New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-14
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The sustained success OF Mr. Theodore Thomas.
Symphony -soir6es must be encouraging TO the h..t
aims of music In New York. it proves conclusivs,
that the classics of the art in the hands of earnest ana
able musicians can be made in every respect compan
sat0ry They summon large audiences by spell "A
woodworking Instrumentation deeper and mor.
potent in certain essentials Of tho finest thoupht th
that which attracts us TO any other work Tie avn
phony- feast is the purest symposium to which th.
lover Of music can sit down Weshoud have ofeno,
but let us be grateful that once in a month. aft.
careful PREPARATION Mr.. Thomas can bring his wen.
worked and intelligent musicians up before the scors.
Of Scbumann, Mendelssohn, Mozart and BeethOyeR-i.
face of audiences which delight to hear the SYMPHONY
The programme Of Saturday opened with ran.
and mastery work-the Suite in c, by Raffa,
which the minuct, and the concluding scherzo ana
march, with their energetic pOmp and state.
illness, were tho parts most thoroughly on.
joyed A sacred passage from Mozart, CAV.
Verum Corpus was uttered by the yocs.
of the Mendessohn Union with that finely modulatad
solemnity which its grave pathos demands Mendol.
ssohn's memorable chorus, " Arise and Shinep wonla
have been still better rendered, if the stress OF in
stIuments at one point had not made the voices nm
necessarily vague for a time. In the succeedin,
choral, "Sleepers Awake" it again seemed "a il az
very high tide Of Instrumentation wOuld Oyerwheln.
the apparent dreaminess of the voices 1t has
always been the problem Of the master how To man.
ago his voices and instruments not 10 spo hi.
dreams; and this difficulty even with the finest mn
sicians, Ia not to be snrnOunted without persistent
and conscientious effort. The symphony in ID minor
by Schumann, in many respects the most intercatin,
part of the programme, concluded the concert IL
searching imagination, and especially the extrOrdin.
airy beauty of its rOmaDza impress the nearer deeply
AZ tho next sOiree we are promised the Herois
Symphony by Beethoven, and 9lendelssOhns Wal.
purgis Night
A private matinee, given on Saturday by Mr. ana
Mrs Pfeiffer invited critical attention to two artists
of good reputation, who are comparative Stiangen 70
New-YoTk. Mr.. Oscar Pfeiffer will be remembered
as the son of Madam Ida Pfeiffer, an accomplished
and able woman, celebrated IN her day as tTav.
eer; and Madame Altieri Pfeitfer comes to us,
along with her husband, after brisk musical
experience in Italy, Germany, and south Amercs.
Both of these artists have evidently az far claims
Of skill and cultivation and in two or thres
fantasias of his composition on Italian themes.
showed the vgor precision, and nerve OF positive
style. Few pianists entertain us with the highest
musical Interpretation and We are not surprised 70
hear that Mr.. PfeffeT, like Mr. GOtscbak plays his
own compositions principally. The pianist has .
right to prove his creative capacity and 10 set forth
his individuality in works of his own, provided Of
course, that he has enough originality TO float him
safely the keyboard. Mr.. Pfefters compositions
ingenious and graceful, and embOdy the fcaturex
of his style as pianist The delivery OF the ScenA
and Aria in the opening of the second act Of the
BallO in Ndsch@d, by Madame Pfeifer concluded tina
matinee Her voice Is well developed, her manner
free and certain her enuncaton dramatic; and these
qualities will be a Recommendation to public favor
when Madame Pfciffer appears in opera. Both per-
formers have a measure Of merit and ability thAs
will win them regard.
Manager Batenlan announces for this evening .
final concert of the brilliant Parepa troupe IN Brook
lvn Nrssrs Brignoli, Juranti and Fortuna, are to
sing. and Messrs S. B. Mills, Carl Rosa, and j. l.
Hafton viii play The orchestra of Theodore Thomas
will assist the general performance The mern
which have won Tor Madame Parepa such speedy and
cordial recognition as one of the most charming 81
concertists il is not necessary to reiterate.