The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-05
ORCHESTRA
| HEARD ONCE MORE
Brilliant Performance Of Mas
tcrpieccs by Brahms and
Strauss.
'R. Muck WELCOMED

The local orchestras having opened
their seasons, 1t remained for the Boston
symphony Orchestra to come tn town
and give It's first concert nj Carnegie
Hall last night. The auditorium was
filed and there were the familiar ex-
pressions Of pleasure at the reappearance
Of Or. Karl Muck and his admirable
body OF musicians and OF satisfaction at
! the beauty OF the performance. The pro-
gramme consisted OF tho T. minor SYM
, phony of Brahms, the Manfred oyer
ture of ~Schumann, Richard Strausss
tone poem Death and ransfi uration'
/ and Dvorak's overture "Hus!tska.' The
list was too long by just this last num-
her. for sufficient time had already been
! occupied, and. hat was more important.
a symmetrical and complete artistic
scheme had been made
Bu when Interpretation rises to such
a high plane as that Of last evening
minor sins should be condoned. Possibly
those TO whom the most chaste art Is the
most precious regretted that the playing
OF tho orchestra rose TO Its supreme level
in the tone poem of strauss. The
Brahms symphony was beautifully per-
formed. but the orchestral virtuosity of
Strauss opened the flood gates OF the
3 Bostunians' tcchnic. Such a flow OF
gorgeousiy deep and exquis.tely smooth
orchestral tone must have refreshed and
uplifted every soul.
Dr. Mucks skill ia searching out the
melodic idea in each page and bringing
I; to the hearers attention without ever
a touch of ~eNsggeration or a distortion
OF tho harmonic scheme Is one OF the
most admirable OF his qualities. In do
ing this ne preserves 10 perfection the
balance OF tone, so that the instruments
tai Kong never acquires a rude exterior
or an inner opacity. All is clear. trans
parent and noDiy sonorous. His treat
mcnt NJ the great crescendo near the
close OF the Strauss work was a mode
OF artistic discretion. Ii published all
the %splendors of the music and kept Bar
away every suspicion OF blatancy.
In this composition. as also In the
symphony, the beautiful playing OF the
wind instruments, both wood and BRASS
was a continued JOY. In phrasing. in
shading. n bahdnce and quality OF tone
the musicians LETT practically nothing Il
be desired. The Strauss work has never
been presented her" with more lucidity
The symphony was read us DR.. Muck al.
ways reads Brahms with the profound.
est understanding and affection.
The Boston orchestra has lately suns
rs way from coast to coast and some oi
the Boston pers have reJolced IL
that 1t has been accepted a. a nationa
Institution. New YORK. gathering unit
itself national significance in that caln
assumption which sometimes lrritate'
and often amuses the mighty West. Ion.
ago proclaimed the national importanc,
uf it, accustomed visitor from Massa
chusetts.
Now at any rate New Workers may b
pleased with the knowledge that IN
West and the gold coast have heard tn
lyric sluqueuce of the orchestra frol
the Back BAY. Let us hope that som
day. Wen the swords OF Europe hav
been sheathed again, this national or
chcstra may be heard in the concsr
halls on the other side OF the Atlant!,
With it may be carried the message tn
. this body OF musicians OF all nation
has throughout the dark days kept aliv
here the best traditions OF The mus!cl
art OF lands where art T. s.lencod 10y tn
shriekINg of the songs Of battle,