New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
Mahler's Symphony
of a Thousand
Sensational Performance Planned for To-night-Phia-
delphias Message to New York-Ihe Work of the
Society of the Friends of Music.
By II. E. KREHBIEL.

v II y
his evening under the auspices OF the Society of the
Il Friends OF Music IS in lis way thing quite out OF the
,r, in TACT without parallel in the history of music III
,,;ca We do refer magnitude here have been
nm OCCASIONS when larger number OF singers and instrument
[ have been gathered together and many in which the army
- -iorrers was enlisted from localities other than that in
hb meetings took place But cannot recall nor do Our
4s tell of a gathering Of such magnitude and costIncss
gb about by people OF city to give performance
- rle Of another city OF a single composition The com
H.: & Nablcr's eighth symphony so-cacd. though is
- onse symphony the performers. who will number 1000
m All come from Philadelphia, and the cost OF the undertaking
al he something Ike $1,000 This which precudes
# thought OF money for those who have undertaken
~, enterprise and it be assumed that artistic object and
that only is aimed which assumption argues vast deam on
The Dart Of who going pay the loss occasoned by
the concert.
The situation without interesting angle nor is
e from peril those concerned in Only work OF transcen
don't beauty and supreme power Justify the expenditure OF
much time labor and money Is Mahers composition such
work. Ii best until after the perform
n tonight reply is to be found the story OF the sensa
onal first production OF the symphony in Munich or III inc
ur Juror created in Philadelphia Such incidents do not
,fb tell OF intelligent put the stamp OF eNraoT
narv merit on either performance composition In TACT
Incidents which normal conditions and considerations Tor
The field unusual and oitener than not artistic
sbeaons which should be depored rather than encouraged
and auded This but stating trusm and need not be discussed
When the Society Of the Friends OF Music organized
hree or four wears ago. its purpose officially said to be TO
bring the composer the artist and the lover OF music into closer
ons: which declaration suggested that it to be sort
club in which musical aymen and artists amateurs and pro-
.a might rninge The motion encouraged by the TACT
that the meetings held Sunday afternoons in the bali
room NJ hotel and they did anything which could not
heard 70 better advantage least the advance
nt Of the art of music public 1t was there
lore impossible for unselfsh and sincere lovers OF music
take deep interest the meetings. for they could not heP
FEELING and believing that society OF friends OF Music coudpo
note the art more effectively by encouraging public concerts
given b organizations devoted to high class music in all the dill
m fields than by giving less exclusive affairs without
distinctive programmes in hotel afternoons when other
public concerts Of least equal importance were giving Aea
400 the invitation for subscriptions by the society con
tanned significant amendment the statement OF the objects
Of the society Not only composers artists and lovers oil
music to be brought together into closer relationship but the
society was 10 put within reach Of all musiclovers music old
and nev-bich would seem lowprced concerts to
revive works Of interest and to bring before the public American
ooser as well as the latest European compositions winch
deserve hearing Three meetings OF subscribers were to be
given under the direction Of Leopold Sokows conductor Of the
PHILADELPHIA Orchestra: Harold Bauer and Franz knesc ana
there was 70 be public OF nature not described Al inc
f, ,eet;r Mr. Sokowsk and OF his band performed
Scbonbe-gs Kanmersnfonie' which later included IN
one NJ Mr. Walter Damroschs Symphony Society programmes,
1t the second meeting Mr. Kneses quartet and MI Henry l4a
lev avd the later panoorte quintet the other numbers on
being Ravels panoorte trio which formed part oil one
the regular programmes Kneise Quartet concert and
Bbovns centet OF ancient and continuous memory At the
last private meeting unfortunate Spanish composer Senor
Canado since victim OF German torpedo was heard IN some
his own music The public concert promised IS that wch IS
be given tonight when the largest purpose OF the society
10 be subserved in a truly remarkable way
L il quite impossible 10 convey to-