New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19

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was not published till long afterward; not, IN
fact till 1854; but it has been recognized as one
of his noblest and most beautiful compositions.
A special distinction is given to 1t by the use
of two 'cellos. Grove called II mot only Schu-
bert's inest piece of chamber music, but as one
of the very finest OF its class" He speaks OF
the solemn and beautiful tone Of the adagio' us
enhancing melodies and calls attention 10 the
dran.atie quality Of the trio OF the scherzo poth
froIS Itself and from its place In the move
ment.
The second popular Sunday night concert py
Victor Herbert and his orchestra VIII be given
at the Majestic Theatre this evening. The con-
cert begins promptly at $50 o'clock with the
overture from die Fledermaus," by Johann
Strauss. When Strauss produced die Fielder
maus" in Vienna, generation ago, Victor Her
bert played the cello at the initial performance
and acted in advisory capacity to Strauss
during ali the preliminary rehearsals Therefore
the rendition of this overture by Mr. Herbert
and his orchestra will be of such interest that
1t is hoped the audience will be seated by $50
o'clock.
The sooist of the evening will be Miss May
Naudain. who is at present singing the prima
donna role in 1T Happened in Nordland," Miss
Naudain is young Omaha girl, pupil of
George Eamlin, the Chicago tenor Her second
song viii be a new composition by Victor Her
bert a setting of Swinburnes poem If Love
Were What the Rose Is"
The full programme:
Overture Ole Federmaus Strauss
From suite. The Nations MoslAo~"A'
II Lows Were Whai the Rose new Herbert
Miss May Naudain.
Variations an old German oIsons IS kOmmt o,hs
On the s style sO bach HAYDN Verdi
and ! Military March9
Dsamlan9 from The Wizard , Of the N srnr,
Fete Polonaise. Chabrer
Tecsey, the Young Hungarian violinist, will
conclude his American tour next month, and his
manager Daniel FrohInan, has arranged fare
well concert for him at Carnegie Hall on Satur-
day afternoon April S. when he will be assist
eli by Walter Damrosch and the NewYork SYM
phony Orchestra, Of which Mr. Frohman is the
president. Among the selections he will perform
Tor mis- first time in this country Beethovens
great violin concerto. Vecsey'S last perform
eEce CT this work was in Berlin last December.
on the occasion of the last of his series of con-
certs IN that city, when Joseph Joachim, the
great volinist. led the orchestra. Young Necsey
sails shortly after this concert for London. where
he is to appear with the London Philharmonic,
and where he gives his second series OF recitals
during his London season. After this years
work he will then retire and continue his musical
studies.
Josef HOFFMAN, and Fritz Kreiser are to give
their farewell concert in Carnegie Hall on Sun
day afternoon, April 16. This Will be their last
appearance in this city either Jointly indi
vidually, for some tine to come. At their COM
ing recital they viii again be heard in two
sonatas, the Cesar Franck sonata and the Bee
thoven "KreutZer" sonata. In addition, each
artist Will be heard in several groups of solos.
On Sunday afternoon. april ?, Rafael Josefy
will make his appearance with the NewYork
Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Mr..
Josefy's appearances in New York so rare
that this is occurrence of interest. He Will
play two piano concertos with the orchestra,
the minor of Chopin and the A major Of List.
The Lenten season will be broken into with
the rendition of Elijah" by the Peoples
Choral Union of New-Yorl< on Monday evening
at Carnegie Hall. The soloists are TO be Nine.
Lillian Blauvet and Miss Edith r. Chapman.
sopranos; Miss Janet Spencer and Miss Elmer.
contraltos; Glenn Hall. tenor, and Herbert
Witherspoon, tass. The organist will be Frank
D. Sealy. The New-York symphony Orchestra
viii furnish the band. The Peoples Choral
Union was organized By Frank Damrosch. 1t is
in its thirteenth season
Among the numbers selected by Modest Alt
schuler for the programme Of the last concert OF
evening April 1. Relationships vocal quar-
tette, Night" on a Mozartean theme, Is of
particular interest Though composed in March.
1893 it heard by the composer for the first
time October 80. little over a fortnight be-
fore his death. at the Moscow Conservatory,
when it was rendered by the advanced pupils OF
the singing class conducted by Madam Law
rofskaya. the famous contralto, to whom the
composition is dedicated. The text written by
without change from a theme of Mozarts C
minor Phantasie for the pianOforte. Afterward
Taneyeff wrote the Instrumentation, and in
this form II viii be produced at the concert.
Tschaikowsky's symphony, Manfred" viii
form the first part of the programme and his
overture solenneile, will close the pro-
ter of the Russian Symphony Orchestra, will
play Rubnstein's Romance and Caprice"
sonata recital will be given in Mendels-
sohn Hall on Wednesday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. Names. 1t is their intention to devote
themselves largely TO a class of chamber music
little played in public, as the sonata literature
is practically inexhaustibIe.
Mr. Names is no stranger to New-York
audiences. His wife won her spurs when she
appeared here last winter with the Kneisel
Quartet. on which occasion she took part with
Messrs Kneisel and Schroeder in the Brahms
Trio Later she was heard with Pablo Cas-
sails in a Beethoven sonata for piano andFcelo.
end at the close of the season Mr.. Names and
she played the Cesar Franck sonata at a con-
cert Of the Names Quartet The programme:
Sonata pano violin A ......... Bach
Sonata violin Il.
Sonata for piano and violin in major. rs. Brahms
The next concert of the Olive Meade Quartet
will be Thursday evening, March 80. The
programme will include the Dvorak quartet
(American). the c minor trio OF Brahms and the
Saint-Saens quintet in A minor; Harold Ran
doIph. OF Baltimore. Will assist The CONCERT