New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-09
MUSIC.
rnoMAs's sYMrHoNY soIREE.


An audience such as that which hlled the
better part OF stenway Hall Saturday evenings affords
the ccarest OF proofs that there genuine love Of good
music in New-York, and apprecatiye public large
enough 20 sustain IT, or the people who 80 to the opera
at least onchaf go because II is the fashion, because 1t
is so pleasant II you young man, to hit about from
box box and drop compliments into the laps OF your
lady friends or II you ar TO receive the homage OF
your partners in the last nights ball. while your ears are
being ucked with melody and your eyes entertained
with the woes and rapucs OF your tvorte tenor or the
droercs OF the comic baritone The patrons Of the com
mon run OF concerts are for the most part persons who
have not love but liking for music, snatterng OF
knowledge OF the art, keen relish for common
place ballad, and admiration for planoforto
pyrotcchuics and oil sorts Of musical humDug
with Them however you will always find some discrim
mailing listeners who know how separate the wheat
from the cha aud content to sit through an hours
rng for the sake OF minutes OF real intellectual en-
joynent Then you have the oratorio audiences These
ere composed half perhaps, of people who really love
aud understand the old masters of song and counerpOnt
aud half Of solemn folks who look upon an oratoro "a
sort OF semrelgous service, which every respectaole
father Of family ought TO encourage for the sake OF
public morality But Theodore Thouas's soirees for
one cass only Unless you love music for its own sake
you comprehend somewhat OF the higher steres
OF the art do not 10 TO them. You Will IND there no
pretty young women IN gorgeous raiment, warbng SHY
songs no handsome tenor with divine mustaches,
screaming the agony of his heart. You will have no
chance TO nirt and you talk aloud during the perform
ance people will think you illmannored. But II you
really love and understand music You will have sneh
treat as you can enjoy nowhere else except ut the Ph
harmonic Concerts.
The programme Of the second soiree Saturday, was
rather less interesting than that Of the first but the first
was peculiarly ne one, such cannot be made every
day. This time We had, first, Haydn's symphony NO
IL a NJ con
movement especiaIy-the andante-is one Of lAe m2st
deicously delicate inspirations OF Haydn's beaNtifu
genius Its 0yousness aud exquisite finish contrasted
admirably with the grandeur and soemnity OF Beetho-
Impressive Overture In c. opus 24, which followed, and
with the weird poetry Of schgmanns symphony No. 3, In
+ nat opus d. With its noble third movement-the an
dante-which closed the performance The Beethoven
oyerture-Die Wehe des HauSes-is named in the
programme The Conservation Of the House" better
translation OF icehe would be dedication - the work
was written for the opening OF theater in Vienna IL
was interesting and instructive to compare the playing OF
Mr. Thomass orchestra this occasion with that they
favored us with when Mr. Harrison brought out The Sea
sons little while ago. Mr. Ritter who led both players
and singers in the OratOro, is good musician and
good enough conductor but he lacks force Chorus and
orchestra consequently at times In fault, and many
times uncertain Mr. Thomas on Saturday had twice as
many instruments to eadhs orchestra consisting of 80
performers-but what difference Every man was up
his work. and full Of the spirit OF the composer Every
tone suro every note full and distinct and the
time was perfect Mr.. Thomas has less doiicaey than
Bergman lie cannot produce the superb shading which
we admire 10 much at the Philharmonic this but
he has good taste and in point Of precision he has no SUI
perior.
Mr. Leopold do Meyer gave valuable aid to the concert
by his panopaying better choice of solo performer
could have made for Mr. dc Meyer is not mere
musical Jmnas but thorough artist, with deep sense
OF what is truly nobcst In his art lie played transcript
ton Of schubcrts Sdenade, with yariatlo which had
the merit of preserving the spirit ohe theme and
noctune Of Chopn's, followed by SOree Musicale OF
RossIns All three were in harmony with the instri
mental pieces and whoever selected them showed great
sense and discrimination For encorcs no played two
short aud graceful compositions, which We believe were
mproyised
FIRST APPEARANCE or MISS JENNY LANDsMAN.
Miss Jenny Landsman, the Californian prima
donna, made her first appearance ut stcmwaY Hall ON III