Evening star., 1925-02-17
MOZART SYMPHONY
ST|RS BIG AUDIENCE
Damrosch Conducts Or
chestra in Delightful Pro-
gram at Central High.

The famous Jupiter Symphony
or Mozart dominated the delightful
program presented by Walter Dam
rosch and the New York Symphony
Orchestra at Central High School
last night, before an audience that
nearly filled the large auditorium
This was the second time this SYM
phony has been given this season.
1t was a cofeature with Brahms
double concerto for violin and cello
with orchestral accompaniment on
the second afternoon concert pro-
gram, December 9.
Last nights performance was more
interesting and colorful. Perhaps
the skillfui. explanatory notes by Mr.
Damrosch, given on the piano, as is
his custom at these Monday night
of this work The entire audience
seemed in sympathetic mood. The
informal atmosphere of these "ex-
planatory evenings" also is conducive
to establishing a receptive mood.
Although Mozart wrote more than
40 Symphonies and was so remark
able a musician as to merit the title
''the Raphael among music COM
posers," as pointed out by Mr.. DAM
rosch, the Jupiter" is one of only
three symphonies by this composer
tHdl are pay eu frequently
Fine Sense of Proportion.
Mozart had an innate sense of
proportion that was wonderful" said
Mr.. Damrosch. He refined and en-
nobled human emotions. Particularly
noticeable in this work is his deft
manner of using the wood wind in
struments 1t was not Mozart who
named this work the Jupiter Sym
phony.' but an admirer of the work
who felt 1t deserved the name of the
highest OF the gods-it Is SO beau
tiful."
Especially beautiful were the
passages of the third movement-the
minuet and trio, which rose into
dazzling climax in the finale-which,
as Mr.. Damrosch stated Is a marvel
Gus piece Of contrapuntal evolution
with a Gregorian chant as It's basic
theme.
Another work of different type,
but equal brilliance, was Liszt's Les
Preludes," based upon the theme OF
Lamartine's poem telling of this LIES
episodes being but a series Of pre-
Lixzt Greatest Pianist.
List, the greatest pianist of his
time. revolutionized the art of writ
ing for the piano." said Mr.. Dam
rosCh. He was the standard bearer
for many other composers, whom he
felt the public did not appreciate.
Among these were Beethoven, Schu-
mann and Berlicz. His hostoric
friendship for Wagner and his deep
belief and encouragement of the
Beyreuth composer were definite fac
tors in the development of Wagner's
yr-jt
was not an egotiSt. His originality
found striking outlet in creating the
symphonic, or tone, poem, a new
form OF programmatic music. He
took Beethoven's idea of a symphony
in four movements and made a con-
denSed symphony in one movement,
still retaining the four distinct
themes and combining them in
unified tone picture. Mystery, love,
violence of a storm and the delicacy
of a pastorale are combined in Les
Preludes," probably the most popular
of the IL works of this kind written
by List"
Les Preludes" filled the promise
given in this description. The only
lapse in the sustained interest and
intenseness Of the picture came after
building up to the pinnacle of wild
beauty in the storm episode and then
phrases before sweeping into less con-
vincing finale.
Lighter Pieces Charming.
Debussy's quaint "Children's Cor
ner" provided three charming bits of
contrast to the powerful works that
had gone before. There were the
nlaintive and laughable "Ju1nbo's
Lullaby" the soft beauty of Snow is
Ealling"-a bit reminiscent Of the music
in the last act of Moussorgsky's
Boris Godounov"-and the comical
satire in "Golliwogg's Cake Walk"
A descriptive polka mazurka, The
Dragon Fly" by Johann Strauss,
completed a fine entertainment.
Today Mr.. Damrosch will make his
Anal appearance here this season in
presenting Beethoven's famous Ninth
Symphony" with choral finale by To-