencer. George IaiI IN, Ar MINER
KYftbers,oon begin with the last, az -,
s,' -, - deIfe M 10 the critically nihueu ~
b 5istinctness OF his enunciation ana he
his dction Though like the majority OF ~ ts has
- 1,sits, s1r 20 the finsh OF his phIasins ~.
his dyeirsbi lrrath management but 49, 49, -
giscovered deplorabe tendency 10 IOI o. o-odIIce
$3.50 "a exfTemeIv disagreeabe e1sSI -
sattr in,-sl,, Vas the voice and Nocaii.aSLoH -
Anne Adams, whose style ls H. sSe Srsf toined
MI Grau's forces, III. ' II. Z X
artist n All he did.