The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-02
DAY OF CONCERTS
SEVEN IN NUMBER
Philharmonic and Symphony
Societies Both Play LISTS
"Les Prcludes."
MELBA AND KUBEL1K JOIN
Jeanne Rowan Tries Piano Re-
cital and Saslavsky Quar-
tct Also Plays.

The array OF concert entertainment
yesterday was quite IN to the record
made for sundays In the course Of this
active season OF music. The Phiihar.
monte and Symphony societies provided
orchestral programmes Of some preten-
SONS In the afternoon, while In the eve
hing the customary concerts Of the two
opera houses offered an Imposing list OF
vocal soloists and some orchestral feat
ures besides. The department Of music
II the chamber was represented by .
piano recital at the Maxine Elliott Thee.
ire In the afternoon and by tho concert
Of Isabel Hauser and the Saslavsky Quar-.
et at the Bclasco In the evening.
And finally at the Hppodrome the
bargain hunters were invited to enjoy
Tor one price OF admission the combined
Agreements Of Nellie Melba, the famous
Soprano. and Jan kubeiik, the violin
yiftuoso. All OF these concerts loet much
Of their patronage by reason of the time
IGNORED condition Of New York streets
n stormy winter weather. The Meiba-
Kubelik combination suffered the least,
,or the audience assembled In the Hippo
rome was indeed complimentary IN siss
md apparently pecuniary in nature.
The symphony Society concert had
rrieda Hempel Of the opera ~ soioist,
and her numbers were airs from verdIs
"Ernanl" and Mosart's Ole Entfuhrunr
avs dem Serial" The symphony was
schumanns In ID minor. and Lisa . sym.
picnic poem Les Preludes' WAS also
played The Philharmonic soloist at
Carnegie Hall was Ottilie Meteser, the
Hamburg contralto, who sang the fAmii.
a group OF songs.
Nine. Metzger again Indicated that her
finest art Is disclosed In song recital. Her
singing continued to call for high praise,
through its familiar dramatic quality.
The Verdi air afforded full scope for an
exhibition OF her rich and sonorous voice.
There were a few departures from the
pitch but the style was excellent. Es.
ptcislly note worthy was her eloQuencc
Of expression.
The orchestral part Of the programme
consisted OF Bifets "Arlesisnne" suite
40. -. Debusey's "Apres-midi dun
Faune' Berliozs Roman Carnival over.
,grs and-strange coinc!dence--Lisst's
Les Preludes."
Mr.. Kubelik at the Hippodrome played
yleuxtempss u minor concerto. the Saint.
saens "Rondo Capriccloso'' and some
shorter pieces. Nine. Mc,ba SANG Bishops
10. Here the Gentle Lark" the Ave
Maria from Vcrdrs "Otello." the "Addio'
from La Bohcme" and the Jewel song
from "Flust" There was also a barytone.
Edmund Burke, who contributed two
numbers
OF course there was much emotional
applause after the dolngs Of both the
chief artists. Mr.. Kubelik gained his by
ambitions OF technical facility and good
tone II might be said that Nine. Melba
gained hers In much the sane way. but
her delivery poss, sses elements which are
often absent from the violinist's. to wit.
natural feeling FOR the symmetry of the
phrase. for the melodlc curve and the COR
rect musical accent. Nine. Melba con-
tinues 70 be an exponent OF beautiful
vocal technic and her singing gives pleas.
ure even to those who regret its want Of
deerer expression.
The Saslavsky Quartet without the aid
Of Miss Hauser played the ID major quar-
'e OF Borodin and with II the plano
quartet opus ~ OF Schumann. Miss
Hauser and Mr.. Saslavsky between these
two numbers played Beethoven's sonata,
opus 20. These are honest. earnest and
respectfully equipped musicians whose
ait Is sufficient TO present good music In
an Interesting II not striking style.
Finally II must be recorded that Jeanne
Rowan gave n piano recital in the after.
noon a, the Maxine Elliott Theatre. Her
programme contained numbers by Chopin.
Wagner Liszt transcription). scriatane.
Dtorssy, Frank Van der Stucken Tar
ranged by Burmeister) and List. Miss
Rowan without doubt has artistic ideals
ND ambitions, but her technical equip.
nen' is so slender that connoisseurs could
only have besn aston!shed at her temerity.
II 10 perhaps not the least Significant
hing about this record OF the multifArious
muslcal doings Of a disturbed Sabbath that
contains no single item suggesting ex-
tended comment. What was done was
generally orsdItably done. but II Was In
TIE nature Of entertainment unprovocative
q thoueht.