The New York Times Nr. 19055 veröffentlicht auf S. 53 (= S. 7 des 6. Teils) einen Leserbrief und nimmt auch dazu Stellung:

"          BRUCKNER'S MUSIC HERE.

     Sir: I have been hearing Bruckner's music so much in Germany, ending with the Brahms-Beethoven-Bruckner cycle in Munich last Summer [4.8.1909 7. Symphonie, 20.8.1909 3. Symphonie, 2.9.1909 8. Symphonie], that I am curious to know why I find his name on no programme here. May I ask your opinion of his music? While I am seeking enlightenment on musical points I would like to ask: Do you think we shall ever grow musically old enough to applaud intelligently? How could those enthusiastic mortals be moved to clap at "The Messiah" in January at every pause of a moment, and thus spoil the evening for many listeners? Did you suffer with us at the Philharmonic Friday afternoon when the continuity of three Debussy nocturnes was spoiled by the thoughtless applause after the second?

                          A LISTENER.

     New York, Feb. 19, 1910.

     This "Listener," having listened in Germany, has overlooked the fact that symphonies of Bruckner have several times appeared on New York programmes in recent seasons: last season, on March 18, the Boston Symphony Orchestra played his eighth in C minor [8. Symphonie am 18.3.1909]; in the season before, on Nov. 7, it played his ninth in D minor [9. Symphonie am 7.11.1907]. A year before, on Dec. 6, 1906, the same organization played his seventh, in E flat [sic] [7. Symphonie am 6.12.1906], and now comes Mr. Mahler with a performance of the "Romantic," the fourth. We could go back twenty-four years; for the first time a symphony by Bruckner was heard here was [sic] in 1886, when Theodore Thomas played the seventh [7. Symphonie am 12./13.11.1886]. Performances of these works, however, have not been frequent; for New York seems to have found that a little Bruckner goes a long way with it."

 

     Auf derselben Seite ein Hinweis auf das Konzert vom 30.3.1910 mit der 4. Symphonie:
"Concerts of the Week.

[...]

     The sixth and last historical concert of the Philharmonic's series will be given in Carnegie Hall on Wednesday evening, when the Pfitzner's overture, "Christelflein," will be performed, under Mr. Mahler's direction, for the first time in this country. Bruckner's Romantic Symphony, No. 4, the preludes to the first and second acts of Richard Strauss's opera, "Guntram," and the same composer's "Till Eulenspiegel," will complete the programme." (*).

 

Der Konzerthinweis erscheint auch in The Standard Union Nr. 266 (Brooklyn, New York) auf S. 17 (= S. 7 des 2. Teils):

"In the World of Music

[...]

     The sixth and last historical concert of the Philharmonic Society's series will be given in Carnegie Hall, Manhattan, on Wednesday evening, March 30, when the Pfitzner's overture, "Christelflein," will be performed under Mr. Mahler's direction for the first time in this country. Bruckner's Romantic Symphony No. 4, the preludes to the first and second acts of Richard Strauss' opera, "Guntram," and the same composer's "Till Eulenspiegel," will complete the musical offerings of the occasion." (**).