Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-13
one Of the finest shakespearean scholars.
despite the fact that he was an italian

UERDI knew himself, hm audiences
Y and the real permanent values Of Ali
or his works as well as or better than any
xreet musician who has ever lived. There
was never any doubt In his mind as to
which Of his operas would be the most
soccsssful, which vsro Of the ereateet
m.s,Ss ssns value Ssnd ths two are ,,,,S Sy ne
PEI DC. snd which special numbers in each
"u9ess;; %.ss; An, And he was always right.
wax as Ensw Tn thn, his :, s,5ins
tes writing, ana was very much opposed
70 in publication, but was finally over
ruled ~ the publishers who brought II
Judgment to be the correct one.
IN THIS connection, the attitude Of
Brahms toward his great Fourth
SYMPHONY, which was presented by Mr.
week az Mas the eupsssx aSeassn
Brahms had none Of the confidence IN
his own Judgment that Verdi had, and
OF those compositions Of his own, about
Snicn ne did give an advance opinion,
The Fourth symphony. is undoubtedly
one OF Brahms greatest orchestral
works. but after he had finished II he
wSs,sr Se sssa0nsy saa not made az aSGni mistake D
published, and he expresses this idea
several tlmes In the letters to Herzogen-
BERG and to DR.. Bilroth.
The Fourth symphony was not popu..
lar when nrst presented. nor. for. that
matter. for q long time afterward. II
is the most abstruse OF his symphonies
Nevertheless. had the great composer
followed his frst impulse and destroyed
II, he would have lost one of the sup
ports upon which HE fame most securely
rests.
RstpSrniss tyr ls from its nr,, tour Of ot the sea; ser
celebrate the twentieth snniverssry Of lis
nrst psr%f9rmenoe. % which occurred on Noyem. VEN:
Biz Of ae the masioisns ss ees' who played IN
that concert are still mernbsrs Of the or:
Ssyd pua%.y. are s,oiini.,. @ Hsro S carc%' Se
JSsn o.ssS and
The same program which the. newly organ.
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Coming conseris, but his manifold duties as
sn .S French S'1Ssh' SisS aS% asEs
The program includes Galdmers's now sc,.
$sS.:. F!iS isSi;sssis ~ %;s
aSds into %Asss anf sA' from
La T,ayIats. will 9e sung mex. Thurs
compsny. At the Metropolitan. The cast viii
Include three sisners never befor: heard
nf rSsd rom ais% so.e eons9sns 9sS ssf scsrs6. s6
tenor. who comes from the Costanzi in
Rome: A. Evense. baritone.
The series OF Monday morning musicaiea
In the ballroom Of the Bellows. .stratford
Sssn Of On Sn MGndsy nHsns whSs sA ses
B. cesGennH Gsrss ,ss BY vssaons aaGS t q
old n pSpuaE 81 yosss sons
RImsRy. .korsako%i schuberts Te Momert Mk%a1 MI MSt
sS" 4. q sse "spsnsh sereIsds" Of cham
arranged for the violin by Mr.. Kreisler.
the. Academy Of Music. which has been con. n.
yiii occur on tuesday afternoon. when Edith
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tss for III. Mr. BraYn
Ss;s$sSf%snpaS s;$fS cSsaSek Dssns i9sS Tsyior Hf:
man man; Dunn; ou.'3. Burielah and Boyd
entitled. my Days Have Been 80 Won
drous Free" said TO be the first sorg com.
posed In America For the group OF piano
| numbers Mrs. Braun has chosen the Scherzo
major Of Chopin. and "En Route ~" Of
The Matinee Musical Club. for the frst
| concert Of the season. will give a program
Of French and Belgian music. bertrand
Austin. cellist: will be assisted by active
members OF the club In the various vocal
vii take place in ne Rose Garden 9t the
Other participants will be: Harp. Dorothy
Johnstone Bsseler: violin. Florence Haenie:
9rsan. Mrs, Edwnrd Linch: Mildred
snss Suns %FaSSsi snaS plan
Samuel Cooper. reader Mary Miller Mount.
pianist; Augusta Kohnle Mccoy. contralto;
Mrs. william p. Bent. soprano; May Far
ley. soprano Eliza beth Hood Latta, soprano:
Maud Hanson Petit. contralto. and Mrs.
John +, IeiEo. contralto.
Among those who win make the Talk
gutteriy?' fH EHitrids Rassma a asslsr. chopin's chi's
Fantasie; Camille 2eckwer. who will inter
pret Paderewskis Minuet and also dress to
represent tho pianist: stanley, Muschamp,
his spring cong; Miss Polly Thayer and
Bayard Bowie. who will MAY the Ran "Cavs-
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