New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-19
MUSIC.
The Symphony Orchestra.

For the third OF his concerts with the Nsv-Yor,
Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hail yestersa,
afternoon Mr.. Walter Damrosch enlisted the co..
operation OF NJ Ysaye and had his reward Though
ordinary concert prices prevailed. the large room,
crowded. and NJ. Ysaye's playing called form
unboUnded enthusiasm. He played Beethoven,.
concerto In his best manner By which IS meant IA,
a manner that Is faWless. but one 50 psrmeataa
with lofty beauties that its defects are forgot,sn
soon as they are observed. He was much nor.
ease than on the occasion OF hts first aupesr
ance and played the whole concerto with opulsn,
tone the slow movement with seraphic serenity ana
the final rondo with great breadth and vlgor Alto
gether. he has put nothing better 70 his record IN
this city
Mr.. Damrosch began the concert with Mozart.
one act comedy with music. Der Schausplelal.
rektor. and followed the concerto with Tschaikov-
skys Pathetic symphony. II fell 20 him 20 intro.
duce the symphony in America. and his interest IN
Il IS therefore pardonable. Neverthless Their,
seems to be danger OF overworking the TschaIkoz-
sky cult this season. The Philharmonic Society Ia,
already produced one OF his symphonies. AID has
another and TIE violin concerto underlined s1r tina
next concert under the Russian conductor Sa,1noa
In all likelihood he will repeat the "Patheucls"
with which he created Juror last season az ths
NTH concert What with these performances and
the pieces on the list OF the Russian Symphony
Society. there Is Just little danger that TsChaE0r-
sky's music will soon begin to grow threadbars
An interesting contribution 10 the history a the
sixth symphony IS contained in the concluding
Chapter OF the biography OF the composer. written
BY his brother. Modest Tschaikowskv. From tais
II appears that the title epithet Pathetic a. not
originate with the composer. and though IL was
adopted BY him for a time. It vas cancelled beslrs
the publication OF the work. TschaikoWsky Il
appears, first contemplated calling i, 'P-ogrs-auls
Symphony" but inasmUch as he stubbornly refused
to dtvulge what tho programme was hs realized
the ineptneSs OF the term. His bosTaphev SAYS:
When l came to breakfast the next morning (tha
morning after the symphony had hzd its first os--
fornance) found Peter Ijitsch sitting at the tea
table with the score o. the sixth symphony II k.s
hand He had agreed send 1t TO Jurgenso-. in
MOSCOW on that day. and he was poudeF.as over
title for It. He did not want TO leave &c unnamed
and designated only by a number and he was OUT
Of conceit with the title Programme Symptom
What significance has programme symphony y
refuse 10 tell what the programme Isl I proposed
that It be called Tragic Symphory' but that d-f
not please him left the room before he had coma
TO decision. Suddenly the title Pathetic occurred
TO me- returned to the room-I remember II as
distinctly if it had happened yesterday-a1d men
toned II TO Peter ujitsCh. Excellent Mod. Brave
Pathetc: And in my presence he wrote the uitI4
which has chung to IL ever since After he had
sent the scors to the publisher. Jurgenson. how.
ever. he wrote letter asking that the symphony
be simply designated No 5.
The Mozart overture, a bright and merry ut-.s
piece. proved be an interesting novelty. Ths
concluding number OF the programme vas vieux.
tempss Ballads and PoIonaise" for violin ard
orchestra.