New-York tribune., 1867-03-11
MUSIC.

The Philharmonic Society gave on Saturday night
under Carl BeFgmanns vigorous baton, the fourth
grand programme Of its twenty Yfifth season. SgnoI
LOtt's part in it was not an unpleasant one -Doni
zetts romance. Deserto in terra.n from Don Sebds
tidn. and Mozart's lovely cayatina milo tesoro",
and it was otherwise interesting because Lotti has
returned to us after considerable absence and is to
leave us very soon. We do not accept his vocal
offering with corality simply because Lott himself
is not cordial his execution of horid passages Mo
zarts for instance, are Weak and inapt OCCASION
ally; but he has clear sweet tenor and good taste
Chopin's Concerto, + MINOR Op II, and Beetho'
yen's. symphony No. in D. were we're the twe @
enough orchestral shading in Cbopin's work "a
bring out In gentest relief the liquid beauty Of the
i Sne senes s s % Is 60
to the poetry of the piano dusk Is to growing tw
light and gathering stars. of its three movements
two of which are majestic or lively. the Largheh
appears TO contain the well-spring of beauty
1t is delicate, fantastic. tender as any
piano. passage outside, of Beethoven; and
expression is highly 10 his credit Beehoyens Sym.
phOny No. is of his best 1t is of his most
familiar works-and here, too, is a Larghetto even
more beautiful than Chopin's, If compari'
son were allowable. It is conceived in
large and joyous mood, and is abundant
in the elements of grace and sweetness Finally we
heard Liszt's TdssO lament and triumph in h0n0f
of the unhappy bard. as Liszt himself describes it,
Compared with Chopin or Beethoven, LISTS impetu.
Gus genius does not show TO the best adyantsgei
vet his TdSso is q remarkable symphonic poem
in its way. We were going to call It
porridgebut that il is not, whatever some of Lisztt
other compositions may be- Just 2 bit theatrical.
an appeal to applause Idsso is to be liked for its ap
probation of the orchestra and the story; He do
clares that he borrowed the form of his tone.
picture from reality and chose for its theme mel.
ody which three centuries after the poets death he
heard the Venetian gondoliers singing to the first
str0phes of Tasso's Jerusalem" The motif, sayt
Tiezf" hasa AZ
ton Of signing sorrow, or monotonous mourning; the
gondoers however, by the drawing OF certain
notes, give il peculiar colorng, and the mournfu
drawn-out tones heard in the distance, produce
an effect not dssimilar TO the reflection of long
stripes of fading light upon pure mirror OF water
reflection of this peculiar idea on Lists poem
that gives il half of its charm. The jingle
Of bells, intended to convey an effect oi
poetry Of the aooor-song To celebrate Tass0s spr.
itual Triumph with bell-ringing what could he more
theatrioali The concert was altogether such sue.
cess as the able instrumentalsts of the Philharmonic
are certain TO achieve at any tlme
Lucreza Borgid was given for Saturdays mati6t
at the Academy. instead of La SonndmbSia,
as announced Miss Hanck did not appear,
owing TO her illness, and Mile. Carmen Pocb,
prima donna whom this public have learned
role 70 ,se of Lrcrs,ia. The voice OF Mile Pooh
is full and well qaulified, and her action generally
spirited aud capable. Madame Testa's nsini Sa
what that means-but on the whole it was liked and
applauded. Tonight Meyerbeergs wide work The
Star Of the NORTH will be presented, with Miss Kel,
logg in the principal part La FarOyita and faas
make up an amplitude of attraction for the rest OF
the week.
There is an abundance Of musical news. butitmusa
perforce be gossiped pertly The best of it locally
is that Theodore Thomas will take deserved benefit
from Manager Harrison on Wednesday evening next,
Rosa Mollenhauer, and Kopta helping him with thu
that OratOrlO
Brooklyn this evening; that the Oratorio of Judas
Maocab9us is to be chorused mt Steinway Hall on
Friday evening next, Mrs. Fanny Raymond Ritter ~
the cast as mezzo-soprano: that Miss Kellogg, Mile
Camille Urso and Mr. @. w. Warren will sing and
play at the Plymouth Churcll concert on Tuesday
evening. At tho fifth and last of the Monday n
ing concerts of Messrs. Severini and Pease. q.
Nettie Sterling lone of our best baladists) viii sp
paar