New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03

Frdsy-NsIT 90 "a ll,ernoori. csrnegie Hall
N m. public rehearsal Of the Philharmonic
Sender musie by The Peoples symphony AUX
iliaTy Club Vest End Theatre SIS p. m, En-
ssturdaycarnege Han S;l5 P m concert Of the
symptoms concert: Metropolitan opera House,
p m. Tristan und Isolde p. m. "RIgo-
opera. ''Tosca." afternoon. "Lohcngrin.'
Wagner win have a large place on the pro-
sranmes for the seventh week Of grand opera at
the Metropolitan Opera House. He VIII be repre-
scented by .'Parsifal' and Tristan und Isolde"
which Will be sung for the first time this season on
Saturday afternoon. Many who saw last years
performances Of Tristan ind Isolde Will be eager
10 find out in what respects the orchestral inter-
pretation differed from that OF Felix Motif Others
Will be equally anxious compare the Isolde OF
Nine Ternina. the Brangaene Of Miss Walker, the
Tristan of Mr.. Kraus and the King Marke OF Victor
Kl8pfer with the characterlzatons OF their prede-
cessors IN the same parts. Isolde has always been
accounted of the finest OF all Nine. Terminals
roles Mr.. Kraus has lately success abroad in
the part Of the hero and IN Germany Victor
Kl5pfer (who Will make his first appearance in this
country King Marke) ranks high among con-
temporary singers. The well known kurwenal Of
Mr. Van Rooy, the Melot OF Mr.. Nuhmann, and
the Shepherd Of Mr.. Reiss viii complete the cast.
At the third performance OF "Parsifal," which
will take place Thursday January !, Miss
Marion Weed viii. for the nrst time, sing the part
OF Kundry in public. With this exception. the cast
will be identical with that already heard at the
first two ''Parsifaw functions. Mr.. Burgstaler
viii again I'll the title part, Mr.. Bass will be the
Gurnemanz Mr. Goritz viii repeat his chaTa eteri
and Nj Van Rooy VIII he the Amfortas. Alfred
Hertz VIII, Of course. be IN the conductors chalr
Il cannot be too earnestly recalled that no one
will be seated after the lights lowered and the
on Friday evening Donizettis Lucia di Lam
Mae Sembrich as Lucia, Miss Bauermeister as
Alisa Mr. Caruso as kcsardo, ny CampanaI5 as
Chr Mr. IallTn as 40
Arturo. Mr.. AEturo Aisna viii conduct
Ternina as Floria Tosca and Mime. Helen Mapleson
IN the small part Of the shepherd M. Caruso as
Mario. and Mr.. Scott as Scarpa. Conductor. MI
Rotna M D 81 sE m m1 Mr. campanar
as Figaro, Mr.. Gourmet as Basilio and Mr.. Rossi
s71s Ie @ m Nh Ia ..}3goer1 With new
Mr. Journet as Sparafucili, Mr.. Dufriche as Mon
Bigoetfo t' condUc1oT Mr. Arturo o Vlga 15
Nine so;oiSts {ostheT with INT 9 i4 ana or
terpret The progTaInme annGunced 11T to-nissts
Aronold and Nine; isabelle Bouton, Mr. Burgstal-
aer (RhO Will make his first appearance the
MT Poi Piane6n ana Mr., caInpanaTi. Mr.. Reisss
ena MI L(HIilGte, ne e@auet2r WIZ De Artur9
chorus VIII interpret the overture 10 "Dinorah."
The overture to Isl Jetais Rot" the "Danse Ma
cabre' of Saint-Saeas. and H3occherini's favorite
';Alnuet for Strings will 9e among the other or
grand air from 'F'reschutz'' ana three German
IamDandU
cia's GLORIA a tie" Nine Isabelle Bouton Will be
heard ia an aria from -'Rlenzi.' while Pol Plan
fIG e va The P5cs de resslah Ro% Of the d0n
cert will be the Conspiracy scene rom Les
HugUenots," which viii be interpreted by Nine
Selma Kronold Messrs. Campanari, Plancon.
Res glse es Mased 20 f B56c 5he eh s2o
the sylvia" suite viii end The concert.
The Kneisel ouartet's fourth concert will be
given in Mendelssohn Han Tuesday evening.
at SIS. The prograInme-to!lows:
Quartet T major op %. Tschaikowsly
orchestra accompaniment Bach
ana two 1loionoeos,.
aIessrs Kneisel and Thedoriwicz viii play the
concerto and in the octet the assisting artists will
be Messrs. a. Moldauer, ". Kraft. M Zach. and
}. Keller.
Tschaikowskys quartet is his second work in this
form. He composed It in 1879. while he was still
professor Of theory in the Moscow Conservatory.
under Nicholas Rubnsten. It dates from about the
period OF his second symphony. his orchestral fam
TASTE. THE Tempest" and the fat minor piano.
fame as composer outside Of his native land, but
q his materials. His critics have generally Tecog
'lzed that he is not so completely at home IN the
treatment OF the ioar Instruments as ne IS IN the
orchestra; yet his mastery Of coltrapuntal re-
n ms second osPt even i o tha In are the rs
i Is more euphonous that that always excepting
the latters enhancing SLOW mOVemenD, but is
not marked b. the rude Russian vigor OF the earlier
work. But there traces Of the Russian in il,
~ The scherzo. with its rhythm Of alternating G-S
Of Bach's concerto Spitta says that though two
Tlo!ins are employed II can hardly he called 4
double concerto because the two solo instru-
meats are employed less 10 give contrast 70 each
other than, united. play against the orchestral
= t'C0Ss-AiN oi1OolS OF L'1.,i sAs-e. IN me
lncdle movement real pearl Of noble. expressive
cong. the orchestra Is hardly smore than ac-
compartment. as was usual n concerted adagos
Johan SEVERN svendsen IS now and has been since
lea conductor IN Copenhagen, ana IS Of the
distinguished OF the contemporaneOus Morse COM
A Y.
playing the clarinet and flute m o band and culti-
tuoso in Sweden and Northern Germany. his talent
was discovered by one OF MS countrymen. who sent
tered its advanced class in 1863 when he was TWEEN
quartet. quintet this octet and a Symphony. ais
subseauent conlrsifions nav, hee.5 Tcoe1i1ad a I'd
performed in most OF the musical capitals. In his
biographical account OF Svendsen Carl sievers
ttrong indlvlduaAty conciseness and the absence
for an elaborate finish, strictly in harmony with
ne traditions Of the great masters. or these there
in tss otg one SLoSe innUehce can oe traced
=, ~ Soinpos loha 1,.aIiey Beethovei He is one
Henry :. Wood. o. london VIII be the conductor
o. The fourth public rehearsal and concert OF the
Philharmonic Society on Friday afternoon and
Saturday evening. The programme arranged by
Ny Wood viii consist Of Tschaikowszy's Symphony
No IN L minor, Weber's Der Freischutz' over
fnfe and Rimsky- Forsakow's "Capriccio Espa-
Hhole. The scloist VIII be Miss Maud Powell, who
~ absence OF several years She win play Saint
saehs Concerto for the violin. No g. IN B minor
A9thoush q young man. Mr.. Wood stands in
me ltoat rank Of English conductors. Born in
LONDON in 1870 he received his first musical
ing from his father. and it is said at the age OF
20 was able 10 execute compositions OF Mozart.
Eoh ana Bach. That h. must have been some
a4lstk OF an infant prodigy believed when
- - hllo@n That At the OF he deputy
.Iss1saass al II Mary's Aldermanblry. From 1879
- loes ne gave number OF organ recitais and il
vas AZ an organist that Mr. Wood was AT first
no