New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
"PROMETHEUS" A
POEM OF FIRE
A Foreword for the Coming Perform
ance Of Scriabin's Latest Work by
the Russian Symphony.
BY II. L. kREHBIEL.

Carnegie Saturday evening and
the of the Russian Symphony Society
| the in New Nor& the latest composition of Alexander
Scrabn-a symphonic poem entitled Promeheus Mr. Atschue
m been hoping his would be the first performance of
ra but hope Mr. Frederick
symphony Orchestra which produced the
& @ and anticipating Mr. Atschuer by fortnight There is balm
CIead Aschuer his friends the that
no coming performance will be the first complete perhaps for
m lo-gnne orchesra) the world that
b by the will be
aPromeheus" only eyes
we'll symphony of coo of it. The top staff of its
aims the be played "aver umere "Tastera
nov luce please and this part completely written out that
y of sound To produce the light effects which
es Of his expression of the psychological contents OF ms
@ Mr. Scriabn keyboard instrument by of which
10 boud project Oos When the work was hTst per
formed Moscow March ID 1911 the composer hmSeh playing 'e
ooe part the orchestra his light piano broke down at the
% believe and its help the thought Inauguration and
ons audience had be dispensed with year later the
% received its performance Germany Bremen; but the use
r was dispensed with So also in London when was performed
olcer February 1918. and again on March a. IVA MI
% has gone with the desire produce the work ever
~ the Russian premiere but has put off until he was able to carry
- tho es of the composer To do this he has had
- M If Mr. Edison and some of people, who have improved
NJ S,rs placed it Mr. Ahulers power to get
r pondng to dynamic and make them syn
.rronous them
The purpose the listeners for the produ
m Of next Saturday be hoped that will be approached W'
an open revolutionary it be made to appear by as muc
pt as give. The emnence which the composer has at
aimed entities much consideration at least There can be no
m in saving the work represents the extreme oil Wa
musical PSYCHOLOGISTS attempted M Scrabn believes ha' Is
e 10 rhosophize musical tones (eSpecay we Shoud say III ma
orchestral tmbreS) ana mat ne may eve" V"u 'o
r his music into mystical abynhs Of pantheSm and theoophI
Although Prometheus utterance ne does not intend 'h
shall he his ultimate either in time purpose lie has conoeo
sound and color and aboring on another IN "hc
here shall be synthes sound, color and odor HIS STRIVING NOT
m IN any one Of these directions. audtOn may be called
speaking The last time we ]learu 'pou
New York Reginald de kOven OF opeea lame promise"
through The produce composition when ne 'aHed Inc
Crimson Tup' at Theatre, IN Nhch ne puIPoo ~
mite music these factors Of emotional erect " o %
e FORM harmonious whole and thereby gam nearly he"
m needed avenue further developments IN purely hue
-c A. cxcmpfed its highest forma symphony MI ue NoF
promise bursting in ignorance OF no" ne
Intended TO accomplish less fantastic theoeuc''S anu
rle~ have writing about for hundred years. ana "
be accomplished IN measure extremely
satisfactory 20 him Alexandria eighteen centuries ago ioe
than that in the panomme described the Golden ASS MI ocro
t nroes were realized and odors we're al en-
L ,Jr soo fifteen wears ago, Carnegie Lyceum "A Trip
% in Sixteen Minutes conveyed the audience by success
sion Of oln