New-York tribune., 1903-06-14

philharmonic Society next season that conductor
~ill be Felix weingartner OF course TINS set
che musical gossips speculatins ana lhNeh'iiAs
here and abroad and the result has been a ruihoi
That the next Philharmonic conductor is to be an en-
Tire quartet his being Weingarthef-
liottl- Wood II is pretty story. As II STANDS Dut
contains elements Of improbabilltF- 80 iai %
Henry Wood Of London, is concerned IL may pe
Raid without disrespect him, that to bring hirn 10
Eew-york 70 stand once twice or all the season ue
fore the Philharmonic Society would be to aeleal 'he
purpose which Mr.. z. Francis HYDE is pursuing Al
f,ra,e and for which the election Of director was
sost5cned till September. Mr.. Wood is capaDie con-
suctor and has made success, artistlcally as wen
Is financially Of his popular concerts, but ne cano'
be made TO appeal to the popular fancy as 'ie
haord,uary material for which secret mission Is
ts work abroad. If he is TO be a mere stop-eap ne
b not necessary, and Mr. Carnegie VINO mas oee"
boked upon foolshly as merely the patron OF MI
kalter Damrosch would doubtless wonder why
ha had heen asked to give 5000 to the society 10
keip carly out its plans. The coming Oh MOI
ls supposed 10 be conditioned on his engagement a.
she Metropolitan Opera House. q propoSluoh Will
pverlocks the difference between a cohouctor nm
Ao-+l cumming 70 London for weeks TO conduct
nj coveut Garden and coming to New-York 1eir
Mott is true his position at Carlsrnhe' ao No.
Ekely 20 resign it either temporarily or perihaehs
10 ocu,e 70 Nex-YorlI for season besioeS' IL inc
ea6 been any prospect Of Herr MOTIFS enlargement
k,v Mr. Corrie6 il IS ten to that il was ruined
by MT ConTied's proposition to perform farsiia-
Rerr Mottl is only faithful TO the memory %
shat pyhen he withdrew his name from lhe NdeieI
monument committee and letter to the puohc
.ryess in which he said: NO matter how often IN
sffe we are compelled to make compromises anu
concessions, there is get one thing IN "hlch we
must be ste7nly serious, namely. in the ioVe, re-
s,.,+ .ns gratitude toward our great ones. These
Feelings purpose TO bring all my life long to the
altar whose flame kindled hy the spirit OF tiie
xnxkrer 20 the Festival Play House IN baEreu'h'
fhe great inimitable monument which the Only One
sor lNraf
ruters such protest against the project OF per
Corning excerpts from ParsifsF In concert ioliiI
su Berlin, and who signed the protest against the
recent concert performance in Amsterdam. is not
sikeJv to slly himself with manager who oe-
r,sres that Wagner-s wishes and the protests OF
,bis family 10 the contrary. he intends TO be the
FIRST man TO break through the law and uadition
(which preserves .Parsifal' sacred te Bayreuth
Pm, rerhsps the fund which Mr.. Carnegie has
headed is large enough to enable the philharmonic
Eociety to indulge in the luxury. dear TO 1ts Loi-
don raTnesake of engaging different conductor
FOR each concert tive That might give pausi-
a,i1tv 10 q visit from Felix Weingartner. as well
ss one from Infelix Mottl- though it would make
she expense account Of the society swell to alarm
snr proportions without a guarantee Of a cor
ssespondir.g increase receipts Such an expert
sment would be interesting especially If hlcharo
Strauss should enter the lists. That Herr Strauss
Is coming is good assured. de has mace d
prontract with Hermann Hans Wetzler to conouct
serts next season. What the nature Of the con-
e.ract IS has not been dvulged. but the minds OF
ahe inguisitve left free TO speculate on ule
Likelihood Of tile Philharmonic socictys rival lend
tng or selling his 20 the opposition shop. II
would also interesting 20 note what erect the
bringing of new conductors would have on tie or
Uhestral players Of the city. Mr. Wezlers desire Ior
,nore than the ordinary number OF rehearsas last
season has had results which are going 10 De
fhurdensome to the Philharmonic Soclety along
all f1er con~a lf-pr
"a high standard of performance. The coming OF
hstrangers conduct, especially OF strangers ac~
eustoIned to holding rehearsals three hours every
kday if they feel disposed. VIII cost the fhll-
Harmonic Society at least 500 for each rehearsal
rover the stipulated three for each concert Say
t1here are of these extra rehearsas. only two.
land that only fifty musicians are hired. and the
.active members of the society make no demands
l1t viii follow that the resolution adopted by the
Musical Union as the result of Mr.. Wetzler's zeal
will cost the Philharmonic Society SS20 more than
usual next season. This with the cost Of four or
five star conductors. will look alluring to the
,nen who preferred TO sacrifice an endowment OF
See00o 2 .ear rather than make the changes in
.her plan CT operations demanded by the con-
tributors the endowment fund-among whom
were both Mr.. HYDE and Mr. Carnegie
But p truce to oonjectures and arguments; there
g. metal attractive in the projected visit Of
Richard Strauss. Here are some facts about him
Kathesed from an article and an interview printed
by The Musical Times" II London a few months
sgo:
Richard ieorr Strauss was bern at Munich. Iane
u, 1864 His father, Herr Franz Strauss (born Feb
4:a Al Munich and ore Of the finest horn players
ia Europe He has written number of studies
Had other compositions for his instrument, but ".
sdds his soa. he could Play most Of the insru-
senior. came under the influence of the Wagner
IN occasion, after he had most exquisitely per
sorlped tae first horn part in one OF Msgner IS s
sancy after all, Strauss, you cannot be such an
snti-W" gnerian as ..sey make out seeing that you
flay my music so beautifully. What has that
slsyer. Master Richard received his first lessons
<t the age OF four and one-haf years from his
brewer of that At later period he took
further pianoforte lessons ot Herr August Tombo.
haTplst and received instruction IN violin playing
from Herr BenEo Walter.
In regard the formative period Of his life Herr
streuss gives US some interesting information.
Ny father" he says. kept very strictly TO
che old masters. in whose compositions I had a
thorough grounding. You cannot appreciate Wag
neT and the moderns unless YOU pass through this
yrounding in the classics On this point the COM
poser OF Fin Heldenleben" speaks with unrnista
able emphasis Young composers he adds
bring voluminous manuscripts for my opn-
son on their productions In looking at them find
that they generally want begin where Wagner
.zeft off. I say all such Ny good young man.
60 hcne and study the works of Bach the sym
phonies Of Haydn of Mozart, OF Beethoven and
when you have mastered these works come 10
he again.
When Herr Strauss comes he viii doubtless be
accompanied by his wife, who used to be a ORA
matte singer but since her marriage TO the COM
poser has devoted herself in public chiefly sing
ing his songs. When Strauss produced his opera
-7Guntranl' weimar May u. 1894, the part
Of the heroine performed By Fraulein Pauline
&c Alma, the daughter Of d Baverian general