New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10


vho arrived here last week, the Philharmonic
soasy VIII introduce the second new conductor
Rhsbrought to this country during the present
ssasa Herr Fielder viii conduct the third
pHsHc rehearsal and concert OF the orchestra
which are to be held on next Friday afternoon
and Saturday evening at Carnegie Hall
Herr Fielder is now the conductor Of the Ham
Hg Philharmonic Orchestra, and is well known
the leading European cities. He has won
honors outside Of his OWE country, in Paris and
Eadrid. and for the last i've years has conducted
with great success series OF symphonic con-
eerts IN st. Petersburg. He is known as an
sarnest advocate Of new and meritorious ten
dsncies In music. and gained his classical laurels
ss q conductor o. Beethoven.
Herr Fielder was born IN Zittau forty-six
years ago, and became student of the Leipsic
Conservatory Of Music at the age OF seventeen.
he distinguished himself there as a pianist, and
was engaged as an instructor for the Hamburg
Conservatory, of which he is now the artistic
director. He soon became active conductor,
SID the success Of his concerts in Hamburg and
other German cities indicated him as the legiti-
mats successor OF Richard Barth when he re-
tired from his post as conductor Of the Ham
burg Philharmonic Society.
In honor of the birthday Of Beethoven, who
vas born on December IT, ITO. the second part
q the programme which Herr Fielder is TO con-
duct viii be devoted to the works Of that COM
poser. Il consists Of:
TasDisl DIe Meistersirger Wagner
La from William OF Orange -....-.-... Eckert
Rssitativs and Aria. ''Abscheuncher'' from
symphony No ). in c minor .................
Nine Johanna Gadsd is to be the singer at
Ole concert The aria from civilian Of Orange
has never been sung here. The composer. Karl
Anton Florian Eckert, was born on December z.
$50. at Potsdam, and died in Berlin on October
4 1879. He had a long and varied career as
composer and conductor the climax Of which
tod
hcfkapellnneister at Berlin. AS child he was
counted among the prodigies, composing an
opera when ne ten years old. and an ora
t0rio which subsequently had public perform
anees, when ne was thirteen When he reached
young manhood he studied for while under the
eyes Of Meadelssohn, then spent soma tIInS IN
uIs Lhroughout Europe lot me pCL PUo " 5
ing the finishing touches &c MS artlstlc eoucd-
uoD. He visited Paris the Netherlands5 Bei-
GUM, Rome, etc, and in 1891 was appointed
aeeompanist at the Italian Opera, IN Paris.
Within year he became conductor at the same
institution, but meanwhile he had visited inc
United States as accompanist to Henrietta SON
Eg Though neither Of them took part IN q
philharmonic concert, they were both elected
honorary members of the Philharmonic Society,
ana this fact invites to an interesting specuIa-
aon The Philharmonic concerts or vienna nad
lhesr origin simultaneously with the organlZa-
ZOE Of the Philharmonic Society OF New-Hor IN
- Otto Nicolal, composer Of The Merry
Niges OF Windsor" called them into existence,
ana remained at their head until 1S41. Within
taese five years twelve Philharmonic concerts
-sIe gwen In Vienna ana more imam twenty
2 New-York. The New-York concerts nave
continued without interruption ever SINCE
out when Nicolai laid down the baton the Vienna
concert was given in 1S4S one in 1919. ana no
more until Karl Eckert, having received the ap-
continent court conductor, revived them
enosr ths name which Nicolaf had given them'
Y 30 II is not at ali a violent presumption
ia. his experiences with the Eew-York society
aao something TO do with the rehabilitation OF
"e Vienna concerts
The second concert of the Kneisel Quartet Will
b given In Mendelssohn Hall on Tuesday even
ng. In honor Of the French composer Vincent
olndy, two of his works win be on the pro-
ssan1ne, and Mr.. d'Indy himself VIII be present
sne play the piano part sn his piano quartet
me programme will be as follows:
ssIEst io A. op z, for piano and strings a Insy
'st % D. op- e., No. 8--..--..... $500 M
Much has been said and written about the
1ins and characteristics Of Mir. d'Indy as the
s@oiag spirit of the modern French school OF
0'nposers Of his life and his career as must
ssa. on the occasion Of his present visit as
suest" conductor of the Boston orchestra His
lasle had been heard in New-York before ne
1ae His second symphony was played by the
s,seon orchestra last year, and other pieces pe-
- Ihat Last week he conducted seFefal o.
Is So AZ the two concerts Of that orchestra- II
.snoagn now TO say that these Two quar- tSS
kssssseent two stages IN his career. His PIANO
quartet Is "a sazly wSrlE Ia Whion b1s