The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-11
TIE BOSTON ORCHESTRA
r,iHu t\INOS'S SktOND SIN.
PHONl HEARD.
A., ompp,iiion sounded Much BETTER Than
when fir>i Heard Here MIS-. Farrar.
GORGEOUS a. an Es, piian Princess,
srus two nj naiiiar Numbers


I,. rr4' concert 81 the BOSTON Sym-
r,or, ORCHESTRA nj Carnegie Hall last
rrn' allied out splendid audienc.
..r,r,.- NATIVE Of New York; best m,sic.l
,.t-u-, The house was completely filed
amt %" appltus. which followed the
brilliant performance Of the first number
IN 'n.. programme was tribute to the
ron,., pi,ying Of the orchestra and to the
airi-ahl. conducting Of Max Fielder
IT, imposition referred to was the
second -ymphony Of Sergei Rachma inov
,b., Distinguished Russian composer This
urrA ~a- heard for the fret time IL, the
lnr',d states AZ n concert of the Russian
Svmph"ny Society in Carnegie Hall on
the ~ .ning of January u, 1870 At thu:
tine he. composition failed - make Hnv
very definite impression. The present
rs,I-se- was unai,i. To- discern in II the
noteworthy qualities which Mr.. Fielder
brought clearly 10 the surface last night
The symphony. which Is in the incisive
rorairiy ~ T. MINOR. begins with ~ -low
Introduction leading 10 the first allegro.
winch = long aud 'laborately d.v chopped
The caulahlI. melody Of this NOV emen,
N T. ual-- introduced ny the violn. "a
particularly captivating and - withnl
dignIf~i and broad IN character Tn.
NOV arusu' a. a whole j. somhre I'm mood
indeed al times passionate. and Ia written
IN he largest tones Of the whole orchestra
II - y-rhap- not quite a. compact az u
rIgnt ne. but IN. subject matter /. well
-or'nv ~ develop m@nt and III. general
sFec' - one II intense virIli;y
~" second movement. nlsrIed allegro
rol'o serves 80 the scher1o ut the COM
position II speaks Of the dance "f Gle
man-aI yAople There is abandon and
even - .aPArv in It. hut there is not II
moment That rs NOT music n Irceed some
Of the devices s'na ~ tho echools 81 cl|.
and there Is Very inspiring at nf fuGat"
rNch p,ins the very confusion az rho
dance run - riot The trio is chnntcI
o., A. d sort Of song contrast rg with III"
dance which returns With : rex ,igor
The third movement IN the shape called
~ snu'- th"oretir,ans tho Csyitina forr,
contains three principal meloC'i.s III"
cnl.f theme 81 tho work rea ppears irci-
d-o'a!lv ~ this movement ami with tAl'-
ins ~T.c- Tire fna!c. an allegro ,ivaca
rs- MOI only i's own meioiic matter Iut
I,ly~s some ~ that heard before II is
admirably bull, up and insr-urented in
mastery manner
THIS is the record ~ a VERY different
hea mig from :hat Il the first Performance
ne rev Impression must ha aC, rec. l.r,l
TO the scholarly and illu.ninr;i,e reading
o! Mr tietlsr and to the .plenGi,l rcr-
tormance Of the artists from Pcston u
i pity that MIR Rachnaninov could not
have reen iresent to witness tire res,cp-
ton which the audience ga,c'o lis music
The other instrumental nurrs err on the
programme were the third major Pr.n-
concerto OF Bach ard Pee
'hov@ns 'Egmohr- over;nre The =. en-
is An old frl-ud OF local con
rsrt goers 'as is the kgnon;- aud Vt
r~luires no extended comment at this
lime Mr. Fielder, IN irg IN mind the
powerful body Of strings IN his crct...-trr b.
sodea orcd TO attain some lance y
the harpsiCnord part hiT the
-esult was not satisfactory The harrsi-
snords were heard only her" and hcr..
but when heard their tone aided cha n O.
Ter TO 'he music
The soloist was Gsrs ldi1. F,rrar u
The Metropolitan Opera Ho' So After
ne symphony Miss Farrsr sr1z Nh.
pour MOI quelle peins extreme. from
lsouards opera comique -Jeannot ct
Colin and after the concerto Mozart 3
rrcis,ive and cir beginning -Niser1
u sogno" This latter ia . concar; air
composed by Mozar; probably ~ 1873
md first sung by the tenor Ada nbar Ger
IN Vienna in December Of tina. year Dr
MUGS abridged the music and ravl,ct -
the Instrumentation for Miss FGrr.-
The aged novelty proved worth rasrs-
rr'a'icn and was ,ceivsd with mFrifasr
plrasur. Ivy n, cudieace quito capable
n approaching tn" be1Ity Of Mozar.'s
style IL will interest operG yccrs to
fnow thai Mrs Farr.-- made her first
appearance ~ the ses7on in a costume
which would hsv" Eraced .;mr-ris IN
he halI' NJ ye-di's Phir,1h. thu sh,
,a~ acquired a buIom besT,v tina MAGE
ir''s'' and th'rmbinss questions lie and
nat she was in excellent voice