The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-20
THE BOSTON ORCHESTRA.
The Last o. Its eePies Of Evening Concert
1t Caruegie Han.

NJ Carnegie Han.
The fifth and last evening concert Of the
Boston symphony Orchestra took place
last night at Carnegie Hall. The pro-
grarnme consisted Of Wagner's Zine
Faust overture. Saint-SAens's @ minor
concerto for piano and orchestra, Tsohai-
kowsky's Romeo and Juliet" overture
fantasy and Chsrpentier's suite. 'Impres-
sions Of Italy The pianist was Nine.
Antionette Szumowska, wife Of Josef
Adamowski, one OF the 'cellists OF the
orchestra. Josef Adamowsd IL a brother
OF Timothee Adamowski, one Of the solo
violinists OF the organization. She IL also
a pupil Of Mr. Paderswsld. Somehow or
other all these connections suggest . sort
OF Polish family party. but that, Of course.
like the flowers that bloom In the spring,
tra-la, has nothing to do with the case.
II was pleasing programme. with .
suitable distribution Of merriment and
melancholy. 1t was good 10 hear once
again that extraordinary creation Of the
embryonic Wagner. made At q time when
his brain was seething with the IA ncies
later to become world thoughts. The
whole work reeks with the thong hts Of
Tristan und Isolde flung wild among
the early fancies Of Der Fliegende Hollan-
der. Al times one can even hear the.
Yet the thing is q beautiful tone-poem
filled full Of human feeling and painted in
the most realistic tints OF the orchestral
palette. The Boston gentlemen played
1t with their customary finish, with military
genety Of tone. Il was highly polished
Performances little too highly polished,
perhaps. A little more rldeness would
have been welcome. for there were places
whore the elemental human In the hearer
brasses and less care for smoothness OF
tone in the strings. But Boston is a city
OF culture. and we must have refinement
even tho ugh the heavens are falling,
The Tschaikowsky orchestral condensa..
70 hear. IT is Joy 10 hear the song. Of
Romeo Of the wind-swept steppes with .
cong q Little Rusaia on bis lips and Cos
saok Juliet With dream Of old mother
Might not the houses Of Montague and
Capulet have dwelt near the banks Of the
Nevaf II 10 most intense and introspec-
tive. yet pictorial music, that the great
Russian master left US. and We revel in its
sombre tragedy because after all We can
find the fifth act Of Shakespeare's play
in the heart OF II. The gentlemen from
Boston began Il mildly enough, but they
touched the hesrtstrings with the finale
the harp s!'ins"; too, with that middle die
picturesque harp part admirably.
The Carpenter suite, oil habitual con-
cert-goers, remember. since the days when
lamcnted Anton s. i'd Uade IL known 10 Us.
A charming. serial, sk,tchy. exquisitely
orchestrated. slim and graceful compost
ton IL Is. and suited perfectly TO the ex-
quisite style Of the Boeton symphony Or
chestra. 1t WAS played perfe city. As for
the soloist, she WAS painfully nervous and
she dropps d not a few notes, yet she played
the Saint -SAens music with great brightness
and crispbess Of touch and with the dainti-
est possible feeling for It's rhythms. She
was most happy IN the closir q par Of The
scherzo. The audirnoe was de lighted with
her and sppla uded her with great warmth.