Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-30

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Concerto for piano and orchestra Schumn mn
Nine. OlEH Samaron
DtIramho tragco. .........,...M Malipi"ro
symphony No. 4.......... .Tschakowsk:
Yesterdays concert Of the Philadcl-
phia Orchestra and last but one Of the
present season was one ~ The most in
trr"Sting Of the regular Academy series
although n little long for so late in
the season. 1t opened with perform
anrc Of the Symphonic Poem in G. major
by the late DR.. W. W. GiIchrist. Of this
city. and before playing the composition
MIR. Stokowski spoke frw words Of
tribute TO the work Tor music which
DR.. Gilchrist accomplished during his
long life in Philadelphia. speaking Of
him as really the first conductor Of the
Philadelphia Orchestra. for hr was the
leader Of the old symphony Society,
from which the present Philadelphia
Orchestra is a direct descendant.
The work is the last in tho larger
FORMS composed by DR.. Gilchrist and
has previously been heard at the Phila-
dclphia Orchestra concerts. under tho
baton Of Mr.. Pohlig. Yesterdays read
Ing by Mr.. Stokowski was symput ncrlc
and brought out tn" cOmplct" arChitec-
tural design and the beauties of orchCs
tration which are among the finest at
tributes Of the composition. \ bas-
relief in marble Of DR.. Gilchrist has
been erected in the corridor Of the
Academy and was seen yesterday for th"
first time, II is an amazingly fine like
ncss and represents him A. work in the
inEkp familiar "a nil hia friopIs nntL
the performance of the work and the
bas. relief are fitting tributes to one Of
Philadelphia hest musicians and a man
who was untiring in his work for the
advancement Of his art in this city and
in the country AZ large
Madam Samaroff played the poptir
Schum0nn concerto with much scnti-
mcnt and beautiful r!earncSs of rXcru
ton. She has somewhat changed her
'cading Of tho first movement since she
played il with the Chicago Orchestra
earlier in III" season, taking the first
theme and III" slow figure in the middle
"f tho movement considerably slower
than she did with Mr.. Stock. but with n
generally better effect. The orchestra
gave her an admirable accompaniment.
The novelty was Mnlipirru'S "Diti-
rambo TragiCO. another of the form
less and highly dissonnnt orchestra !
works Of this ultra modern Italian. II
is hopeless IN attempt to make anything
definite out Of such music without many
hearings it, indeed. there be in it any
real musical thought. II is undoubtedly
meant to hHv, n powerful emotional
content. but without the ana III pro
gram" il cannot possibly be Interpreted
1t is full Of harsh diSsouanccs. there
is littlc concrete melody and there. is
no scmblanrc of design in it AT nnv
part. At least as revealed on first hear,
ing. Mr. Go"pp in the program notes
opines that it is n product If the war.
II 50 the definition Of war by the late
General Sherman gains in accuracy with
the years.
The program closed with the Tschai-
kowsky Fourth symphony. which we
used to consider as modern. but which
sounded aS mild as Papa Haydn after
Malipiero. II was given an excellent
reading by Mr.. StokowSki and an
equally fine performance by the mem
bcrS Of tho orchestra.