New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
MUSIC.
OPERA, SYMPHONY. RECITAL.

put 70 severe test by the week which came 20
END last night. Counting in the two concerts OF /
the Philadelphia and Boston orchestras in Bor-
ough or Brooklyn Tuesday and Friday
ihgs this community was called hear less 4
than nine symphony concerts. with programmes Of /
the highest order. The Philadelphia New-Yorx |
Symphony and Philharmonic orchestras gave two |
concerts each, the Boston Orchestra three. Be- !
SIDES this there We're four operate performances |
IN the regular subscription course special repre-
sentation OF Parsifal and performance of 'EIan-
sci und Gretel." Add this the Sunday popular |
concerts. vocal and instrumental recitals and two
concerts Of chamber music and II Will seen that
II compliment lies IN plenitude OF Offering the man
ayers were extremely fattering. II was much too
much music. OF course for tho coxnoscenti but
they are not the only patrons OF the art in New
fork Fashion did It's share IN caring for the sub
scfipton performances at the opera but stopped az
-'at- rarsifal' and "HanseI und GreteI' drew
Ses On thelr merits They were numer-
GUS out they were composed Of lovers OF The great
teHslous drama and its fairy offspring The free
list had TO bs invoked for the concert. OF the Phil
aueiph!a orchestra. and the personal follow
ms which every artist has In some measure
came 10 the help OF the small concerts Amazing
Iio'h'hs less than amazing the response of the
truly musical portion OF the community to the APP
peas OF the two local orchestras and the ever well
come visitors from Boston The concerts Of the
Fhlharmontc Society were outside of the regular
SUBSCRIPTION. and special in character. thew
hed for their purpose the exploitation OF the Rus
sian conductor. Safonofr. and the music OF Tschai
kowsky The audience on Friday afternoon dirersd
not a whit from that regularly 70 be found a, the
'Huiiss OF the society II rorms the musical
arlsocracy or the community; the iherftors Of the
loveliest traditions OF New-Yorks musical actvf-
tles the Oldest and faithful devotees OF the
symphonic art Last night there the evening
contingent OF the same company and enough others
70 crowd the great Carnegie Hall to the extreme
limit Of its capacity Both concerts uers n,arked
by scenes OF excitement Saforon a true Cossack
worked miracles with the bandsnen and whirled
MS hearers Off their feet Conventional behavior
was thrown 20 the winds. The plaudits were a
whirlwtnd- NETWORKS music lovers are no, afraid
20 show their feelings Fine assenblages greetet
Mr. Walter Damrosehs orchestra. which has now
stepped INTO the open with challenge to the best
of its rivals IN respect OF beauty finish Of tone
disappointment. which In all things
disappointing. greeted the audience NJ the opera
yesterday afternoon The opera was Tristan und
Isolde" and II prefaced by the ANNOUNCEMENT
that Mr. hnote had suddenly become indtsposed
and that Mr. Burgstaller would take his place AS
matter Of fact the indlspositton OF Mr. Knote
due to concern about his wife. who IL III The IN
formation was arnably received by the splendid
sernblage for the news had gons Of the fine
representation OF the week before which had done
much Increase the growing repute OF this thrfc.
excellent artist. His Il a manly and notably sin
eere representation. with sinewy strength on It's
purely vocal side which atones for the absence OF
romantic glamour. Nine Nordica sang and acted
with the breadth which makes her Isolde as I'M
art carried her through performance which
! elected the most generous applause Miss Walker
as Frangeane. put 70 her credit dignifled after
moons work. and az moments she brought into Il
an emotional color sbundantly worthy OF her
salient colleagues Mr.. MuhlInann made hrs Melot
edifying II not particularly Inspiring and Mr. BIass
plofded with the exemplary thoroughness
through the dreary wastes OF King Marke's por-
tentous grafton The other characters were Ike
wise adequately looked after. and the orchestra,
i ON
prophesyng VICE. answered spIendidIy 10 Mr..
Hertss mastery beat The evening performance
| Of "Hansel ind Gretel.' a spirited and afrirabls
one in all things l!ks It's predecessors was lis
toned 20 by an audience that crowded the house
| q gratifying Indication OF the amount OF sound
musical taste prevailing among the people who go
70 the opera for love rather than the hehest OF
I fashion
| The Boston symphony Orchestra was at It's best
! IN its two concerts Thursday evening and yes
\ terday afternoon What that means need not be
explained The 10Y OF the first concert the
second symphony OF Brahms: OF the second the
Hrst of Schumann As we had occasion 20 remark
when the Philadelphia Orchestra first visited US.
conductors seem singuIarly moved 20 duplicate each
/ others selections this season Thus. had sew
eraI performances within a days OF the "Sakun-
tala'' overture and TschaikoWsky's fourth sym
| phOny Last Monday Mr. Scheel played the second
symphony OF Rrahms-a preparatory study. as n
seemed. for Mr. Gericke's reading The Schumann
yesterday. Will be played this afternoon and next
Tuesday evening by the Neyv-York symphony Or
chestra. under the direction OF Mr. Weinsartner.
Fine opportunities these for the lovers OF COM
parison- Besides the Schumann symphony the
orchestra yesterday played Cigars overture In
the South" which Mr. Walter DamrOsch introduced
here on November s. 1901 and Richard Strauss's
TIL EuIersplegers Lustige Streichs" The solo
number Spohr's ninth violin concerto played
with brtiancy. taste and no inconsiderable -Ie-
gance by Professor Willy Hess
Mr.. Bisphan gave his last song recital in the
afternoon IN Meudelssohn Hall. and had as listen
ers the most numerous assenblage gathered his
entertainments this season Very appreciative was
II or his songs. and Mr. Louis Victor Saar Won
gratifying and deserved success with one of four
original songs for which he played the pianoforts
acconpaniments After generous list Of songs by
Schubert (threel Franz (four) Faure Hahn. Saint
Saeus zone each) ana Saar -four. Mr.. Bspham
read tho third time within week.
WiIdenhruCh's "Wtch's Song Before he could
begin some thirty OF his auditors left the
room which circumstance. or the remarks OF
the newspaper reviewers after the concert OF
the symphony Orchestra, led Mr.. Btspham
To discourse briefly on the beauty and propriety Of
meIoiramato readings and the peculiar fitness or
n musician as an exponent OF the art He cited
Schumann's Manfred as a shining example OF
the form forgctfuI. evidently. that Schumann's
music is Incidental Byron's stage play and Is
only 70 a small extent melodraua. and possibly
ignorant Of the poems for which Schumann wrote
music of the kind on which he was pronouncing an
apologa He also cited the example OF List inti-
mating az near as could be understood. that that
couposer had done a like service for a poem which
had Joan OF Arc subject The great abe
wrote music 70 accompany the defamation or
poems by Burger, Lenau. Jokai Strachwitz and
ToIstoy but the Joan OF Arc leaves US In be-
wiiderment
In the same hall last night the Adele Margulies
Trio Miss Margulies Leopold Lichtenbers and Leo