New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-10
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Suite. Case nosette," Tschaikowsky;
prologue, "Gdtterdammerung; MagHi er
Second concert-Symphony in G major.
No ]. Beethoven: Suite Aus Holbers
Zeit" GrieG; Tragic overture, Brahms'
prologue. "G0tterdammeruns.. o..
Third concert-Symphon IN luls sI
I time). Schubert: barcarolle for strings
and harp. Mancinelli. Saraband. Girardi
"Danse Macaore," Saint-Saens; prologue
"G0tterdammerung," Wagner -
Fourth concert - Symphohy III
HAYDN: Piccola Suite. Trucco; march
from the opera Marion Delorme, Pom
chiclli' prelude "Parsifal.' Wagner
| "Waldweben." Wagner, overture Nes-
pri Siciliani." Verdi.
II would not seem a very large pur-
pose 10 compare these four programmes
with any four Of the same seasons PM
harmonic list unless # were 10 indicate
that the Italians in 1896 were little more
daring than New Workers In their GRATIS
on the Wagnerian spring. better com
parlson is afforded by the concerts given
at the Scala Theatre and by the Phllhar-
monte Society in the season 1873 In
the Italian city 1--WE concerts were given
nv The societa Orchestrale under the d.
rection of LamoureuX and five Concert
sinfonici." Of more popular character
under the direction Of Leandro cam
panari. At these ten concerts the Ger
man compositions performed numbered IL
tbe French :. Italian .. Russian ,, Bo-
hcnian and English ]. In the eight con
certs OF the same season the Philharmonic
Society played 10 German compositions
two bohemian, two American, two Rus
I Italian
French and one Hungarian. The num-
Der of German and Russian compositions
PLAYED i'm the two cities were even. ii
was a poor year for the French in New
York: Mr. Seidl, who was the conductor
was not always so intolerant, but even
this showing suffices 10 exonerate the
Philharmonic Society from the charge OF
inhospitality toward composers who are
not German Its attitude seems TO be
very like that of the Italian society, and
for the same reason.
Mr.. Stranskys French programme yes
terday was made up OF the overture 10
"Benvenuto Cellini,' by Berlioz; Cesar
irancks symphony in ID minor Saint
SaGnss "Danse Macabre." Massenets
overture 10 IHtulti anu AIh'f NNN"A
numbers sung by Edmond Clement VIZ,
20 Paradis." from "L'Africaine." Clair
de Lune." by Faure. and the dream song
from Massenet's "Manon" The playing
of the orchestra in the symphony was ad-
mirable its tone noble and or Inc so
nority. the judicious Instrumentation
standing I'm the way OF the deafening
noises which Mr.. stransky frequently
evokes.
The symphony Society's eleventh sub
scripton concert was given in Aeolian
Hall yesterday afternoon under the direc-
ton OF Mr.. Walter Damrosch. The pro-
eramme was admirable In its beauty and
also its variety. After Eiaydn's Mill
tarv" symphony. Nine. Culp sang Beeth
ovens Adelaide" and Clarchen's songs
from "Egmont." and Nine. Rider-Possart
played Mozarts pianoforte concerto In 3
fiat mot Il. a the programme had III. No.
$50 I'm the K0chel catalogue Then there.
followed the orchestral version of Hugo
VOLTS italian Serenade" Ga composition
of singular charm). three songs by the
same composer Mime. Culp) and the last
movement from Rimsky- Korsakow's
"ScheheraZade" suite. Mr.. Coenraad V.
Bos played the pianoforte accompaniment
TO the Wolf songs. The orchestra seemed
10 be in fine fette and the music was
almost an unqualified delight. There was
little distinction. little OF the character
istic grace OF Mozart, in Nine. Rider
Possarts playing, yet the concerto fell
gratefully into the ear. The concerto is
full of that graceful beauty which once
drew out the exclamation from Beethoven
as he walked away with one of his great
contemporaries from an Augarten con-
cert at which the = minor concerto had
been played: "Cramer. Cramer! We shall
never be able to compose anything like
that" Yet Beethoven did compose some
thing like Mozsrt's concerto, and in the
same key. and this, too, has been ser
down for performance this season, which
seems sInsularly rich in REVEALS of
archaic works. IA. Il. *.