The evening world., 1912-11-11
Boy Composer
Exploited by
Rudolph Ganz
Erich Wolfgang Komgold's So
nata, Written When He Was
Only Thirteen, Presented at
Carnegie Hall A Busy
Weekend in the Music
World - Presentation to
David Names.
bY SYLVESTER RAWLNG.

6Y SYLVESTER RAWLMG.
wv EUk-END entertainments for
w music lovers promise to be more
numerous than ever this season
and b grow In popularity. The demands
upon music reviewers for Saturday AZ
ternoon and evening and yesterday AZ
tsrnoon and evening were we'll nigh I'M
possible to meet. At Carnegie Hall yes
to-day afternoon Rudolph CAM. the
swiss pianist. gave 4 recital which at
tracted q large audience that was gen.
erous In recognition OF both composer
and player; toe generous, In fact. for
pauses meant to be met with silence
were spoiled by applause. Mr.. Cans
began with schumann's symphonic
studies. op. Is. played q bit too noisiiy.
In Bsethoven's sonata In c sharp minor
that followed he was more convincing.
for his playing had suavity and sem
suousness. Next Mr.. GAM elected to
exploit q sonata by a prodigy, Erich
Wolfgang Kornsold, son Of the editor
OF . Vienna newspaper. The work was
composed two years ago, when the boy
wAs only thirteen years old. Manifestly
no has fallen under the influence of both
Debussy and Strauss, but the concep-
lien 10 mono the less original and daring
and II holds passages Of unmistakable
nelodic beauty. MIR. Cans. who put into
the exposition OF 1t his best talents, Is
10 be thanked for giving US the oppor-
,unity to hear II. The rest OF the pro-
gramme consisted of two of Mr.. CAMS
own compositions. one Of which he had
TO- repeat; two examples by Chopin. two
by Blanchet and two by Liszt. At the
end he added two or three extra num-
bses.
Nina Dimltrleff. Russian soprano.
who was heard last season with tho
Russian symphony Orchestra, gave a
recital at Aeolian Hall last evening thai
attracted her country men and women
IA large numbers. She Interpreted
French. German. Russian and English
composers with facility. out was happiest
N her Russian songs. rendering Nous
sorgsky's "Hopac" especially we'll In
4 lullaby from Napravnicks Harold"
4. Bret Rather played a cello obigato.
Miss Bethune Grigor was a sympa thetic
accompanst,
There was a surprise at the first Sum
lay concert of the season by Walter
Dsmrosch and the Symphony Orchestra
AZ Aeolian Hall yesterday afternoon.
After the interm,ss.on Mr.. Fiagler pre-
sented to David Names. the popular re-
uying concert master, q loving cup In
recognition OF his faithful services to
the society. Mr.. Names. who Is de-
ssrvedly popular. resigns because his
sonata recitals In conjunction with his
wife. who was Clara Damrosch. and his
other duties require more of his time.
The programme was a repetition of that
e Friday afternoon. with Maggie Teyte,
the English soprano, as sololst.
Dr.. Muck made the feature OF the Bos
ton Symphony Orchestra's first after
noon concert OF the season at Carnegie
Han on Saturday Herman Bischoff's
symphony IN l. major He had presented
the work here some years ago before he
was recalled 10 Berlin. II was scarcely
understood and certainly was not APP
preciated then. 1t may be doubted
whether II In much more so now. Mr..
Biochon Is q disciple Of Richard Strauss.
The composition Is supposed to depict
the life and reformation of a debauchee.
1t has movements of beauty, but many
moro OF bewilderment and II Is ntoler-
ably long-nearly an hour and quarter
long, In fact DR.. Muck commands re-
spect for his musical insight no less
than for his ability as a conductor. but
no hasn't convinced us yet. or the
superb musicianship of the orchestra
and Of Dr. Muck's own great ability In
directing 1t there Is no question. lie.
perhaps. better than any OF us knows
how Incompatible IL the instrument Of
which he Is again In command.
Louis Perslnger gave violin recital
at Aeolian Hall on Saturday afternoon
in which he displayed some admirable
qualities, but left something lacking in
authority. His programme included
Nardini's concerto In l. minor and
Hachs concerto In G minor. The audi
a ence showed him marked favor.
The second annual concert for the
kbsnent of the order OF Rostradamus,
(which took place at Aeollan Hail on
yaturday night. enlisted such galaxy
n artists that the wonder is people
weren't turned away: yet there were
nAny vacant seats. Among tho con-
ttbutors to the entertainment were
Meta Won Ntessen-Stone, Anna Case.
Lsnora Sparkes. Marie hatfield, Stella
dc Meta. Kari Jorn. Otto Goritz, Basil
Ruysdael. Robert Blass. Albert Won
poenhof. Louis Persinger Sigismond
Stojowski and Richard lIagemann.
John Phillip Sousa and his band at the
Hippodrome last night filled the audi-
toYium to capacity. The popular COM
+ poser-conductor presented two compost
tions of his own. a suite, Tales of a
Traveller" and a march, The Federal "
that may not be said to eclipse earlier
works by him. While the audience ap-
plauded them generously, some of the
old favorites-and before the evening
was over most OF them were played
we're better liked, Herbert l.. Clarke.
cornetist; Virginia Root. soprano, and
Nicotine Zedeler. violin!st. were the
soloists.
The Peoples symphony Club, Franz
y. Arens, musical director, enters upon
its tenth season tonight at Cooper
Union. The Margulies Trio, assisted by
Wyert \. Moor, nutist, Will furnish the
progra mmc. Becthoyen's trio In b fiat
major two movements OF Nerhey's con-
cefto. op. %. and John Adam Hugo's