New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

49, 12ortcn win be the youthful SteThaho anu
Aeiss Rauerrneister viii be The nurse i0"
N-.,-,l ,r,u arpear here for the first tine as
ro-,oo 20 the Frere Laurent Of Pol FlanSoh
-, ,-s,,lo+ OF Journet the Tybalt Of MI. bars
~, ,ro~cu+io Of Mr.. Begut. the Duke OF Nj.
,rUr1r,s,r and the Gregorio OF MI DufI1che.
r. .ba second time this season Felix Motu
an at as conductor OF a French opera Nine.
Aelr.e viii arpear in her third character lha1 %
Elsa N the popular Saturday evening PERFORM
-,., ~ Il oheuerin" Miss Edyth Walker VIII
be the ortrud and Mr.. Kraus VIII asal" s-'s
robenrrin. Conductor: Alfred Hertz
Monday evening Calve VIII appear IA ''e
prison scene Of "Afehstofele" and IN Oa'a--
leria." and Miss Fr0ich IN "CoppeAa'
"wednesday Nine Aclzte VIII appear In
nc. ,,,tb T,lancon as Nephisto. and on
Thursday win be given the last performance OF
.r,.-sffal.. with the Monday cast. AT the satur-
asv matinee Nine sembrich Win sing The
Magic Flute" In Italian.
The programme OF to-nights concert III '"e
,fetropolitau Opera House win be entirely com
r.,ss5 Of selections from the works OF hichaFd
Wagner II viii be given under the CONDUCTOR
shin o. Alfred Hertz and with the assistance
% seven well known singers in the Metropol1ah
Opera company, Mines. Gadsd. Fremstad and
. Jacohy and Messrs Kraus Goritz. hloepier ana
M Re,ss The orchestral numbers VIII be the In
VI production 10 the third act Of DIE Melster-
singer" the overture 10 ''Rieuzi" and Sieg-
fries's Rhine Journey from "G0tterdammerung."
The vocal selections viii consist OF Pogner's Ad-
dress from .7)ie Afeistersingcr." sung by Mr.
Eyloerfer. duet from "The Flying DutchTran.
sung by Mime. Gadsld and Mr.. Goritz; scene
and duo from Die Malkure. by Miss Prem
stad and Mr. Kraus. and a quintet from Die DE
Meistersinger" interpreted by Mines Gadsi and
Jaooby ard Messrs Kraus. GoTitz ana Reiss-
We have two exemplars OF the highest type
OF pianoforte playing with us just now, and
both. having already Yfon the admiration Of the
critical in orchestral concert and solo recitals,
win b. heard again - Tccitals this week Fer
ruccio Busoni on Thursday afternoon and Al
fred Reisenau-r on Saturday. OF both praise has
been spoken in the columns OF this journal,
though circumstances prevented detailed dis
cusson OF Mr. Busonis recital a week ago.
Throughout the list Of pieces played he disclosed
the fact that broad and firm substratum Of
musicianship undcrlies his virtUosity, its finest
exemplidcaton. perhaps being in the tran
scription OF a t0ccata, adaggio and fugue by
Bach originally written fer the organ. Mr..
Busoni might not think X Gattery 10 be called
3 specialist. but SO far as lie is one it is in the
vast and veTdant field Of EaCh's music, 10 which
he has given devoted attention for a dozen wears.
In his transcription OF the pieces mentioned he
followed IN the fOotsters OF Liszt, who IN 1872
made transcriptlOus Of six Of Bach's organ
preludes and fugues. Though he included them
in his concert rcpertory ne looked upon them as
an experiment and kept them in his portfolio
for ten years before giving them 20 print. Liszts
aim was 20 reproduce the entire polyphonic
fabric concern FOR two manuals and a pedal
keyboard in "a uian0fOrte score Tor two hands.
The result a set OF virtuoso pieces call
ing for extraordinary finger techuic besides
enlisting the highest quality OF musicianship.
ar. Busoni has Done similar work with equal
brllliancy, ano his performance OF the transcript
ton iE astounding, not only FOR its clarity and
strength, but for It's varied color, suggestive n
organ registration. Equally virile, crisp and
lucid Is his Performance % the variations by
Brahms on a theme by Paganini. which were on
the scheme OF his first recital. Mr. Busoui is a
NlItooso OF anlazinE rIlsll'nenjs ana a
manly musician besides. 10 whom as wc have
already said, al anectation is auathcma.
Alr. Busoni viii play the following. programme
next Thursday afternoon at Carnegie Hau:
vs-issi0n on ''vveinen Illageu 7ach1.irzt
Eess!s, ? est minor. chopin
Hungarian rhaDsodies noe 10 and -I-zt
The Church Choral Society. which. after use
eul career. became soInnolent some years ago.
and has now been reviveI-by Mr. Richard Henry
Warren, Its conductor VII give the first two OF
This seasons services az ST. Thomas's Church
rext wednesday afternoon and Thursda 3 even
ing. The list OF pieces is appropriately Lenten IN
character. There Win be solo singers an or
chestra- an ample choir and the organ. gyae-
ner's Good Friday Charm" from ''Pars.fal Q"
VII serve as the instrumental introit Con-
Eregauon, choir, orchestra and organ VIII then
Unite In a performance OF the Passion cho-ale
20 sacred Head now wounded" after which
fhe sacred cantata, The Atonement" by r.
Noleridge Taylor. win be performed for the first
tine IN America, The solo parts IN the hands OF
Airs. Theodore Toedt Miss Margaret Fry. Miss
Bessie Tudor Mrs II. H. Warren kelley Cole
and Arthur Philips AR Warren VIII rC,s1s~f
VIII G. Macfarlane win play the organ. and the
choir q 80 men and women VIII be assisted ~
VIE boy choristers Of ST. Thonas's Church THE
I,estlude VII be Bach's Fugue IN 4 minor ar
EanEed Tor orchestra and organ.
A note on the new composition 20 be brought
FORWARD on this occasion seems 70 be IN order
The Atonement." which has the dimensions
c0ntents and style OF modern oratorio though
cenominated q sacred oantata" by tbs corn
poser was composed for the Hereford GARLAND,
FESTIVAL OF 1903, where Il had it's FIRST production
last September. its subject is the larres. 80
has ever addressed itself 10 the human frnaatna
fion-namely, the Passion and Death OF Christ
Unlike hts many predecessors. Mr. Taylor has
mot confined himself 90 the scrlptursl text bu,
esa SCI book written for him by 1Iiss Alics