New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

''Messaline'' is an opera by Isidor de Lara, first
performed at Monte Carlo. then at Covent Garden.
LONDON in the summer of 1899 1t has delecta-
bic subject, be guessed from the following
description by the critic of The London Times
newspaper:
The adventures Of the infamous empress have been
arranged scheme closely resembling that Of
suggested is here insisted on with an emphasis
there is no escaping il is, perhaps. matter for
purposes. been limited TO two singer and gladi
The first Is brought under the empress's spell by
being forced TO sing 10 her scrrilous song he has
Certain gnsTfer 81 of Rnme O. To wch sbe resnTts m in
Finally the gladiator kills his brother without rec
whittier Messaline would follow him, but that her
This mai situation Is te most effective ~ re G9an o
nnent of the piece. it. not its only original point.
Once. surpasses in its own direction anything hth.
erto presented on the English stage.
Nine. semhrich will give 4 song recital in Car
nege Hall next Thursday afternoon. which she
viii sing the following list of pieces:
CLASSICAL AIRS AND SONGS.
''Hefn GlaubiEes ... Bach
'RitoTneraj fra POGO Hass.
Lied aus der Ferne Beethoven
GERMAN ASr LIEDER.
Der Der Muller NM, u1d der Bach .......... scbuh.r,
Mute i1-sS MntteI ~ ~ gIaube nich}..
Lass 9S R's9 Rs5.f a IN 55 99s Brsu5 s1nse"
80 Jugend o sch6ne Roseazeit'' .Meneelssobn
-. WE Meodi9n zietl Mir Brahms
MODERN MIscELLANEoUs SONGS.
lie Tenard' GODDARD
Aeh die QuaIen' Paderewsi
zar DTossel sprach der Fink D AibeTt
Some hat sich mud gelaufen" ,,,o-
Won stigen Grasnateldein Iauoert
'enn widen Rosen
She gave the recital in Boston before audience
that crowded Symphony Hall and extended the
tine over twenty minutes with ovations and de-
mands for more. She repeated the first OF the
Brahms songs, Strauss "Allerseelen" Taubert's
''Vomlistigen Grasmuckein' and added Strausss
''Standchen," Loewe's "Glockenthurmer's Tocher-
iein" and ''Niemand Mats Gesehn' and Chopn's
''Maidens Wish in Polish.
Eduard Zeldenrust. who made so admirable an
impression d Carnegie Hall last Sunday will give
2 second recital tonight. at which he will play the
following list Of pieces:
Sonata, op- 55 CWadsten). Beethoven
Theme and variations I42. No. Schubert
Prelude and Fugue minor Bach
;ss Sssssf@s % Chopin
old French Gavotte
isoae9s ISebestod Wagner List
Ride Of the Vakyrior ('Die walklre Wagner Tausg
The Kneisel Quartet Will give its second and last
matinee Tuesday afternoon 2:15
O'Clock in Mendeissohn Hall. The programme will
be as follows
Quintet for pianoforte in + aat major
Quartet F major. op SO. No 1...-..... Beethoven
In the quintet the planoforte part will be played
by Mr. Ernest Hutcheson, OF Baltimore George
". Chadwick, whose quartet is the second
number on the programme. is one of the fore
most OF the young American composers of what
might be called the Boston School" who are
doing work that gives credit dignity To Ameri-
nusicianship He is forty~seven years old and
studied IN the conservatories of Leirsic and Of
Munich His work in America has chiefly been
done in Boston, where he has been an orcanist
and teacher Of composition and 1897 director
OF the New-England Conservatory OF Music Mr.
Chadwick has written three symphonies and tuo
overtures for orchestra. several which have been
played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and are
also known to New-York audiences; number of
choral works. the latest of which, Judith" in
tended for performance either as an opera or as
an oratorio. was given last September I'm worces-
ter number of string quartets which Mr.
Eneisel played in this city year before last: as
Wen as many songs, some of which are well known
Mr. Chadwick is a conservative, so far as form is
concerned: he has not felt drawn to the modern
Ideals OF programme music the expression
OF definite poetic or concrete ideas I'm the freedom
allowed by the symphonic poem" He holds to the
methods of absolute music" SO called and b,s
symphonic and chamber works are chiefly moulded
,1n the accepted forms OF classical origin Tba
Sianoforte quintet is not one of his latest works