New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
AT THE PHILHARMONIC
A Serious Programme and
Maud Powell.

The Philharmonic concerts are mot
growing lighter in character as they APP
proach their close. For the next mid
week subscription affairs we are prom.
ised three symphonies and an overture
Is it TO make amends for what some
patrons thought recent shortcomings OF
20 take revenge upon them? Neither, II
IL 10 be hoped. The society has filed q
large and beautiful mission for two gen
cratIons. ana IT. ought to continue in its
course regardless Of whatever disturbance
Of the local musica, waters its schemes
OF their performance may occasion. So ii
least until II becomes obvious. which is
rot likely. that 4 tendency TO lower the
standard Of taste has become a. pol
icy. Last nights programme offered
much that was unluaiihedly pleasing
4 novelty which caused some ques-
toniDs tas most new music is likely
10 do nowadays and a symphony which,
though IL has been played over and
over again. has now won its way To wide
favor. Also TSch aikOWsky's violin con
certo. which has come to be accepted
without much question and invites special
badly .or supremely we'll Miss Maud
Powell was the solo player last night. and
her performance represented neither cN-
IRENE. This artist il one who has always
commanded respect and admiration. FOR
one reason. amongst others. becaus. Of the
choice OF work which she brought into
notice. for IL was she who introduced the
concerto TO the attention OF the local pun
lie. No Violinist has shown such willing
ness a. she 10 keep us abreast with the
violin music of the times. To her we owe
our first acquaintance with the Concertos
OF Tschaikowsky. Dyorak and Sibelius. 10
say nothing OF less significant works. And
for this we are all properly grateful. Bat
whenever she returns 10 us after an All
sence spent IN missionary labors In far
away communities the wish always rises
that she had rested a while and recovered
some Of her old artistic spirit before play
ll4G dEtlH ll l.l' UlftlDptt4N W - Wv 4.'t
need an exhibition Of that impetuoSity
which. though never so well calculated 10
eaten tlc popular ear elsewhere. IL not
The KIND Of appeal which ought 20 -
made 10 Philharmonic audience lea ~
OF all when clumsily accompanied.
The novelty was n SYMPTOM scherZo
by Mr.. Fritz Stahlberg, member Of The
orchestra. who conducted the composition
and whose COMPANIONS gave II a good per
Torrance. Cnhappily It differs from the
other music which the Philharmonic So
ciety has performed FOR him-thc sym
phonic poem TN Memory Of Abraham Lin
coin" and the two sketches I'm Huch-
land"-in disclosing a large discrepancy
between sound and significance. or. 20
speak more mus.cally. perhaps between
form and content. Had the thoughts III"
melodic ideas. az the scherzo been uttered
by the orchestra Of Hozarts time and
in the old harmonic idioms IL Is easily
possible that tho music would have made
a pleasant impression As IL was. the
piece seemed 10 be much ado about notn-
ing in particular. The symphony was
Saint Sakns's IN G minor. in which VIC
Tor Harris and Michael Loesch helped NJ
the pianoforte and Charles Gilbert Spros-
al the organ. ~. f. *.