New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
MUSIC
NEW YORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

With the sixth symphony Of Tschaikowsky, popu-
larly known as the "Pathetque' there came TO an
end yesterday afternoon at Carnegie Hail the cycle
OF five concerts devoted by Mr.. Walter Damrosch
and the New York Symphony Orchestra 10 the
music of the one great composer Russia has pro-
duce1. At the time the series OF twenty sun
day concerts given this season by the music makers
Just named was brought TO completion the only r-
naming dates scheduled for their appearance being
the evening OF March 30 and the afternoon OF April
g. the latter time being set for concert for the
pension fund of the orchestra Next years sunday
afternoon concerts will be given in the New The
atre. but the evening series will again be In Car
negie Hall Mr. Damrosch has made 1t plain that
there is a Sunday afternoon public for serious
music and his concerts this season have heid 70
high standards The excellence OF the orchestrh
body that has been organized and maintained by
the Symphony Society Of New York. under MI
Damrosch's energetic leadership. has been potent
in making the concerts interesting, and more
than OF the Sundays thus sgnalized VIII De
kept fresh in the memory. chief OF these occasions
being perhaps the afternoon devoted to the music
of Mozart.
The ''Nutcracker' suite and the B minor SYM
phony made up yesterdays Tschaikowsky pro-
gramme, together with four songs, sung by Nine
Kaschowslxa. of the Metropolitan Opera House
with more Of mannerism than tonal beauty The
songs were "Nur die Sehnsucht kermit ana
During the Ball" which were given in German.
and the "Berceuse'' and "Serenade' which Nine
Kaschowska sang in Russian. All OF them are
touched With the underlying melancholy OF Iscnal-
kowskys nature. and all art songs of hlgh
order The singer showed intelligence in their IN
terpretatton but her exaggerations OF style gave
what she did an aspect Of arthCiaty Mr. Dam
rosch's Accomplishments on the pianoforte were OF
exquisite delcacy and sympathy.
In the delightful "NutCracker'' suite. wnich rep
resents Tschafkowsky in fascinating rnood 'l
adroitness and charm the lesson may be reah tha
a genius is a genius. matter IN what directl'"
he turns his energies. All the feeling for decora-
tive quality and for lightuess OF touch mat makes
I'D the main equipment Of such man as RinsKy-
Korsakow is he:e bat II marks what may tslrF
he called only by-product Of Tschaikowskys fe7-
tile talent There was quick applause Yesterday 1oV
every movement Of this suite. the Arab dance WIN
its sultry and exotic mood being played with par
| ticular nicetv and distinction.
The "Pathetique" symphony has never been one
OF Mr. Darnrosch's battle horses. and or yester-
| davis performance II cannot he said that II let
! loose the supreme power or the sulphurous Drill
liancy of this sc1-e whose inherent quality fairy
iustifes if It does not actually demand. presenta-
! ton that NAV exert influence OF an extra
musical sort Nevertheless. there was n good deal
| Of expressiveness in the swinging lesato OF the
| second movement yesterdays large audience
heard IT, and something of the epic quality In the
! final adagio lamentOso-