New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

The next 7alr Of Boston Symphony concerts, wlch
viii be given IN Carnegie Hall on next lIuIs
s,,antrp February Is an6 Saturday afternoon Fen
ruary 90 may be considered in sense Faaere" SAL
sost.,-a for AT both concerts the new symphony On
which The co-nposer-rianist has been at work 1or
the last two or three years VIII be played toi-
THURSDAY evening for the first time in Ne" ho'h''
and at both concerts Paderevski VIII be the soloisI
OF Thursday evening he viii play the SAINT ose'9
concerto in c minor No Z. and on Saturday al @
noon ne viii play Beethoven's concerto IN L ha 3
No S-.The Emperor Owing TO the length OF 1ne
symphony there viii be nothing on the programme
except the symphony and the concerto The io-o"-
ing sketch OF the symphony IS based on ll1'i ii1
furnished by the composer:
The tonalitv Of The symphony is 3 minor and us
spus number is "a Il is in three movements as
follows: %, Adagio maestoso: Allegro con looco'
Or Andaute mocO; %, Allegro N1Face- --4-
themes OF first movement We're skeIcheu N ,is
summer Of iso4. The three movements which now
,or,rose the work were completed and the parts
copied in December. 1eCS.
The symphony is written patriotic tribute 70
Paderexski's native Poland. inspired by the fort-
eth anniversary Of the Revolution Of leeS- oa Inc
first movement IS free but classical in FORM and
seeks 10 celebrate Polands great heroic past. The
themes although racial in character are not based
on popular melodies. The is true Of the sec
ond tsloND movement, in which the composer tres
10 express the lyric nature Of his race In the
=hlrd movement Mr.. Paderev-ski has followed
pbonic poem. and Is peculiarly memorial to the
Revolution Of 1884.
The o1ening is designed 10 depict the spirit OF
social and political unrest which filed the country
rrsor TO The outbreak OF war It is the unrest OF
the youth Of the nation who long for independence
older heads counsel patience and caution, and urge
she ;rnnossih itv Of successful issue This de-
spon6ent feeling is expressed in treatment OF the
national anthem, from which all buoyancy ana
seriousness have been taken The youth refuse 10
listen and the spark Of revolution ignites with the
appearance OF the second theme. theme Of brill
a.. cHi,-afric character which has been heralded
bv faint distant trumpet calls-the summons to
war
Ilght-.learted. gay and confident the youth Of
Poland depart battle The first conflict is cnar-
acterized by the use CT sarrusophones. which WIN
*heir heavy col0rinEs. are used TO express the
zz,esrbt and overw aelrnC strength Of the oppress
ing force Again IS heard the Polish anthem. this
time strong vigorous and battlng-yet as the con-
fict progresses it is gradually overwhelmed by the
gloom Of defeat finally disappearing in an atnnos-
phere Of utter despair Then a funeral dirge ceie-
brztes the heroes that are gone The themes Of
unrest heard in the first movement reappear, but
ere dfvested Of their substance They are snadowy
and unsubsrantial.
A Quick transition Of mood follows. from gloom
TO brfEhtnAcs Hope returns and in the recapituia-
non and climax one hears again The buOyancy Of
the theme chivalry from the third movement, the
theme Of the heroic past from the first movement,
and q third theme, which VIII be built the fourth
movement Yet be written.
The symphony is complete as a work in its pres
ent shape. but Mr.. Pa5e.eyski contemplates a
fourth nlove-nen-. wl.:ca viii De g scherzo.
The work IS scored fo- three flutes, three oboes
(cne INTERCHANGEABLE with English horn. three
clarane;s (one interchangeable with bass clarnet).
TWO bassoons. copt-ahassoOn. three sarrusophones,
four trumpets Your horns tEree trornboRes, one
tuba. harp. organ, three tysnpani. side drum.
cynSais, triangle. tann-tarn. tan1c0ur de basque,
tonlirpone and the usual strings The tonItruone is
an instrument OF percussion which NJ Paderewski
invented II gives feeling distant thunder
IN 9 way which cannot be accomplished with the
bass great drum.
The symphony is first the programme and as
the first movement plays for twenty-five minutes
ell patrons are urged to be in ;helr seats promptly
for more viii be admitted TO the auditorium while
the orchestra playing.