The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12

but half a Success there. II she had sung
those songs 10 us by the half light of a
shaded lamp IN some small study we should
have known them in far different manner.
In short the spirit Of chamber music is not
unlike Herbert Frenoh's lady love
She comes not when Noon Is on the roses
Too bright is GAY.
She comes no, to the soul I'M It rcpoSes
From work and play
Rr when night IS on the hills and tn. rre1 voice,
Roll IN from SsA-
Ry starlight and by candlslght and dreamugh,
She comes to me-
The week just ended was sufficiently
active TO satisfy all lovers OF music II
WAS deficient as weeks have gone in the
course Of the current season in the depart
mont Of orchestral performance Yet II sup
Piled three concerts even n this kind In
chamber music there wer' the Danziger.
Margulies THO and Mendcls-ohn Trio CON
certS- The orchestral entertainments were
the Nolpe Symphony. the Russian Sym
phony and the Young People's-
Piano recitals were furnished by Albert
Won Doenhof and D'Albert- and violin re-
oitals by Ysaye and Max Pil1er. Edith
Thompson and Ferdinand Jaeger gave n
Joint piano and song entertainment, and the
Musical Art Society closed Its season with
one of those choral concerts which have
come 10 be regarded as OF special signlh-
canoe In this city.
The total number Of entertaI nments for
the seven days ending with yesterday was
thirteen This excludes several small con-
oerts Of semi-private nature. In the
height Of the season here there are usually
about twenty concerts and six operatic
performances a week in Manhattan Brook
Ign supplies a considerable addition, and
many of the concerts in that borough merit
more consideration than the musical chron-
iclerp on this side of the East River are able
TO give them II is safe TO say that in the
musical season there are about forty rnud-
cal performances a week in New York, not
counting. Of course, the running operettas.
A comparison Of the London newspapers
with those of New York would lead one 10
suppose that the British capital was sup
Piled with about four times the number Of
musical entertainments that Gotham has,
whereas the difference Is much less Lon
don undoubtedly has a large number Of
unrpported musical entertainments. just
az New York has; but greater proportion
of those given over there are mentioned.
study of the musical columns of the
more old fashioned of tho London papers
seems 10 indicate that concerts are reported |
chiefly at the convenience of the critic. In |
other words, he goes to a. many as he can |
In day and then stope. Here the principle /
adopted by most newspapers seems 10 10
10 omit all that can be omitted without an
actual neglect 0, essential news.
fundamental principle OF newspaper
making Is that the news which interests
only those who names appear in 1t is no
news at all This principle IS applied In
New York Us far as possible to the reporting
u concerts. II seems not 10 prevail in the
london system
Berlin rlns slightly ahead Of New York
md London. About 800 concerts are given
n a season Ia Berlin. II these were spread
,ver the five months Of New York's busy
MUSICAL period they would give us forty
,onoerts week. which is only about four
II FIVE less than We actually have.
But most Of these Berlin concerts are en-
rely public, and much larger proportion
{ them are important than is the case here.
Till the count goes 10 show that New York
by no means the last in the musical pro-
ession. and there are other American cities
,hioh are certainly not Idle However.
hey appear 10 be abundantly able and
iling TO speak for themselves
In spite 81 these American activities
oreign countries still continue TO be utterly
znorant of what goes on here. Occasionally
ne stumbles over an accurate pieoe of in
ornation, as in the case Of the London Daily
Ieus recent summary of the facts in the
istnry Of Victor Herbsr's legal vindica-
on; but generally such knowledge is con-
ned 20 London.
Germany knows almost nothing about
MUSICAL America, and that, too in spite
the visits of German artists The typical
herman player or singer seems to he in
apabls Of disinterested view OF matters
ere lie goes home and speal os contempt
ously Of the country because IL failed TO
1t itsef on fire because OF him. People
bowed too much concern about national
oliuos, fnanc3 and oommeroe. Such
lings should have been forgotten while
be great Stuffemberg sang or the lightly
angumstein played
A German paper which culls itself Musk
gently printed translation of an article
n Richard Strauss by James Huneker
nd expressed its astonishment that even
America the works Of Tho distinguished
omDoser were known and that there was
critic capable Of discussing them. Yet ,,
IT, Strauss has visited America, and one
ould imagine that German daily news
apeTs mi ght perohance have recorded that
lct.
In musical Italy they know absolutely
othing about this country. Such a rdicu-
us rhodomontade as that recently issued :
y some irres ponsible person and addressed
Sgnor Ricprdi calling upon him to pre- /
emit further performances at the Metro !
oltan of works published by him, could /
aver have found its way into an Italian :
aper except along the road Of complete
norance. n
II Riccordi should neglect the comforting I
,yalty and stop the performances OF the
uccini operas at the Metropolitan it would
1t be through dissatisfaction with the
n gers or the stage mounting, but through
sapprova of the conducting of Mr. Vigna.
any Italian gentlemen wish for further :
formation on this point. let them COM
uncate with Puccini, and they may
arm many things which they now dc not
low, but which plain writers for American :
,wspa pers do.
But after all what the countries on the y