The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
TIE PAST YEAR IN music.
RECORD or IMPORTANT DOiNGS
~ NEW YORK.

IN NEW 1OHh.
| Has the Musical Taste Of the Public shown
Any Prsgress.-Pernicious influence
OF the operate Coterie on the General
Appreciation - Notable Productious.
The second year OF the twentieth CEN
fury will end Its fruitful career in a few
days and ass into history. which 10 In the
end the .arcophagus Of all the years. It
has been yer big with events. and the
F. world is wiser II not better 'or them. This
Is not the place for the discussion Of the
deeds and combinations Of deeds which
60 to make world history. At the end
| OF the year. however, Il may not be amiss to
glance back over the doings in the world
OF music as represented within the narrow
| confines of the borough OF Manhattan.
New York does not yet approach LONDON
in the multiplicity of it's musical activities.
yet those 81 us who are attached to the
| city are fond OF believing that the level
| OF our musical performances Is at least
| as high as that reached In the capital Of
the earth. Comparisons, however. are
usually unsatisfactory. There Is no dis
putting the fact that New York has a great
deal of music and that most of it 10 worthy
| OF serious consideration.
| running account OF the activities Of
| the year 1902 would occupy a large amount
Of space and would not be especially in
| structive. But II will interest the music
lover to glance back over the record OF
the really significant entertainments Of
the year. For that reason one has been
| prepared and Is subjoined. Only the i'm
portant performances. particularly those
| at which novelties were brought forward.
| have been included in this list. 1t would
hardly be worth while to note the dates OF
all the numerous song and piano recitals
which have appealed for public favor since
last old Trinity's chimes rang in year
| Nor would it be useful to give COM
plete list Of the operatic performance, V.
though the temptation TO do 90 in the Gaze
OF the interesting series of opera bouffe
revivals at the Victoria Theatre last spring
was strong. Here is the list. and sifted
down to the essential things it Is still fat
/ one:
Jan. lie None d Figaro" performed 81 the
| Metropolitan.
Jan, 2.-song recital Of LII Lebmana ., Came Gle
Hall.
Jan. e.-Reviva Of La File du Regiment" at the
opera: Nine. Sembrich As Marie. Mr. Glliber as
Sergeant SuIpice
| Jan, rs. Franko's second concert Of old music
| al the Lyceum Theatre First performance In
| America of concerto ouarto du Chiesa by Dali
Abaco uo75i'&2. Haydn's Ninth symphony.
| c minor. played.
Jan 7-Second concert Of the Kneisei Quartet
| at Mendelss hin Hall. First performance here Of
| ottokar Novacek's quartet. major. opus IS.
Jan io.-fourth public rehearsal of the Phil
harmonic Socl ~. First Performance of Richard
Burmeisters Three Sisters" for contraito and
| orchestra: Nine. Schumann. Henk. soloist.
Jan i?.-First appearance here OF Edward Zeid
| enrust, Dutch pianist.
Jan. is-Thlrd evening concert Of the Boston
| Symphony Orchestra. Remarkably hne perform
ance Of Saint .Sasnss G minor concerto by Harold
| Bauer.
Jan. i7.-"Aida." a. the opera. First appear.
ance Of DE march, a Radamss.
Jan. is-Boston symphony Orchestra matinee.
MacDowells Indian Suite" played for the nrst
Jan. w.-"rhs Messiah At the Metropolitan.
| Chorus Of 400.
Jan. a.-"TAnnhAussr- a. the open DSbSt of
Nine Reuss Belize - Elisdseas.
Jan. 2.-F1rss concert OF the Pittsburgh orches
TIA. Production Of Victor Hsreers suite. wood
land Fancies.-
| Jan. 2i.-Second mstinee Of the Kneisel Quar-.
tet, First performances here Of Chsdwicks plano
| quintet. r fat.
Jan. q. First performance Ia Amenss Of Isldors
de 1Aras opera. "Messaline. at the Netropolit an:
Nine Calve a. AsssnifH.
Jan. q. George Ham,ns second recital Of songs
| by Richard Strauss.
Jan. .s.-verdl's "Man1oni Requiem" sven a,
| the opera house.
Jan. 27-Revivai Of II Flauto Maeco" At the
| opera.
Jan. 81. Revival OF vcrdi's "Otelo" at the opera
Jan. 3i.-Flfth public rehearsal OF the Phlihar-
monte. Sibeus's "Lemminkainen Journeys Home
| ward" produced.
| Feb 2.-Mme Sembnch's song recital at Car.
| negle Hall
Feb A.-Mr. Franko's third concert Of old music
at the Lyceum Theatre, First public performance
Of Schuberts Fifth symphony. nat.
Feb. debut Of FIorlzei Won Reuter-. boy VIC
| linlst
Feb. s-Ln Lehmann's las, song recital q,
| Carnegie Hall
Feb. N.-Produc,ion At the Metropolitan Opera
House Of lgnace Padcrewskis opera. "Manru."
Feb. il-Stxth public rehearsal Of the Ph,lhar.
monte Society. First performance here OF the love
scene from Richard Strauss opera "Feuersnoth. q"
Feb. is,-Revval Of Massenets lie CID" at the
opera.
Feb. A.-"Rheinsold" at the opera. Pirs per
Torrance in the cycle Der Ring des Nibeiunsen.
Feb. 2s.-Operatlc extracts at the Metropolitan
In honor Of Prince Henry Of Prussia.
Feb. 2S-Kneisei Quartet concert. Pus, Der
Torrance here Of Vincent d'Indys piano quartet
opus 7.
Feb. 2s-Song recital by susan Netca,t
| Feb. ?7.--Die walkare" In the Ring" scrioe
March s.-"Sicgfried" at the opera.
March O. "GotterdkmmerunG" at the opera
March s.-Paderewskl's recital a. Carnegsc Hall
attracts 5000 persons and bis "Manru" At the opera
1000.
March il-Debut Of Arthur Hickman. phns,
OF great promise.
March r.-Henry Z. Hadleys recital Of original
compositions
March n-seeond concert Of the Musical Ar,
| Society.
March H.-Mms. Calves amusing song recital
at the Waldorf Astoria.
March is.-Orstorio Soeietys third concsrs
Revival Of Schumanns Paradise and the Peri"
March N.-Ame. Siens Lund Skabo's ooucsr,
Of original compositions.
March S-Kneisei ouartet's afsh svsnns con
cert. Debussys @ minor quarrel, opus 10. and
iOefhsr mrng quartet In major produced.
March N.-Openine a. the Victoria Theatre O,
season Of French opera boufs. la Jo,is Par
fumeuss" given.
April S-CslebrAsion OF the close os the phuhaY.
monte Society's sixt,eth season.
April N.-Hsndels Israel IN Kgypt- By thu
Peoples Choral Union. Fre performance sine,
1901.
Aprn is-"The Celestial Country osn,ats b,
c. r. Ives. produced 81 the Central Presby,er,al
Church.
: Apru T.-Farewen opera performances.
Aprn B-Paderewski's farewell concert a IN,
Metropolitan,
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