New-York tribune., 1920-11-05
Two Concerts
OF Symphony
Series Heard
Fourth and Fifth Since Sat
urday Are Given at Carne-
gle Hall and There Will
Be Three More To-day
Damrosch Gets a Wreath
Attitude of the Public To-
ward Orchcstras Seems
Changing in This City
By Fl. +. krehbiel


The fourth and fifth symphony con-
ccrts since last Saturday were heard
in Carnegie Hall Yesterday afternoon
and evening. There Will be three more
to-day and tomorrow and then the or
chestras and their directors VIII call /.
week and on Sunday begin another
Period Of the same duration, with the
SEINE number of the same kind of
musical ente rtalnments. Within four
weeks New York has already had half
IS many symphony concerts as sufiiced
fer six months twenty years ago, and
enc organization has not yet entered
the field. while two have just set out
rpon their activities. These two were
the bands OF the Symphony Society and
Boston, which gave yesterdays con-
carts. 1t is only the beginning Of the
concert season, yet we think we de-
tect something Of change in the at
tltude of the public toward the or
,restras. The halls have not been
{ lied, there has been somewhat of
On&nge n the character Of the audi
eyces and q feeling Of apathy toward
tle music. This was especially 50 yes
! rGay afternoon and may have been
~ the mind of Mr. Damrosch when,
IN his speech in reply to that of Mr..
! rul Iravath. who presented him with
. god laurel wreath in the name of
tAc directors Of the Symphony Society,
: q observed, with a significant smile,
nat foreign audiences were more de-
I cnstrative than the one to which he
y as talking.
Yosserdays moderation in the signs
C. pleasure and appreciation may have
) en- due IN a measure, probably was,
- the character cf the program, for
there could be no question Of the cor
alty Of ,hc applause with which tis'
presentation Of the wreath and M
Iamrosch's acce eDtaMce of the tribute
were received Yet the music was al
fac ard calculated 70 give keen plcas
IRE to the lovers of sound and healthy
beauty.
Damrosch Plans Series
The concert W. the Grst in TIC MS
torical series planned by Alr. Dam
rosch to Nostr4te the DEVELOPMENT Of
orches.r'. music and ,nc orchestra, as
The conductor observed in : arcecn
with wlich ne pre- ac:l tie PERI IN
.nce. Il s.ic..'er for accuracy i.' .-''
have wished tHat TIE '9tTcr part u tAr
phrase had hcon qualified Z bl', TO- @N
& tn, muse whlcn ,nl IA. 1e ,ar-c IT
i7cd as archaic mad hcsn PASSED.
through .he 1.V6s OF medoIN cdtors.
and none Of It soG" I'D q i We il.
tended 20 sol.nG b. the men who
wrote it,
The ballet airs from Rameau's Oar
Cauus' We're eiiJ>c sd revised HV y su-
cent DIN IT, he hr7 Of Hach'e H.AN'-
osnturg couces Cos V..s conceived CO.. e.
small chamber ban; containing sir
! no piece d.. 80 iel i.,s. Nln"Dt
lie vic - nja=l g feu}tG higher "a.
conae !uontN Of aitsvHe0. .ii..bcl than
nat h..4G ~. ccrdr..) o. d tn ccncertl
~ Nenc.i or ..tirE, and two choirs
of winG .Give IT'S Naa 5eon consid-
rally altered +. is eli-.r 'l.gr G.. 7
kogci. V., dee, g. sole 70 thc vi0li,.
in on &. tie i. .l'ber7. !31ai1os none
Ct thesr tro .,f ',-s aiVcu e its intcg-
ll,. a,!C IL Hrc HcVeln III ot JhS Bach
concerto ielta, <.rir@s were Used a
ooVico - foreign 20 TIC BacA period
IS stepped tru,nQsts q horns would
Lave been.
Some Jnfariii.r Music
Only 2 portion of the Rameau music
was ff' .al i.,r IT'S lne-- number On
Gevaert's ve1slol) having been feat
Uve 1oooutc.- ~ concerts given unG
the dir ctca of Mr. San, tranko. TIL.
s.rictNTet or yes.cid< vs. concelt ~
not seem r.. rtisylarly important Il
general ~ol aHo would not be :.
-ot tue sDilos of concerts been =
nounce ctao~+ +ional in character. T
being So. even, student Of music il g..
tiled to hear the music in the orig.r
ackaec 50 tc speak, or as nearly SO
nc modern Instrumental apparatus wi
ermit At the verv least thc studcn
Vas entitled to explicit information g..
the subject either from Mr.. Damrosc.
o6 an annotHted program
Barring the Haydn symphony (whch
his received the Characteristic dcsiC-
nation "Thc Clcck' because Of an e.
ject in the SLOW moVemont the fresh
est piece Of music in the list was 'he
Handel concerto (three movements cut
Of the five e'itod by Kogel beinw
.laved); the third With its locun
Tourist Of hons being better entitled to
:. name like THE Kings Hpntng JlGg'
than Dr Bul's famous harpsichord
piece known by the titie. T. was ire
mendously oNhilarating. Nine. Louise
Homer, who was cordially welcon cd
sang the air "Che faro SEM Euridice,"
iron Guck's "Ol co. and q furious al
somewhat out Of her reach from Han
deps "Giulio Ccsarc.' Had she sunr
in English instead OF Italian We shouli
venture the suggestion that the mex
time she sings "Che faro" in such
tempo she change the scrtinen; sron
al have lost my Eurudice, naught can
exceed my grief to 81 have found M
Eurydice, naught can exceed my hap
pness." Yet she moderated the speed,
which Mr.. Damrosch evidently wanted
Before the llAn1a. c.n.e.,J ..t. i>,,..
Cravath came on the stage, and in an
address highly complimentary to Mr
DamrOSch presented the laurel wreath
of gold to sienalize the achievements
Of the orchestra and its conductor on
it's European trin. Some of the things
he said were rather lulidly hyperboli-
cal, but Mr.. Damrosch in graceful!
IL beC AM brloge1l