New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
STORI(IAL AND CRITICAL EXCURSIONS IN OPERALAND
Musical Offerings
at the Manhattan
Fonarova Ornsten and Siege Soosts at First Sunday
Concert To-night-Nonth of Russian Ballet
Will Begin October g

London, following appearances in Brus-
sells, Petrograd and in Italy.
Mr.. Ornstein will for the first time
present his work with the accompani-
ment OF symphony orchestra. The
young pianist has stimulated discussion
in musical circles. In commenting on
futurist music as heard in New York
during the 1915 season a writer in the
Washington Herald" speaks Of him
thus:
Another Russian, Leo Ornstein, wrote
and played the most diseordant music
ever heard in New York. Other com
posers have written music intended 70
sound like cat jumping on n piano
keyboard and Ike a locomotive climb
ing a grade, but they were mild when
compared to Mr.. Ornstein's little com
position called Joy or his Wild Mems
Dance
"A rival pianist was heard 70 remark
that they are written with sgch obscure
and anintelligibie notation that no one
else could even read them. At all event.
except FOR rhythm. all Of the rules Of
harmony and composition used by Mr
Ornstein seemed 20 have been invented
by himself, and he has kept them sll 10
himself. Some persons have expressed
doubts as 20 whether he had used any
rules, but that IL absurd, because II be
had no methods he could not possibly
have avoided striking beautiful chord
occasionally by accident. As il is, beauty
never enters mis- music. To be reslly up
20 date, or a little ahead os the times,
the principal requisite is dissonance.
There has been much discussion in
regard to the music OF Strauss, CT De
busy, Of Ravel and others o., their
class. Strauss. however, is no longer
futurist: he Is modernist. This is the
music OF to-day. He has retained
beauty, melody and form. The old rules
of harmony mean little to him II he has
a good reason for breaking them, but
there is always reason; but with Sir
Ornstein 10 - different. "a 10 is with
Sch6nberg Mr.. Ornstein has discarded
them entirely, and Schonberg applies
them only on rare occasions apparently
TO show the public that he once learned
them.
Next 20 Mr Ornstein's music the
harshest piano pieces heard in New YORK
were some short works Of Sch6nbcrg
Here again Mr.. Ornstein was the only
pianist sufficiently courageous 20 play
them
Louis S.egel, an lndian.an, Of French
and German parentage, studied at the
Conservatory Of Liege. Belgium, where
he won the Gold Medal lie was later a
pupil Of Ysaye's, who directed the Or
chestra al Siegers debut in both Berlin
and Brussels. Prior 20 his present visit
20 America Siegel has been touring ID
Germany France, Belgium, Holland.
Italy and Scandinavia.
Sp.rescu was formerly conductor 90
the Bucharest Roysl Opera, and during
the early part Of the summer directed
the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
The programme follows:
Overture IN Lle sgr.ls" .........- t1fmsrt
Ballet suite. The Sessrns' .... .'.a4lno"
Concerto 20 .i1f piano snl ofcAes'riI.
Mr. orrste.r.
- Ss-,a5s rom aasrs. Pop s'ras, r,.la .o,.y
concerto IN D Minor FOR ro..nl ylslr.rlis
ST. seysl
G-sud Poicaa4se ....--.... .-...+..-... .'hnt
RusSan A'rs .....-. ......-....
Nine rrrarnrA
VASE "s'o-ss '-er- err-'s F'-sst" sfrslt
On October Q he Russian Ballet will
begin a months engagement at the
Manhattan Opera House.