New-York tribune., 1915-03-28
VISITORS FROM BOSTON AND
THEIR RECEPTION.

The ambition Of the conductor o.
the Philadelphia Orchestra 10 have ms
organization heard III New GoTS was
ratified through the agency Of ,hc Mac
Doyyeu Club. and there Were Two con
certs by the Russian Synpnony So
cletv, which also gave series OF con-
cer;s on Sunday nights during the I"N-
Iowa engagement at lhc Century OPP
era House. The concerts Of the PeO-
Dle's symphony Society were not as
numerous as usual, but there were q
number of concerts by bands collected
for the occasion in the old manner, as
well as concert Of Dir. Slgismond
Stojowski's compositions. PLAYED b. tae
Philharmonic Orchestra. These are
considered n the estimated sum total
OF $50 orchestral concerts, as well As
the Sunday night affairs at he Metro
nolitan Opera House. where an orc1eS-
ira is maintained mat can mold rs own
in concert music with 'I'uel "l tne
local symphonic organizations. - inlS
tact doubling New Workers, n there are
are any such, win have an opportunity
TO Judge before the end OF the opera
season. for uair OF concerts under Mr.
ToscaniuIs direction has been pIoJcct-
cd The orchestra will also 20 20 the
Pacific Coast as q concert organization
Artistically. as well as financially,
the success OF the concert season
was won bv the visitors from Boston.
II ie a foolish local pride ard mlstaken
patriotism which prompts some OF the
patrons Of the local organizations TO
resent the praise which the newspaper
reviewers Of New York are compelled TO
give the visitors from Boston IT Is
not the fault Of the critics that they
recognize the supremacy Of the boston
Orchestra Il is fact which every dis
corning lover Of music mas forced upon
his recognition at every concert given
by the artists from the further east
and though the critics PersiS'entiy
avoid comparisons, they would pay a
sorry tribute to their diScernment II
thew did not also recognize It. The pity
of il is that they also know that the
ner Of Boston who sit az the stands
are no better than those Of New York.
One of the reasons for the difference
has already been suggested: the Bos,
ton Orchestra is better trained and
does not give a concert every day tor
ten days or more in succession. as the
Philharmonic and Symphony orches-
tras occasionally GO.
The Boston Orchestra gave its usual
series of ten concerts IN Carnegie nan
and five in the Academy Of Music this
season. There were fewer solo per
formers than usual, and a gerat deal OF
dissatis faction with Dr.. Muck's pro
orammes was felt. Novelties were few.
and none of them greatly Interested
The audiences. One of them-Mr. Con
yerse's "Ormazd" - had been played
carly in the season by the Symphony
Society at a concert gwen IN cOnhec.
ton with the National Academy and
tho American Institute Of Arts and Let
ters: but. after all. that was quasi
nrivate hearing and the composition
deserved two performances. kopartzs
fourth symphony, announced as hrst
performance in New York, had been
plaved only a few days before by the
Philharmonic Society. There renamed
only two unquestioned novelties kez-
nicck's "Schlemihl," which veNed the
souls OF many who heard It, partly be-
cause il was played in conjunction with
Sibelius's fourth symphony, when was
also disappointing, and SchelnpnuG
Overture to a Comedy, which hao
been heard before without interest.
The novelties in the Phliharmonlc Hst
were more numerous, though not one
Of them made so deep an impression
as to Justify the belief that il will be
heard again soon Mr.. StransNy's new
nieces were -Four CHARACTERISTIC
Pieces" by Arthur Foote; Henry Had
ley's symphonic poem, "Lucifer; when
had its first performance at the Nor
folk Festival last June; Henry Burck 8
Meditation" for strings; Mr.. Laucollas
Prelude and Temple Dance Mr.
Burck and Mr. Laucella are members
of the Philharmonic Orchestra Al
thur Hinton's "Endymion"; Eric korn-
COLDS "Sinfonietts"; Ropartzs fourth
symphony, Sgismond StoJowS ks
Suite for Orchestra" and Stravlnsky
Fireworks" All OF Mr.. Damrosch