The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-03
FIVE CONCERTS ARE
GIVEN IN NEW YORK
Casclla's "War Pictures
Played by Symphony Society
in AeOlian Hall.
PERFORMANCE rs FINE
Percy Granger Appears as
Philharmonic SOloist and
Also Conducts.

Five concerts were given in New York
yesterday. The Symphony Society at Its
regular Sunday matinee in Aeolian Hall
offered programme OF unusual interest.
Schumann's fourth symphony as the
opening number was well delivered by
the orchestra. II was followed by Mo-
yart's r fiat violin concerto. which was
played by Raoul vidas, the soloist OF
the afternoon. who gave delightful
performance OF the work.
A novelty In the list was a set OF five
short orchestral pieces entitled ''Films''
C'War Pictures'), by Alfred Casella. a
young Italian composer who has received
much OF his training in France and has
composed works in various forms. in
Guiding two symphonies. His "Films''
was played for the first time In Amer
"a. II was heard in Paris a year ago.
Tho title was suggested TO the composer
by moving pictures OF the war.
Tho i've numbers are entitled: BEL
rium: Heavy German artillery passing
through; France: Before the ruins OF
the cathedral Of Rheims": "Alsace: The
Wooden Cross: Russian cavalry regi-
nent OF Cossacks riding forward on
their horses; ITALY: A man-of-war
cruising in the Adriatic."
Mr.. Damrosch made some remarks on
t1e composition. He said that the
bringing OF II forward was only an eS-
pertinent for new work. that the power
~ music is limitless in treating material
things ideally and that in the score In
hrnd modern harmonic development and
6issonance are found In the extreme.
lie also said that according to their
attitude some listeners would te fas-
clnatrd by It and others would hate Il.
y was admirably played by the orches-
tra. The frSst movement is intensely
d"amatic and is perhaps the most inter-
ssting one IN the set. The work was
received yesterday with much enthusi-
asm. which was fntermineled with few
lisSes The finale from Wagner s
''Rheingoid" was played as the closing
number
AT the Philharmonic Society's concert
in Carnegie Hail Percy Granger APP
rA1red az soloist and conductor. He
played with a clear, incisive style and a
tone not always musical Grieg's piano
concerto and conducted his own Colonial
Song and Mock Morris Dance" for
strings. which were heard for the hrst
time here In their original orchestral
FORM. though both have been heard in
piano arrangements.
Each piece bears out happily It's title
Tho first, with solos for violin. viola
cello and harp. has a theme NJ nobility
and the second IL in manner rollick'ng
and gay. They were much liked. and
Mr.. Granger as conductor also scored
success. The numbers played by the
orchestra under Mr.. Stransky's baton
were Rimaky Korsakoff's overture THE
Russian Easter" and Dvorak's New
World" symphony.
In the evening at the Hippodrome the
frst Campannl concert given by singers
and the orchestra of the Chicago Opera
Company took place. The programme
wac elaborate. There were three con-
ductors. Messrs. Hassemans, Campanlni
aud Po'acco. who led the orchestra in
numbers including Lalos Roy dYs'
two interude Loves Vision. from
Fevrier's ",iismonda.' and nocturne
10y Nartucci.
Henri Fevrier led the orchestra in his
hymn. heard for the first time In Amer.
lea. ''ro Those Who Died for Their