New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18

tain excerpts from the and orstcrios OF the
eighteenth century. with examples Of symphonic
music by Haydn and Mozart The third concert
Will be devoted TO the great master Of the classical
period. Beethoven end to the German Lied as
created by Schubert The romantcists, Schumann-
Berlioz LAszt and Mendelssohn, VIII occupy the
fourth; the modern symphonies, Brahms. Saint
Saens. Tschatkowslzy and Dvoral. the fifth and
excerpts from the operas OF Verdi and Wagner viii
conclude the series
Mr.. Couried makes official announcement that the
first five performances Of Wagners ''Parsifal viii
take place ar the Metropolitan Opera House on
successive Thursdays, beginning December "a.
The performances VIII begin at 8 o'clock p. m. and
there will be intermission OF about an hour and
three-quarters after the first act special prices
will be charged at these performances for boxes
and seats in the orchestra, orchestra circle and
dress circle But wishing to assure the usual pa
OF the less expensive portions Of the house an
opportunity OF hearing Parsifal,' thus runs the
announcement, the management has decided not
TO raise the prices OF seats in the balcony and
family circle" The prices follows: Grand
boxes six seats s75 stan boxes, FIVE seats, $40:
stall boxes, four seats, $50 and s35; orchestra and
orchestra circle chairs $50; dress circle chairs IS;
balcony chairs, first second and third rows g so;
other rows, g; family circle first second and third
rows s. 80; other rows. 81 Subscribers for the
regular season Of opera win have the privilege OF
retaining their seats in che orchestra and orches-
circle the reduced price OF 81 IN the dress
circle G 81. and IN the balcony and family circle
a. regular prices The sale Of seats TO the general
public viii begin November T. The cast is
announced es follows, the management resorving
the right in Of need" TO substitute ARTISTS Of
equal ability for
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A correspondent writes from Burlington, VT.
under date Of last Monday: The fourth Vermont
musical festival Of five concerts and three public
rehearsals closed here Saturday night. The
artistic results were better than the financial
There adequate place in the city hold festl-
walls In and many people refused TO 90 to the
College Gymnasium the hill. where the concerts
were given Faust, as an OTatorio, opened the
! series. Nevinss Quest was also given The
so!oists included Blspham and Homer. There was
a good chorus Of three hundred and a very compe-
tent orchestra Of forty. with Kraft OF the Boston
! Symphony, as FIRST violin, and Kronold as first
'cellst. II gave adequate performances of such
works the Tannhauser overture, the .Danse
Macahre' and the 1872 overture William r
/ Chapman and l. 3. Cain. the chorusmaster, con-
Quoted Great credit is due TO President Frederick
/ A. Richardson and the members Of the Festival
/ Association"
As the music lovers OF New-York are aware the
Knesel Quartet Is entering upon the FIRST season
In which fits members Will devote themselves ex-
ciusiveiy to quartet playing. The New-Kork sea-
son bids lair to be the most prosperous in the
career Of the organization. There has been GEN
eral renewal Of subscriptions the part o. old
subscribers and already large demand on the
part OF The quartets season will close
somewhat earlier than IN previous years. because
OF its projected European tour. It viii give con-
certs IA London and the larger provincial English
cities. series OF ten In Holland. and viii appear
in Norway and probably in Rome. and at some OF
TIL German music festivals The personnel of
the quartet remains the same last year
Franz Kneisel J. Theodorowfcz. Louis Svecensld
and Alvin Schroeder. The quartet is TO have the
assistance OF the following sooists at the series of
concerts TO be given in Mendessohn Hall during the
winter, beginning November s. Miss Susan Met
cafe, soprano; Bauer, Buson Gerhard. Won Inten.
and Harold Randolph, pianists, and Mr. LoefHer,
vionist. The regular subscription sale Of tickets
for the Kneisel concerts viii open Monday
morning at Ditson's music store.
Nine sembrich sailed from Cherbourg on the
North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse last Wednesday and is expected to ar
rive here next Tuesday. Before beginning her op-
cratic labors she viii give series OF song recitas
IN the West, starting for Chicago almost irrme-
dlately on her arrival here. She viii also give re-
otals in Carnegie Hall ION November 10 and the
Symphony Hall Boston.
Robert Grau has determined to give an additional
Patti matinee the afternoon Of November q in
Carnegie Hall.
A new concert hall will be dedicated IN Boston
next Tuesday evening II Is called Jordan Hall,
and is tho larger auditorium in the new building OF
the New-Engand Conservatory OF Music at Hunt
ington-sve. and Gainsborough-st. Mr.. Henry Hig-
ginson win deliver address and the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra, Wallace Goodrich and Nine. Szu-
mOwska viii provide tho music under the direction
| OF Mr.. Gericke. The programme embraces Bachs
Prelude and Fugue IN 6 major, for the organ;
George ". ChAdwick's overture. ''Melpomene'';
sehumann's panoforte concerto and Beethovens
'Eroica" symphony.
Miss Amy Bussart, who has sung at concerts Of
tho Pfttsburg Orchestra. win give song recital IA
Mendelssohn Hal on November r.
David Names, who spent the summer IN Europe
81 study and research Is returned bringing novel;
for his quartet concerts. the first of which will
be given In Mendelssobn Hall on Decc-bcl I
Tbe pannrsuthsx quartet Saapppcss Its slSh. :