The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28
LIGHT ON THE
Two Letters Complaining of Opinions Expressed in
1.-The SUM- and the Real Facts in the Case.
Concerts-.R ecitals- Notes of Music.

Had YOU fulfilled your duties as Il
critic to-day instead OF acting as a
propa gandis, for the Boston symphony
Orchestra YOU voul have pointed OFT
in you review that III. Muck SHOULD
exercise a little courtesy in the futur,
and refrain from such ~tactless and In.
discreet dOinas as coming into New
York and playing within a weeks time
the programme OF u local orchestra. u
pr. Muck wishes to show III how 70
play things he should be advised not
TO Try and show NJ. Stransky and TN,
New York philharmonic how 10 play
Schubert and Dyorak. I do not doubt
that he might give the I'nilha rnnoni '
conductor points on Rsznicek's sym
phonlc biography "Schlemll' or some
other equally uninteresting novelty,
such as the general Of the Boston band
offers hts New York dc,oteas.
FAN PL.Y.
Because this Iettcr follows lines pur-
sued for II last five wears in pubic
and private calumnidtiu Of the must
cal editor Of Tur SuN, with no other
diScoveraUle purpos" than to put an
end to the hearty praises ~ the Hos
ton orchestra. a few words may h,'
said In reioind"r to IL without d'roga-
ton of the dignity Of his department.
Tie "iusIltcd' colleague spIar, ntlN
does not know that he r. .nsultad.
since. despite th. fact that he and this
writer disagree upon almost ever,
topic in the entire al. of music and
occasionally enjoy aiming a mild shaft
of humOr " arcasin at on" another.
they have only the kirdes' Zee 'uls fur
each other. THIS Is doubt, ess because
neither one of them regards II 49, a.
offence against good or good
morals for one to- entertain opinion,
different from the o'her. In this lie
| cert disposition they have a consider
able advantag. over the writer of tn,
letter.
The on tho BOSTON or
chestrd's performance Of the Schubert
symphony printed in this paper We're
correct n whole and In dc'ail ard no
omissions were made.
Tho statement that thc Boston or
ch-stra plays badly not .~ufrcquently'
is untrue. Il never plays badly: hut
1t Is sometimes below It's " standard.
and when II Is so the fac il recorded
!" this newspaper.
The Philharmonic Society : never
called to account unless such a dras-
tie proceeding seems .mpcrative'y de-
mandcd. which IL indeed rare. The
society and Mr.. Stransky have received
much praise IN these columns. much
more praise than censure. as will pres
entity b. conclus veiy proved.
This writer j. rot a pr~opagIrdisi foi
the Boston symphony orchestra mo-.
FOR any other musical performer. col
lcc.ivc or individual. lie is a propa-
! .audiSt for that which u" believes To-
Il, the best IN musical art. The Bos-
ton symphony orchestra - the Oest
orchestra n tho world. THE Sv% did
not make It 80 snd cannot help it,
being So. This writer wishes with all
his heart hat he could declare that the
best orchestra in tho world u%c'ong"d
- New York. n" cannot say this. as
Josh Billings remarked ~ another
matter without lying"
, The present writer does NOT know
who made his recent programme firsf.
but If Dr Muck did what III" letter
writer says he did then he was guilty
Of q petty trick. Ia which NAM
urch"Stra conductors resort from
tim" To- time. TIE St'N has frequently
complained NJ the practice.
A. for pr. Mnck's uninterestine pro-
srammes tn = s"ason THE SrN fully