New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-29
MUSIC.
Yesterdays Incidents.

The second series Of I've representation. Of War
ner Parsifal" took its beginning at the Metro
poH'an opera House last night. The distribution
o. parts was as on four previous occasions the
cast eeins that which viii 20 down TO history as
me original and the performances disclosed the
Usual IuI measure OF excellence. All that dis
unsushed this occasion from the rest OF its pred
eCesScrs lay In the audience which contained n
large contingent OF Phadelphians who had come
70 NeW-fork In a special train. which also bore
'"e majority or them home after the represCn-
anon Ihey numbered six hundred. and
SHIcHy subscribers 70 the Tuesday night perform
aneeS which Mr.. Conried gives In the Academy OF
MUSIC II their city. considerable number OF
people from Boston OF artistic prochvities were
also noticeable in the corridors between the acts
me beautiful zeal of Nine Ternira who disclosed
al her wonderful powers; OF Mr.. BurgstaIler and
MI Van RoOy. were the individual features worthy
OF special note.
The kaltenborn Quartet gave a concert IN Men
ueissohn Hall last hight with the help OF Miss
Edltn Thompson, pianist OF Boston The pro-
sramme began with Beethoven's quartet in G
major op Is. No. 2, and ended with Haydn's In
g minor Had the players sense OF pitch been
stronger In these pieces this record might have
oeeh longer No reasons. artistic or otherwise.
Tor performances so untuneful present themselves
and discussion would therefore be futile In
the Trio with which TSchaibowsky paid a lovely
tribute TO the memory OF Nicholas Rubinstein the
visitor from Boston assisted Mr.. KatenbOrn and
M Heine. The results OF the collaboration were
less distressful TO the ears. but made too little
appeal to the feelings and imagination TO work
complete Justification for the performance. Anna
turish performances OF chamber music would best
De confined TO the social circle where Judgment is
tempered bT personal interest in the players
The audience IN the hall OF Cooper Union last
night was not numerous enough to encourage the
belief that the brave undertaking OF Mr. Modest
AltschuleT to establish series of concerts devoted
TO Russian music will be successful A large meas
ure OF anectionate zeal and patriotic devotion in
spired the undertaking and spoke out last evening
In the fervor and vigor OF the orchestras perform
ance. OF the music played only one number was
new to local concert lists II was an orchestral
fantasia entitled The Cliff" founded on a poem by
Lermontow composed by Rachmaninovy the Young
man whose pianoforte prelude in sharp minor
threatened TO become bore after Silou introduced
Il mere hve or six years ago The Cliff" as
might have been expected. turned out to be
piece OF descriptive music IN which skill IN instru-
mental coloring was exhibited In a characteristic
caIIy Russian manner. The symphony OF the even
ing was Tschaikowsky's hrst entitled Winter
symphonies which had not yet found place on a
New-fork programme when he visited New York
twelve years ago. and out Of respect to him II was
put into the scheme of the Philharmonic Society
the very next season. Glinka's 'Kamarinskaia''
there's spirited Russian music for YOU'D closed the
concert but before IL Michael Svedrowsky. violin
list. played Wieniawski's Souvenir de Moscow