The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
Music and Musicians

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will
begin its season with its first concert in
the New National Theater on next Tues
day afternoon, with a subscription which
IS larger than that of last year, and
considerably larger than that Of the year
before, when the orchestra returned 10
this city, after an absence of several
seasons. This means that there are very
few desirable seats TO be had for The
individual concerts. and it means that
this organization viii have crowded
houses each time it comes 20 the Cap
ital City.
As announced early in the fall, there
VIII be no soloist at this first concert.
but, IN response TO numerous requests
from patrons Of the orchestra. Dr. Muck
has built up a programme which con
sists entirely of the classics, for Men
delssohn is now reckoned in that cate
CORY Last year there were many letters
received by DR.. Muck, asking him 10
put more familiar music on his Wash
lngton programmes. and this year it is
his purpose to respond TO this request
so far as il is possible.
The first number will be Schumann's
overture, "Genoveva," a wildly romantic
work in its day and generation, but, in
comparison with the modern Frenchman
and the modern Germans. it is almost
severe. It embodies many Of Schumann's
lOveliest fancies and has the warmth of
feeling and Of color that gives 10 his
music its intimate charm.
The second number will be truly cIas-
sical-Bach's Suite in B Minor" for
dute and string orchestra. This will give
Washington an opportunity to hear M
Andre MaQuarTe, who IS one Of the great
est musicians on the flute that has ever
come from France.
The final number VIII be warmly well
coined as It is Memberships Symphony
in A minor. better known as the Scotch
Symphony" BY one Of those curious
freaks of fashion and change of taste,
NIendelssohn has become an almost for
gotten name in symphonic music. having
been pushed aside by his more strenuous
successors. The concert viii begin at
4:3O o'clock p. m.
As has been already announced, this
seasons Philadelphia orchestra concerts
VIII be under the direction Of the emil
nent conductor. Herr Carl Pohllg, Of
Stuttgart, assisted by the following we'll
known soloists, who have earned the rep
utation Of artistic perfection: Mark Ham
bourg. Russian pianist; Josef Hofmann,
German pianist; Fritz Kreisler violinist:
Johanna Gadski, soprano. The fifth So
loist Will be announced later.
SO much has been said Of Herr Pohlig's
excellent work as an orchestral con-
ductor. that it hardly seems necessary
10 make further comment II might be
said however. that he is a leader OF
firm authority and distinguished bearing;
that he has a marked sense of detail.
though the underbrush Of lesser effects
are never permitted at the expense of
the big lines of the work. He is governed
h. a love Of the work itself His move
ments are graceful and lively, and not
vain and empty gestures
In the first Of this seasons concerts
ECld in Philadelphia, and in which Carl
ohlig MADE his debut, his success was
Simultaneous, and he proved himself TO
hs conductor Of the first rank. An in
-eresting point is the fact that he con-
gcted without score.
one Of the attractive features Of this
ears concerts viii be an entire pro-