New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
WITH THE OKCHESTRAS

The opening number at the concerts to be given
by the Philharmonic Society next Friday afternoon
and Saturday evening at Carnegie Hall viii be the
second part I3erIiozs sacred trilogy. The Child
hood Cf Christ called THE Flight Into Egypt"
1t the manuscript Of this work. performed
first .t the Sale Herr December 10. 1874. that
the composer wrofe attributed to Pierre Ducre.
an Imaginary chapclmaster-'' Beriioz has left
interesting account OF the incidents that led him TO
this fantastic designation. one evening he
the house "f friends who were Tlaying
whist. diversion against which no had always
protected Hi.lsclf ly rrfusinG learn card
from anothei. a t'" request OF his host who de-
sired az ms a4us!c ia autograph. the COM
po--r occupied lis time while tac others went
with Their game ;u writing .Gdantino III four
parts FOR tn" organ. Words ihen suggested them
sol -cs Ca him. and the whole latcr became the
chorus "f The shepherds at Bethlehem bidding
farewell - Jesus his departure Egypt The
game was interrupted while Berlioz played the
mlSic FOR bis friends among whom the archi-
toct puc- They pronounced both text and music
dist nctiH medieval in character
Ecrlioz declared that he would attribute the
nUsi" 10 Duo. who protested against such honor
especially his friends know he had never COM
posed notc. Then BeTlioz selected Ducre as =.
name most resembling that OF his friend. II hap
pencd that il month later the composer CON
duct n concert at which a chorus needed. lie
thought of the music of the shepherds Of Rethlc-
hcIn- The singers struck with it's medieval
character. and TO carry his joke Beriioz told
them that the music. written parchment in old
notation extremely difficult to decipher had been
found in a walled up closet Of the Sante ChapeIe
and was the work of Pierre Ducrc, chapelmastcr
there in 169. Critics skeptical of this origin
Of the music after its first performance but Berlioz
continued to attribute it 10 an imaginary chapel
master.
Ernest Schelling, the American pianist will play
chopins concerto in + minor, using the version
made about 1894 by Richard Burmester The con-
cert VIII close with Scriabine's symphony in T.
major The Philharmonic society's first perform
ance of this work by the talented Russian COM
poser derives particular from the fact that
Mr. Safonoff was one of Scriabines teachers and
conducted the symphony for him here last winter
The vocal solosts will be Daniel Beddoe and Rose
marie Campbell The Bach Choir of NIontclair
under the direction of Frank Taft, will sing tho,
choruses in the Beroz number and in the finale of
the symphony.
The Russian Symphony Society will return from
its successful toUr in the Middle West under Mod
est Altschulers direction a few days before its
second subscription concert at Carnegie IJa;l
which ~iiI take place Thursday evening De
cember - The scloist for this concert Professor
Alfred Won Glehn, the 'cellist, is bound for this
country the steamship Amerika having ON
tained short leave Of absence from the Moscow
Conservatory. Professor Won Glehn will play
Tschaikowsky's Theme and Variations a Canta bile
by Cesar Cui and Davidow's Am Springtrun-
nen."
Inc three orchestral numbers VIII all be
here, and viii comprise symphonic poem. 'Kors-
horn,' by Jaernefelt: suite by Iiyinsky, entitled
"Nur and Anitra." and the late Anton Arcnsly's
first symphony. Arensky was regarded up 10 his
death 4 few years ago OF the most vgor-
Gus of Russian creative musicians. This was
pecialiy true OF his youthful days, before his
career clouded by msfortunes following a
marriage which his friends deplored. His ambi-
ton may be gauged by the fact that his Opus
a pianoforte concerto and his Opus was the
symphony TO be played next Thursday by Mr.
Altschuler and the Russian Symphony Society i
second symphony is in existence in manuscript,
composed shortly before1R Rrensky's death.
Like several Of the Neo- Russian school of COM
posers ArensKy showed a decided leaning toward
classcisrn. This first symphony in y minor how
ever. has prominent feature probably suggested
not by classic model. but by the example CT
schumann and Berlioz. This feature is the re-
currence at frequent intervals in the first ana
second movements of 'fyed idea" o. theme
which first appears in the slow introduction. 1t
seems intended TO voice a warning or menace
breaking in upon happier utterances with a rude
iusfsterce vet contriyed to check un-
duly the flow OF the music. This fixed idea which
undergoes no development, is first proclaimed by
'ceilos and basses, and afterward by various in
struments of tlc lower register and il loses
its threatening character.
Tie first movement proper Is allegro, open
ling with violin theme OF def design and classic
koutour though It's mood is Russian I.yricism
Marks the second theme. ard the movement ends
mih a brilliant coda, in which the brass choir
soSnds the fixed i'll A pastoral character dis