New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-24
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR.

THE WEEkLY CALENDAR.
ular operate concert; Hippodrome p m, con-
cert by Arthur Pryor's American Band
Monday Mendelssohn Hall. 23o ? m. song RECITAL
by John Braun; Metropolitan Opera House p.
m, Italian opera, "Manon Lescaut'; Manhattan
Opera House, 5 p. m. Italian opera. "Rigoletto'
Princess Theatre $50 p. songs and recita.
tons by Carrie Jacobs-B Bond for the benefit OF
the Actors Church Allianc".
recaon5 by carrie ,s Bond for f f 6enet
OF the Actors Church Alliance.
wednesday- Mendelssoln Hail SIS p m, concert
Manh2 p5 4PeT4 H91se Z m lJaan 9geTa
IN baAo IA Masciera MetIopoItan. Qpe-a
lious5- p m, Italian opera. Risoieifo nm
cess Theatre, $50 D. M, songs and -FcItations
Fiahnemann ffosrtGI: NendeissoEn Hal &:50
p m, recital 3T Gahriowitsch-
Thq5sdsiyC arnegie Han 50 ?. n concert o. Tie
a:l5 =. m. concert Of chamber music by the Olive
Mead quartet: Manhattan Opera House. 5 p, IA,
Special benefit performance of French opera.
Garner Metropolitan opera House p, M.
Ia BohSrae cfa3el Of CoGinbs a' tnivergir y.
?. M. public organ re- Aal b. Samuel 4. Bald
Of the Philharmonic Society: Manhattan opera
House. : p m Italian opera. La Boaeme":
opera, Die Walkire.'
satgrday-Ms troIPoan Qpera House J. M, Ital-
opera. Madame Butterfly: Manhattan Opera.
House: , p. IN. Italian opera Tn Ballo in Mas
chera'. S p. m. Italian opera. "Cavalleria Rustt-
S2na a5d IDaoT1ll.,; Carnegie Hall p IN
seventh evening concert II the New York Phil
harmonic Society.
Next Friday afternoon and Saturday evening
come regular concerts by the Philharmonic Or
ohestra. The programme begins with the overture
to Manfred" op. H. Schumann
schumann composed the incidental music 70
Byrons Manfred ia 1885. and it had its first per
fornance, under the direction OF List. the
THn-w-r
nection with version Of the tragedy which Schu-
mann had himself made for stage representation
II is more than likely that his interest in the pain
ful poem was enlisted by the fact that he had not
long before made his setting Of scenes from
Goethes Faust between which work and Man
Ireo there is a strong resemblance. Il Is obvious
that Schumann was tremendously impressed by
Byron's poem The overture is Of all his conpo-
fitions the most profoundly interpretive. To IN
4efstahd u one must recall the central figure in
~ I.I strong man, torn By remorse
TO his will vaaTg7ira for faygi2,e "a a ~
tortured by pltess conscience living In solitude
the furies.' How plainly saws Reissmann I'VE
see the battle begin in the slow movement How
petuous struggle for freedom the syncopated
violin motive the obstinate resistance Of the dark
spLIlts ana Manfred eut in powerful chords, and
motives How nassifail tf IN me sVeeteT
siIe1ro Asr3r+l e; retg me 9aJtle RACES IN the
HOW the contest wakes tumultuous under the in
bv asfaTte, etA si4Ls, ana IS only moderated
crime is again brought 10 our minds by the famous
entry Of The three Tumpets! Then this gradually
becomes less agoaizing as the fame battle burns
chord of tie three irdm8@ s %s the he inexi6e
niously and melodously resolved. and Manfred $
redemption
The next number is the symphony in A major
-ep. 30 ('Italian'), Mendelssohn q. Allegro vvacc
major, 6-S; II, Andante cor moto d minor, A.:
III. Con moto moderate. A major 81: ". salta-
relic. Presto. a minor. 40
q ha nth. s
and fruit Of his sojourn in Italy in 1881 Men
oelssohn himself gave It the name by which if is
popularIy known, but it more than likely
mat 1t would have acquired the sobriauet indie
pendently Of him. by reason OF the circumstances
OF Its composition and the wildly gay finale. based
on CHARACTERISTIC Italian dance In this MOVE
nent the world has long been pleased to see a met
1re Of the carnival in Rome. into the fun of which
Mendeissohn entered with so much zast ard
which he described with great spirit in his letters
70 his sisters. The composer's head was en- ~
musical projects during his visit! though all OF
tneia were moi carried out at once but waited Ike
~ehe scotch symphony, more than ten wears for
execution, he did enough to Justify ar,s1oro. -.
his fertility and diligence The Italian svmnboy :,
vas conceived and almost completed before the
n Berli In 1882 the Scotch symptom F Tas
symphony, the result his Northern ia,nt H d Ine
MS second T1st 70 Great Britain, was written as
Tuary. lss1 Mendelssohn wrote from Rome: II am am
59a5ns gresd progress with the Italian symphony
cielly the last movement Presto sgitato. Tor ~
Aoegio nave not yet found anything eractiv
right, and think must put ii of for NsDleS
week later: If could but do one of NV two sy,,1
phonies here! But the Italian one viii and ySns+
put on uil have Naples, which must Ma %
e puzzle There may be said to be nothing more
tnhn general feeling o. the bright blueness Of me
1taliAn skies the clear atmosphere the novers an
their perfume the ebul4ient life and haDni-ess ~ =
sootnfu traveller seeing the land the citron and
orange Tor the FIRST time. In the first rnovenent.
out the whirl OF tina Saltarelo in the finale il q
Tseoro ef the Italian carnival more vivid maj
These movements were written in Rome B,t hs
Eeo seen naples when he the Andanta
Evsn Sly George Groves exuberant Tancy
sas put 70 II 70 hnd explanation ~,
u difficult 20 realize this and ia enS
n tnat grave beoutiruI, regretfUl strain = "a
hecuon OF the streets and Quays Of the no1siee
Ano most prilliant city IN the world II IL nor az
1x1xonty ana recklessnsss OF the ..grrsf eirT,,
strSsts or Naples, which reused so r5,yeYf,lI,, -
NEGOTIATION q poet OF our cwn dave II y,onlr
seem 70 nave been more appropriately the rrod,c
ftons. or fatheF the suggestion. of some 'eolern,
rSTesinE hour IN Rome IN the gathering she5ss =,
st refers. oF tho Wondering. quaint gron5ei,r ~
the Vatican gardens Me2de!ssokn tgorI[aJ a
the symphony in Naples. but did not finfsb q,
though he expressed the hope OF being able 10 ~
re receiveo q request from the london ItiILsr
r51ntc Society Tor a symphony, en- overture ard :,
vocal piece, Tor which the society voted q com
Qensatioa OF 10 guinees, November : rs3o
When he made his third visit 10 London In AprfI
-E1s ne carried the score Of the synlphory wiz
htrns as wen as two overtllree. and ~ a concer
y thf Hanover Square Rooms, on Asy IL b,