New-York tribune., 1866-04-23
Musical,
NETWORK PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

kEW-YORK PHILHARMONIC bOClEI1.
The fifth and last concert Of the twenty fourth
Of the Philharmonic Society took place the Academy
Of Music Saturday evening last before large and
fashionable audience The programme follows Sym
phomy. No In A. op 90 Beethoven Scene ed Aria, op a.
"Infece Mendelssohn sung by Miss Maria Branerd Con.
oerto piano. in f. sharp minor or. (pOsthumous Ncburt
Bergmdller. played by Mr.. William Mason; Characteristic
Overture Faust" wagner Aria from the 0raorio Of Sam
son. LET the bright seraphim," Handel sung by Miss
Braned With trumpet oblgato by Mr. Detz and Overture
Les Francs Juges,"i in f. Hector Beroz Carl Bergman
Director
This the least interesting Of all the programmes Of the
season To devote entire to Wagner and Bero with
such hosts Of unpeformed works OF beauty popu
ariy in the library ' to say the best positive in
Judgment.
To hear the Seventh Symphony Beethoven IT, however
enough pleasure for evenings broadest and
grandest conceptions. What swing there brilliant
alternating scale passages for vons and BASES the frat
movement and how effective that semtcos where the wind
instruments the single notes OF the strings appear
ing die away for many bars then bursting into the brilliant
finale 1t 10 In these wonderful delays where the kept
extreme suspension and then dazzling
that Beethoven makes his most overpowerng effects
Tho aegretto the most lovely In the whole
range bis ymphonies II opens softly with the strings then
delrious solo for the yioonce wonderful in the
richness and unes Of It's sound followed by exquisite
subject sustained by the wind instruments and leading into
played with the perfection Of solo performer There
nothing beautiful in thought expression and effect than
this movement In any class Of music The presto Is sharp
bright subject distributed in catchy points for the various
groups OF instruments very difficult to with exact
prompnss but performed by this orchestra with
derful decision spirit and accuracy. The singular
effect Of the holding note for the strings and then for
the brass sustained through variety Of changing chords u
mating in grand burst Of the whole orchestra into the prci
pal theme thought grand and overpow eng 10 ito effect
The allegro con brio wonderfully bold subject for the vo
ns full OF energy and with dash Of seeming derious Joy
Its treatment throughout has all the variety mastery
chesra Of Beethoven best movement The whole
symphony performed In mastery manner There were
no weak points, the most delicate artistic coorng was mani
fest throughout giving double point the bold and massive
effects Perfect pianssimos obtained which hight
ened The fortes, and In point Of delcacy, vigor
brilancy and precision, 1t would be difficult TO aud
any orchestra that could surpass this perfor nance
Miss Maria Branerd evidently abOrng under The effects
Of cold and her voice though clear was wanting In is a.
customed volume. 1t natural then that she shoud give
Mendesohns grand and passionate aria Infece with les.
than her usual effect Such music times foreign TO the
character Of her voice and style for they require high
power ana passionate. vehement uerance In the lighter
music Of the classic school, Miss Branerd has no canal n ths
city, bhe sang the aria however smoothly and with strict
adherence TO the text In the second part for
LET the bright seraphim serenade barcaroe by Gounod
to which Mr. Theo Thomas played the violin obgato This
was pleasantly performed by botb but the composition
scarcely worthy of GouBod.
Mr.. WIN. Mason introduced concerto poshumous work
by Noibu BergmGer which very regret was ever
disnerIed for ii most ugubrons addition 10 our piano.
forte literature 1t TO- Of nusicanly work or Mr.
Mason would not have introduced II but IL long and tedious
devoid OF inspiration without breadth lre-ln fact Il
commonplace and small and utterly unnteresting The
cheral portions ofhe undue prominence but they
are lar better treated than the piano part which indeed
rather an accessory than principal Mr. Mason played WELL
all bis passages were clear and properly pased he e1
hbited all the briancy which the piece allowed but II was
The regret Of all that be had talent upon such an
ungracious composition.
ihe Two oyenres by Wagner and BeriOz splenddy
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