New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11

viewer remarked: IN his verbal interpretation
Mr.. Arens quoted the composers own analysis
and thus avoided the copious INSTRUMENTATION
which has marked some Of his other addresses"
what was in the mind OF the writer was this:
In one of his concerts It must have been at least
two seasons ago. Mr.. Arens performed Rafrs
"Lenore" symphony. This work. as is gener-
ally known, is based on Burgers poem known to
many who unfamiliar with the original Ger
man through the spirited translation by Sir
Walter Scott Raft divided his symphony into
three parts. The first, embracing the regula-
ton first and second symphonic movements, he
called 'Liebesgluck' CHappiness in Love-; the
second part he called ''Trennung' CPartng0: the
third 'Wledervereinigung i'm Tode'' CReunion in
DeatD. The programmatic scheme is obvious.
The happiness Of the lovers. delineated in the
by the parting which follows the summons OF
Wilhelm to military duty. Hence the parting"
which the composer tells he wishes US to
III Ihe picture called up by the second part
Instead Of the customary scherzo. this part is
march In this march occurs q passionate and
ag1tated minor intermeZzo in dialogue style
most plainly the last embraces and farewells OF
the lovers; then the march is resumed and dies
away IN the distance. The soldier-lover has
gone to the wars. Mr.. Arens in describing this
simple piece Of delineattve music drew picture
OF the return Of the soldiery without Wilhelm.
seemingly having in mind the scene OF the re-
turn OF the pilgrims from Rome without Tam
hauser in Wagners opera Here was nisinfor-
nation which was not only cOpious but stupid
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir; The location Of the final scene OF Mar
tina" in Lady Harriet's park Cil parco di Lady
Hberetto Of Her Majesty's Theatre. London. the
version used by T1etjens in the early days Of her
career. and later by Christine Nilsson. OF
edence Of this, so The Tribune was doubtless
right in placing the action outside Plunkett's
farmhouse" The difference IS irnrnateriaI but
1t ought TO be clear TO any stage manager that
the fair scene in the first act and the imitation
Of It in the last should not be Identical. There
mn 0tsJ VTWdt ~
Tnarketplace for the exploitation Of Lady Har-
riet's love affair. A E G.
New-York. March 6. 1909.
The Russian Symphony Orchestra will play
five compositions new TO this city at its next
concert at Carnegie Hall, Saturday evening
March II, under Modest Altschuers direction.
Even the composers Of these works are new to
this organizations programmes. This indicates
the society believes. the ample resources Of
Russian music the basis for a concert rep
ertory.
The programme Will be as follows
sspa9ay for string. c Ghss
Soss4ck Dance. ............... Serof
waltz $1,000. ...- -Cut
Concerto for violin and orchestra. .Aninarski
Alexander Saslavsky.
"Tsar-Sultan" Fairy Tale. .Rimsky- Korsakoff
The final number is the only one played here
Orchestra Rimsky-Korsakon and Cesar Cut
are well known veterans Of the neo-Russan
school The others deserve a word OF intro
ductiOn. Reinhold Morissouritch Glier was born
in 1874 at Kieff, where he studied composition
with Rib and the violin with Sevcik. the teacher
Of Kubelik. He was graduated in 1902 from
the Moscow Conservatory, a pupil Of Taniew
and Ippoliton-Ivanhof1 in composition In
that year his symphony, dedicated to Safo-
nOn, was produced. He has also written
other concerted music. Nikolay Alexandrovttch
SokOIof was born in st. Petersburg in
1859 He was graduated from the Conserva-
tory there in 1885, a pupil of Rimsky- Korsa6off,
and has written extensively. Alexander Niko-
layeVitch SerOff was born in 1870 at st. Peters
burg from whose university he was gradu-
ated in 1910 In 1851 he became a music critic,
and in 1855 ne travelled widely, meeting List,
BerIioz, Meyerbeer and Wagner. The last
named influenced Seroff strongly and after this
he wrote the opera Judith" and a tragedy,
"Rogryeda" From a Worshipper Of Mozart,
SeroR became a Wagnerite. He died in 1871,
leaving considerable music TO his credit. Emil
MIinarski, born 1870. studied with Auer in tho
St Petersburg Conservatory, graduating 1889.
He travelled in Germany and England in 1870.
and in 1898 he won the Paderewsh prize IN
IeipZig with his violin concerto which Mr.. Sas-
laVsky Will play here on March u. AT present
Mlinarsh is conductor OF the Phllharmonlc 30
cety OF Warsaw.
] Warren Andrews Will give a series OF free
organ recitals in the Church of the Divine Pa
territv at 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoons from
nov, 7iu ApriI ; The organ music will be
mixed with vocal solos by Miss Estee Harris.
Miss Eva Emmett Wycoff, Mrs. Viola Water
boUsa Miss COrnelia W. Marvin. Miss Florence
La Seue F1ske Miss Helen Jane Waldo, Albert