New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-30
MUSIC.
Juilien's errat Concert Last right At Metropolitan
Hall


CARDS tho advantages which they possess IN hearing
Juliens orchestra The great music. Metropolitan Hal OF
this CITY which : rasiehed By any similar public room
in Europe VII accommodate about 1880 people and this
number should assemble every night hear the andsst
of artistic trears-sn orchestra led By Of genius and
experience and sumptuously endowed by some leading
PLAYERS who have their equnl in EuropepOssessng
dghal de1terty artistic ervor. and intellectual scope, Mt
yet equaed approached on this side OF the water The
entertainment last night superb The audience was
such one for discrimination. taste knowledge AMI
weight is seldom in The first part OF
the programme entirely devoted to the works OF Bee
thoyen preceding glad to as public should
krow that master beyond bits and snatche and the remark
viii apply 70 other composers Of equal repute.
The object of music is excite agreeable emotions and
suggest pure thoughts Beyond that cannot go Strictly
speaking, il cannot rbe, It's descriptions being tls
else than EFFORT the part of the composer to paint the
passions and emotions which the nearer nj ht be supposed
to experience while beboldng any object landscape or
army b. described in music than pound
Of butter pair Of breeches But the repose or tu alt
Of feeling incident TO seeing the the other may De
given Added this there are certain instruments which
suggest certain persons pursuits and localities An haaf
boy playing in particular calls pastoral life from
Ifs Ikeuess in tone to shepherds pipe horn is symbol
Of the chase drum trumpet of Particular mus
cal movements are invariably indicative OF particular
things national airs paint the patriotic and heroic spirit OF
the reore and epochs Of strife and glory start into
active recollection than written spoken discourse could
awake: march, where the time beats in ones end twos,
recalls the soldiers tread q waltz with one, two
thrcetccent the circular dance with its triple steps
more rapid trple motion gives the canterng of horse
and long drawn notes with plain hsrnons suggest With
vydness that words equal the plain chant OF tho
early Chrstsns and the sorrows and grandeurs OF the
Mount of Olives are bone in such lyrical breathngs In
some very few things close mechanical imitation may be
had an orchestra for example the rushing winds go up
and down the scale in comfortable to the gliding
chromatos the violins. Composers, however where
words are wanting prone adopt descriptive music as
an agent and while it often happens the description
may be wide Of the mark the piece may be rtrae Such
the case with Beethoovens great symphony in minor
performed in magnificent style last night 1t qute sui
cn 10 hear this a. composition fulfilling the requiem snts
Of superior work with excellent thoughts arscally dis
played The bill details il thus Movement Allegro.
- Movement Andante. 3 Movement Allegro Fugsio de-
scriptye of advancing army and concluding with the
celebrated trumphal mar h. The first two movements
thus describe nothing according to the BILL which IS true
bill: they are purely ideal and suggest act place or
pen in particular.
But the 30 called description of advancing army pre-
ents ANYTHING else well better The Instrumentation
is wide of the mark and there is nothing in the ideas
celebrated triumphal march is march at all but
heroic and norously instrumental passage where the
more rsonant instruments kept back thereofore with u
dcous economy are heard magnfceny for the first time
and the composer marches arsicay and tumphantyt to
conclusion These descriptions should be all thrown over
board and the symphony Of Beethoven be presented a.
work houghtully and conscientously written with most
iudcious great clearncss of ideas and
special originality 1t is different however with his Paste
raj Sympbopy-that is descriptive according as that term
may be musCally applied.
The Fdeo overture by the author given last night
was one Of several that he wrote for his only opera and as
an overture Il does not approach in merit, Webers Der
Treschutz Euryanthe 0beron The Alegretto scher-
zando in is one Of the taking things Beethoven ever
wrote bears close affinity Mozsrts Waltz, opening
with eight terated notes and similar spirit is maintained
throughout.
Bechovens waltz lie Desir is most beautiful theme
and forms excellent material for arabeque variations These
were originally written by Schsbert and Julien with
his accustomed genius hiss taken hold Of both and ned
them for an orchestra for the FIST time The programme
gave the whole as Beethoven and the public accepted the
compliment es it was thus esoericaIy paid but this
piece was received with transporwe wish to do credit 10
all parties The Instrumentation is superb and bears all
the daring innovations of the present mode Of treating an
orchestra There difference between the brlancy OF
the vons vioas volonceos double BASES they sew
eraly all play in mass distinct variations equally splendid
These no composer but of the present day would have
venured to write for entire orchestra having vuosos
who can play BY welves wenties together though
they a single person-
If nothing else had been given but Julien orchesraton
of this varied waltz would have rewarded persons of
taste for their attendance These pieces with an air OF
Beehoyens agreeaby sung by Miss Behrend, constituted
the frst part end there but opinion as to the
qualification afforded If al this late hour opportunity
were offered for technical analysis of Grand symphony,
might he given to assist in eucidatoy the great artistic
works in question.
The Second Part Of the Concert contained song By
Nile Anna Zen which was encored The National Quad
rifle also played winds up with description Of batrle
and advancing hosts ETC. which here described in &C
cent. Instrumentation, ard materalstc mitatons-and
which forms the best piece Of initiative music we have
ever heard We speak without exception. The splendid
Prma Donna Waltz of julien was, as usual eneored
Kanig King If Corne, players being most promi-
nept The tone Of Reichert on the Flute is abso
Iuiely unparalleled for brIlisncy and fullness He
Is invariably encored The orchestral piece, The
TayanlHa Is perfect gem OF its kind and contains a
markabe bi. of initiative muse, full up to the mark
But we must wind up remarks by Mentioning that the
brothers Molsnhauer who form two Of the orchestra OF
one hundred and two played duct in the best possible
style In academic finish they equal to DE Berot and
sur.rr TO him in abandon or pasona,e expression They
we're unanimously oheered emphatcaly great artists
One such PLAYER in the hands OF good manager ought
u, draw crowd but there were hundred beside last nj t
This new element in Juien's Ccncerts-taking liberal
extracts from the works Of single eminent ecmpo-er-mst
with universal Ilaudits last night Ii repeated freely
mu. educate the people up the proper standard Such
psyiDg as had lat nighi-it had the delicate outline OF
Raphael the nebulous beauty OF Nurllo the bold col