New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
MUSICAL NOTES.
The Philharmonic ConductorS-Of-
fetal "Parsifal" announcement.

Since the announcement Of the plans OF The Phil
harmonic Society for the approaching season was
made curiosity and interest have extremely
keen. The experiment OF placing each concert In
the hands Of a different conductor Is new here
and indeed has been tried only IN London. on the
scale projected by the Philharmonic Society. Even
here however. the parallel fails for IN the case OF
the In glssh institution the purpose moro 70
awaken curiosity n the personality OF each visitor
than secure excellent performances The men
put on exhibition were composers who gave per-
formances OF their own works. In the case OF the
Philharmonic conductors this foature. not wholly
absent viii be subordinated 20 the primary one
OF discovering the Individual merits Of the men
conductors Strauss Will Of course. conduct some
Of his own music; viii Weingartner and Victor
Herbert Colonne and Safonof, however, VIII
make the national SCH OILS OF France and Russia
the characteristic element Of their schemes, the
former bringing forward tfs FANTASTIC sym
phony by Berlioz as q contribution 20 the cen
teaanial festivities which have occupied vide atten-
zion IN Europe during the summer.
OF weingartner ana Strauss much has appeared
IN The Tribune n the courss Of the 81 season.
and Victor Herbert has zen 50 persistenLy and
perxasively before New-ToTkers for fifteen years
that nothing need Re said Of him now. Kogel
whose career rs q cor 7uctoT sketched n this
place last Sunday might be suspected OF having
an eye looking to permanent residence n the
United States. 70 judge hy recent events sinful
taneo1sly with the announcement Il his resigna-
ton as conductor OF The Museum concerts in
Frankfort concerts almost Identical IN character
and organization with the Philharmonic concerts
,n New-Yo-Io there came information that he had
accepted another post director II German
concert institution This announcement called out
letter from him n which he stated that the en-
gxrenent IN question had not been consu1nnated
and would be held In allegiance until his return
from America whittier no was going 70 fulfn al
,rnno-tart engagement with tho New-Hork Phil
harmonic Society. Kogel STANDS high IN the est-
nation Of European critics as con6 tor and n1s-
cal scholar and II he were % remain on this side
10 the water America would be the richer. Nj.
Henry 7 Woods concerts IN the Queens bar,
r,ondon. have for two yeas PAST been looked upon
as the most significant orchestral affairs OF regl-
lar recurrence IN ths British metropolis. Aieer
playing at one o. them n year ago, Miss Maud
Powell wrote 70 a friend IN New-Eorl1; the au-
oierces are remarkable. The whole hoor IS paci-eo
with men and women. standing. 4 more preatA-
less silence or a more hearty enthusiasm c'ola
not be found OF course the people IA the galleries.
are seated but fl is the crowd standing through
two or three hours Of music that au1azes me ana
the shouting OF braves and the waving or hats are
inexploaiae IN this dull apachctic. conoertrlooen
town Il really looks n WOODS work we're pe-
ginning 10 tell"