New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-09


series was given last Saturday evening. st Irving Hall
and was Listened to VIII ths sricest attention hs
numerous audience It's, perforrnancss Of SchunanR'.
symphony ~ c, Bacb's Toceata in T. arranged for
orchestral aad webcrs Yuryan.hs' orsrture we're
finished the devotd disciples Of those composers
could have wished for. Z. is marvel how Mr. Thorsas
obtains sueh control his args body Of musicians in
the short period which conditions Of edern
giving ALLOW him inr rehearsal. Work, which have
even been repeatedly performed pressn. sufficient.
trials to orchestra, hastily collected and not regularly
organized bit M. Th,Eoas attacks and necessarily
oyercones in week difiicrsties OF compositions
which haze never befos, been productd. sna vhsh
would appear 20 require :he Luxurious preparation Of
months to accurately interpret thsiE meaning
The concert on Satn7t ay eyesing was iess dis.i,
guished b. novelty than that with which the se,iss
opered, some weeks ago. AuiGse1rs already 40.
quaiuted with Schumanrs symphony inc. tits fine
work. thoroughly and stIufuly sroIglt out. but sns
whsh will find it, way he highest rank srore
orchestral compositions Like his other sym phones IN
fat and fciRor II has al the Character that
construction and ngeRss elaboration ipsr vlsh
hardly ray of inspira isE to liz II, a. intervals
TO the level Of works u true fenius. 1t is etpesly
wanting in bFsedh sn pl;t ode of esir Il seem.
r-oi.C composed Of fugmcun skiifaiiy. ifnot nroys
symme.EDsny put s-;h"r, bu, hao little Of tho usity
and perfect huency .i0a APPEAR in the orchestral WI
tngs OF the ar. stan hird-tAs Of Noars Tsstho
rem. or. in less deg o, 0endel.sosn. Those ere
originality AID invention In Sehunanns osmph ssies
moro c9nspcuously -iowD. srhaps in his mr.. in y
en, than In ttisbf faat al lmcs 70 dscsEer the
combreheaveness the faculty Of free and bold develop
ment o. the gcnuiir ercatge power BIZ the assumed
yirtp3 of which biz sdmeri have chained for Lam
ton beside the undsp Md ms-tss Of Bis ar:
Baoh- IOccnta h.s more ~ the qualities OF b.oad pur
pose src clea- CO Tcpiion dian tao whos OF Shumanbs
syEvhUny posses ,cs; although not that
much needs Ia % said in other respects abo0. this 10
vocite pie Of thoGld composer. Its production
Ia orchestra form Is kng - musicians whose
d saks due ar Tho TO: this 9pportDy Of aear
lg II. The coajuncticn OF Bach and schomann IN the
concert r,ay havo been accdsnal lot it is per-
neni coincidence that oaor.slsd theory Of tse de
OF the after mites The tao names those Of
composers vho labOrrd in mo field and With pre-
eisey the sane ariso according to the varying
conditions u the tles in rhekthey toward tie
elevation ostheiE az. Thai Sehumann was accustomed
TO speak o' Bach the e-satet Of mssters we all sre
aware; bE tha; anything existed IN common between
the r,en. in Psh,tie new s.to6e:Asr IN
disposeG to admit.
the corsert effectively. The solosts whoee perform
snces seved ,he more serious part o: the ensertain
.aent pcrc MI, Jennie Van 2sndt. Young lady With
go.l voice bat a. present imperfect method. and
Mr. sari W sfsohm a pianist OF brilliant accuracy ia
eresipn tnt Without much npparent powa: Of expres
si.u~ Hs 7aysd the whole Of BeethoUpns concerto in
+ Fat enc was literally applauded at the end OF each
movement. Tho concerto Is well known. As compo
.i,ion uscal crcatioat has noble qualities but il
Il q splendid example 81 tho most Illogical CON .
bnat,ou thst great composers have ever sanctioned
Can body intelligond Justify The union Of the piano
rta with the orchestra excepting IN case OF the former
/ being used merely ~ ar accessory, We think rot
The eec, Of one performer upon instrument whose
/ function Is never more thar shaaogy and aug
ge-tiye. con,endlng agains, the solid 7isor y;
Two score accompanies only - To render Tie inie.
s.ori,y OF the piarofor,e douby conspicuous. l. the
piano ard orchestra play together. the former IS ~
heard that the only possib eIpedisnt Is 70 alter
nate the crash OF the band with TIC tinse OF the scos'
Whatever yalge the piano forte may possess as con
cert instrument is destroyed by this unfair contrast
il feeby emerses from the ulass OF sound that nshes
Il along there Is morning. Of In the wsy Of
parallel except the mountain laLorns 70 bring lie
mouse The great majority Of panoforte coIcertos
s,h orchestral accomplishments have been written TO
ni,y Of directly comuu aic,tng with audiences The
single purpose they have doubtless appropriately
served The only positive artistic advantage TO be
derived from the combination is By the occasional EN-
poymeu, Of characteristics effects precisely ;he harp
/ effects are introduced by Berlos7 II his Romeo
and j aet symphony
| NJ. Thomsss mex, concert VII be given toward
the end Of February.
The attempt to establish al Italian Opera ruff.
at Niblos saloon has not succeeded. Two os three
nights II violent sorr and The absence Of any parcu
lar attraction IN the company seemed to the manager
sufficient causes for the abrupt absndonueut 81 the
enterprise We sorry that II did not meet With bet
ter torture Il represented class Of enter'uilileuI
TINT ouslt 10 permanently exist In Ncw-Sork. aud
which will yet he found repnreratiye u eeG!Ee'ed
with proper !iberaity aud spirit
Few novelties ore announced AZ the leading theatrs
thi, week the OLD programmes having besa foupd
.bundantiy attractive A,.io Winter Garden Ham
ct, enters upon tina seventh week Of its Representa-
7 CIo,.. At Oymp.o The Streets VI hsyyQrs b.
gius the filth week u x, profitable "r1p." Al the
Freach Theascr. OF Tuesday evening. Ia Casootte'
will DO produced. At Walacks the bills vii be
changed nightly this evening Money viii 10 repro
s,nted, and to-morrow. Secrets Worth haoS:ns'
will be given FOR tie dr.s time this season.
AZ Bsrnums Maseum the Fairy spectacle. The
Ring Of Fa.c" has met with much success that tie
propri.to. aunounces ito repetition tr al mi mised
time \ variety OF aeressbe human Isssera'icrs are
expected TO make their first af;e.!a'ee iods
them lady who weighs 90 pound and hsf hrsb: ID
vito weighs on'y scven.-. Thet average asj ponds
each. NJ B.rnula h.. Al =, secar.d Gen. B,osrasafd
monkey. recently captured at savannah For lie con