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

opera, 1.-THE Fair Of sorotscbinslc. r,1, :, -.
ment. Of military calls and peasant dances. FoI.
lowing the symphony, Mr.. Altschuler ana tb. -
chestra will play Rubinstein's "Caurics Tusss .
with Josef Lhevtnns solo pianist Ths an.i
number will be the seconi Caucasian, s,,,.. -
Ippoliton-Ivanofr. -
The Caprice Russo" which Rubnstafn d.-,.
Gated to Nine Essipo1f. has renamed unSarnIrs,
here because OF its extreme technical dannan1.
upon the solo pianist. It's Russian cnaran1e- h.
especially noticeable IN TIE second thsn1s V-bio5
tho piano announces. a folk melody used aIso ~
Gl5nka in a Life for the Tsa-"
The popularity here OF the hrsl set OF "Cau,sx,s.
ss3HE.C1es ~ vancI-'I- Jas AuI and
request-has led Mr.. AItschulsr 10 bri3g Yo-vSar5
oIdL composer second suite az this concert IN
PIe1dcS II lAe score. dated August, 1876 tina com.
poser tells how he has drawn upon the folk tnnss
~ TIE ancleni IveTians. lnhabitins what Is nous
the large province OF Georgia, Caucasian Russfs
GeorSia was. until about 800 independent Ei1%ss
Ithis, its capital, city OF I8DoO inhabtaS+s'
contains PT9Hch OF the Russian Imperial Con-
director until he succeeded Safolo1 as head OF the
Moscow Conservatory. - eHa
The second Caucasian suite IS in four r,ov.
mems Inc opening large takes its theme from the
anCent song or Ianentatiol OF the eiIed Princess
tetevana: The composer found this song ia ia
village OF MoEchrang. The second r79vsr7s1+
cradle song, Is based on a po0ular FOLK tune dur.
rent IN old IFerla- Its dreamy Character h ~.
HANGED by the oboe's vo.ca and the persistent roc
ing figure of the 'ceIIos and harp i arpsgEfos -
a lezghinka, OF Caucasian dance. makes m n.
third movement The composer used a tuna -
FOUND at kachetia. which hs SAYS is Georgian Ia
In this an extraordinary use IS made % percussion
lIhltIHents including the ordinary JyIpani. small
Oriental tympani tuned TO high notes. Oriental
S 5alloour-ne, WAich Ny Altschuler found az :
CLilIeSs sHoP n THIS city snare drum side drum
.. The fourth movement Of IPRoHto-IvanOss suis
his principal theme ancient war song OF ths
Re remarks suggested 10 him the yss Of a Psrsis5
song as hls second theme Both are quoted only a
Tho nth symphony concert for young psopls,
Frank Damrosch. director. viii be given on sat-
uTday afternoon IN Carnegie Hall The programmes
gives examples OF national dances which express
the racial characteristics and customs OF ths vart
Gus countries The English morris dance and tho
Irish Jig. the Polish Eaazurks and the spaatsS
oolero Will DO danced The dancers are under ths
direction OF Nine Garcia AIalvt-a- The English
morris dance is said TO have been introduced from
Spain by John OF Gaunt IN the reign of Edward
III. but theirs few traces OF II before ths tn
or Henry VII. when It began to be popular. q
country dance OF this name, in q somewhat di6erS
ent form, Is frequently darced n the north oi
England. The Jig has no special Characteristic.
but cana 70 lie synonymous with any Ught rhythm,
Mazurkas were known early IS the sIxeesnta
century, and originated IN national sorgA scs
companied BY dancing. Tho song IS sorsti-ne5
5etatEeI TIE bolero IS i brisk Spanish dance IA
used ~ the dancers as an accompaniment 70 tie
net rhythm Usually beEins et lsast one ba SSs
the melody. The programme follows.
Norris dance. from Henry VII
-sn jig rom Ne-l GvsyD-
Russian trepak. ArlbiAn dance and Chinese sancs-
posh dances nazurla and krakova-. .sIoszkowESl
Ataltes rom italian symphony -Sendessoh9
sles4 canoe oolerN osZkoWsEd
inH-e second symphony aikovTssyt
The second concert OF the Kaltenborn ouarts4
viii be given IN MendelssOhn Hall Wednesday
evening. with Sigmund Herz1s pianist and ORA
Gerrit Smith. organist as the assisting a-dstss
The programme Includes.
Quartet IN \ minor Cp- Schuran7q
Concerto In ID minor, No 1----- ..Sae9
For vioirs AMI organ.
Quintet IN nat graioT. CT~ So---- Carl sfoidnaaT
Fer plano. two vioil1s. viola and violoncelio.
The programme FOR the Olive Mead Quartet como
cert IN Mendelssohn Hall next Thursday evening
will be:
STnstana Trio. c. minor
Cherublui Quartet. n major.
Scharwsnka Piano Quartet Op. 81.
Miss Alice Cummings IS the assisting srtist
At the Princess Theatre The first three afternoons
OF this week Mrs Carrie Jacobs-Bind viii give. for
the benefit OF the Actors Church Alliance. recltaiS
OF her own songs and recitations. She has been
heard and applauded in London and in her own
city. Chicago. and elsewhere Her programme