New-York tribune., 1920-02-08
Music Notes

The feature Of the Forthcoming con-
cert by the Philadelphia Orchestra on
Tuesday evening will be the first pre-
sentation in this city of Rachmanlnof' S
latest symphony, "The Bells" based on
Edgar Allan Poes poem of the same
name. The score calls for orchestra,
chorus and soprano, tenor and bass
soloists. The choral part Of the sym
phony. will be sung by the Philadelphia
Orchestra Chorus, which has been pre-
pared bv Stephen S. Townsend, Of bos-
ton. This chorus, containing some two
hundred voices, is a permanent adjunct
of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The So
prano role will be sung by Florence
Hinkle, the tenor by Arthur Hackett
end the bass by Fred Patton.
The first American performance OF
Rachmaninotf's symphony was given by
the Philadelphia Orchestra in Phlladel-
phia on Friday and Saturday, February
6 and 7. Rachmaninoff began the COM
position of "The Bells" in Rome in
January, 1913. orchestrating and finish
ing it in Russia, on his own estate, the
following summer
: The new 'People'a Symphony Orches-
ira, Louis Frohman, conductor, WI! be
heard in Carnegie Hall Sunday eve
ming. February % The soloists will be
Christine Langehan, dramatic soprano;
Jerome Rappaport. pianist. and bcr-
nard Schram, tenor.
Nine. Yvette Guilbert will give at
the Maxine Elliott Theater the last two
recitals of this season on Sunday eve
ming, February 10, and Friday after
noon, February 20.
Alfred Cortot, with the assistance of
Walter Damrosch and the New York
Symphony Orchestra, will play all the
Beethoven piano concertos at two con-
certs to be given in Carnegie Hall. on
Tuesday evening, February II, and
Thursday afternoon, February 19: The
program for the first concert will in
clude Concertos Nos. i, and 8. the 4th
and 5th concertos being played at the
final concert, which also includes the
Beethoven "Egmont" and "Leonore'
No. overtures. A feature Of these
concerts will be the fact that Mr. Cortot
will play the original cadenzas OF the
composer, which, it is believed, have
never before been presented to an
American audience.
This evening at S:15 O'Clock, Marie
Roemaet- Rosanoff will give cello re
cital at the Music School Settlement,
So East Third Street. She will play
Valentini's Sonata in E major, CON
certo by Schumann. Bruch's "Av"
Maria" LISTS "Hungarian Rhapsody" :"
and number of shorter pieces. The
recital is free to the public.
John Powell will play at the Harvard
Club . this afternoon. Next sunday
afternoon the Flonzaley Quartet will
give concert.
Nine. Eva Gauthier will give a new
tvpe of concert next Wednesday in
Aeolian Hall 1t will be called vocal
chamber music concert. She has dis
caxled the conventional piano accom-
paniment. In it's place, she will sing
some of her songs with a string quartet
and Others supported by flutes, clar-
inets, horns and harp.
Vocal chamber music is virtually a
rev form. 1t is one of the experiments
of the modern French school Of com
position. Ravel and his associates S
have ever been striving for original
musical effects, and they have found
fascinating combinations of unusual
musical instruments with the voice.
Nine. Gauthier will sing Rayel's
"Soupir" with two flutes, two clarinets,
piano and string quartet. Some peasant
songs by strayinsky will be sung with h
string quartet. With string quartet
alone she will sing an Italian setting of
shelley's Sunset" The music n,., ,is,,ty is by
pupil Of Rimsky-Korsakotf IT has
never been heard in America. With e
miniature orchestra she will present
three poems of Oscar Wilde, set to
music by Samuel Gardner. Nearly all
Of this music bears the date 1918.
Joseph Bonnet will give two organ
recitals at st. Thomas's Church on
Tuesday afternoon, February II, at
4:ao, and Monday evening, February
illustrate early. organ music up to the
time Of Bach; the second win comprise
Bach and his successors down to mod
err times. Tickets. free of charge, may
be obtained on personal application to
the manager Of the New Symphony
Orchestfa, rs West Fcrty-eecond Street.