The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-02
me PHILHARMONIC CONCERT
orINING ~ THE SgNTr->INTH
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n, uanlrr >pprar< n Conductor aud
II,rp.irh.rd rta,rr q Major y, m.
,,,.u, az schubert Played Mozart.
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u.. a,"n.ng NJ now season Of the
p e.-'nruIr society - always regarded
=, r... rnu~ryatIv- music lovers 81 this
...r - an incident entirely worthy Of
.-..- -...splS attention. Consequently it
49, foo t... ..Np-Ctrd that tarnegi. Hall
,...! .,. 'll..l last night. when tho FIRST
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,.,,. Inc Programme" waS one TO Offer
,,..,f.fug for all kinds nf tastes in high
r,.s... ar II combined the Gothically
ct,-.l. 'L.. melody Of musical Re
,,--,rc.. n" youthfully romatic and sho
,.-,vLv>i,al What more could the spirit
nj mortal t"sIr"'
n. numbers w"r" the compound Rich
.u., which Conductor Gustav MAILER
s-r.,ry.4i for last Season This numhsr
.ua N.d Nj Mahler once more Ia appear
IN -r.. 1ual role of director and harpsl-
,Fr-,I.r The. other numbers were SGhu-
b-r- A.. e. major symphony, some dances
Lv N.,arr and Richard Strauss pom
d-rosl- dIsqulsItiOn on the peculiarities
,, 3 man existence entitled Also sprach
Zarathust-a- To be sure there was
nothing new IN this programme. but the
Philharmonic preserves in some measure
-. dignity a. the senate Of music and
teaches lis all TO respect that which il old
The arrangement OF numbers from the
second and third suites OF Bach. PLAYED
last .eason with 90 much success. was
again heard with pleasure Il must be
confessed that II had moments when the
rover " sound seemed to be unn-ces-
.arilv large hut the balance OF tone was
frequently good. and II the piano. trans
with a plano accent. that condition too
va. veil itted into the general scheme
Mr. Mailer played the harpsicnord part
a. h. did last season from his own edition
d The bss-o continue
The performance OF the Schubert
.vnrhonv was planned ON n large scale.
There were many variations OF tempo.
there was plentiful emphasizing OF heavily
insrrGmented passages. and there were
ror-sntous nuances These ar. the days
Of gYsndiose effects. and We must expect
10 ind them injected into readings OF
schubert especially by a conductor like
Mr. MAILER Who is fond of painting in
vivid colors The only question which
ARISES AZ times like last evening Is whether
the work under presentation lends it--lf
readily TO this kind OF treatment.
Again these are the days Of personal
equations IN conducting. and il Mr. MAILER
feels me symphony ia this way then in
this Eay ne must read it and the public
must and probably does. gladly tax.
u thus only carper perhaps would
say that Schuber is a dish for the gods
II Mailer CTess him not
Their" were come splendid moments
IN the performance for those who have
Old fashioned notions about the inter
rr-rA,ion Of this kind II music. For
those who hurry forward in the van Of
progress doubtless IL was all imposing.
The programme notes Of the concert
contained much that was informing in
regard 20 the -Idomeneo" ballet and the
'pe,.'s,he ranze- Of Mozart There
vas 4 history Of the whole FIVE move
meet. II the ballet and Of tn. Thru cen
dances Mr. Mailer m@rcifullv spared
sonle ofrhese numbers. for tho audience
was vet To- hear IN. myste riou- com
INNINGS II Mr. strauss with tn. spirit
Il Met sche.
In rhe comment on thIs number the
writer ~ the programm. notes remarked
that " might he a happy thing II the
steiner could hear the work ~ music
only and not have To bother himself
aoolr the composer attempt To translate,
N. philosophy Of Nietsche's work into
tones This annotator then wickedlv
Proceeded TO print tho composers pro-
grarlrns 70 show that Mr. Strauss was de
is-rrln.d that no man should mist AXE his
purpose 10 compose that philosophy
Tor rhis IN. annotator ~ III haN" 10 read
unsrnd remarks about himself n N,v
No-S and Boston For the trI. lovers 81
S'raT-- do not care what Strauss -av-
Arngr the matter They deClar" that
here = no attempt to translate the
p o-upokv INTO music. and there YOU are.
n-Vu'arIons aside. th.r. IL much
SPLENDID orchestral Ttterance IN Also
srragh Iarathus;5a and any music
i"r"- ian enjoy hearing IL. Tn. music
- as .xh's concert viii no repeated at
~. concert - Friday afternoon