New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-10

Mr.. J. N. Pattisons fifth soiree musicale
took place at Seinways concert room last night The
weather was unpropitious yet the was pretty well
filed bys critical audience. To begin fault-huding
will say that Steinway grand pianos calculated for
large concert halls too loud for his piano room.
Sound is bred 10 rapidly. snd reyerberates 80 imme-
datey in that small well sounding room. that the tones
overlap each other. which involves harmonic confu-
sion besides proving too In the limited space
These Inconvenience could he remedied In some meas
ure tic pisDist would bear the above facts in mind.
and accommodate their strength to the space they have
TO flu Again II It is too much trouble to put down the
when vocal paniments have to be played.
why not have two pisnos square would be sufficient
for all parPoses Of the voice. Let it lie remembered
that pianos are plenty and accompanies rare and that
the few there are desperately bad that tho more
their power for msohiefis suhdued the better.
Mr.. Pattison played with than his usual bril-.
sncy and we only regret that he forgot that he was
not in living Hall, Ho gave out the subject Of his first
piece Air Russo" with much taste and expression.
and the variations executed with clear rapidly
and bravura altogether excellent. The octave fnalo
should either be expunged modified for at present 1t
is neither musical nor effective. The novelty OF per
forming the music Of the eaiy masters on an instru
nent over one hundred and twenty years old has
proved very interesting. Mr. Pattson was fortunate
enough to find In the possession Of Chickering sons
an instrument Of that GLASS which their father Jonas
Chckerng the founder Of the house. purchased half
century This was cheerfuly lent TO him by tho
firm and be has made good Of 1t. Itresembles On
old fashioned coffin trestles it has two rows II keys
one acting npon the Spnnet which has the peasantest
twanging tone possible and the other upon tho Harp
sichord. which was supposed 10 be as great an i'm
provemcnt over the Spinpe', q our modern
grand piano il over the Harpschord
Mr.. Psttson judged the character Of the in
strument well md touched il delicately and ten
DERBY One grasp OF the KEYS which would hardly hu'.
ter the vibrations Of present pianos would shotfer
our ancient riend from key board to back The selcc-
tious nom the carly writer's ofBalbastrc Sebastian
Bach and Mozart They were gracefully and charsc-
teristIcally psyod by Mr. Patison, aud were keenly
rei-hed by the audience the Romano by Belbastrc,
being warmly encored Mt. Pattison also played a
Grand Etude by Chopin and Rhapsodie octave study.
by Dreyshoet. OF which we have spoken before, and
shall only say now. that they were finely cxccuted,
and that the Rhapsodio encored. Hisas selection
YES De Meyers "Cricket Polka" which h one OF the
most melodions. Characteristic and original compost
tons OF IL class and ibis he played admirably throw
Ing into II all the quanine ard coloring that II re-
Quirea
The whole OF the vocal wrc.chedy marrcd by the
conductor Mr.. T. A. Payne. He did not play two bars
Of any Of the accom- pnnmens correctly the hsrmonie'
were ell wrong he could not follow tie singer; he
dragged them back put them ont and utterly disoor
fitted item. We have had one or two similar elhih
ton. la,e, and II /. time that they were stopped We
sincerely piiied Madame de LussaD and Signor Mon
siardin they did their best and that wer under
tho circumstance and they had the full sympathies Of
the audience. Bu, tina, neither they nor the
public will be subjected 20 gross an insult IN the
future Neither The artists Mr.. fhttison wero 70
blame and II must hsvs been painful TO them as 10
the audience.
A, the Academy Of Music tonight, La
Form del Des,Iro Is announced for the last tine This
vii De sufficient 10 attract . crowded audience. Al
the solicitation Of the lady patrons, Mr. Maretzek VII
give matinee at the Academy tomorrow. on which
ocs aston tie favorto opera Of "Ernsni win be Per
form cd with Zucch ard the whole strength oftlo con-