New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-18
MUSIC.
THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.


The first concert of the Goth season OF the
EewYork Philharmonic Society given on Saturday
evening at the Academy of Music The Society has en-
orchestra this year to 100 performers and under
the competent leadership OF Mr. Carl Bergmann and the
energetic and liberal direction Of its President Dr. r.
Ogden Doremus, it promises more brilliant season than
Il has had before The programme opened on Sat
urday with Beethovens fascinating Pastoral Symphony
We have never heard this musical poem better
interpreted. The deIcacy and breadth OF the
FIRST Allegro, the piQuant grace Of the Andante
the massiveness Of the great storm movement, ahu'
nnally, the Tavishing beauty OF the pastoral chant
were given with precision and brilhaney OF cooring
which left nothing TO be desired. The symphony per
feet landscape. As listen 20 this wonderful cOhpo
,iton OF the greatest Of musical geDuses, we SCENT
wander through waving woods and blooming fields 10
listen to the babbng Of the brooks as they now
on forever hear the warbng OF birds ana the eiou!
Of the zephyrs the Of the Summer shower the P"V
ferng Of the randrop the leaves ana Vi
She rustic dance Our hearts filed with the CAIN Ell
soymept OF rural happiness and finally the cup OF delight
filed TO overfowing by the delicious Anegretto whlch
whoever hears unmoved has no music In his soul MI
Richard Hoffman played, with orchestral
Nozarts Concerto for the Piano (Op 8, in minorJ IL
IN hardly necessary that he executed ms part VIII"
remarkable neatness and purity OF touch tine Roman"
heinz especially well done but the addition OF Hum
snes impairment cadenzas was sacrifice 10 the Nsu
taste TO which neither Mr. Hoffman nor the Pmharmohc
Society ought 20 have stopped Sehumanns MahlIeu
overture which followed is net, some OF the news
papers critics seem suppose, the Introduction 10 q"
Cpera but musical illustration of Byrons poem OF tnat
name It's character ought 10 be understood lor nan
Ats beauty is lost unless we associate ana compare
the wild, supernatural spirit OF the music WIN 'no
.ense of the poetry and remember hsten the Pc
suarities Of the drama which 1t pnrports 10 elhoouS
We are horne along over Alpine SUBMITS ana among
eragQy gIens call the spirits OF the unseen "oIlu
from the heart OF the mountains and are careu nto o
Ehosty court OF Ahrmanes where Manfred III VAIN seems
suef from the fortunes Of mis- despairing soul The SEN
t,ment Of all this Schumann attempted to express lie
succeeded only partially, buthe.produced aWork OF Iea
cenns instinct with ByrOnic spirit. Mendessohhs
charming Concerto the VIOLIN with orchestral accom-
panilnent (Op. Ga, in -, was accurately rehueIeu'
the solost being Madame Camilla Urso' win whose
tasteful style and dexterous execution the puoc OF s
,itv are familiar The closing piece was LISTS POe"e
ique of Mazcppa" Its purpose is Ike that Oh
tne Manfred TO embody poem OF Byron s. ana the
ldea was happy to group together III one cOhcer
three such remarkable descriptive works as those when
The Philharmonic Society played on this occasion Bee
thoyep il the representative of the poetry OF nature
ebumann Of the poetry OF the supernatural LsLt oi
the poetry Of human passion. We cannot ike the Ma
zRpra" II contains muchOf the fire OF lnspraton ana
passaees OF tremendous strength; but the merit OF
work Of this kind be judged by the harmony ana
beauty of all its parts by single passages 1t begins
with sneeze and its finest movements are interrupted
y bursts Of magnificent nonsense II was we'll however
% let us hear it, the performance by the orchestra
war worthy all praise. The season has opened ausp
.iopv The opera house was entirely filed and the pas
.aee wsys were crowded with persons unable TO find
Heats
For the matinee at the Academy of Music
gu Saturday PasquGie was presented with Roncom
IN his great comic character OF the Don His perform
nnce was altogether inimitabe and kept the house in
continual roar Of laughter. He was seconded very ably
by BeHni Dr. Malaesta and very nehieently indeed
by his daughter Norma. and BaIag as EtneSo me
Souns Iady acted her part extremely well but her voice
ds entirely unequal 70 the requiTements OF prma aona
time The Judgment Of the critics and the public seems
as great discussion here did in Paris but there
really apprecative musical public In New OH lts
has been in the French capital one thing ought to he
remembered: compositions Ike TINS Oh GounSas mus 10
heard at least two or three times before uuglnent
sronOunee ed upon them Their beauties are too subtle 10
se dncS S 10 nay close attention to the orchestra
srLe Instrumentation is finer than the vocal parts
SUNDAY CONCERT AT sTEINwAY HALL,
Mr.. Thomas and his orchestra have gone
rom steinway Hail. but in their place Mr. Harrison has
engaged artists who seem TO give unlimited salts
faction TO his audiences and bring good many dollars
into treasury The novelty last night was the appear
ance Of two new vionists, Bernard and g. F. Lister
mann They are forcible and effective players with
great command Of the techncaties OF their art but a
coarse style and lack Of feeling They were enthnsl-
sticay applauded however and will doubtless be pop
ular they played together concerto by Alard, with
piano accompaniment, aud afterward MT Bernard
rsS cSneerto Mr. Oscar Peifers share IN the evenings
entertainment comprised mis- spirited and graceful ar
suaDgement Of the overture 10 kreutzere Night
An Granada" and his paraphrase on the Shadow
Dance from Pardon de PioeTHlel; these were by
al odds the best things the programme.
The vocal portion OF the concert inTusted TO Mrs
Jennie Kempton and Messrs Simpson and Thomas and
Mr Samuel p. Warren performed on the organ three
1lecesIszts ptiOn OF Kim fcs Burg, toccata
fy Hesse, and fugue by Haupt all which we're too
spcentinc for his audience Next Sunday Madame faIep
3lOsa viii appear together with Mr. Carl Rosa They
lave Just made highly successful tour through the
Eastern cities and will undoubtedly ne welcomed Dack
by their New. York admirers with all heartineks
NETWORK CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.
& The sOir6e of the New-YOrk Conservatory of
zduslc on Saturday night drew large audience in spite
OF the counter attraction Of the Philharmonic Concert,
Irving Hall being uDcomfortably crowded The PRO
RrAmme embraced Beethoven's Quartette Ia Tor two
ViOins viola and viOonceO by g. r. and Bernard Lister
snan aud Bernard and Henry MOllenhauer, the violin
Adagio and ROpdO of Pagannis by Bernard fisherman
n Fantase for the vooncelO by Mr. Henry Moienlauer;
eethOvens Quartete in fat (Op l6 for piano, violin,
viola and viOoDcelo by Mr. f. Kirpsl, the Lsermans,
aDd Henry MOenhaUer; two vocal selections by Sgor
TOssat and creditable singing by young lady pu-
I1ils OF tie Conservatory
MUSICAL NOTES.
A COMPLIMENTARY concert viii be given at the
Brooklyn Academy Of Music this evening 10 Miss Florence
Rce, cOutralto who viii be assisted by Madame Mar
bnez and MessTs J. n. PattisOn, Geo. Simpson, j. H.
1 thomas aud Vim. DRESSER
THE DIANA.