The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-04
PHILHARMONIC REHEARSAL,
KARL PiNZNER APPEARS AS
STAR CONDI CTOR
He Reads TSchalkovs<y, weber and WAE-
Nor in n Scholastic, Prosaic, Jninspr.
Ing NIRuner-Dach's Fourth Branden.
burg Concerto Civ -lsaScthe soIoist

Ing NIRnner-Bach's Fourth Brandon
burg Concerto Gken-lsayc the SOLOS
The seventh public rehearsal Of the Phil
harmonic Society took place yesterday
afternoon at Carnegie Hall The programme
consisted Of Tschakowsky's fifth sym
phony Bach'- concerto crosse in G major
for violin and two flutes with orchestra
Webers "Euryanthe- overture. Bruch's
& minor concerto for violin and orchestra
aud the prelude and finale OF Wngners
Tristan und Isolde The solo yolinist
was Eugene isaye and the visiting con-
ductor was Karl Panzner Of Bremen The
concert lasted ali ut a quarter Of an hour
too long There is such thing "a too
much music
Mr. pnlner came an entire stranger TO
tho Philharmonic audience and was vel
coined with frRid poitenes- But after
he had directed I-chaikowsky' fifth SYM
plonv in manner Individually his own
the ami1ble audit - decided tina he was
entitled 10 some encouragement for his
very obvious efforts and they gladdened
hs heart with recalls.
It seemed a pity that the Philharmonic
society had to journey far AZ Bremen
10 find conductor of MIR Panzner's cali
cities Of the United States. even perhaps
in New York At any rate, there was every
reason To he disappointed in him as star.
His reading Of Tschaikowsky's + minor
symphony was altogether commonplace
Rnd unin-pirng. He took the tempo Of
the frst movement altogether too slow
that Of the second about correctly, that
of the valse heavily and YEARLY and that
L., a.
ri times il seemed rs il the orchestra COLD
not drag the thing along
Mr. Panzner displayed a not uncommon
fondness for making discoveries. He
brought to the surface numerous bits Of
counterpart at the expense OF tho main
themes. In particular he betrayed highly
improper affection for the low register of
the bassoon. and whenever he could force
II through the body Of instrumental tone
he did so. apparently without regard for
its place IN the harmonic scheme Of the
score. His second choice was the horns.
and these he pushed to the front in several
places without justification
In spite of these excursions after sur
piises Mr. Pan2ner's reading of the symphony
was dull. heavy. inelastc and unpoetic. !
II lacke d both he1ibility and FIRE The !
ZION Of the Weber overture Tho orchestra /
performed II in substantial routine fashion. /
SUCH a. many seasons of Philharmonic |
hearings have made familiar To local music /
lovers There was no manifestation OF /
a directive personality in the performance.
The best work that Mr. Pauzner did was
in his reading of the Wagner music. Here
he was on ground where 1t is hard TO Lead
the fathers astray. Errors were likely TO
ma IN degree rather than in kind The
Ton ductor reached the climax of the vorspiel
through a well ordered crescendo. but when
ia arrived he buried the scale passa ges
or violins in manner altogether new
O This public
He undertook 70 broaden the -liebestod
ind succeeded In taking some OF the life
1ut OF it. But the number went with some
,clidity, and at the very end it sounded we'll
7 would have sounded good deal better
( the wood wind had played some where
near in tune. but such inharmonious miaul.
ngs have seldom been heard, even in tho
Philharmonic Society.
lac Bach conce rto, the fourth OF the
BTandenburg set. was played almost as
BADLY as possible Mr. YSaye did his share
# II honestly enough hut the flutes vera | ,
Icd Of quality. feeble in tor.al power and
weak IN style, The orchestral
upport was as hea W as the curse OF Jerome.
md what Mr. Panzner did not seem to
;oow about Bach would have equipped a
Ieipsic conservatory student for his final
Kams
In the Bruch concerto Mr.. Ysave eI-
dotted some fearful and wonderful bits OF
and spread out the frat move
neni 50 that he enasculated it. The slow I
movement he played with more judgment. ,
ut even here he anguished and sighed .
long the strings till one yearned for five
minutes Of Maud Powells masculine in.
erpretation Mr. Ysaye is great violinist, Z
'ut he j. sometimes too original !