Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-04

~ feature, is q w~ell.known writ.
er and. lecturer ON musical SUBJ
Jcots. He WINS for many years the
author OF musical comment In
the Boston TRANSCRIPT, the New
York Times and the New York
Evening Mail. 5,
New York has three symphony or
chestras. this year, instead Of two.
under the conductorsnip OF Dirk
Foch. is now added to tho older Rhil1
harmonic and New York SYMPHONY.
but has yet to be heard from. Tho
other " orchestral have started. in
strongly, each OF them. introducing
a mucn-heralded novelty-a its first
concert.
Walter Damrosch and his Sym
phony society began by playing a
work entirely new to America, al
though Its famous French composer.
s~aint-Saens, has always been among
the favorites OF our concert and posra
audiences. The new piece IL dSscrib-
cd IS q Carnival OF Animals" and 1t
rather shocked some Of the stricter
p%uritans among IT'S hearers who SEEM
cd to believe that humor has no place
in music. Mr.. Damrosch himself
called it music of buiroonery"-
which describes its character ana iH
purpose very we'll. It 10 made up OF
little sketches OF animals. There ia
one movement about lions. another
about men with long snrs-posaibly
saint-Saens had the critics in mind
another about glrafes. the aquarium.
pianists. Yet 1t isn't all burlesque.
Some Of the movements are beauti-
them, ''The Swan" is already well
known the whole world over. Pavlo-
wa and other famous ballet artists
have danced to 1t TOR years, and 1t is
among the most popular recordings
for the reproducing piano.
The Philharmonic orchestra, under
Josef stransk1, had an equally her
aided novelty 'dR Its program. This
wss a.snort symphonic poem by Erik
City" III opera which introduced the
now famous Maria Jeritza to the
Metropolitan Opera House last year.
Korngold Ia q young celebrity of Aus
tria. and the opera and its composer
are true products of the gay. light
hearted Vienna. This same Viennsse
spirit is represented In this country
island incidentally an accomplished
pianist. His Caprice viennois" Is q
Charming memento Of his youth.
OF course, the most talked about
SON in New York was the
opening OF the Metropolitan opera
! season, on November 18th. The pre-
miere has always done homage to
some one OF. the biggest stars in, the
company, singing in one OF the moer
familiar operas. For instance. Caruso
or Farrar used always to appear that
night in Aida" Carmen" or some
work as we'll known and popular. So
it Is rather significant that this. season
"Tosca"-!n which, last year. she
made her most emphatic hit. The
selection OF ''Tosoa" for the opening
night was quite hitting. for it has be-
come one Of the Metropolitan favor
tics. AL tho world recognises its IA
nous melodies today.
A number Of new aid interesting
concert artists have made their de-
butts early in the musical year. Sigrid
Onegin, . Swedish mez4O-sopranos OF
glorious voice who IL to be to tho
Metropolitan later on, appeared a6
solo!st with, the Philadelphia orchaa-
ira at its last concert In New York.
She made an Impression that few
singers in recent Years can boast off,
the opinions Of her singing were
unanimously full Of, praise. Equally
generous Were the vsrdiots on 4 young
Polish pianist, Mieczyslaw Nuns, who
gave his nrst recital under the most
brilliant circumstances. and proved
himself delightful artia.: Ira Krsm-
ter, q ballad singer who has grown
famous overnight In Russia, Ger
many and Poland. aroused tho same
sort of enthusiasm when she made
he- American debut here.