Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-09-01
HERALD OF THE TIMES.
THURSDAY Sep. lst, 1853.

Mn. GoTTsCBALS' CoNcERr.-Not-
wiIhslanding the unlavorable weather,
and the sensible thinning Of the COM
pdny at the hotels, the large dining
hall Of The Ocean House was filed with
n brilliant audience on Saturday eve
n'ng, grncing Got,schalk's first Concert
~ Newport. His own single name was
The attraction, his only assistants being
Mr. Feillinger and Miss Brenan, both
alike unheraldcd vocalIsts. The pro-
gramme was judicIously shorl-openng
with "A scena and aria from La Favori-
Ia. by Mr.. Feitlinger. He Is a cu,iva.
ed singer, with IA iar baritone voice, ,and
delivered the music with judgmen, and
iidclhy. Ills subsequent parts in the
concert, were in duet and song, both
equally well rendered, without effort or
atiectatIon. Mr.. Gotlschdlk's selections
were four Of his compositions "FantasIa
oi Jerusa lcm," "Recolections Of Amer
ica," The dance OF Sylphs" and The
Carnival OF Venice" The Standard OF
Piano composition and playing is now so
high thai as much genius and skill must
he brought to the attainment Of it, as
used 10 be deemed sufficient for the ma
king OF great master. Go,tschalk. yet
very young man, is worthy OF a place
among the first of the day both in his
conceptions and execution. HIS ideas
are hold and captivating, and the CON
sIruction OF his pieces admirable for the
maintenance OF interest OF his playing
il is really difficult to find any person
that would exaggerate lis merits. lie
grasps with perfect facility the entire
capabilities Of bis instrument, possessing
the qualities OF absolute prec csion. eX-
treme over and exquisite deIicacy.
Nothing can surpiss the clcarncss aod
dashlng brlllancy OF his double octave
scales, both dIatonlc and chromatic, or
his tIll and repetltions N single
keys. There Is no sluring or blurring,
bat every note is inlalible under his
fingers. Added to this, is the crowning
merit OF osexpresslon. He plays an dIa-
gio with true appreciation o. its chnrac-
ter, Passonately and touchingIy. In
truth he is IA great artist, and cmInently
merits HE rank accorded to hnm by the
public and by critics. He has fairly
entered the field where LisZ, and Thai
berg have earned their worldwide re-
nown.
We cannot pass over, without some
particular notice, the part taken by Miss
Brcnan,a young lady Of South Carolina,
v'Ao kindly lent her aid for the occasion.
She has mezzo Soprano voice Of fair
compass and power, and OF very sweet
quality. She sang 'lIoRle" and Comm
through The rye" and'in The duet La ci
darem." Although fresh before an au-
dience, and yet a novice in the higher
arts of yccalsm, she cvinccd so much
natural taste and feeling as To give
great pleasure to the audience. If mu-
sic be her object as n profession, she
has certain elements of success, which
may well encourage her to systematic
study.
The accompaniment Of the longs, we
should remark, were by Mr.. IlcImsmui-
Ter, who adds The accomplishments or u
musician TO tie urbanty, which has
made him every where popular as the
agent of several distinguished artists,
who have made the tour OF this country.
Mr.. Gouschalk could not be ~ better
hands.
The concert, on the whole, WAS a de-
cdcd succcss-'hc applause beng ca
Ihusiastic, Notwithstanding the fashion,
able chill, 'yhlch usually iorbids very
earnest demonstrations at watering
llace.