The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-01
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The Park Concerts.
Mr.. Dodworth's saturday concerts IN the Park are
fass drawing 10 close, and in few weeks more the
Temple of Music, from which spoke the oracles OF the
French German and italian schools will BIO silent and
deserted. In those concerts Mr. Dodworth has
plished much good and benefited art considerably.
While his programmes have always contained pieces
suitable for the miscellaneous audiences that crowd to
the Park on Saturday sfternoon--ght, pleasing,
salon pieces, still he managed from time to time to
introduce fragment OF symphony other classical
work, thereby preparing his hearers for the
hall and symphony sorde in ths winter
son. ~ those classical selections
wero intended by him TO be given with all the
coorng and power that the composer demands for In
open air concert and with band alone this would he
an impossibilty; still IL he succeeds in giving
Idea Of those mighty works, and inspiring his hearers
With desire to hear them rendered In the symphony
sorte, he has accomplished great deal suppose in
those concerts amid the watxes polkas marches
aud national potpourrs he occasionally inerardsa
mont from symphony, there may be few more disc-
pies 10 the classical school, aud piecs often
become popular by being constantly brought before the
public Beethoven, Mozart and heyerbecr may thus
become the favories OF the masees well they
are OF all musicians Without such explanation
the attempt give classical piece with military
OF thirty eight performers would be preposterous No
other band in New York hut Mr. Dodwor,h's could
coed AZ well in those works. Next tho
win be got up in d extensive manner, and the
number OF musicians will probably be doubled. Then
there be color aud warmth infused into selec
the great masters and music will thereby
thousands Of voiares The summer OF 1867 win inau.u-
rate a in Bcs dos The Park concerts
Theodore Thomas III the Terrace Garden enter
ia nments erandcr scale than before The garden
viii be splendidly fitted up by Mr. JOHN Koch who viii
make trip to Paris next spriag with Mr.. Thomas to
arrange for tho garden 90 the banks Of tho
North river the proposed grand entrance 10 the
Park there will he grand orchestral given
the Garden OF Art. which. completed, viii bs
one or chief attractions Of the metropolis thus tbs
people who STAY in the city during the
can have a choice o. three Different sources OF
recreation enjoyment and a,nasenirnl. at any Of
which tbsy may be assured OF hearing GOOD music
irving Hail EriHb Sundn, Conccr,.
Every Sunday night since the concerts commenced II
lrvng Hail, the audience mas beon overwhelming IN
point OF numbers and enthusiasm. Last niglrt no
exception. Every occupied from the beginning
Of the concert and large number had TO content them
selves with standing room. The orchestral pieces
opened with NendclsSohns symphony in A. No Al
though the third symphony Of vie composer cons.d.
cred by some creates, work stil think that IN
Thu symphony there unity aud completeness Of
idea. The second and last movements III. best
The ondpn,> has charming them. co,crr. with
an accompaniment OF grace and beauty. IA the
last movement, Sofevefio P,csss. y something
novel a symphony The spirit that breathes u
the Midsummer Nights Dream apparen, N ths move
cnf Little gatherings Of tho victims with dialogues OF
flutes claoneis aud oboi. "reminiscences OF puck IT,
tania ant Obcrcn sparkle through It. seIdessohn
displays the skin aud talent al rs
symphonies M, in Tho mcvemer, he SURPRISES himself
There Is not tho greatness aud soul in ME works that
find In the immortal Beethoven symphonies bit they
possess charm AMI winning grace that urt sveg make
them popular H is greatest in hs shorter works he
cannot grasp an epic theme With the itan.c msgina
ton OF Beethoven bat simple work the exquisite
finish and adornmeni he beso~s on 4 render Il car
drurre Of art The Turkish March, by Mozart.
was mex, played by tho orchestra has the real ~ii
Tartar ring about ard admirably illustrates the bar
barc spirit that tho followers Of the Prophet from
Mecca to arauad, Mr Horny schmtz played a solo On
the French horn admirably Madame Bertha Johannssu
sAng in the style Of finished artistic Her voice
is much in the upper notes bet she hsfsli az ac
ceptable feature In concert Nearly every piece on
tho programme was saeored aud received with applause
Those concerts are increasing In popularity, "a with
such an orchestra as tina, Of Mr. Thomas and With such
The overture the Poet and Peasant and the grani
fantasia, LAfrcaine, played IN the second part Of ihe
programme would alone hsys been sufficient blu Cor
the night.
The Bafe Troupe.
The success which Mr. Bafsman's excellent company
met with 10 Boston has been Of the mos, neanyoca
character Al tho artists received quite ovation. and
are very highly spoken Of by those who have heard
them The welcome extended to Nadine Psrspa was
Of the mos, enthusiastic description. signori Fsrran
and Fortuna 10 make m excellent appearance
concert which few Italian singers here DO rhey are
eenoray out Of place when taken from the opsra aud
placed In q concert When the magnificent new
steinway Hall IL completed shall have opportunity
Of hearing tina mbsge of sr,isis Ought the
fsvorte tenor s,ynor Bgnol will spren al to Boston
Music Hall, for the srs' time this scasoa