The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-04
NOTES OF MUSIC EVENTS.

NOTES OF Music EVENTS.
The nrst concert OF the New Music Society VIII
take place next Saturday evening at Carnegie
Hall. The programme Will embrace MacDowell'.
indian Suite and d minor concerto and Arthul
Shepherds PaderewSkl prize composition. over
ture Joyeuse," Ruth peyo, an American pianist
VIII make her debut with the concerto.
Fhe olive Mead Quartets programme for It's
third concert Tuesday night in Mcndelssohn Hail
VII consist OF Beethoven's & major quartet, opus
Is, No. :: BrahSns's \ major sonata for piano and
violin, and the Schumann Q~uintctte. The pianist
will be, Mrs. Thomas Taper.
sam Franko's third concert OF old music will
take place al Mendelssohn Hall on Thursday even
ing. The principal numbers will be RichterB
symphony In A major and Bach's cantata. Il With
My Cross star Gladly Wander"
Caruso will sing Don Jose in Carmen" at the
opera TO morrow night with Miss Fremstad In the
title role and Bessie Abott as Mtcooc. Tuesday
night, "DieW alkfre": Wednesday. Marta; Thurs
day, "Sleefrled"; Friday, Lucia; Saturday natl
ne. I'll Trovatorc," and Saturday evening. Die
MelstersinGer," The cast Is a big bargain,
Charles ". Clark, the basso, who reappeared here
with the oratorio Society In Carnegie Hal last
week, Ia TO give a song recital In MendelsSohn Hall
on Tuesday afternoon, March 10, with Victor Harris
at the plano.
Sally Rockingham ARerS. soprano. and Edwin
Wilson, %barytcac. will give n Joint song recital at
Mendelssohn Hall on Friday evening, March 2.
The Marum Quartet viii play at Its third con
cent on Thursday evening at Cooper Union No2artS
quartet In d major; Rubl l3tein'i trio In q minor
and Schubert quartet In 4 minor. Thc quar-
tet. walca consists OF Ludwig Marum, Michel
Bernstein. Jacob Altschulcr and Modest AitSchuler.
will have the assistance OF Jo'cf Lhevinne. the
eminent Russian pianist, who plays for the only
\ time here in A chamber music cOucp IT
The Musical Art Society. under the direction OF
Frank Dam viii give the second concert OF
Its thirteenth season on Thursday evening ns1t in
Carnegie Hall. 'Tne nrst number on the programme
S by PaestrinR--a setting OF certain Lamentations
OF Jeremiah In the serene spiritual style OF this com
poser; the succeeding numbers by d Iasso and
Bach are fine examples OF the spirit and methods
Of these old masters. The society Will depart
somewhat from Its usual custom by giving three
modern works. by the well known radical German
musicians. Max Roger and Richard Strauss, and
by the American, Charles IOCfncr.
Victor Beigel's second concert viii be given in
NendelSsohn Hall on Wednesday evening, March 81.
In addition to the assistance of Miss Metcalte.
Miss Frances Ives, Miss Nevada Nandcrvecr and
william Raymond. Miss Olive Meade Is to play
the viola oblig alto In two Brahms songs which arc
included In the programme. Songs by Max Roger.
Cesar F-anck. Duparc and Victor Beisel are other
novelties on the programme.
List, Mcndelssohn. st. Sans and MacDowcll
will be the composers represented In the prog
OF the next set OF Peoples symphony Concerts
| which will take place Thursday. March is, at Cooper
Union. and Friday, March 10 at Grand Central
Palace. The 81. S1sns number will he his rondo
| capr.ccio for the violin, In which Edouard Dc,hlcr
will be the soloist.
The last two Boston sym phony Orchestra con-
certs OF the season will he given In Carnegie 'iall
on Thursday evening. March Is. and on Saturday.
nE...n,5 D.o,tIor intsreat attaches To tbaSp cIn,A
they will mark Mr.. Gericke's farewell appearance
in New York as conductor OF the Boston symphony
Orchestra. As already has been announced, Mt.
Gericke will retire from this post at the end OF this
season. Three novelties are announced for these
concerts, One Is q sym phonic poem by Ernst
Boehe, o young composer OF Munich. II Is a work
OF very large dimensions and Is entitled "Odysseus's
Departure and Shlpwreck." Another will be an
unknown concerto for violin by the Swiss, Emile
Jaoues DaIcrozc, which Henri Aarteau will play
on Thursday evening. The third vii be a setting
for baritone and orchestra OF Keats's La Belle
Dame sans Merci." by Frederick Converse OF Bos-
ton. This David Rispham Will sing at the Satur-
day matinee concert. The symphonies will he
Richard STRAUSS Aus ltahens" and Schuhcrt's
symphony In c major.
The third and last concert by the Boston sym
phony Quartet viii be given In Mendelssohn Hall
next Wednesday evening al SIS. II will be the
occasion of introducing In New York a novelty
which Is likely to arouse much interest among musl-
cal connoisSeuTs, q Serenade for mute, violin and
viola by Max Roger, who just now Is a close rival
Of Richard Strauss for the honor OF holding the
centre OF the stage In the world OF music. The
second number on the programme will be Richard
STRAUSS sonata for pionaforte and violin In z nat
major, a fayorite work with lovers OF chamber
music. This will be played by Prof. willy Hess
and Nine. Olga SamaroH. The anal number will be
Boethoven's quartet In E nat major. opus l27, No.ia
q work which is generally less familiar than the
other late quartets of the master.
Harold Bauer. the pianist. is TO give q recital at
Mendelssohn Hall on the afternoon OF March 10.
Bauer's only New York appearance SO far this
season WAS a fortnight ago with the Boston Sym
phoDy Orchestra, when his playing of the Schumann
concerto in A minor was warmly commended,
Samson and DeulAh," Saint .Snsns's Biblical
opera, will be sung In concert form by the Oratorio
Society at Carnegie Hall Tuesday evening. April
3, under the direction OF Frank Damrosch. The
soloists Will be Miss Janet Spencer, mezzo scprano;
Mr.. Ben Davies, tho famous British tenor, and
NJ. Borde. bass.
The Saracens" and The Fair Aida" two fraS-
ments from The Roland's Song" by +. A. Mac
Dowcll, are on the programme which the New York
symphony Orchestra, OF 100 members, with Walter
Damrosch as conductor and Rafael Josefy as
assisting solo artist. will give at Its last subscription
concerts OF this season at Carnegie Hall this after
noon and Tuesday evening. Mr.. Jose1y win play
Brahmss Hrst concerto.
Elephant Tusks for Piano Keys.
From the Boston Globe.