New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-13
NJ USlC.
4 Concert of old Music.

rrbe first CT Mr.. Sam Frauko's Concerts OF Old
,s,c FOR this his fourth season. which took placa
= ,he New Lyceum Theatre yes Jerday. was beset
t,b difficulties which seemed 90 threaten shin
,rack for a while. but out or which it emerged
.-sr,.phant IL the end. by reason Of the charm in
one music Itself and the artistic skill OF Mr.
,y~srkos solo helper. the riolonceuist Pablo
osssls. The opening number OF the programme
"a, Bsch's first BranGen5urg concerto which cor
,slns parts for three horns in the solo band Che
.ocatled "Co-certino" in the old concerto r-roeso
,o-n) The MGrETaye Of Braudenburg for whom,
bach wrote his six concert grossi. must nave had
sirtuosi OF extraordinary skill in his band or
,bere was a difference between the horns Of his
s.v and ours which made their n1anipulatio7
easier IS hat il may, Mr.. Frankie could find
o,ly one horn player in the city With whom 81
Was safe 10 intrUst the part for the first horn
and he n member Of the Metropolitan Opera
House Orchestra, whose duties called him to
Philadelphia yesterday The horn player agreed to
sollov his fellows later train and to accom-
,nodats him he concerto was PLAYED first on the
programme. " hen the concert hour arrived how
ever the horn player was not on hand and to save
tine M FRANKIE began the Mozart symphony in
G minor "a small one composed In I770 which
he had placed at the end OF the programme
The horn player arrived before he finished
the first movement. and in order to enable
hin 10 reach Philadelphia IN time II bersrnA
NECESSARY 10 Interrupt the progress OF tha s,.-,,
phony and recur . the printed plan Il youlS
have been an annoying contremps had 81 po+ hano
helped out hy The reflection that IN a way II on
BANGED The historical versimiiitude Of The meeting
for IL Mozart's day it vas no uncommon thing for
lie movements OF a symphony TO he separated by
solos and other unrelated pieces OF music After
abe BraEGenburs concerto had been PLAYED and thu
tsr5y horr!st had departed there came p de1ish.fl
performance 10y Mr.. Cassls OF the ytoloncello con-
certo IN D by Haydn, two old dances "a savotte b,
L-,.y ard 3 pavsne by an unknown composer OF
TIE sixteenth century, which lifted both performers
snd listeners into an aIniab,e mood. and thereupon
the symphony was brought 10 p conclusion II
proved 10 be a gracious Ittle work. with 4 fire
show g strength IN the finale but with not enough
o: that spirit Of unity which came into the SYM
pEoai3 Town with EeethoveG to De seriously MARIE.
b. lie violent and unprecedented disneuber,
tne-t.
Mr. Casals vo2 lovely triumph with the Haydn
concerto which benefited Iarzerv from It's nrrro-
pirate associations small concert room and Z
small accompanying band. The compostlo1 has
been heard here unCer moro ambitious l.rcurn-
stances, but II never brought !s message u beauty
home 10 tie hearts OF its listeners H. the degree
taat it did yesterday. The Spanish yl-tu-so was
member Of Nine Nevads's concert company on
Ter last visit to America. bur d5 not have "a hear
ing IN New-IoGk lie plays with elegance and i'm
eeoa5le taste and attested his sound musiciarship
> second tine when. being enthusiastically re
called sitter tho concerto. he PLAYED movement
ron tie third OF Bach's yioloncelo suites Instead
Uf AZ ordinary show piece. il vas sound and
fesE'tfp! cello playing. musicanly from a
20 L. New-Eork viii be glad OF bet
ter acquaintance with Nj. Casals The com
position set down on the programme as q
Pavare by unknown composer proved 10
te a set Of variations BY Wekerlin on a dance
which has been preserved in Thoiret Ar
heaus "OTchesographie." n treatise on the dance
published in 1888. The author was n priest whose
zeal name was Jean Tabourot. and his work IS
one Of great rarity and interest The melody
utilized by Wekerl!E IS given IN harmonic set
ling FOR four voices. 10y Arbeau with an accom-
le-inent on a drum ,tamoourln). The first
ftanza or the song Uhere was much vocal dance
music In the sixteenth century, runs follows:
Belle gui vie,
captive cans yeuN:
Gus asia
Dun soulzrtz ErGrieuL-
N.ens tost secoIgsr,
on <audTa MOURN
The dance executed and the music sung
81 lecture on Shakespeare's songs and dances
N the Carnegie Lyceum and before the Thursday
CLUB at Sherry's a few years ago.