New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-14

nuisance that should be abated.
NETWORK PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.
The Fourth Concert (twenty-third season. OF
the New.York Philharmonic Society took place al the
Academy Of Music Oh Saturday evening last Inc pro-
gramme was as follows:
Part L-Symphony No. ]. in E fiat first time Haydn
Adso and Allegro con sPI;O Andsns e;n: ~ %1ed
voices German sdsrlrn. Of New York to 9p sss
Largo. Rondo Allegro Mr. Richard Hoamsn R.m
esda from the .ope1 Mass mixed Chorus ,,
accompaniment German LiederhIsn. Of Of
few minutes Overture lie Carnival Romsn," op. In a.
Every one feels insensby and instantly The charm OF
freshness which pervades every phase Of HaJdns
It the melodious out pouring ola joyful spirioi
heart and healthy intellect There is not one moroa
thought in all his writings Music to him was inc 'oieo
Of nature; nature to him was all beauty ana us
fu spirit he breathed forth In song which VIII
80 long as pure unsophiscated musical
Times TO be recognized as an element In art cannot
be denied that Haydn's music sounds small ana 'D,"'
when contrasted with the massvey and elaboratey IN
s,rumepted works of Beethoven and modern wri'e's'
but II VIC oxamIne the works themselves and observe
bo besuty OF form. the perfect symmetry, the now Oh
rich. pure melody the graceful consecutiyenefs Oh
thought and the profound yet natural moduations anu
attendant harmonies we are compelled 10 odmi' mat
while the sounding pomp and thunder OF modern ihSru
mentaton serves many writer, as vail to conceai
nausity OF IDEAS Hay dns simple though oeautu' of
serves to develop the boundless wealth o'
his Inspiration.
The overture Medea," is brilliant piece OF instru'
men,ation. intsgibly descriptive, but is not marheo
BY much individuality "reminiscences Of Mendelssohn
and Weber are very prominent and we doup' very
much If it will stand the test Of time
Berliozs overture "Le Carnival Roman. is quite
indescribable 1t Is a carnival OF sounds Wild fns'e
and fntastic but it Is wonderfully Instrumental fui
of color and variety.
The third concerto by Beethoven, for piano ana or
chestra was played IN mastery manner by MI KEN
ard Hoffman Something beyond mere dgital dexterty
ia demanded in attacking one Of Beethoven coheet'os
In them we find an intellectual breadth and grandeur
combined with extraordinary simplicity most aimcui'
of all to comprehend In the full scope and to interpret
in the true spirit The style must be broad yet deli
ea,ely refined and grave and passionate, and impetu
Gus, without extravaganza or strained expression.
twas neither in the Altgro nor the Largo nor the
RoNdo that he eIceed but In the thorough comprehen
sion Of the whole The Large ofcOu is most marked
with the grander attributes of Beethoven and in It's
breadth Of manner simplicity Of design and profdndy
Of expression we recognize the masters mind 10 this
Mr. Hoffman rendered perfect justice His touch firm
and solid gave out the subject with the fine porameN'o
OF well trained voice at once noble and expressive
His execution light crisp and fluent responded to Ills
sensitive touch and rendered the expressive noriture
with that fine intelligent phrasng which gave the true
meaning Of the author. The Allegro and Rondo were
marked by tho intelligent reading aud the same
perfection Of execution The executive difficulties IN
which none OF the tricks Of modern panisu can De USED
were performed without blcmish and without effort
and the scale passages rushing up with headlong We
loc!iy and terminating suddenly to fecommence the
theme executed with an apiorb which could only
be pli.hed BY technique under perfect control
The cad,nis In the Allegro was hnc piece OF phrasng
Of musical elocutiop. and brilliant example OF manual
dcx,eriy The performance as whole. 30 fGi OF the
finest artistic cooriDg Las been eXceled In the
city and certainly Beethoven hes never had on this con-
tinent so intelligent sympathetic and so faithful On
Interpreter Mr. Hoffman played on one OF CHECKER.
ings line Grands which responded fully TO all his de-
( nands
The Leiderkranz Society sung two selections FOR
egh, voices BY Paeslrns, wonderful piece OF solid
harmony and the other Credo By Liszt. They sang
accurately. but the voices were not well balanced and
in the C.sdo especially the orchestra completely over
powered the vocal strength. LISTS Credo is an I'M
in,sgibe rigmarolc IL Is sound (snd very far from
pleasant sound without sense With here and there
ash Of reason the whole dgnfed and apolog'red FOR
by splendid iusrumentAton 1t Of the Music Of the
Future school, and should never be introduced into
our insane asylums or tho mildly mad would become
raving m aniaes Had such a composition been offered
by resident composer II would have been rejected by
the whole Society.
The performance OF tho orchestral pieces reflects the
highest oredi, upon the conductor Mr. Carl Bergman.
and the members of the orchestra.
Niblo,s Garden.
Mr. Bandmann appears to have changed his
view OF dock Aince his first apnearance al Nibo