The accomplishments of the two soloists, who appeared on Sunday. are so well known and appreciated in this town, that words of praise from the critic seem unfetessary. Mr. Foa and Mr. Havsky played the violin and piano concerto respectively, with- incomparable we and brilliance.
Now for a word or two about the composer himself. Mention has been made recently in this column that One of Tschaikowsky's chief merits as a musician lies in his exceptional gift for writing tunes, remarkable for their beauty, their quality and variety. It has just occurred that as this is undeniably so, a critic is, to a great extent relieved of his duties, or at least that part which claims the status of a "musicologist," as it is impossible to write in a descriptive or informative manner about a tune, even if you promote its title to melody or aria, for the góód reason that a genuinely inspired tune says all that need afd cin Be said. in its own language. Which is rather an important point: the technique of composition, literary influences, aesthetic cal deductions and comparisons these which the critic pantie his bricks; the provide collectively,
most musical aspects in music cannot be described in words. No prose, however cleverly or feelingly worded. will convey the yearning quality of the love theme in the Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, nor yet the poignancy of the motive in "Francesco da Rimini," to select two tunes at random.
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