New-York tribune., 1922-03-01
Three Bands. ; )
Conductors I'm
Single Concert
Benefit FOR Da,nrosch Eel
Iow-Iiip Fund Draws
Large Audience, Which
Is Generous in Applause
O. vations for Directors
Brass aud Percussion Sec
:" tions Have Leading Roles
at tXpcnsc Of Strines
BY II. f. Krchbic


Ia order that "as long rs The Inpepia!
City stands there shail be an American
composer IN Rome hearing TIE name q
The pamrosch Fellowship to quote The
Tords OF Nj John Il. p,aleg, great
musical show W&a g.ven IN Carnegie
Uall lsst nght. There aas . b4ul
composed Of 200 iaayeta, representing
thc bulk cf thc combined Philharmonic
and Symphonic societies aud the phla-
ds!potu chestra; but that, though ~
unusual spectacle, vas not unique II
the history of music in New Ycrl..
gGer orchestras have taken part IL
festival concerts in the past, and as
recently rs last summer Tor fal! gave
not one but several concerts in the
Lexington Ihoatcr for the benefit Of
the musical union. This feature, more
over, was surpassed. so Tar as It's novel
spd picturesque oicment vas con
ecrned, by the concert OF ally fe0
months ago when dfteen n,.uists were
9eca aud heard simuitapcously on The
came stage. Sven that vas nos wholly
unique, for about seyenty-fVe years
ago, when the great musical Snowman
Nllman brought Henri Herr TO our
theu supposedly benjshted shores, that
pianist was joined by fiteon other,
among them three of the leading
spirits Of the already existing Phil
harmonic Society, and jules Fontana, d
pupil Of Chopin, and on eight piano
! tories the sixteen men played an 81
rangement made BY Czerny, Bee
thoVen's friend and pupil, of Rossinis
overture TO "SeInigamide.'
Another Large Concert
An American student and historian
of music, discouraine some time ago or
the low state Of music in Italy and the
evidences OF reform which ne saw
coming, told OF the "enormity' per
petratcd at q charity concert in B0-
ivgna at which, after the performance
of some orchestral music by Nicola
List and Saint-Saens. twenty-four
noble ladies played minuet by Zoe
oharini and List, Second hungarian
Rhapsody on twelve pianofortes. All
OF which Incidents including thse Of
last night, at which, moreover, Mr..
Walter Dgmroscf, in a speech cypress
sive OF his gratitude at the honor done
him by The harmonious cooperation Of
three orchestras and .ivc conductors
and the gift of a bronze tablet de
signed by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney,
commended the sending OF compos-
e1s, not for training but for inspira-
ton, 20 the country from which have
come most OF the anarcnistlc and taste
pervertng musjcai things which he de
piored, must have suggested to some
minds that as many things which are
singular are committed III the name
OF charity and culture as Madame Ro-
land thought crimes were committed IN
Ihe name of liberty
Remarkable Parade of Conductors
1t WAS net the band which made lssss
nights concert remarkable, if not
memorable, bat the parade of con-
ductors. In turn. Ny. StransAy, Mr..
Bodanzky, MI Coates. Mr.. Mongelberg
and Mr. Stokowski appeared on the
conductors stand and received an
ovation. The noise Of apprcciative
gratitude grew IN proportion TO the
noise made by the brass and percus-
sion Instruments III the orchestra.
obviously, the loudest music or per-
formanco was that watch was best
, liked. There was an uplitc which
/ SN o4!S i4ileHt HtAt OUE 70 llff 4 LEV
IN the .upcib sorority Of the massive
! BODY Of strings in such pieces a. the
I prelude 70 "l.ohengrin," conducted by
I Mr.. StransNy, in which ine composer
I gives but one opportunity To let loose
, The bTa1en cohorts, aid tiaat for un!,
climacteric moment. and. the huge
aud simple Jiatoric melody Of tic finale
OF Dranms's { minor symphony (con
Quoted by Mr. Coates). But even here
the melody OF the strings had its life
crushed cut by the aValanche of sound
which came from the southwest corner
OF the sGage.
As Tor the polyphonie voices Of The
army OF viois in the climax OF the pre-
inde to Die Meistersineer' con
/ Quoted by Mr. BodanZkyi =, 1ney went
! down IN the bra2en din which the con
! dnctor invited into the melee. An army
Of stentoTs chanted the wild "Rakoc2y'
march as arranged by Beriloz. What
Mr.. Mengelberg invited the band TO
do with LisEt's 'Preludes' and Ny.
/ ,Stokowski with the .inale OF Die
Walkiire" we cannot say. These things
came after the speechmahing, which
WAS not oYer till some time after 10
O'Clock, and it Was too late 20 listen
to more music. The admirable skill Of
ihe musicians and the conductors was
/ splendidly disclosed IN the precision
with which The great body performed d
It's task. and there was much Iubilation
on the part Of the audience, which Was
/ numerous, III spite of the hlgn price OF
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