New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

cycle Of six Sunday afternoon concerts. IN 'i'e
course OF which all the nine symphonies ana i,io9l
Of the other important works or the hias'ei "''t
performed In chronological order Nine Noro'c"
will the soloist at the opening concert Oh Marc "
The forrth pair of Boston symphony concerts VIII
take place in Carnegie Hall on next THURSDAY even
ing February 20, and Saturday afternoon feo'"
ary % on Thursday evening FRITZ kre'sier VIII
piav Beethoven's concerto for violin Another nm
portant feature will be the first performance III
New York of Max Rogers variations and fusue on
a theme by J. a. Hitler, Op. 100. This is the
latest work of large dimensions that mas come
from Munichs newest musical light II had us
first performance in Cologne last October and Car!
Pohlig gave it in Philadelphia last December. Reger
has taken tuneful theme from one of Hiilers
operettas and is said have treated it with all
the contrapUntal and orchestral ingenuity Tor "heh
he is noted The other number on the evening pro
gramme will be the overture from Bachs SUITE III
d major.
The programme for Saturday afternoon will bring
forward Mr. Anton Van Hooy. of the metropolitan
Opera House. He will sing the aria An Jenen
Tag" from Marschner's opera Hans tIeiling. and
Hans Sachs's address German art. which closes
the last act OF Die Meistersnger." At this con
cert DR. Muck Will introduce here suite by George
W Chadwick which IS entitled Symphonic
Sketches" The four movements are entitled. re-
spectvely jubilee "Noel," ''Hobgoblin' and
'-Vagrom Ballad" Jubilee and Noel We're
composed IN December. 1889. q NHBioH
in February 1886, and ''Hobgoblin'' in the summer
of 1864 The first movement. Jubilee" carries the
following motto.
cold gray for me!
Oh me e the ~arnest warm, red and green
To paint my jubilee
The second movement Noel" is described as "a
little Christmas song and has this motto:
Through the soft. calm moonlight comes the sound
A mother lulif her baby all around
The gentle lies glistenins;
In dreamless sumter wrapped the Holy Child.
While angel hosts were listening.
The third movement. "Hobgoblin" carries as it's
motto shakespeare's THAT Shrewd and Knavish
Sprite Called Robin Goodfellow. The composer
has in mind rascally imp that frights maidens
of the vlagery skins milk. mocks the breathless
housewife at the churn. msleads night wanderers,
dsconcerts soreiy the wisest aunt telling the sad
dest tale
The fourth movement "vasrom Ballad" carries
the following motto:
A tale of trAmps and railway ties
OF old clay pipes and rum.
And the thirty days" como.
The other number will be Richard strausss Till
Eulenspegels Merry Franks"
Mr.. Fritz Kreisler will be the solo performer at
the concert OF the Boston Symphony Orchestra in
Brooklyn next Friday, and win play the solo part
of Lalo's Symphonic Espagno" The orchestra
will play MacDowell's suite, Op. a. and Godmark's
overture. I'm the Spring"
The last OF MIR. Frenko's concerts OF old
music this season viii be given Wednesday even
Ing. March 4, at Mendessohn Hall. For the first
time entire programme Will consist of the works
or one composer. and this composer is Bach. An
opportunity Will thus be provided O introduce 10
tas public the new Bach Society. the chorus CT