Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-08
THE CRITIC TALKS TO MUSIC LOVERS

THIS year. for the first time since the
L close Of the music season Of 1?1"-14.
the Philadelphia Orchestra will play n
'roQucst program" and IL the vote
which is pollcd is sufficiently larg" and
at all representative. 1t should furnish
some very interesting material rs to the
changes. IL any. in the taste or me
orchestra attending public of the CITY,
! 1t was formerly the custom to pub
! lish in the back of the program of the
! next concert to the last list or 'hn
compositions which the Orchestra had
performed during the season. and those
who voted were asked to make tnelr
selection from these numbers. ms
allowed only one week for the vote 10
be Sent in and limited the voters to the
compositions played during that season.
This wear however. there VIII be three
+ opportInitieS for voting. and the voters
are not restricted to the compositions
played this season alone. but may choose
from any works known 10 be Ill ~, me
repertoire of the organization. 1his
both simplities and compli'ateS mat
ters-simplifes in the sense that any
one may ask for any composition winch
at any time made a decided impression
on the mind of the voter and romrN-
Gates bv so subdividing the vote that
the list is apt to be long. -.
However, there is little likelihood
that many compositions will be voted
/ for which have not been performed
during the present season. as the mem :
ory of the average concert rg"er Is not
long in this particular. The impress
SION created bv a work played some
ycars ocn is very apt 10 be over
sbadowed, if not entirely supplanted, by
another significant composition per
formed AT a later date.
TTSDER any circumstances, the re-
u sults of the vote will bc both IN
trrcsting and instructive. not only "a
tho members of the Orchestra AsSocla E
tion. but 10 every one who is really IN .
,erestcd in the musical welfare OF the
city. h m
The conspicuous feature OF IN" re-
quest programs OF IN" l'hlihne'pnlh W.
ahastra from the time Of the first one
mill they were discontinued was INC
mnhrok,u series Of victories which me
Symnhnny l'nthctiuue of TschaikowSKA
scored every wear in which It was
played. and it appeared on '"r - ~
groms Of every season except one. MhrI
The Fourth IF minor) Synphomy "t 'h'
same composer was chosen. IN" 'ol'
for the symphony OF the request pro
gram was always larger than 'hal ,"'
..miscclIancous" number, showing lhat
oftrr ali. the interest of the publ" Wh'
in the symphony, as 1t sh"u'd b"' r"'he'
Than in the smaller numbers
Thn first request programs "t 'h'
phiIodeInhia Orchestra were in IN" sea
SON Of i9O2-O3. the third year OF I'M
organization, and that year the NUN
hers chosen by vot" W"r" me NeN
World symphony. Gi pVoraT' u" ..r,ur '"'
Innser'' overture, both Of Wagner. Th
w"te was not published that year, an,
- /, doubtful IL ther" Is record OF !
IN existencc. The symphony iAthc
, ,i,ue was not played that season, an
! vntcs were limited to numbers pIayc
, during that period ..,...r.
! The following year 'n' Sn'''"S'U y
i numbers were the fh'nr''.ln'' w
,Hr"nnhnuscr" overture and IN" IiS2
y ph"nsndy so. l. Again the vote wa
: not published ----
o XAIITH the season OF l'"4-"' oeSa
. w rho custom Of publishing the vol
q n rho programs. The winning colnposi
n t;ons we're the Pathotique, the lhnh
I. ho"yor'' overture and the Good Frida
: SneII' from "Pursifal.' Tn" vote
I Interesting. The pathrtiNue got 6o'
= S,r,uss' Symphonic Domcsticn 800 II
!, New World" 49,; Cesar tranck'
r minor, 100; Rccthov"n''S lhirh' =
u Rrnhms did not then hold the place !
:, dnos now and his Third Symphony I
y m"iorp mn got "a, and the Fourth I
II miHor, 10 In the ovcrturcs. Tam
!: hauser'' rcceivcd 400, l.con"rc Nc.
# ~"t oo2 "Sakuntala," 26l and '''Tri,
II ,nn." 2O5. In 'miscellanrous' I!
Good Friday SPELL rcroiyed 2M
IT .Inyitation to the Dance" :77 Glo
= zounoff's "Scene Ballet now rare
heard, 25s, and "Siegfried's Death
237. OF course, there were many 9th.
;. numbers voted for, but these are Il
leading ,cns. Snssi .;oos ..s.kuutala" to,
y the lead from s'Tsnnhauser, Al
lLspt y leas 2, :. .s4lsss :. !, y y