New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-02
Music.
ITALIAN OPERA.
North.

Ing at the Academy OF MUSIC WIN Aiss LVnin" hc
logs sgnor Lott and Signor Garibadi who took the
character Of the Count in consequence o. the hoaTsencss
of Sgnor Belini Tho houso was rather sparsciy at
tcrded. Miss Kellogg sang her role intelligenty and
brilliantly abducted 1t with much spirit Should there
be- however In her presentations little more heart
l,lo more Of the impulse Of womanly tenderness, 1t
would place her very much higher in rank as On artist
Lolti and Garibadi were reasonably acceptable as
Elyino and tie Count and that is all that can be said
in their favor The chorus AMI orchestra were good
but AS whole can only be classed as fair second
rate performance.
This evening Donizetti's charming comic op-
era La Fielia del Rec gireno will be given at the
Brooklyn Academy Of Music. by particular request
with Miss Kellogg the vivandiere Maric, eharac
ter In which she is specially excellent
MpLLg. DE KATow's FOURTH CONCERT.
The fourth concert Of Mdlle. De Katow and
Mr.. James H. WE'LL took place ct Nibo's Saloon last
evening. before a large and elegant audience. ana
host Of critics and professional gentlemen. hdle DE
Katow played with the came equal excellence who"
ba, from the frat distinguished her voloncollo per.
formanccA
Her tone !. very tender ard sympathetic her inona
ton nways PURE and true and her expression. though
not ps..ionate IL and touching The stendines-
ftet nerve, il noteworthy for had she been In the least
a.rree tlmld the abomnabo and unmusicisnly accom-
panlmeut TO her first piece. sehuberts sefehade'
would surely have disconeerted her.
Miss laura Harris Is certainly imprcyingi she stll
pt,enr,. more than her education warrants; but her
cors,ars last eycnng not only brilliant bn IN gen
erni correct Ambition to do well lie praiseSorthy. but
ambition o. do whether well not. deserves neither
pr,l,e nor support Now is her golden time 10 study
doe, not now correct her tendency to overdo her
bold dashcs at execution teyond her vocal technique
she will become confirmed in faults Cor which her youth
may plead excuse. but for which she Win meet VITA
bar-her Judgment In later years.
Mr. wchlt Is nnqaestonaay the star Of the party and
he IL star TINT grows brighter and uni the
more he IL Thu first impression he made marked
as u was scrtInIy the wcskcs, for hts influence
has grown stronger and stronger With each perform.
nnee People 10 not rightly nrprclcnd the secret o!
HE charm. They see lin NJ the pano.dre thcy OBJ
the graceful pose q bis hands they hcis passages
Of tho utmost delcncy. brlnncy and rapidly OCTAVE
passages running hither nnd ,hitter With wonder.
fnl velocity Tut they sec 10 movement, no cx.
element they conscious that there is no labor SO
they do TO. wonder but they yield 70 burs, Of uncoa.
iroabo admiration at the co,e and reitora,e their de-
mnnd FOR repetition unconscious that they have been
listening to the perfection of mechanism to the accom
plishmenis OF artist who feels his power aud uses it
with the conscious strength Of Magician In al that
he does we detect flaw; every phase o, his sx
ecution Is a specially because all Is equally good
SIN his Ten band execution. especially in every form
Of scale passage may he called specially because
II superior In brininucy aud certainty to his reh;
hand bu, because Il IS more pcrfcc, than that u any
other pnyer.wc do not think we can except any pnnisi
we have heard.
i've nuSr ncaru.
Mr. weLli Is also artist In color: hts shades OF
execution most deIicatey conceived and cxqusey
executed and his contrasts exaggerated. npar
degree II finish TO his performance which strike even
The casual listener with sense OF unobtrussc rerfc
ton He played his concert Polka Of which we have
spoken before. with all the briancy which marked his
nrst performance.
| His second selection. lie Ruisseau," wus distin
rushed by those e,quisitey shaded scale passagos
than which Layo heard anything more fluent
even and delicate. The "Barcarole' which followed,
i, charming composition though he has adopted per.
haps unconsoousy the close of the Ssrcnsde Barca
role in Foutows siradclla and was played With
graceful suency and passion than thought he
possessed
His closing piece. which wps announced on the pro.
gramme having been rononn oil by the English end
FIcr III critics to DO tho "chef ouyre Of pinoric
competitions Is more wonderful vehicle for the
display 81 certain CLASSES Of execution. than n compo
stior. although IL is an able and ingenious work. II
abounds with diaculiios such prolonged passages of
thirds and siXths for both hands which could not be
ppshed with such precision distinct articulation
and rapidly by any technique less perfect and equnbe
than that which Mr.. Wehl has achieved.
Their execution Is certainly feat Of eIrsor binary
dexicrous manipulation. and In all the praise
which has elsewhere been awarded him. 1t Ii a per.
Torrance which may vol excite admiration for 1t h
unique and nnequaled In Its way We oonccde to Mr..
weh the possession Of splendid sblies II no lacks
the tenderness. tho passion the originality and the
Jrarura Of Gottschalk. 10 possesses u technique
perfect, style at once quiet and i'm.
prcssivc. aud an artistic perception OF oil
the OF ooloring and effect which charm and
cnchain the attention and mako him dangerous hut
worthy rival Of our great American pianist IIo was
again and again cncorcd aud record his success
descrvedly triumphant The instrument no played on
was ono OF Chickering q Sons finest Grands, and II
would DO impossible " conceive instrument more
perfectly adapted to his style.
The quality OF its tone u capable OF every shade Of
cIpressionj his brilliant whispers heard with all
very dstinctness not note lost and ia passages
power sprsug forth TO the onoh with rich volume
Of sound which completely satisfied the He has
not yet conquered the full "singng' power Of the In
strumcnt. which Is ono Of s distinguishing beauties.
and which Gottscbalk managers with suoh mastery |