New-York tribune., 1911-10-29

1husiasm and evidently q sincere desire TO
prove himself worthy o. the 'trust given
into his hands.
The new conductor is only thirty-eieht
years old. having been born in Humpoltz
bei Deutschbrodt, Bohemia. He wishes
however. TO make it plain that he is not
czech. but a German Bohemian and TINS
TACT he emphasized upon his visitor.
In spite Of my name" said Mr. Stran-
sllv. Il am not a Slav, but German
though presume I must have had Slavic
ancestors My uncle is a field marshal IN
1he Austrian army, and 1 am German TO the
backbone. ! was originally intended 10Y
the medical profession, and after studying
under private tutors 1 attended the uni
versities in Vienna, Lepsic and Prague.
fesr though. that medicine took back
seat for what really studied was music.
HIS EXPERIENCES IN PRAGUE
NV first professional engagement was at
the Opera I'm Prague, where Angelo Neu-
mann engaged me as one OF the hrst co"-
ductors. My engagement came ABOUT III d
rather interesting way one day went u
th, opera House TO play for Neumann' VINO
WAS then its director. After playing over
a number Of operas Neumann asked me III
which one / should Ike 10 make my deDu''
] replied, In "Siegfr!ed.' Ihis raIher
staggered the old man, but he gave me my
wish. and il was I'm 'Siegfried that maue
ny first bow to the public
81 STAYED several years in Prague anu
fh.p went 20 Hamburg as successor "
Mailer al the Opera there. IL Is sudHso
nov, often / have followed Mahier' Ior ne
had beoD conductor also in Prague oIIy
short time before l went there MUCK OeI's
my immediate predecessor. And no" loi-
-. Ntsb1sr with the philharmonic here III
New York ..,.oro
Prom Hamburg i went 10 Berlin NHe'o
conducted the concerts of the ConieIr
,erein and also the Society OF MUSIC
y,rie,ds in Dresden. and the PhllharnoIlc
Orchestra i'm Fraukfort-on-the-Od DuI
,re this period. too. ! often appeared %
,,,iaef conductor in Amsterdam and ko''eI-
dam. and last summer ] gave the hi"b
at tbe Krou opera i'm Berlin 1ins HdS
been nv career up TO the present uHe' anu
here in New York ] am going 10 90 ''e
,cst can 10 make the music lovers oI
your great city like me-
,rbo conversation then turned upon the
copductor's plans for the philharmonic
Mr.. stransky I'm this connection silo ''''
he should strive 20 give particular at'eh
tjon 10 the classics without negIee'IHs ''0
works Of modern authors.
PUTS BACH ON A PEDESTAL
please do not give out the impression
that / am "a worshipper only At the snrlh'
OF the moderns" said Mr.. StransKy'
when say that if / were Robinson
a desert q
complote collection Of the music or JohaDn
Sebastian Bach would be all 'hat J si"''D
require 10 make me happy, ] think $40"
where my deepest love Is b"c" i'
one great god Of music at whose shiihe
worship. .,,.
But. Of course. J do not mean Dy '''''
that shall neglect the moderhs' an "
great sdmircr OF Richard Strauss esP--
ciaIly Of his earlier work, such aS
spicpeI' Don Juan and Tod una N@i"-
Iairer In these works he has coIi'Ple'0'
the work that List began. lie mas PEI
fect.d this genre i'm music. His latter moue
7 lise only copdiuonally. as he has not per
fected H. His works beginning win nv
6erleben' are Of the ultra modern sc"oo''
and show road breaking rather thah Pr'
,oct .+tai,ment .salome ] also admire
greatly much more so than Elekna.
"Of course. in his own department WaS-
ner is supreme. and / think that siegil'o'
Wagner has been somewhat misquoteu III
the reports which have arrived IN Ainei''@
regarding his attack upon the music ~
Richard Strauss. one OF my creates. '"-
Inirations is for Max Reger. VINO 10 n''
IS with Brubkner the greatest coitr"-
puntist since Bach. II has often De'"
urged that Rogers music is without n'oi'