New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-18
MUSIC.
A DAYS OFFERINGS.

The season is still young. but there is reason
why music lovers should hunger for pabulum.
Managers and artists ready to obllge. demon
Etrated yesterday. when there was much offered
FOR the delectatOn Of music lovers that one would
have had TO be several birds according TO the
notion of the vienness banker) in order to hear
everything. Nine Sembrich gave her annual song
recital in Carnegie Hall in the afternoonthat was
occurrence of first class Importance. as several
thousand people attested by their attendance there
was room for no more At the Manhattan Theatre
simultaneously. the experiment was begun Of per
forming short lyric plays new works and old being
brought forward TO make the test complete. In
the evening the Oratorio Society made a final re-
hearsal OF Edward Cigars Dream OF Gerontus.
for the edihcation OF an invited audience and 50
helped to dssipate a widespread belief that all
things musical are sordid base and mean.
Meanwhile, in the modest room in Carnegie Han
devoted to performances Of chamber music the
Dannreuther Quartette gave a concert which was
dignifed BY the participation IN it Of Yale Univer-
sity's professor OF music. H. ". Parker. and had
FOR its chief purpose. obviously, the exploitation OF
American composers. since all the music was Of
native origin.
Under the circumstances detailed and careful dis
cussion all offerings is out OF the question
The dominant incident OF the day was naturally
the song recital Of Mime. Sembrich. and is most
gracious and promising feature the large attend
Of singers and singing teachers The local
public has come TO look forward these recitals
as occasions which make for education well as
entertainment. and therefore brings into the con-
cert room interest which Is equally keen in the
first part. where the purpose Is evidently to illus
trate the old art Of beautiful song and. the last
where modern song writers receive the beautiful
and fragrant tribute which is due them
As usual. Nine. Sembrich. whose voice and man
sounded particularly youthful and refreshing
Gin kindness TO old idol. must avoid com
parisonsl made he~ mark in each department o.
her programme. Correctly interpreting the con-
yhf vuad ella ssfcal first
part OF her programme she supplemented her ore
English song. I've Been Roaming" by c. L.
Horn, with DR.. Arne's Lass with Delicate Air ."
To the second part given UP TO Schubert Schu-
mann and Brahms she added a repetition OF
''Wohfn7" and ''widmung" After the last part,
chiefly devoted 10 Richard Strauss she sang the
composers "serenade," and finally Chopin 5
'Maiden's Wish" to her own acconpa niment.
When these last songs were sung hundreds OF peo-
pie were standing in the aisles in front OF the
stage in order 20 be the singer possible
The American chamber music which Mr. Damn
reuther brought forward was Professor Parker S
suite in A major for panoforte. violin and violon-
cello (the composer at the pianoforte); G. ". Chad
vick's string quartet IN minor. and Arthur
Foote'S pianoforte quintet in 4 minor, c o Deis
Joining Mr. Dannreuther and his regular associates
in the performance OF this work One element was
conspicuous in all this American music, and that
was the uelodic Professor Parker must have
composed his suite fifteen or more years ago. ana
il is pleasant to note that despite the tendency OF
the Zines and the obligations which those ten
denotes enforce he is still willing TO present him
self as the champion OF ideas in music rather than
OF mere workmanship The trio was received VIII
kindness but IL would have pleased more mad II
not sounded so much Il 1t were being read for
the first time The performance Of The Dream Of
Gerontius" was as spirited II it were given for
the entertainment OF the public, and the audience
that heard il almost filed Carnegie Hall