New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-06

the walls OF Munich) when Mr.. Thomas and the
Philharmonic Society brought forward his SYM
phony Ia minor tafterward published op. 10
playing 1t from the written parts on December
H. leeA The work evinced most amiable gifts,
which were promptly and graciously recognized.
flne powers said the present writer in effect. in
his review OF the work for The Trfbune-the prod
uot OF natural symphOnist not of one TO whom
the symphonic form is strange. The workman
snip throughout is finished and unconstrained and
melodies and hnrmonles flow without effort. The
IDEAS are plastic, and, though the mood Of the
piece Is permitted to crOop at times. the whole
the technical skill keep5 pace with the inventive
ness exhibited. and the result OF their union is a
Nork which gives the fairest promise for the future
career Of fits composer" Ten years later the sym
phony was performed again by the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra under Mr. Paur. IL still sounded
10 the reviewer like the product Of born sym
phonist Meanwhile. however. the serenade Tor
wind instruments with which Dr. Bulow made
propaganda for his youthful protege. ITALY" Don
Juan. Tod und TeIklarung'' and Macbeth" had
been heard here. and the reviewer rtShtfully re-
corded the belief that the composer would nave
made profounder impression had he stuck to the
ideals which found expression In the symphony
instead Of running to the extremes OF musieal
realism which marked his later works.
Steadily the interest in him grew--thst is. the
interest OF musicians critics-and, though the
fear found expression that his genius was getting
into erratic courses, and that. like Phaston. ne
plung1ng along either 10 his own destruction
or that OF music Yet he heard with bound
less attention Climacteric moments IN the progress
OF his music IN New-York were the productions OF
It'll EulenspiegeIs Merry Franks" on February
2. 1895: Also sprach Zarathustra." on December
l6 1857 Elm Hdenleben.' December :. 1890
and Don Quixote,- on February is. 1904 Follow
ing Is record Of the first performances in New
York OF the orchestral works indicated by The
Trfbune's records:
symphony IN r minor, December IL 1854 philharmonic
Society Theodore Thomas. conductor.
Sersaoe IN nat May Il. 1855. Arion Society Frank
Ger Stucken conductor.
ITALY. March t. 1855 Brooklyn Philharmonic Society;
Theodore Thomas conductor. II rereatel AZ
steinway HAL. Thomas symphony Concert three
days later
Don Juan" December s 1921 Boston symphony
Orchestra: Arthur Nikisch conductor. -
Tod NerklArluE.' q lSs2 fhil-
harmonic Society: Anton Sedl. conductor . l.
Macbeth' April ?. 1892. Symphony Society; Nater
nanrosch. conductor. -
Prelude TO Act ii. 'Gunfram. November 1850, syn
phory Society. Walter narrosch conductor -,
Till Euensriegei February q. lstH6. Boston SYMPHONY
Orchestra; Emil Paur. conductor. - - -.
also s,rAch Zsrathustra' December H. 1884, Boston
Symphony Orchestra: Emil paur. conductor.
''Hedenleben December Z 1900 Philharmonic SOCIETY,"
Emil Paur conductor.
Feursnot February 10. 1902 Philharmonic
Society: Emil Paur conductor.
Don February Is. 1904, Boston SSn'ilous
Orchestra. Wilhelm Gerioke. conductor 49, - -