New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16

Bo-o5in's music has been heard IN
y.v York ever since 1885. when, 20 the
hest O.. our recollection. Il first ap-
reared upon d local prosramme. IL
Is. - concert Of the Theodore
Thoma, Orchestra. in Brooklyn on
March % sno the composition was the
Sketch Of the Steppes, when M;
Thomas made 8 feature 81 nUmpet OF
ether concerts later. DURING boroaih
lie II was the most popular OF ms com
positions Writing 20 friend IN May
1856, the composer saidi But 'he
ros; popular of ny works ABROAD y
NJ symphonic sketch. Dams les Steppes
q VAs,e certrale.' u has gone the
rounds o. Europe from Christiania TO
Monaco, and % spite Of us Iatriouc
rrograuue the success Of Russian
inns N Asia this work has been en-
tored almost everywhere sHc often
been reueated by desire, as at the
Strauss concerts In Vienna and the
lsmoureux concerts in Paris. lie
little thought that the work was re-
tsiyirg the sane favor m faraway Ne"
York Why the fascinating bit OF pro
grsmme music has dropped out OF ssight
We csnno. imagine. Il ought 81 ieast
% be heard again 10 the house wnere
sis opera IL now performing. SupSe-
elert performance OF compositions Oy
borodin are noted as follows:
Scherzo from q quartet probably the
inst By the Danureuther Quartet on
October 90. 1856.
"Serens.s ALA Spagnola," by the
Beethoven Quartet on January p, 1855.
and April %, 1859. The title puzzles
y, as no such work is catalogued
amongst Borodin's compositions.
Symphony in E-Flat, on January u,
'l'sO, By the Boston symphony Orches
Ira The Tribune remarked after DIS
e9sslng the characterist Of the WORK:
NJ. Nkisch has added materially 20
ne Interest % the musical season d.
l'nging forward this symphony.
One OF the cuartets, number and KEY
,,o'gotten, by the Beethoven Quartet on
'aluary 10, 1891
Symphony No. 2 IN B minor, on Feb
nary 5 and 6, 1897. by the Philhsr,,
n0nie Society under the direction OF
Anton Seidl.
4 quartet by the Kneisel Quartet on
April 8. 1898
me Quartet IN D minor, by the Damn
Hs,her Quartet on January %, 1901.
barytore air from Prince Igor az
"eheert Of the Russian symphony So
yye'y, On January 3, 1904, and again on
february %. 1905.
Overture 70 Prince Igor" by the
'ane band on February "a, 1908.
Vsvstlna for tenor from prince
g0i al concert Of the Russian Sym
P'CSny Society on January II. 1907.
veoruses and dances from Prince
sor al concerts OF the MacDowelI
Nlo'gs land Schola Cantoruml OF
~S,ea ., 1911, and January 20, 1914,
X-srtet No. by the Max JACOBS
Ncc-''et or December 10, 1911.
c.!npnony In B minor by the Boston
lSSis,phony Orchestra on January ~
overture 70 Prince Igor" at con
y. o' the Russian symphony Society
Ie,. century Theatre on February ~
~ ~ Then came the opera on the 3Ott
Aa month
q, Doubtful if any Russian music
t,,n.y russian names entered signih.
rl. INTO the ken Of the lovers OF
srper music until Beethoven intro
ora both through his set OF string
osies dedicated to Count Rasoum'
bv . and since then familiarly known
,6d ~ name. The story Of the Count
one W. commission is an interesting
esr,n ~ the first half OF the eighteenth
COM. 'y two brothers were engaged a:
Tbsv singers at the court Of Russia
bl, we're half Cossacks and Of hum
IN" Ieh. Their name was Rasum
,s,s.. we're probably men Of persona
=, .. Vyeness, for they won the inter
p,r,i t t~o Of the princesses Of the i'm
,ory snouSe-t the two who in later his
he, "tbuted as the Expresses Eliza
Thron fe,rowna and Katharine II
.nrs ,b these high-born ladies innu
At en-, me brothers acquired wealth, anc
robili,svn we're elevated TO the highes'
'in., Of the empire and given tn,
lh.yvs Counts RasoumoTski. Ths
Prov men Of ability and discretion
he in .s, by the fact that, in spite o.
ia,,i..a'ousies and intrigues OF tn,
su court, they r..,;n.S @brouoh