The sun., 1919-01-10
TRIBUTE TOT.R.AT |
SYMPHONY CONCERT
Regular Programme Given
With TschaikOwsky's :
Fifth Work.
RABAUD DIRECTS MUSIC
Boston Orchestra IL Heard in
Evening at Carnegie
Hall.

Weber's "Euryanthe" overture was -
have opened the fifth of the Thursday
series OF symphony Society concerts at
Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon, but
in its place the funeral march from the
"Eroica" symphony was played In mems
DRY of Theodore Roosevelt. The orches'
ira and the audience stood during the
performances The absolute moveless-
ness and reverent attitude OF the assem-.
bly, were deeply impressive. and the sole
emn music was given with genuine feels
ing.
The regular programme then pro-
ceeded with Tschaikoweky's fifth sym.
phony. which has enjoyed renewed youth
this season. The composition was de-
livered to the listeners in vigorous and
richly colored version in which nuance
was by no means lacking.
Three Of the movements from Ravet0
whimsical and poetic Mother GooseS
suite followed. These were the Laid
eronette," Beauty and the Beast" ana
Fairy Garden" In these the delicacy
OF style which has become one OF the
most admirable achievements Of the
symphony musicians was exhibited IA
vorably.
Josef Holman Soloist.
The soloiet of the concert was Josef
Hoffman,, who supplied the final number
of the programme. LISTS f nat concerto
with orchestra. Mr.. Hofmann was most
happy in this scintillating and somewhat
shallow concerto. He made its slow
movement sound sincere and the fairy
arabesques of the scherzo were as Cos
saners in the sun under his magical
fingers. The whole work glowed with
delicate light, but to describe such piano
playing one would need to compose d
Hoffman, rhapsody in natural
In the same hail in the evening the
Boston symphony Orchestra was heard
once more under the direction of Henri
Rabaud. lately become a member OF the
Institute of France. The programme
embraced d Indy's "Wallenstein" trilogy,
Converse's orchestral fantasy THE Mys-
tic Trumpeter." Berlioz's King Lea"
overture and a slite arranged by Mr..
IA baud from old English virginia. music
by Giles Farnaby and some anonymous
musicians.
DIndy's three part tone poem Oh
IDEAS taken from Schller's poem has had
comfortable rest. and perhaps II will
now have another. II is by no means
important music. but ii has rarely
sounded as virile as 1t did last evening
when Mr.. Rabaud stirred its slumhrous
depths with a touch Of real enthusiasm.
| The orchestra awoke TO the call AMI
played the composition with plous idlth.
Draught From Fountain.
Mr. Converse's draught from the foun-
| tain Of walt Whitman has also enjoyed
| well earned repose. Mr.. Rabaud showed
! that he had studied the score with devo-
| ton 1t Is a score that sounds too.
as the musicians say. which is another
way of communicating the fact that the
orchestration is well made. And there
are good moments in the composition.
Mr. Converse Is a composer NJ Bostonian
insniration and he thinks earnestly.
| Mr. Rahauds roast beef Of old Eng
| land followed happily tho Boston roast
| duck Foursouare tunes and sentimental
| JOURNEYS along the Thames altcrnated
! in deli ghtful sequence in this pretty suite
| in which again the orchestra was touched
hv a master hand. The Boston'ans Will
! be heard again tomorrow afternoon.