New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
MUSIC.
THE BOSTON ORCHESTRA.

Tho third evening concert this Of ths
Boston Symphony Orchestra. which took place last
night In Carnegie Hall. devoted wholly 10 the
music OF Beethoven. The incident had associa-
ton with any anniversary date connected with tbs
composer or the works presented but IL served an
admirable purpose. nevertheless. First and foremost
II presented DR.. Muck purist and unself-
tsh devotee when 1t to reading and expound-
Ing the sacred books of musician aspect which is
lovely. fuminative and full of comforting promise
In this nerve raspng. brain and sense destroying
day. Then It threw a glory around the virtu-
ososhp or the gentlemen musicians from Boston.
Inc programme was composed Of three works
tho overture to 'Egmont," the violin con-
certo with Professor Willy Hess a. solo per-
former and the seventh symphony. There was not
false spiritual rote in the evenings music which
arose from the orchestra like tribute of sweet
incense 10 the names of the composer and made a
temple out OF the concert room The chastity OF
the service brought up memories OF occasions OF
false worship. but left them to perish IN a. plying
smile Beethovens rhythms were given as they
pulsed In his creative fancy. not In the
gf1inacins caricatures bred by the diseased
imagiaations of Remann or a Fuchs.
HIS melodies flowed forth with ouoyant
and elastic life. spontaneous and refreshing as
'ne south wind bearing its spicy odors When the
players got into the full swing OF the symphony
winch Wasrer characterized the apotheoxis of
the dance. the conductor. whose gestures of COM
mand had been confluence itself. efraced himself
altogether. The Scherzo mady merry a, a tlIm-
ping mountain brook. played itself. breaking ever
and anon into sunlit effervescence. with only the
incentive of the conductors eye or a scarcely
discernbis motion of his baton to suggest uuanim-
lty In nuance Of tempo. So the B1nalss Wild
dance, with It's headlong rush. it's erratic explo-
sions It's sudden dartings elusive turnings and
wilful pausings. The music and the men seemed
TO rejoice in themselves and each other, and the
audience was transported.
Professor Hess played the concerto with such
pure and lofty taste that his few slips of intona-
tion caused as little distress passing slip OF
the trumpets in the Trio OF the Scherzo In the SYM
phony. He introduced Joachim's cadenZa in the
first and last movements and Laub's exduisitely
tasteful transition from the Iarghetto TO the
Rondo 1t LIS deplorable that cadenzas must needs
be- Last night GOULD have wished that IL were
possible TO realize the fancy to which Ysaye once
gave utterance when he said that he wished when
the inevitable pause reached hs might ad-
dress the audience and say that after Beethoven
had finished ella boratng his themes IL a ridicu-
lous irnpertnence for any mortal musician to try
10 say about them, and he would beg the
listeners TO consider the cadenza played. Joachim
brilliant and commercially brief The audi
g-ievous thing to be deplored-the admirers OF Mr..
HaIe's programme notes. each book liberal sdu-
cation. had to take trem from the hands OF mon
the hell, or. failing in this without them
Yet this hall OF music, proud legend over It's
portals attests, was Founded by Andrew Car
apia