New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-03
THE TRIBUNE.
Mr. Fontnnn,s Concert.

MIR. Fontnnn's Concert.
We would call the attention o.! the musical aud
nusc loving world to the concert Of Mr.. Fontana at
The Apollo Saloon this Saturday evening He
Brings with him credentials that speak in very high
,srus both OF his fine taste and power in exception
and we hope those anxious 10 become acquainted
with tho modern musical school will not fail to be
present, A iuster mode of viewing music is begin
,iog to prevail in this country. 1t is no longer
,iewed merely as entertainment or means OF slim
dating one class of feelings, but truly as Fine
Ar,-one of the highest mediums that the soul of
man has ever found TO express its entire scope and
is noblest aspirations. From age TO age its office
has been better understood, and more and more ge-
MUS been called to fill it, Now it has come to be
the great and growing art dstancing all the others,
and likely to supersede in great measure the liter
sare OF books by the better means ii furnishes both
4 for conception and expression
The las, century presented constellation OF great
L minds devoted to this art who have left nothing to
/ wish for the present. Haydn, Handel, Mozart,
Bach and Beethoven. each ina different way, actually
fulfilled vast desires of the soul, and whatsoever has
even begun appreciate their works must feel that
centuries of life and thought arc required to follow
out the clues they furnish. Around them throngcd
crowd of lesser lighs.-lesser. yet go great they
could only be ccpscd by the full sunny radiance of
souls like these.
Then came the meteoric blaze of Rossini and his
school All known departments of musical ART were
filled wi h votarics, and genius continually tending
inven, new. The path of the composers is studded
slmos, as full as the Milky Way, and the develop
If ,ol.pt in narformers such required q
express what they originate, has been commcnsur-
ale.
The triumphs of orchestral composition it would
REQUIRE volumes to detail The study and pertec
ton Of the powers Of the various instruments has
kept pace with them. Among these the piano, as
the most complete Representatives has naturally stood
paramount 1t afforded the widest and most varied,
il NOT the most satisfactory means oil expressing mu-
steal thought Accordingly, to this instrument have
been given multitude of talents in makers OF the
instrument composers and performers enough by
their force alone to silence for the croaking Of
those who find all barren on this beautiful EARTH and
cannot believe any thing done because their poor
little heads are not set fire every hour in the day
BY celestial electricity. Seeing how much has de-
scended into this small region OF the piano-forte,
they might well suspect that their own abodes are
unfinished with conductors or they would not
have TO complain Of deficiency.
Among the names of some that have illustrated
this region there eight or ten prominent which
known by in this country, but very little by
mind. That is to say, we know there are such per
sons as List, Chopin Thalberg, &c. but know little
of;heir works, because very seldom hear them
adequately performed.
We have got an idea now of the wonderful, al
most miraculous power attained by performers
through improvements and discoveries IN the me
hods Of lingering. In this respect imagination can
hardly go beyond what we have lately admired in
De Never who combines such skill with SO power
ialan individuality physical and mental, as are found
IN few men in any one century
But, besides this we need 10 study the works of
the best composers for the piano among our cotem
pOaries through the performance OF some artist able
tounders,and and reproduce them. This is what we
expect from Mr. Fontana.
He wishes 10 fix his residence among us, and
should he do SO, and the sympathes of our people
be aroused by his performance we hope he will give
series of what are called in Europe Chamber Con
cess to which those who attend will have season
tickets They may thus in series hear the works of
the modern Piansts often enough to appreciate them,
which can never be done through the contemplate
nedieys now diguifed by the names of concerts,
where If you hear something that is good, all sense
OF ii is destroyed by its being Immediately followed
up by something cxecrable l, is ASH the master OF
feast should insist on your eating ice creams alter
naiey with onions and cabbages.
The few good performers who have come among
US have found themselves obliged to depend on Civ
ing lessons for an income. They thus blight and
dwarf their talent by too much teaching, and never
reach the public so 10 form that taste which
might give them fair hearing, fthey would com.
bine to give these Chamber concerts and content
themseves with small audiences at first these W ouId
grow, and better atmosphere by degrees be Gre
aied in this city for musical life
Mr.. Fontana is well sustained this evening so
those who so because they have some idea of what
may be received from the fire and sweep Of List,
the architectural majesty of Thalberg, and the
derness and delicate fancy of Chopin will not be
compelled to turn from these peaches and grapes to
the onions and cabbages, *
q GopEYs LApY's Book for January. SIC