New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-24

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pursuing his weary lips for Hero's cheek and snil-
ing against her Emies until he sinks ana
Up bubbles all his a1norOus breath
Right nobly too. did Schiller hymn the lovers,
and two centuries OF opera composers-Italian, Ger
man, French. English and Polish-have sought to
weave their pitiful story into lyric drama The
last effort that Of Signor Mancinen. erstwhile
conductor at the Metropolitan Opera House. IN
New-York.
Mr.. Herbert's symphonic poem Is frank piece
OF programme music which aims to give musical
deneation to the scenes and incidents OF the pa
thetic story. as well the emotions Of the ac-
tors and agencies which bring about the catas-
trophe. 1t begins CJolto TRANQUILITY with what Is
designed to be at once depletion OF externals and
a delineation OF moods. The Helespont smiles in
the moonlight with smile Numerous" and we
may imagine Hero gazing expectanty across It's
shimmering surface. The device Of an organ point
is employed. and three solo violins Intervene their
voices the divided body Of strings. An oboe
sings (Semplico) Of the wrapt gaze Of Hero, ana
clarinet breathes out her love. Meanwhile there are
ominous mutterings of a meodic symbol OF Fate
and there enters the melody Of Leander' hueu
with eagerness by its propulsve triplets, and hav-
ing its full proclamation by the violins violon-
celos and the woodward choir (Allegro con fuoco)
There is a suggestion of the hux and rehux OF
the water In the accompaniment as the themes
associated with Hero are reiterated. and a love-
which follows the meeting. is presaged. pause
preCeQeS
is sung first by oboe and English horn ana re-
peated more and more passonately as the sweet
pair exchange their protestations (violas and
v1olcnceIos on the one hand. vions on the other).
Into the climax the ecstatc utterances the Fate
theme hurls its threatening voice. foretelling the
woful end Of the lovers happiness, which Is not
delineated, however until the next sectional storm
seene-is reached. In this (Alegro moderately the
themes Of Fate LeGnder and Love are blended
with a musical picture OF the warning elements
bofD
din which dies away toward the close, and permits
the exhausted swimmer audibly to exhale his last
sigh IN a reminiscence OF the Love melody-Leander
dying as Tristan dies. IN Wagners Love tragedy.
with the OF his mistress on bis Nps-"Up
bubbles all his amorous breath" The orchestra
sings its mournful threnody CAndante expTessivo),
and at the last cones the apotheosis Gun POGO
animato), the celebration Of the sweet passion or
the lovers the bliss OF their union. supermposed
on the sinister comment OF the symbol Of Fate.
Alfred Reisenauer will be the soloist and no will
make his first appearance IN this country ct the
| nth rehearsal and concert OF the philharmonic
Society next Friday and Saturday He will play
| LISTS concerto for the pianoforte in A major
Relsenauer was born at Leipsic IN 1868 lie stuoled
| at the Leipsio Conservatory, and also with Liszt
| eft Welmar HIS reputation IS well known 10 All
| American musicians many OF whom have heard
| him play either IN England or on the continent
| Probably no pianist plays regularly at as many
| concerts each season as does Reisenauer' nus
| average for many years had been very high ana he
! had appeared IN every musical centre OF Europe
| In 1894 he gave his five hundredth concert IN Rus
| STA and the occasion was celebrated with a Iarso
| musical festival Since that time Reisenauer mas
/ given an additional hundred concerts or
| total Of seven hundred, in the land or the Car
! which Is undoubtedly, the record for Russia his
home at Leipsic IS filed with mementos or IAszt
! whose music he plays often and with great dis
tinction Reisenauer. however, is not Liszt
specialist. although he IS said 10 be the greatest
| exponent OF that masters works. He plays the
! conpositions Of Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin
with equal ability; in fact It IS hard to say in what
! style Of music he appears to best advantage as
! his repertory includes everything IN the classic
literature OF the piano. He was the soloist at the
Beethoven festival IN London last summer. Unoer
the direction Of Felix Weingartner he played the
| Beethoven concertos and the piano part in the
/ Choral symphony
Felix Welngartner who Will conduct the sixth
/ rehearsal and concert OF the Philharmonic So
ciety will sail for New York the Kronprinz
| Wilhelm Tuesday January &C.
Twenty festival performances Of Richard Wag-
ners works viii take place this year at the Prtnz-
/ regenten Theater at Munich from August II to
September II, including the following works; Der
| Ring des Nibeungen," Tristan und Isolde Der
! FHegende HoIlander' and die Meistersinger Won
Nirnberg" Besides these there will be ten festival
| performances Of Mozarts operas, The Magic
! Flute" "Figaro's Wedding" The Eopement from
| the Serial" Don Giovanni and "Cosi fan lutte
/ at the Royal ResiGenz Theater and Royal Court
and National Theatre from August TO IL The
entire STAFF OF the Munich Royal Opera and many
celebrated foreign artists will participate In the
performances. Royal Intendant Professor Won
| Possart IS the general manager, while Royal
General Music Director Felix Mottl. Professor
Arthur Nikisch and Hofkapellmester Franz
| Fischer VIII conduct
The programme follows Of the fourth Sunday
sronbonv concert Of the second series given by the
! New-York Symphony Orchestra Walter Damrosch.
| conductor. In Carnegie Hall, this afternoon. at
$3.50 o'clock. Next Sundays concert has been post
! poped.
Symphony "A Rustic Wedding Karl GoldmarS
Concerto for piano and orchestra. schumann
Miss Adele Aus der ohe.
AT 0TTaased by Dr.. Leopold Damro'chj -,
GaVo''s IArranred by J. Bachrichj
Selections from "Heary WIZ saint-saens
On the Auguste Victoria. which is due hero to-
! morrow. Nine. Schumann-H eink. Miss Josephine
| Hartmann, pianist and Alfred Reisenauer. the
| German piano virtuoso. expected. Nine. Schu-
Heink to be heard in this city for the first
time this winter in Carnegie Hall on Friday after
| noon February 5, alter which she will go on an
| extended concert tour, embracing the principal
| cities Of the East, Middle West. Pacific Coast
| Northwest, Manitoba and Texas She is to be &C
companied by Miss Josephine Hartmann. young
| American pianist. who received her early education
IN this country after which she entered DR.. Hoch's
| conservatory in Frankfort. She is the winner OF
! one Of the Mendelssohn prizes in Berlin. Last
| snrinr she made a tour with Nine. Schumann-
Heink in this country. and this fall was again
| heard with her on her tour Of Europe Miss Hart
mann will be heard in solos, well as playing the
accomplishments.
The Kneisel Quartet to give their nfth cham
her music concert in Mendelssohn Hall on Tuesday
evening. February 2 F. Busoni. the pianist will