New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
MUSICAL NOTES.
Symphonies by Tschaikorcsky and
MdhIer-The Weekly Calendar.

MahIer-The Weekly Calendar.
sunoay-carnegie Hall, p. n. concert Of the
New-York Symphony Orchestra; Malestlo
Theatre. e:15 p. m. concert by victor her-
bert and his orchestra
Neutrality-suspicious. Theatre, 7:15 p, m. per.
formance of Wagner's .Parsifai" In En a
(alsc ali the week. with morning perform
ances beginning at IL o'clock on wednesday
and Saturday,.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hail. p m. recital OF
pianoforte music by Vladimir de Pachmann.
Observation-Disclosures Hail. p. m. song re-
cital by David Bispham; Manhattan The
atre, 2 p, m. lecture and concert OF archaic
Thursday-Carnegie Hail. 3:15 p. m, song re-
cital by Nine. Gadski; MendeIssohn Hail.
s;15 p. m. concert by Miss Carrie Bridewell
Fridsy-Carnesie Hail. 2:30 D. m. first public
rehearsal OF the Philharmonic Society.
saturday-Carnegie Hail, 3 D m. song recital
by Mime. Maroella seinbrich: Sis .. m, FIRST
concert OF the Philharmonic Society.
The first public rehearsal and concert Of the
Philharmonic Society will be given at Carnegie
Hall on Friday afternoon and Saturday evening
Of this week Gustav F. Kogel. the former di-
rector Of the Museum Concerts at Frankfort
on-the Main. Will be the conductor. Mr.. kogel
made his first appearance here last season.
when he conducted the orchestra of the Phil
harmonic Society two different occasions.
The programme for the first pair OF concerts
will begin with Anton Dvorak's overture, HUI
eitzka." which VIII be played in memory of the
composer. who was honorary member OF the
Philharmonic Society. The other orchestral
numbers Will include Mr.. Kogels own arrange
nlent OF Handel's Concerto Crosse in D major
and Tschaikowsy's Symphony in F minor. Mr..
Kogel has supplied the Handel concerto with
tempo and expression marks filed out the har
r7lony voices so as to obtain greater sorority.
and for rec sons that obvious, reversed the
order OF the last two movements an allegro and
rninuet. The solo performer at the first public
rehearsal and concert win be Josef Holman.
who Will play Beethoven's panoforte- concerto
IN G major.
The biography Of Tschaikowsky. written by
his brother, Modest, which has Just been con-
GUIDED. makes an interesting contribution to our
knowledge of the composers fourth symphony.
II is not a work here. but 1t will be listened
10 with new interest, in view Of Tschaikowsky's
analysis OF its contents. This analysis made
in q letter to Nine Won Neck. wealthy widow.
with whom he not even personally ac-
Quainted, but who gave him a pension Of 5000
marks year from 1877 till year or two be-
fore his death. During this period he main
tanned a correspondence with her, and natural
" enough communicated much 10 her that he
did not care TO make known to the world. The
symphony is inscribed ITO my best friend" and
the letters to Nine. Meek plainly indicate
that she is the person meant. The first sketches
were finished in May. 1877, and Tschaikowsky
began the work of Instrumentation in August,
concluding It IN December. It performed
for the first time February 10. 1878. in Mos
cow, under the direction OF Nicholas Rubin
stein, brother of the great Anton. Writing
week later 10 Mime. Neck. Tschaikowsky
said:
You ask me whether, while composing this
symphony, any definite programme was in my
mind. Such questions generally answer in the
negative. Indeed it IS difficult TO answer them.
How is II possible TO repeat those intermediate
feelings which I'LL ones soul during the compost
ton OF a work which has no title2 1t is
purely lyric process. It is a confession Of the
gathered itself, which now flows out like the
thoughts of a poet in his verses. The only diff
ference lies in this. that music has incompara-
bly, richer means ard is more subtle Ian
guage for the expression Of the thousandfold
moods of the soul. Generally the kernel OF the
coming work appears suddenly unexpectedly.
II this kernel falls upon fruitful soil-that is, ii
the love Of work is PRESENT. takes root with
inconceivable rapidly springs out of the
ground, throws out branches, leaves, and finally
blossoms. / cannot describe the creative process
otherwise than by this sinlile The greatest diff
hculty lies IN having the kernel appear under
favorable condtions-the rest comes of its own
accord. But I wandering. For our
rymphony there is a programme-that is 1t is
possible TO express it's contents IN words, and
= will give you. but you alone, the significance of
the entire work, well its different por-
tions. OF course. I do this only on broad
and general lines.
The introduction is the kernel Of the entire
symphony: