New-York tribune., 1918-01-11
Music
Boston Symphony Heard ir
Second Suite of "Daphnis
and Chloe

Maurice Ravcl's mined drama,
DaDhnis and Chloe" which excited
unusual interest at the time of its
production, was promised to Amc <cans
oy the Russian Ballet, but, like many
another boon promised in pre- Bolshevils
days, was withdrawn New Workers
heard the first of the two suites. which
inc composer arranged from his music,
under the baton of Mr.. Damrosch three
years ago, but the second was not
played here until last night. when the
Boston Symphony Orchestra performed
u at Carnegie Hail. following c.ose
upon the first American production. in
boston few weeks ago.
!, Inc music reveals Ravcl as some
thing very different from the under
study OF Debussy which he is widely
supposed to be. He is composer Of
fresh and fluent invention, vigorous
Imagination and acutcly disciplined
taste; re possesses the virtuoso COM
mand of the orchestra which is the
common property of the French ultra
moderns," but he is bolder than De-
busy alike in thematic material and
IN harmonic treatment. Best Of all. he
mas structural power which Was not
II characteristic of the earlier French
lmpressionists. Though the specific
theatrlcal implications of the music
We're OF course missing in the concert
hall, the audience was able to appre-
clate amply the warm emotions, the
physical verve. the color and sunlight
which are in this music.
The same audience was intrigued
with the sight Of DR.. Muck playing the
piano and conducting his orchestra
with upraised hand and outstretched
finger in the D minor "Concertc
Crosse" of Handel, arranged by Self
fert for large orchestra. This delight
tul work was rapidly and encrgetically
played by the Boston musicians. One
might further tell about the Pastoral
Symphony" . NJ no which opened the pro,
hence not part of the journalists work
thoven supcrb:y.
The remaining piece on the pro-
gramme WAS the "Anacreon" overture
written by "Citouyen Chcrubini," in
1903. Why not an overture by Tava-
risth Stravinsky?
The Symphony Society's concert yes
terday afternoon at Carnegie Hall
brought forth an audience Of capacity
size. The chief numbers on the pro-
gramme were the Berlioz Harold in
Italy Symphony and the "Trois
Poemes Juifs" Of Ernest Bloch. The
Symphony, in which the solo viola was
excellently played by Mr.. Lifschey, was
given an excellent performance b/ the
band. especially in tho second and third
Mr.. Bloch's "Trois Poemes
Juifs" had been previously heard in
New York only at the special concert
of the Swiss composers works given
last spring by the Society of the
Friends of Music. under the direction
OF Artur Bodanzky. At that time they
made a profound impression as the
work of a composer Of real originality
and unusual intensity of feeling This
impression they confirmed yesterday,
despite the fact that Mr.. Damrosch
missed much of their essentially acrd
spirit. 1t was, indeed, only in the few
lcgato passages in the "Poames" that
the orchestra fulfilled the composers
intention. Never did it quite reach the
severity which informed much of the
works. Of the three "Poemes" the sec
ond and third again seemed the most
satisfying, both because of
their melodic spontaneity and the power
Of their rhythms. They were all
warmly applduOcu, ana VIZ. DamfOSCn
caused the composer to rise in his box
and bow
The assisting artist was Miss Claudia
Muzio, who sang surprisingly we'll Bel
lini's "Casta Diva" If Miss Muzio
would sing AS we'll and with as much
regard for Euance and for mezza-voce
in the opera she would soon attain
position there which is not yet hers.
Miss Muzio also sang "Depuis lc jour"