New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-11

nffeascu u WE ereotet cato. There certainly
something nightly akin 10 the whole vast looming Of
the aee-to the new telescope dragne. used for the
skyey depths bringing out the gems of purest ray.
serene Which have slept there for billions Of vears-o
the locomotive engine burning to ashes al old journey
nea .urements and crushing miles in moments-.o the
electric telegraph, which turns into dazzling immortal
fact the wldes, poetry prophecy ofthe Arabian
there is something nightly akin to all these in tbi,
de world Of new cctaves, these fresh continents Of
sounds and the master grasp which eau hur them to-
eetier in genial contrast This has been achieved By
TbaIbery. Twenty years ago he made Columbu.
VOYAGE Of discovery into regions Of piano-fnrte
possibilities He bridged over the separated lands of
the tisno He created school
Taking the IDEAS given in RossLi's opera of Mcsrs.
he arranged them as musical statements had never
been arrar q, before. He left out the lumber Of scales
which play so large part in the sonata, of the grea,
old masters and keeping the personslism Of the vocal
ist-the detained melody-ever uppernost he woye
Around Il the boldest heroics of arpeggios or rapid
sddenda of notes dealing in intervals of thirds, etc:
the most manly of thick-heavng redupbcations of
chords at various octaves; the most intrepid of adven.
.urous leaps and iteraons. We consider the ism en-.
repdered by N. Thalberg the last resource of the
piano. Since he composed his Noise piece we have
not discovered anything of value added tothe resources
NJ tbe instrument and in making this assertion we do
not include discussion of the genius contained in the
ideas of Chopin and Doehler aud some OF the best
works of Hertz, but merely treat of the matters Of
increased executive grasp and increased argeness and
seniority Of tone and effect contained therein.
The means BIZ which NJ. Thalberg arrived at his
new school came chiefly ofthe of the thumb as an
EXPRESSIVE member of the fnger-singiDg school This
being nveigled into tats hitherto uninterrupted, the
remaining fingers Of the hand Jeff free aud easy to
DO "thircs uninterrupted" in musical verse.
Happily for NJ. Thaberg, nature consigned 20 him
the hand to execute what his head designed. He is
equal to his works. His playing is impeccable. He
never misses note. He performs with worthy
tbe creator of new school He delineates amelody
ike dramatic artist and darts his arpeggio spray ike
Apollo.
There is something very pleasing in the easy port,
the updemonstraye modesty Of this artist; demeancr.
He neither deems it necessary to be fussy, impudent
vulgar. or rough. He has no airs or graces. He is
gentle man.
He was assisted last night By the weI-known bari
tone. Morel and the new concert star Nine. Wlhorst
our Young townswoman, of whose merits we have
Hitherto spoken more than once.
NJ. Thalberg's second concert at Nibio's Saloon, viii
take place tonight, Tuesday
Tie Melod!um-or more properly Aexandre-Organ,
which we favoraby mentioned on a former occasion,
had another ,ia last week. which resulted in decided
success. On Friday night a large and discriminating
audience assembled on special invitation at the bod
worth Academy Hall and listened with an unmistaka-
bic feeling of pleasure to the various pieces executed
on the new instrument by young lady of this city,
Mis- Louisa Boucher, and ~ K. Villanova, pianist
Of undoubted ability who has undertaken to make the
Alexandra organ popular among us as it is in Europe
The sweetness and variety of tones which charac
terstic Of the ergan shown to great advantage
through the ability of the two artists. Among the
mort successful piece, we must cite the SourentrS
TIrriag-ploe., after which NJ. Vihnova was called
forth before the audience and played in very elegant
STYLE and with remarkable neatness, the Overture to
Semudmide, an allegro yisaee of unsurpaSsable beau
tv The capabity of the instrument for quick move
nents was demonstrated to the satisfaction of every
hearer; and this overture contrased beautifully with
the low movement and touching express ion of the
gem Of La Irariato, the last of Verdis operas, and
with the exquisite quartsft0 from Pu,Ttani. The
concert went through very agreeably for the artists
and the public and everybody was satisfied that the
Alexandra organ deserves the praise which has been
awarded by the most competent connolsseus III the Old
World.