The Washington times., 1916-03-28

of 19l5-16 given on Tuesday last II 10
interesting to note what beneft Wasn-
ington has received from the many pro-
tests OF last year regarding the several
repetition Of the same symphony, ana
also what novelties we have enjoyed
this year by letting our wants be heard
In our sixteen symphony concerts
two more than last year-we have heard
fifteen symphonies or symphonic suites
one program Of the Philadelphia Or
chestra being devoted wholly to Wag-
ner. The Mozart + Flat Symphony was
given twice. the repetition being caused
by the Philadelphia Orchestra changing
from the Rambaud Symphony In II
minor, as announced, and substituting
the Mozart that had been played previ-
ously by the Boston Symphony Or
chestra. The Boston players. by putting
tTS brought sy%gsGnifsb aRgs Number on up to " teen
Thus we have every reason 10 reel
that the visiting conductors have hon
ored our sincere desire to broaden our
musical experience; sithouEh inc Wi.h any thst
DR.. Muck would OFFER more DIVERSE
fed musical menu. The playing con-
secutively OF three monumental works
of the older form, such as the Mozart
concert piece in r minor for plano and
orchestra, and the Handel concerto in
F major for strings and two wind In
struments, proving decidedly tedious.
The symphonic works upon our pro-
grams given by the four visiting orches-
tras were as follows: The Boston players,
under DR.. Karl Muck. have given the
Beethoven symphony No. z, the Brahms
nat. the Rimsky- -Korsakoft symphony.
"Antar," the Schumann No. l, and the
Haydn No. I: the Philadelphia orches-
ira under Leopold Stokowski, which mas
successfully increased its number OK
has given the skryabin symphony "Le
Divin Poeme." the Dvorak New World
SYMPHONY No. s. the Mozart In IL nat
and the Cesar Franck symphony IN ID.
with three concerts each the symphony
Society OF New York. under Walter
Damrosch. has played the Beethoven
First Symphony. the Tschaikowsky
Manfred" and the Schumann' No; y.
York, under Josef Stransky. has given
the bvorsk No. 4. the TschaikowSky
No. 4, and the Rimsky- Korsakon SYM
phonic suite "Scheherazade."
Plenty of Novelties.
or novelties we have had Eoodly
share. The Boston players gave us IN
this category the Rachmaninon sym
phonic poem, THE Island OF the Dead"
based on the picture by Bocklin: the
"Antar' symphony of Rimsky-korsa-
koff, and the Schelling variations. I'M
| pressions OF an Artists Life" with the
composer at the piano: while for most
OF ur the Bruch ave. Maria" from the
dramatic cantata. The Cross OF Fire
sung by Florence hinkle. was also
novelty. The Philadelphia Orchestra
included in its list OF novelties the
Carnival de Paris Of Svendsen. the
| Skryabin "Le Divin Poeme." two Moe
turnes" OF Debussy for orchestra,
symphony in d might be included.
The symphony Society of New YORK
gave two absolutely new works. the
| Adventures In Perambulator," by
Carpenter, and excerpts from the incl
rosch for the Greek play. ''Iphigenia in
Aulis." Smetana's symphonic poem,
"Ultava." could also be placed in this
class. And again the conductor and
phonic Songs" by Josef stranSky,
played by him with the Philharmonic
| Orchestra and sung by Nine. Julia Culp.
| This orchestra also gave for the first time
in Washington the Roger variations and
fuRue for orchestra on theme OF
Mozart. and included the Romeo and
Juliet" overture of Tschaikowsky.
| with the orchestra have appeared as
| soloists two violinists. Fritz kreisler
and Kathleen Parlow; five pianists.
I
Granger, Harold Bauer. and Ossip Ca
| brilowitsch: four singers, with Florence
Hinkle, soprano. singing with both the
Boston and the Philadelphia Orchestras;
Frieda Hempel. soprano: Julia Culp. So
prano, and Emilio de Gogorza, baritone;
and two ,cellists. Pablo Casals and
Joseph Malkin. Both the Boston and
the Philadelphia orchestras played one
entire orchestral program.
Dame Rumor, as quoted by that dis
corning person, "Mephisto," In Musical
America. has linked her uncertain name
to that of Leopold Stokowski, and what
| she says Is that already Fate seems "a
have destined him for still greater
things. Mr.. Sokowski came from the
position of conductor of the Cincinnati
Orchestra to that of the one In Phila.
delphia, and certain II is that he has
brought the latter into greater promi.
nence than 1t has ever been before.
| New RumOr Heard.
Some time ago 1t was reported that Mr.
Stokowskl was to succeed Mr.. Stran'
sky as director OF the New York Phil
harmonic forces, but that rumor wal
set at rest by the announcement o
the Philharmonic directors that Mr.
Stransky had been reelected for anoth
er three years. Now. 1t Is limited, ten
tative approaches have been made-by
we know not whom-to let Mr.. Stokow
ski reach Boston, should anything hap
pen by chance whereby DR.. MucI
might leaVe that much coveted DOS