New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-15
MUSIC.
ARroN CONCERT AT srErNwAY HALL.

ARION CONCERT AT STEINWAY HALL.
The vocal and instrumental concert given
last evening at stenway Hall by the Arion Vocal So
cety presenting unusually attractive and novel features,
DIRE together large and critical audience The prnc
pal event OF the evening the debut in America Of
Miss Aida Topp young lady Of about years Of age
native OF Rosrock Germany and the pupil OF the famous
pianist Hans Won Biow nephew Of the great szt Miss
Topp made her first great sensation IN the musical word
at the Carsurher Kunser Musikest, in 1864 on which
occasion she executed LISTS MephiSo Bdit- with
supernatural briancy that took with rayishment the
throngng audience including the most exacting critics in
Europe She achieved similar triumph III Steh@ay Han
last evening The pieces selected for the display Oh er
powers-Liszts Concerto ia T. Hd and Chapns Ballad IN
minor exposed her 10 severe Orueai De sue Pnssev
through with immense ectdt and applause she Is one OF
the few performers who have transcribed and entirely
emancipated themselves from the mere mechanism OF
their art touch Is electric and seems TO waken the
instrument to life almost human. To speak OF her won
derfu hiqlc is like talking Of the syntax Of an inspired
poet Her style is easy and flowing as a rapid
times dashng as torrent but always vital.
feeling, and sympathetic. Her lingering Is as free,
faeie and spontaneous thought But the force pre-
cisiOn and fautessness OF her execution constitute the
least charm and excellence OF her performance Ihey
which is expression, ranging through an lnnnlle gda
ton OF shades and lines from the most Intangible ana
delicate to the most profound ana hresS Inc yer arr
OF strings" amounts almost TO enehanlmeht Her hhseIs
run through the most difficult intrcacies OF music
with the almost invisible rapidly of huInnlng
birds wing Yet is she always unObtrusye ana grace.
we have had In America and the cordial and com
pete ovation she received last night was spontaneous
Acknowledgements of the fact. The Arion Society did
itself honor this occasion and sang vets Ron a,g
a musical moroccan OF fanciful beauty hln1eIs hlHes
and Se TSeners Iees maiI der Ipose in exact time
form breath with pleasant light and shade ana earnest
and correct expression The Society eyncei consider
aee temerity attempting the Interpretation OF SO for
midable sample OF Wagners music OF the future as
than three or four hundred voices The sixty or seventy
at the command OF the Arion dld wei ana n0py
best and compensated the lack OF numbers by the
skill and spirit with which they tuniled the task seS
that the King Of Bavaria has gone and refuse ne hana
OF beautiful princess who failed 10 recognize te su
peuorty OF Wagneran music we must CONFESS tnat TINS
composition impressed us as performance OF Intrinsic
merit, bold and mastery IN conception, anu In
spired with e1atea tnougn's anu I'e u ~ t2a
popular march in Tannhauser, and are narked py
the same imposing Se ans
is occasionally dsfgured with loudSoundng pretehslon
it contains numerous sublime passages anu aa ~
graphic and beautiful form, varied ana deep enouDhs
and mental images Of true majesty hnd splendor. Inc
orchestra which pe ntba and Smbons peceS
being under the skful control OF Mr. Carr Bergman du
them the fullest justice Madame louisa hNpp pc Ssys
added sober certainty to the fame lhst I1t
appearance in America sang rSna d lT hearty
encore. Her lower notes are rich ana pleasant anu so
has the full sweep OF an ample compass Dut ner uPp
notes are somewhat and her style is comparatively
tame.
MUSICAL NOTES.
The production of Romeo Giuhettd tonight
nj the Academy Of Music will be the great event OF the
season and will probably attract very brilliant and
fashionable audience The Judgment OF critical com,
many which attended the last rehearsal on Wednesday
hight predicts for Gounods latest work decided sue
The last rehearsal for the first concert OF the
Philharmonic Society is appointed for this afternoons
the Academy OF Music
The first of Mr. Theodore Thomas's orche3-
trail concerts at Lyric Hall takes place this evening