New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-08
The philharmonic Concert.

This concert, which took place 1--WE write
the date with shane on the 18th April deserved earlier
notice at our hands not only from its own merits out
from the importance of every such concert in the mus
cal annals of the City But good music does not leave
an efaceable impression and will trust that we are
not altogether late In praises The great fea
lures of the programme Spohrs Conservation Of
Sound,-a Symphony, an Overture of Sterndale Ben.
netts, and two piano performances. The New-York
Correspondent of Dpehfs Journal Of Music writes Of
the in the last number of that paper in man
ner singularly sympathetic with impression
that we shall insert his notice here without further
mark He has been asserting that great musical work
does require any explanatory poem and proceeds
"Spohr's great symphony is very majestic. The frst
movement, especially is mastery But fancy opening
and reading. Gloomy silence Of Nature before The creation
Of Sound, Busy life afterpard, Sounds Of Nature, TAs
Elements The misery of the thing is that your mind
falls into the ru and away 1t runs the sharp look
out for the point when the gloomy silence merges in
the busy life afterward' Music | trust and great
symphony Of distinguished master, Is such intoer
able trickery as this.
The heaving rocking under-tone of the whole Intro
duction partinx the idea of vast and mysterious
essness with the shimmering play of themes shooting
along the surface like the sun sparkes upon the IL
impressive in the highest manner Don't me of,
falling into my trap am merely describing au|
individual impression in the same way as should de-
scribe my feeling upon seeing picture or statue, or
upon reading poem. II were the composer OF SYM
phony should certainly not apprse you in schedule
of general heads what meant to express in it. If you
heard and then told me whatimpression you derived
| should know if were successful or not.
The Philharmonic orchestra is admirably drilled.
The members all inspired by the same sympathies
mostly Germans they believe in the German Co npos-
ers who would not regret TO sit among the audience
and hear their own immortality so assured Mr.. Timm,
the most elegant of our Pianists is President; Mr..
Scharfenberg whose delicate and polished style evnces
the student of the beet classics only is Vice President
They assist in the orchestra taking very humble parts
Scharfenberg, think, played the cymbals. The Sym
phony, which can never be very popular, despite
the song, serenade and battle-march. gave great
satisfaction. Individually, confess too distinct sense
Of science in Spohrs music excepting some OF his irag
mentary songs. There great volume and splendor
of sound and movement in this Symphony but little Of
that irresistible Elan, which bears you out Of the
seriousness OF means into the Empyrean of delight II
were angel and conscious OF my wings as ioated in
the June sunshine, | should feel something was yet
imperfect
Mr. Schsrfenberg played concerto of Mendelssohn's
with the orchestra. wish be were more imprisoned
Yet his for the master is very beautiful, and
the quiet uncompromsing purity OF his stye sure TO
your most udicous approval Later in the even
ing he and Mr.. Timm played Grand Duo Of Men.
delssohns upon the Bohemian March from " Precosa"
1t was effective but not striking In fact neither of the
piano performances were strictly interesting They
were learned and skfu rather than inspired But the
audience made it point OF honor to listen silently and
although there was enthusiasm for the works
| was glad to hear something OF W. Sterndaie ben.
Nets whose name Is familiar in the English musical
notices. as classical musician He was scholar OF
Mendelssohns believe, and to too much purpose fer
his overture is only very admirable study In that mas
tors STYLE 1t has mastery air. but you feel it Is all
derived from the admirable science of the Composer.
The pervasve inspiration, which is always individual
and in which there be study, is utterly wanting
| recognized whole phrases, doubtlessly written with
the utmost sincerity. But they were not Benefits
music, they only the music he loved
Mrs Bostwick sang was much disappointed. Her
voice has certain domestic sweetness, but that seems
to me all the pleasure derivable from her singing
She is well cultivated enough, but the total want OF
freshness and the constant sense of effort although
careful and successful, make the whole impression
rather mounful, ike the sweetness of faded flowers
Mr. Haase blew trumpet better than have ever heard
a trumpet blown before 1t was really fine perform
ance and could not but regret all the while that 90
much skill and trouble had been lost upon the instru
ment There is manly and heroic strain in its peal
and it kndles chvaric feeling and recalls Sir Philip
Sidneys saying of the ballad Of Chevy Chace, that it
"srred him Ike trumpet !" but 1t Is still pity that
man should expend bis lungs and labor to such ne
eessary unsatisfactory result The concert was much
too long by the BY and the whole not so
a. 1t should have been. Why should Mrs. Bostwick
sing the Happy Birding, when Jenny Lind sang the
Bird Song Why above all should the Philharmonic
Society assume the responsibility ofsuch proceeding