New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-04

in Boston during the pas. winter eves truly alto
e.ult. At the top Of that ss shp- the cosiys svu.
phoDes ~ Beethoven every Of sbh with the srcep
tire Boston boast OF having brought on, T-stho
veps ninth phory tr,ce ~ rssfrr' BY tas one
fct B.'on raise. herself t. musical rank ~hioh neither
Old p gland, nor many hkhly celebrated German chspss
vii dspuie with her.
III Ne add 10 thu. that in ose season we're Represented
N.nd-lssohn through all four Of his ymphonss and sx
oveItur.s Franz schubert through hi. major synoho
nv Gsde. hro-gu the { minor symphony s-han.un
tfrorg h the Hat rsjor s,mFhony, Nc DC that tie
way chsuber music there we're heard nft--n comoo<
tons II R..ihoven ten ouposons &C ~ niel.sohn ~.
olaron.t quine, Of vn Weber. the = IA, msor r;o
of Fran schubert >chumsnns quintet and variations Coz
vo pisnOs Sc. SC .-tnsy. th.t IN Boston sorrs
ofShumsru and of Roter' Franz resou0drg r-pes
ecyrot speak al ofihe oTstorios symphonies over.
iuIes, sc. Of Bach. Gucs. Cherub'nl = II .nie
Hsysn Mozart spohr Al 80 oR-our high e,,sen fOr
ucn city ard and sympathy in such sound Arts.
tic .soI;s viii be iosnd fully jast.h-d
1T would be impossible bring the sb0vs named
work, a. x. As Bschs triple concerto and aga-s Cho-
pms mirror concerto. sud the like. into repsyed per-
i,ru snc,-hst j. 10 cay, into vogue unless elrxHy
lively for the earnet ct the old CLASSIC na
for the vesth Of fancy of hs u-$ romantic school sad ito
ssou,s (which point ash uitcsnt future sails they pre-
pare be bsd sre tdy existed IN Boston that
the forces hid only {" b. awakened whch hitherto hsd
cry Wal led ros N for their unfolding ~ enly is e.
Mai, able how in BoeJn in short time sach gniicsnt
musical and societies could sp7ng mp - tbs Men,
"d.,s,h D Club fer chamber nnsic the aa''e1 Fund
N. Hsrdel snd Haydn Soci@y aud the aascI Eiu-
cs,or Society" or orsorios of the Older and nod
err sch ols ard the Germsnians lwhr. among other
thing s. Implanted the ninth Beethoven symphony to
Al erca j soci-, Of which must maintain . a. their
oris but still their continuance could he n'hiss
sccc.nis called out BY specu alton but that al actual
wsut created then.
"1h. fei for All such societies is 'hreefli heir
0r6, mt tire ana their QE0oe activity AMI their sn'-s
which il funoed in tho p>hy OF the pubic s"d which
conn or " determines the fur OF such undertakings 10
The last insts On s these sides the musical activity Of
Bost.r has already fully tested that We may with
cut hesitation decsre that many ''ermsn capitol fcr
ma ,Erf odtoso which very proud Of rs music pight TO
ske pS III fem the system at' srt encesvsrs % the BIOS
touiaus instead Of remsnng always ImPr'oned M ha one
sided prejudice; That America IN r'Rard to shows
tsuhr earn. sDess .ot hut Is aud nslns hs land
act uscal charls'snry and hamo0gH -
England with the sing. exception OF the New Phl-
bsru clc Society in London SEEKS Al honor u' gong
forward Ii looks with indig upon al that hNs sp-
pesrt6 ,nce Beethoven and that net named Meuir'sohn
tspfciSlly does prosecute schumsnn ana "SSner WIN
uock,fy uhsp-yer il finds cbSnce ia the utn'r hAnd,
il matter Of fa,hion there. annually 10 sns through
ali Of Handes Orstorio io get enthusiastic aDra Sschs
fgus regard Haydn snd Mozart A. the pnns OF or
ch.sirs music. accept Beethoven hendelss I'M and
Sp.r Only because cdAo ignor. them and one mast
biz nature pronounce such compositions very hne
pieces To Cultysie old classic works - quite commend
able # ihst we're not with the English On the hand
n ore a fashion than conviction II on the other hand
did not require extremely e understanding 10 und THAI
besuiiu which all the world long ago pronouncef so.
and i cid u,t quite often happen o the very honorable
"g.nt.u.n 10 make colossal nlunders IN their judgments
sId 10 puf. stance. Czsrny, Auber ana Hs'vy into
the same category with beethoven, Mcncei'soul anu
Eresrc Italy and perhaps even France will only late
or never he the soil upon which Wagners works will bo
o,ues aied sud besr fruits Tia has lived out forever;
she too PROSTATE she shares the tate
Of noble Greece. England the true home OF
Art ana the few exceptions which one might enumersfe
have remained WITHOUT fruit in their land France
grown too frivolous and Is too sorey rent by political
storm to be able TO hers. upon ths idea OF
isher Art.
ION ths other hand gain more and more the convc-
tion that Wagner the Of free Art All the of tho
Fufur. will on day up ana ind abiding foot
hold IN the land 81 freedom and the future IN ,p. OF al!
hosiies which will little al TO meet him that sie OF
'he they still the order OF the day upon our
coptI mi snd have made this richly gifted crs.ys mind,
abs for.y er dsgusted With his own isths rland
This ,ie~ necessarily confirmed, since your J1nrSN
la, ay.p 6, dence hst powerful elements already
fern. ting in North America working their way ous
through All the humbu. through all tho mania OF spsou-
lsor and deliberate leading ssrsy OF taste and seeking 10
assume liked ftms
"Pu, yet hi.her point of view leads TO Ike conclu
zion Since We have had history the mach -" the de-
veopuert of hunsnity has been from East 70 West from
The h 20 The setting Far Asia the cr IDLE OF
HumsIty of Art far America Is the goal OF the
latest srsii"ns of fhs peoples, Europe vas h- gos 81
The esr,.T haThafc nvasobs Though old Europe until
now has kelt deshy for Itself aud has regarded tho
word only the goal " realism, Ia trade, IA manu-
features 10 politics yet Art ana Science are trans.
Lar n the ms-lves oen invisible, but vital germs at
first inn rc.vttly hut f,rtner and farther In Sci
ence sresdy America ekes honorable positoo, and Art
all ard ust oIow Europe has An Art hs ny 81 more
cenurs han America counis decades o independent ex
America develops itc with such a,tonlsh
irg Ici'y because the perfect civizan hoFs close
up The heels Of tie victims and the oHfcs OF our over
civilization.
Which in our H.. Europe sould occupy entire gene
r.tl, of men. Perh-ps shah, wtno shorter time
ban ourttyes imagine. meet again over her- TO
wines the irtt performance # Wagons Tsaahaus~
Bossn and 10 cry out with newly confirmed conviction
70 III, lsI Il Future:
"WtsTWAKD sOvFs TBE HisrORY OF ART!